Accessible Eiffel Tower Paris
Accessibility :
Floors 1 & 2 Are Accessible,
The Top is NOT Accessible
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Accessible Eiffel Tower in Paris
The Eiffel Tower in Paris is the busiest pay-to-enter monument on the planet (hosting almost 7 million visitors each year).
Which means it’s busy!
And, only the first and second levels of Tour Eiffel are wheelchair accessible. The top is not.
So, unless you are really keen on getting a wheel on the Eiffel Tower, I would just view it from the ground (which means you avoid the queues too – a great saving on your limited Paris time).
The view from the ground is good (especially from the Champ de Mars).
However, the best view of the Eiffel Tower is from the Palais de Chaillot on the opposite side of the Seine.
And the best way to reach the Palais de Chaillot is by bus or taxi to Trocadéro. The main platform of the Palais de Chaillot is wheelchair accessible (there is a ramp on the right of the steps leading on to the platform).
However, the direct route down to Pont d’Iena from Place du Trocadéro, where you cross the Seine to the Eiffel Tower, involves steps. There is a longer way round though – via Av. Albert de Mun and the gardens outside the Aquarium de Paris (you must go through the gardens – if you try just to follow the road, the pavement narrows too much for the pavement to actually be of any use to pedestrians).
Trocadéro can also be reached by simply walking/rolling down Av. Kléber after seeing the Arc de Triomphe.
Getting to the Eiffel Tower in Paris using Public Transport
Metro (subway):
The most obvious ways of getting to the Eiffel Tower by Metro (or RER) are to get off at “Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel” (RER C – yellow line), or to get off at “Bir-Hakeim” (Metro line 6).
Neither station is wheelchair accessible though.
However, THE best way to see the Eiffel Tower for the very first time – is as it appears immediately in front of you when viewed from the Palais de Chaillot. To reach the Palais de Chaillot by Metro is simple. Just get off at “Trocadéro” (Metro line 9). The Palais de Chaillot is almost directly in front of the Metro station.
Bus:
A number of Paris bus lines serve the Eiffel Tower (or pass nearby). See the official RATP Bus Map for details.
All 4,500 buses in Paris have an automatic/retractable wheelchair ramp (controlled by the bus driver).
Wheelchair Accessible Taxis in Paris?
G7 are one of the biggest taxi companies in France, and have over 200 wheelchair accessible taxis in Paris alone.
They have a dedicated telephone number for their “G7 Access” service in Paris: +33(0)1 47 39 00 91.
Your Paris hotel reception should be only too happy to call them from your hotel – or you can order a taxi on their website (at www.g7.fr), or via their free app.
My recommendation though?
WALK (roll)!
The Eiffel Tower is just one stop on the Paris DIY Walking Tour route (which also includes the Arc de Triomphe, Place du Trocadéro, Palais de Chaillot, the Eiffel Tower, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Musée Rodin, Pont Alexandre III, Grand Palais, Petit Palais, Jardin des Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde, Jardin des Tuileries, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the Louvre Museum and ending on the Pont des Arts (at sunset?).
As this walk includes most of the “must see” Paris attractions, it’s rather a long walk (just over 8km – about 5 miles). So you may want to do it in two stages? Breaking your journey at the Musée Rodin would be my best recommendation (as there’s a wonderful outdoor café there, to enjoy at the end of the first stage of the walk when split – and the garden in the Musée Rodin is so peaceful that you will find it hard to believe that you’re still actually in the centre of Paris).
Accessible Entrance to the Eiffel Tower in Paris
There is a special reduced entry rate for disabled visitors – but disability documentation is required. The reception area for disabled guests is by the West Pillar (“Pilier Ouest”).
And after purchasing your reduced price ticket, you will be directed to the entrance used by clients of the Jules Verne restaurant – so you will skip the main queue (which gets seriously long).
Accessible Toilets at the Eiffel Tower in Paris
There are dedicated accessible toilets on the ground level (behind the East Pillar – “Pilier Est”) and on the 1st and 2nd floors.
The accessible toilets are quite small though.
Accessible Cafe/Restaurant at the Eiffel Tower in Paris
There are very expensive snack options on both the ground level, and on the 2nd floor.
If you have a reservation, the 2 Michelin-starred Restaurant Jules Verne on the 2nd floor is even more eye-wateringly expensive (the set menu alone will set you back €190!).
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