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Eiffel tower question

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Hi,

I am planning to visit the Eiffer Tower on 10 June. I would like to get the 9:30pm tickets.
Tickets to the top go on sale at midnight (Paris time) for the day 2 months later. So, for June 10th I need to buy tickets on 9th April USA time.
Now, just to try, I tried to get on the website at midnight-Paris-time but it just wouldn't let me in. I have tried this several times in the last 2 weeks and it seems impossible to get into the website at that time via the online portal at
https://ticket.toureiffel.paris/en
In addition, the tickets to the top sell out in a few mins. So, by the time I can actually get into the website, only the tickets to the 2nd floor are available.

My questions are:
1. If I cannot get the tickets to the top, is it worth getting the tickets to the 2nd floor? Based on my experience this week with the website, I highly doubt I will manage to get into the website in those crucial 7-8 minutes after midnight Paris time.

  1. I think there are 3 ways to climb ET -
  2. elevator to the top (gives access to top and 2nd floor)
  3. elevator to the 2nd floor (access only to the 2nd floor)

  4. climb stairs to the 2nd floor (access only to the 2nd floor)
    There is no option to climb all the way to the top - even if it was physically possible to do. Am I correct?

  5. Other threads on ricksteves mentioned that not all tickets go on sale. Some said additional tickets go on sale 2 weeks before the date of visit. Is that still true?

  6. Should I just give up, reach the ET on June 10th, stand in line and see if I can get in - either to the 2nd floor or the top, whichever is available?

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance,
Tapan.

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I think there are 3 ways to climb ET - elevator to the top (gives
access to top and 2nd floor) elevator to the 2nd floor (access only to
the 2nd floor) climb stairs to the 2nd floor (access only to the 2nd
floor) There is no option to climb all the way to the top - even if it
was physically possible to do. Am I correct?

You are correct with the three options. You cannot climb stairs all the way to the top of the tower. The view from the second floor is just as good as going to the top in my opinion (but I don't like scary small elevators or heights).

Other threads on ricksteves mentioned that not all tickets go on sale.
Some said additional tickets go on sale 2 weeks before the date of
visit. Is that still true?

There are tickets released 14 days ahead of time, subject to availability. https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/visit/all-our-tips-buying-ticket-visit-eiffel-tower

Should I just give up, reach the ET on June 10th, stand in line and
see if I can get in - either to the 2nd floor or the top, whichever is
available?

June is a very busy time. I would get whatever tickets you can ahead of time and not count on waiting in line. If you do choose to do this, go very early or late in the day when it is less busy (and not on a weekend). Also, if you haven't created your account on the website, do that ahead of time so you're not trying to do that while looking for tickets. Good luck!

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Get tickets for level 2. Last time we were there (in October) we had tickets to go to the top. When we got to the second floor, the line for those wishing to go to the top completely wound around level two. The elevator holds maybe 10 people? We would have waited another hour for our turn. And people in this line were shoving and trying to cut in line. Zero crowd control. Not a very pleasant experience. We settled for level two and regret wasting the money to buy level 3 access.

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We found that tickets dropped at midnight and around 4:45 a.m. Paris time. Also, we got nowhere trying to buy tickets online until we changed the clock on our computer to Paris time.

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