How to visit — logistics for the day
Everything you need before setting out: getting there, opening hours, accessibility, and small tips that make the difference between a rushed queue and a quiet afternoon.
Address & opening hours
- Address
- Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris
- Opening hours
- Daily 09:30–23:45 (mid-June to end of August); 09:30–22:45 the rest of the year. Last entry ~45 min before closing.
- Metro
- Line 6 · Bir-Hakeim (10-min walk) · Line 9 · Trocadéro (13-min walk with the postcard view)
- RER
- Line C · Champ de Mars — Tour Eiffel (5 min walk)
- Bus
- Lines 30, 42, 69, 72, 82, 86
- Parking
- Underground Q-Park Pullman Tour Eiffel or Q-Park Kléber Longchamp
- Bikes
- Vélib' stations at Quai Branly and Avenue de Suffren
Accessibility
Access to the ground plaza is fully wheelchair-accessible. Elevators serve the first and second floors. The summit (top floor at 276 m) is not currently wheelchair-accessible.
Disabled visitors and one companion enter free of charge. A dedicated accessible entrance is available; SETE staff assist on arrival. See the accessibility page on the official site.
Security screening
All visitors pass through airport-style screening at the perimeter. Prohibited items: glass bottles, sharp objects, aerosols >100 ml, large backpacks. Left-luggage is not available on site. Allow 15–30 minutes for screening in peak season.
Small tips
- Evening light show: for five minutes at the top of every hour after sunset, 20,000 golden bulbs flash across the tower.
- Trocadéro is the postcard viewpoint. Cross the Pont d'Iéna and look back.
- Bring layers. The summit is 10–15 °C cooler than street level and windy, even in summer.
- Water fountains at each level.
- Photography at night: the tower's illumination is copyrighted, but personal snapshots for private use are legally uncontested.
Nearby
The Champ de Mars stretches south for almost a kilometre — a fine picnic spot. Across the river: Trocadéro esplanade and the Musée de l'Homme share the view. Ten minutes north-west is the Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Eastward along the Seine: Musée d'Orsay.