Good to know
- Time to spend
- 2–3 hours to go up
- Tickets
- Paid; book timed tickets online well ahead, especially for the summit
- Best time
- First slot in the morning or at dusk; it sparkles on the hour after dark
- Getting there
- Metro Bir-Hakeim (line 6) or RER C Champ de Mars–Tour Eiffel
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Orsay and the Eiffel Tower
How Eiffel Tower fits into a day.- 9:30Musée d'Orsay7th arrondissement
- 12:30Rue Cler market street7th arrondissement
- 14:30Eiffel TowerChamp de Mars
- 17:30Seine river cruiseThe Seine
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Eiffel Tower questions
Should I take the stairs or the lift up the Eiffel Tower?
Stairs go to the second floor only and usually have shorter lines. The summit is reached by lift from the second floor.
When does the Eiffel Tower sparkle?
It sparkles for about five minutes on the hour, every hour after dark until it closes.
