Eiffel Tower: Summit & Second Floor with Priority Lift Access

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

The Glass Floor Catches You Off Guard at 375 Feet

You meet your guide at the office, skip the entry queue with a pre-booked timed ticket, and ride the priority lift to the second floor or summit of the Eiffel Tower. You get a brief orientation, then unlimited time to explore on your own, walk the glass floor, and take in views of Sacré Coeur, Notre Dame, and the Louvre. You control your own pace and descent.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Eiffel Tower second floor

Meet host 15 minutes early
Walk to Eiffel Tower
Use priority elevator to second floor
Enjoy panoramic views and photo ops
Listen to brief orientation
Explore sights independently

The Experience

You show up 15 minutes early at 41 avenue de la Bourdonnais—not at the tower itself, which catches a lot of people off guard—and your guide walks you the short distance over. Priority access means you skip the queues that snake around the Champ de Mars, and the lift pulls you straight up. At the second level, 114 meters above Paris, the city spreads out in every direction: Sacré Coeur sitting pale on its hill, Notre Dame's silhouette, the Louvre's pyramid catching light. You get a brief orientation, then you're loose to wander as long as you want. The thing nobody mentions until you're standing on it is the glass floor—a section of the second level where you look straight down through your feet to the ground. It's disorienting in the best way.

If you book the summit option, the lift keeps going. The views don't just get bigger; they shift. From up there, Paris stops being a city you're looking at and becomes something you're floating above. You can see all the way to the edge of the metro area on a clear day. There's no time limit—you stay as long as you want, moving between levels, finding angles for photos, just sitting with it. The descent is yours to control too; you can linger on the second floor on your way down or head straight to ground level.

A few logistics matter before you book. You need to arrive with nothing but what fits in your pockets—no luggage, no bags, no strollers that don't fold up small. Glass bottles and cans aren't allowed; security will ask you to leave them behind. Arrive late and you lose your slot with no refund, so the 15-minute buffer isn't negotiable. Tickets can't be picked up early; your timed entry is locked in when you book, and that's what gets you past the crowds.

What’s included

Pre-booked timed entry ticket to the Eiffel Tower.
priority lift access to the second floor (114 meters).
access to the first floor.
live guide to meet you at the office and walk you to the tower.
unlimited time to explore inside the tower.
glass floor experience on the second level.
optional summit access if selected at booking.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Paris TRIP

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to skip the entry line and avoid the uncertainty of showing up and hoping for tickets—the pre-booked time slot and priority lift are what make that possible. Arrive on time with minimal luggage, and you're in control of how long you stay and what you see.