Official Eiffel Tower Tickets: Every Option Explained
Official Eiffel Tower tickets start at $30 (EUR 28) for the guided VR walking tour and $39 (EUR 36) for a hosted stairs climb to the 2nd floor. Reserved-entry options, summit access, guided tours and bundles run up to the full Paris evening packages. Every option on this site is an official ticket booked through our partner platform - timed entry, named ticket, mobile voucher.
The single most important thing to know: elevator e-tickets release about 60 days ahead and popular dates sell out within hours of the drop. This page explains every official ticket type first - then how booking actually works, including what still gets you in when the calendar shows sold out.
Official Eiffel Tower ticket types
There are four ways up the monument, and every one is a timed entry: you pick a slot and you ride or climb in that window. The options below are what our partner platform sells - all official tickets with instant confirmation.
| Ticket | From | What you get | Book |
| Guided VR walking tour | $30 (EUR 28) | 1h guided walk around the tower with VR scenes - the story before the climb | Book |
| Guided stairs climb to 2nd floor | $39 (EUR 36) | 674 steps with a live guide, hosted entry included | Book |
| 2nd floor access + guided tour | $42 (EUR 39) | Reserved elevator entry plus a 1h live tour to the 2nd floor | Book |
| Summit reserved access + audioguide | $85 (EUR 79) | Timed entry all the way to the 276m top, commentary on your phone | Book |
| Tower + Seine cruise combo | $83 (EUR 76.50) | Eiffel entry plus a river cruise in one booking | Book |
| Lunch or dinner at Madame Brasserie | $76 (EUR 70.80) | A table inside the tower on the 1st floor | Book |
Partner tickets are the same official timed entry plus the things the monument does not sell itself: hosted entry past the ticket-office line, audioguide packages, guided tours in more languages, Seine cruise bundles - and availability on dates the release calendar has already emptied.
Pick your Eiffel Tower ticket in 30 seconds
| If you want... | Book this |
| The cheapest way up with a guide | Guided stairs climb - from $39 |
| The highest view in Paris | Summit reserved access - from $85 |
| The classic first visit | 2nd floor entry + guided tour - from $42 |
| Context, not just a view | Guided tour or the VR walking tour |
| Entry when tickets are sold out | Reserved-access partner ticket |
| Two icons in one booking | Eiffel + Seine cruise combo - from $83 |
| A meal inside the tower | Madame Brasserie seating - from $76 |
Full breakdowns in the guides: every Eiffel Tower ticket price explained line by line, whether the summit ticket is worth the extra, stairs vs elevator with the real step count and which guided tour format fits which traveler. Each page answers the questions the ticket page leaves open - refunds, closures, what sold out actually means for your dates.
Eiffel Tower ticket availability and live prices
Partner prices move by date and option, and they move faster in summer than in January. The live calendar below shows what is actually bookable for your dates right now - real availability, not a cached screenshot:
When Eiffel Tower tickets go on sale - and what sold out really means
E-tickets release in two waves, Paris time: the main drop around 60 days before your date and a second, often larger tranche about 7 days out. Popular summer and weekend slots can go within the hour at the first drop - which is why booking early through a partner allocation beats camping the release.
Sold out on the calendar does not mean sold out. Booking platforms hold their own separate inventory - reserved entry, hosted access, tours and summit bundles stay bookable on dates the release emptied weeks ago. The full playbook - including release times converted to US time zones - is on the sold-out page.
Eiffel Tower ticket facts - where this guide gets them
Ticket options, hours and rules on this site are checked against our partner listings and the monument's published conditions, and against real buyer reports about release timing. Where a detail moves (seasonal hours, metro works, summit closures in bad weather) we say so instead of guessing.
- Every ticket option and price, explained
- Sold out? The release calendar and the on-site fallback
- What skip-the-line tickets actually skip
- Hours, security, luggage, metro, families
- Every ticket question, answered short
How Eiffel Tower ticket booking and entry work
Every ticket on this site works the same mechanical way: you book a named ticket for a specific date and time slot, the confirmation lands as a mobile voucher, and on the day you pass the esplanade security check and go straight to the entry for your product - no ticket-office queue, no printing, no pickup window.
A few things first-timers get wrong. The ticket is named - the name on the voucher should match the person holding it, so do not book the whole family under dad's name and expect it to sail through. The slot is real - arrive 15-30 minutes early for security, because late admission is not guaranteed on a timed ticket. And the refundable option many products offer at checkout (cancel by 23:59 the day before for a full refund) is selected when you book - it is not retroactive.
On pricing: the numbers on this site are partner rates in USD with the EUR original alongside, and they float with date and slot. The live calendar on the booking page is always the final word - treat every "from" price here as the floor, not the quote.