Sight 7th arr., Paris
Eiffel Tower
A sight in 7th arr., Paris, pricey ($$$) and worth about 2.5 hours. Best time to go: Evening.
Why go
Iron landmark with views from the second floor and summit.
It is one of 16 curated places we feature in Paris, alongside 6 sights, 3 places to eat and 2 bars & cafés. The closest of our other picks is Jardins du Trocadéro, 0.4 km away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Sight
- Neighborhood
- 7th arr.
- Price
- $$$
- Time needed
- 2.5 hr
- Best time
- Evening
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Paris, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Jardins du Trocadéro
Terraced gardens and fountains facing the Eiffel Tower across the Seine, the classic place to watch it sparkle.
Outdoors · 0.4 km straight-line - 2Hôtel Plaza Athénée
Palace hotel on Avenue Montaigne with red awnings, a short walk from the Champs-Élysées lights.
Stay · 1.1 km straight-line - 3Champs-Élysées
The avenue's plane trees are wrapped in lights from late November into January, running up to the Arc de Triomphe.
Sight · 1.6 km straight-line - 4Musée d'Orsay
Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in a former Beaux-Arts train station.
Sight · 2.4 km straight-line - 5Angelina
Tearoom on Rue de Rivoli since 1903, known for thick hot chocolate and Mont-Blanc pastries.
Food · 2.6 km straight-line - 6Café de Flore
Saint-Germain café open since the 1880s, linked to Sartre and de Beauvoir.
Drinks · 2.8 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Eiffel Tower features on 2 of our curated routes, each with a day-by-day plan you can copy to your crew.
More sights to see in Paris
4 more curated sights in Paris. See the full Paris guide.
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Sainte-Chapelle
13th-century royal chapel with 15 soaring stained-glass windows.
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Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic cathedral reopened in December 2024 after the 2019 fire restoration.
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Musée du Louvre
The world's largest art museum, from the Mona Lisa to Egyptian antiquities.
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Basilique du Sacré-Cœur
White-domed basilica at the top of Montmartre with a panorama over Paris.
When to go
Average daily highs in Paris run from 6°C in January to 25°C in July; December is usually the wettest month. For Eiffel Tower itself, we suggest: Evening.
Modelled monthly averages for Paris from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Paris weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Eiffel Tower, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France
- Coordinates
- 48.85837, 2.29448
- Destination
- Paris, France
- Website
- toureiffel.paris
Eiffel Tower: quick answers
How much time do you need at Eiffel Tower?
Plan on about 2.5 hours at Eiffel Tower. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Eiffel Tower?
Our pick: Evening. Insider tip: Book summit tickets online; it sparkles for five minutes every hour after dark.
Where is Eiffel Tower?
Eiffel Tower is at Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France, in 7th arr. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Eiffel Tower?
Eiffel Tower appears on Paris to the Riviera and Paris & Reims, curated routes you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Eiffel Tower to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Paris.
Plan Paris
- Paris travel guide 16 places
- Best time to visit Paris weather by month
- Paris to Reims 131 km straight-line
- Paris to Avignon 577 km straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Paris
- Bouillon Chartier Food
- Galeries Lafayette Haussmann Shopping
- Le Baron Rouge Drinks
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.