Which Eiffel Tower Ticket Is Actually the Best in 2026?

The top 3 tickets people actually book

Ranked from live GetYourGuide Eiffel Tower products, not from a made-up shortlist. Review counts, starting prices and product photos are taken from those listings. Prices below convert to your currency. The exact fare is confirmed on GetYourGuide at checkout.

#1

Best for a first visit

Paris: Eiffel Tower Entry Ticket with Optional Summit Access

This is the Eiffel Tower ticket most first-time visitors should book. Elevator access to the first and second floors, with an optional summit upgrade at checkout. A host meets you nearby and takes you to the second floor. The listing is not a full guided tour, and it is not a Seine cruise.

From

€29

Time

1.5 - 2 hours

Rating

4.5 (22,264 reviews)

Guide

Host / no full guide

Cancellation

50% refund up to 24h

When

1.5 to 2 hours at the tower

Who it is for: First-time visitors who want the classic tower visit and may want the summit, and anyone comparing the highest-rated GetYourGuide tower ticket.

Book Eiffel Tower Entry Ticket with Summit Access50% refund if cancelled 24h ahead. Instant confirmation

#2

Best reserved slot

Eiffel Tower Dedicated Reserved Access Summit or 2nd Floor

This is the reserved-access listing people actually book: more than 19,000 GetYourGuide reviews and a dedicated reserved entrance, with summit or second-floor options. The listing includes a guided visit. It is non-refundable, so only book a date you are sure of.

From

€28

Time

Varies

Rating

4.4 (19,352 reviews)

Guide

Yes

Cancellation

Non-refundable

When

Reserved slot, time varies

Who it is for: Visitors who want a reserved entrance and a host, and anyone who can lock a date without needing a refund.

Book Eiffel Tower Reserved Access: Summit or 2nd FloorNon-refundable. Instant confirmation

#3

Best summit or second-floor choice

Paris: Eiffel Tower Summit or Second Floor Access

You meet a guide beside the tower for a short introduction, take the elevator to the second floor, then stay as long as you like. Upgrade at checkout if you want the summit. There is no reserved lift from the second floor to the top: summit holders still queue there. Security and elevator waits still happen.

From

€33

Time

1.5 - 2 hours

Rating

4.4 (16,980 reviews)

Guide

Yes

Cancellation

50% refund up to 24h

When

1.5 to 2 hours at the tower

Who it is for: Visitors who want a short briefing then free time on the second floor, and anyone deciding at booking whether the summit is worth the extra wait.

Book Eiffel Tower Summit or Second Floor Access50% refund if cancelled 24h ahead. Instant confirmation

Which one should you book?

• Book the entry ticket with optional summit access if it is your first visit. That is the ticket almost everyone should buy: elevator to the first and second floors, a summit upgrade if you want the top, and a host to the second floor.
• Book the dedicated reserved-access ticket if you want a reserved entrance and a guided visit. It has the second-highest review count of the three. It is non-refundable.
• Book the summit or second-floor ticket if you want a short briefing beside the tower, then free time on the second floor, and you will decide the summit upgrade at checkout.

The summit is an upgrade. Security is not skippable

Official timed tickets also sit on toureiffel.paris. The three GetYourGuide products above are the ones people book for a hosted meeting point, a reserved or timed elevator slot, and mobile confirmation. None of them erase the security line at the base, and none of them give a reserved lift from the second floor to the summit.

Second-floor access is the default on all three. The summit is an option you choose when you book. If the summit is closed for weather or maintenance, you still get the lower floors. Stairs tickets to the second floor are a different official product and are not one of these three elevator listings.

Cancellation is stricter than on most Paris tours. Two of the three refund only half if you cancel a day ahead. The reserved-access listing is non-refundable. Check the option before you pay.

The tower itself, not a river ticket

The Eiffel Tower sits on Champ de Mars in the 7th arrondissement, a short walk from Bir-Hakeim on line 6 or from RER C Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel. A Seine cruise that departs at the foot of the tower is a river ticket, not an Eiffel Tower ticket. Those belong on which Seine cruise to book.

For the shorter attraction listing we already publish, see Eiffel Tower tickets and tours. For whether the top is worth the extra wait, see is the Eiffel Tower summit worth it. This page is the which-to-book comparison.

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