Eiffel tower

Are there long queues at the Eiffel Tower? Any suggestions as to time of day to go? Do I buy a ticket there or is there a better place to get them?

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For the Eiffel tower get there early like 8h45 to be among the first people to get there, and they don%26#39;t sell the tickets in advance so you just have to put up with the waiting unfortunately!

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Just make sure you are in the proper line to use the elevator. We %26quot;cleverly%26quot; got into the shortest line.....15 minutes later we realized it was the line to walk up the stairs!!

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We got there about 9:30 in the morning and waited about 1/2 hour to get on the elevator - not too bad at all. It was well worth it.

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We got there about 9:15 and had no queues for the stairs and it looked like about a 15 minute queue to use the lift. We purchased tickets to the top from the 2nd stage with no queues for either the tickets or the lifts. By the time we left (11ish) the queues were all extremely long.

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MidMisty-- do I understand you walked the first flight of stairs then bought a ticket to the top without a waiting line?

We%26#39;ll be there in September-- love the weather comments!

thanks for your help.

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I am not a traitor.

I went up the Eiffel Tower a few years

back and it was ok but nothing super special.

There are better views of Paris elsewhere.

I reveled in viewing the tower from the four corners

of the base and really enjoyed it from the Trocadero.

For many I suspect that they go up because it%26#39;s

the thing to do, they are supposed to and can

then say they did so.

The Eiffel Tower is beautiful and a world renown

beacon of Paris.

My point: If you can%26#39;t get there early enough so there%26#39;s not a 2-3 hour wait, is there not something else you could do with

that time ?

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Just curious how long of a walk is it to the 2 stage ? Thanx Jimmy

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My husband and I were there last week at noon and waited about 25 minutes to walk the stairs. The lines for the lifts were really long...I would estimate that it was at least an hour wait. It took us about 5-10 minutes to get to the first level by stairs. I would say that it took us another 5-10 minutes to get to the second level...bring your walking shoes as this is a workout! We did save some money by doing it this way as tickets to the top were only 7 Euros each. Once on the second level we waited in line for about 20 minutes to take the elevator to the top. It was a good experience, but I think that the Arc de Triomphe has better views of the city since the Eiffel Tower is in the view! Even still, we couldn%26#39;t go to Paris and not do the Eiffel Tower, so enjoy! I also recommend the roof at the Galaries Lafayette for a nice, free view of the city...we were pleasantly suprised!

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Better still, book at the altitude 95 and and have a meal, you go straight to the front of the queue, still have to pay to go up though which I thought was a rip-off, so get there early,but the meal was lovely and we had great views,Janick

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I was there last week. In the afternoon the queue for the stairs was 45 minutes long and the 3rd floor was closed due to too many people. I didn%26#39;t go since I%26#39;ve already been. The really best time to go is in the morning, before the tour buses. Have fun in wonderfull Paris!!!