Elevator tickets for the tower

Pick the floor before you pay. A second-floor elevator ticket ends after the first lift. A summit ticket adds the second cabin.

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Which elevator ticket

On the official site, choose the elevator product that matches the floor you want. Second-floor tickets are the standard lift. Summit tickets add the upper cabin and cost more, and that cabin can close for wind. A partner listing that says "summit or second floor" is the same choice under a different seller. A stair ticket is not a discount version of these.

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Second-floor elevator ticket

The operator's standard lift from the ground to the second floor. This is the ticket if you do not need the top.

Published rate and timed slot on toureiffel.paris.

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Summit elevator ticket

Includes the second-floor lift and the separate cabin to the top. Read the listing so you are not sold second-floor only.

The upper cabin has its own queue and its own weather closures.

Tips

Combos are extra, not the entry

A Seine cruise or a restaurant seat is bundled with some partner offers. The tower portion is still either second floor or summit. Check which.

The cruise does not change which lift you board.

What you are paying for

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The first lift

Every elevator ticket includes the ride to the second floor. That deck is the one these tickets are built around.

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The summit cabin, or not

Only a summit ticket includes the second elevator. A second-floor ticket stops.

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Wind can drop the top

If the summit cabin closes, a summit ticket still gets you the second floor. Check toureiffel.paris that morning before you assume the top is open.

Visiting tips

Match the floor on the voucher

"Eiffel Tower ticket" is not specific. The line that matters is second floor or summit.

Security is outside the lift time

The slot gets you into screening. The summit cabin can still have a line after that.

Skip the stair product here

If the voucher says stairs, it is not an elevator ticket. Buy the lift product you actually want.

Second-floor and summit fares change, and the upper cabin closes in bad weather. Confirm the elevator product on toureiffel.paris before you go.

Top things to see

01

Second-floor deck

Included on both elevator tickets. This is the first lift.

02

Summit cabin

Only on a summit ticket, and only when that lift is running.

03

Transfer between lifts

The summit means changing elevators. You do not stay in one cabin from the ground.

04

Open decks

The top deck is windier than the second floor, which is why it closes first.

05

The floor printed on the ticket

Second floor and summit are different prices. The voucher should name one.

06

What a combo adds

A cruise or a meal sits beside the lift. It does not replace the floor choice.

Boarding with an elevator ticket

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  • Use the elevator entrance named on the ticket, not the stair pillar.
  • Summit tickets change cabins upstairs. Follow the summit signs after the second floor.
  • If the top lift is closed, the second floor is the visit you still have.
  • Rates and which lifts are open are on toureiffel.paris.

FAQ

What is the difference between the two elevator tickets?

A second-floor ticket is one lift from the ground. A summit ticket adds a second lift from the upper level and usually costs more.

Does a summit ticket skip the second floor?

No. You still take the first lift to the second floor. The summit is the extra cabin after that.

The listing says summit or second floor. Which am I buying?

Read the option selected on the voucher. Those phrases cover both products. The cheaper one is usually second floor only.

What if the summit cabin is closed?

A summit ticket still includes the second floor. It does not include the top until that cabin reopens. Check toureiffel.paris that morning.

What if I wanted the stairs?

Buy a stair ticket instead. An elevator ticket does not convert into the stair route.

Are prices on this page guaranteed?

No. Confirm second-floor and summit elevator fares on toureiffel.paris or on the voucher you book.

About elevator tickets

This page is about the two elevator products: second floor only, and second floor plus the summit cabin.

Stairs are a different ticket. A combo cruise or meal does not change which of the two lifts you have paid for.

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