How far is the Eiffel Tower from the city?

The Eiffel Tower itself is west of the city centre, about one-two kilometres down the river from the Louvre and Notre Dame.



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You can get off at the Champ de Mars station. From here, it's a 6-minute walk to the Eiffel Tower.

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While the Tower has a total of 1,665 steps from the ground to the top, you can only climb 674 of them, from the ground to the second floor (327, then 347 steps). You cannot take the stairs all the way to the top from the second floor, as this section is not open to the public for safety reasons.

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A ticket is required to access the 1st and 2nd Levels. Several types of tickets are offered, based on whether you want to take the elevator and/or stairs.

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The Tower lights and beacon are lit up every evening from dusk until 11.45pm. As soon as it gets dark, the Eiffel Tower's golden lighting switches on automatically within less than 10 minutes, thanks to light-sensitive twilight sensors. Simply check an almanac to find out what time the monument will light up.

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Yes, you could probably do those all in a day, especially if you don't intend to linger for hours at the Louvre, which it's entirely possible to do. But if you have 9 days in Paris it would make more sense to group things more logically, instead of criss-crossing Paris to get from one thing to another in a single day.

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Visiting time to the Eiffel Tower is not limited. However we recommend that you plan sufficient visiting time at the end of the evening (i.e. around 1 1/2 hours for a visit to the 2nd floor and 1st floor and 2 1/2 hours for a full visit up to the top).

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Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest days of the week. When it is not peak season, school vacation or a public holiday, attendance is usually lowest on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Eiffel Tower is open on Tuesdays, unlike museums in Paris.

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I'll start by laying it out plainly: no you definitely can't see everything in just one day in Paris. The capital of France is a big city with a lot of sights, varied architecture, plenty of museums, great restaurants and so many gorgeous streets to wander.

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If there are no more online (elevator) tickets available on the selected date on our online ticket office, you can purchase tickets from the ticket office at the Eiffel tower itself at the individual rate, on the day of your visit, for immediate use (always depending on the attendance).

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With seven hours, you should be able to get into Paris and see the Eiffel Tower if you know exactly where to go and how to get around. It would be tight, though. I wouldn't try to do anything more than that, unless losing your connection would not be a big deal (hourly flights or something like that).

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The fireworks are the most eagerly awaited event of the 14th of July. It is fired from the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero gardens. For this 14 July 2023, Parisians, French people and foreign visitors are once again invited to gather on the Champ-de-Mars to admire this spectacle.

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The Eiffel Tower is open from 9 AM to 12:45 AM, with the last entry at 11:45 PM.

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The Eiffel Tower's lighting and sparkling lights are protected by copyright, so professional use of images of the Eiffel Tower at night requires prior authorization and may be subject to a fee.

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A. There is an observation deck at the top of the tower. A. It takes anywhere between 30 and 45 minutes to walk up the Eiffel Tower stairs, and about 20 minutes to walk down the stairs.

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Yes, it takes climbing 1665 steps to reach from the esplanade up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Expect an average climb time of 30-45 minutes.

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Visiting the Eiffel Tower on foot: how many stairs, how long does it take and how far up can you go? While the Tower has a total of 1,665 steps from the ground to the top, you can only climb 674 of them, from the ground to the second floor (327, then 347 steps).

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