Help, please, for purchasing early entrance tickets to the Eiffel Tower using the official website (toureiffel.paris). I’ve figured out when each day’s time slots open, but all the early times are always hatched off. The earliest time available is always 12:00 or after. Any help with getting an earlier time slot is greatly appreciated.
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What time are you checking for each day? I purchased mine at 5:47am Eastern in May for our July trip (8pm ascent). I think I could have booked evening closer to 5am. I would assume people want the early morning and late evening times, so they get taken fast. There's a ticket on Sept 30th at 10:30am for the summit elevators, and 11am on Oct 3rd. That's the earliest I see of the last days to open at the end of Sept/beginning of October. So I would checking for October 4th very early tomorrow morning, if that date works for your trip.
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reminding you can also purchase once in Paris at any FNAC store
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OP
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Thank you for your suggestions. I will try even earlier in the morning. I have to admit that I'm hesitant to wait until we arrive in Paris as it might be completely booked up by then.
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You can almost always walk up and buy tickets. It's just a matter of how long the line is to buy tickets. But then you can get right on the next elevator once you get your tickets.
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I decided to email the Eiffel Tower asking why morning tickets are not available, and here’s their response:
Bonjour Madame,
You would like to visit the Eiffel tower and we are very pleased!
Currently, the e-tickets have all been sold or are not in sufficient quantity to satisfy your request.Without the possibility of online purchase, you will have the possibility to buy your tickets directly on site, the day of your visit, for immediate use.
To do so, simply go to the monument's ticket office, which is open throughout the day from 9:30 am to 10:30 pm.
We recommend planning your visit for either before 11:00 am or after 5:00 pm when it is less crowded.
To help you prepare for your visit, we invite you to consult our "Preparing for your visit" page, where we have compiled a wealth of useful information and practical advice for you : https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/planning-smooth-visit
We remain at your disposal and hope to welcome you soon at the Eiffel tower!
Kind regards,
Thaddeus
The Customer Service
SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE LA TOUR EIFFEL SETE
1, QUAI DE GRENELLE 75015 PARIS
www.toureiffel.paris
[email protected]
My suggestion would be to book tickets in advance to avoid possibly long queues.
When is your trip?
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California
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I recently purchased tickets for late September on the website. Living on the west coast, I figured I had to either buy them at midnight Paris time (3pm west coast day prior) but that didn’t work, so at midnight west coast time I got in (9am Paris time) and was surprised to see how few slots were actually available! I chose the closest time to our preferences. All tickets to the 2nd level were sold out, so I got tickets to the top! I am guessing that many corporate/tour companies snag the other time slots. But we got our tickets! Now, if I can have the courage to go all the way to the top….I know, a once in a lifetime adventure! Good luck and enjoy!