Arc De Triomphe

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To get to Arch du Triomphe, take the Metro line 1 exit Charles de Gaulle Etoile and then take Sortie 1, Champ Elysees - Arc de Triomphe. When you exit the metro, walk to the left near the street. You should see stairs going down to a walkway/tunnel under the street to go the Arc de Triomphe area, which is FREE. Please DO NOT go to street of the around about or go past the barriers. They are there for your safety and for others. To get to the top of the monument, you need a ticket. Highly suggest purchasing tickets ahead of time. Entrance is included when you purchase the Paris Museum Pass. Reservation was not required as of 4/30/25. Please be advised that there are almost 300 steps to walk up to the top via spiral staircase. I highly recommend having water, a fan, and a small towel to wipe off the sweat after walking up the first 200 steps. There is a bathroom on the first landing and a giftshop on the 2nd landing inside the monument. Beautiful panoramic view of the city awaits you at the top. Please be advised that it gets very crowded at sunset but it is so worth it. Enjoy your visit.

You all know this place is great so I'll skip all that and just mention helpful tips. So I came here at around 7:30pm with the intention of catching the sunset. It worked out great. I was able to order the tickets online as I waited on the queue to get in. The wait itself was around 20 minutes. There was a line for the ticket window so just get your ticket online from your phone. Warning: you have to walk up the stairs. There is an elevator somewhere but I was directed to the stairs. It's not an easy climb so be prepared for this one. Many people stopped to rest on the way up. There are restrooms up there for your use. If your intentions are to get a good view of the Eiffel tower during sunset, then you should head straight to the roof and get a spot on that corner facing it. It will fill up fast full of people going for a good view. It also gets windy up there so if it's a colder day then bring a jacket.

We found this to be a great experience. The top provides you 360 view of Paris to include the Eiffel Tower.. well worth the trip. The tickets are approximately 16 euros per adult. We had about a five minute wait to go up to the top Two points of visitors need to know. First you need to look for the tunnel via staircase that is outside the circle for you to walk underneath the very busy circle and come up right at the Arc base. Secondly if you do want to go up the Arc you will need to walk up approximately 250 steps. It's not too bad if you take your time but in any case it's a lot of stairs. If you can do it the views are stunning. Plenty of parking via parking garage for a fee within a two to four block walk..

Absolutely amazing monument. To get there, go through the stairs going down to a tunnel. Do not go to the street. You can go to the top to the monument with a purchase ticket. Very nice place to visit.

Went at 4.45pm and there was a long queue at the ticket booth. Went online to buy from Klook to skip this queue, but there was still another queue for security check. There was a long flight of stairs to climb to the top. There was also a long queue for female toilet. It was very windy at the top. Weather wasn’t great with the dark clouds. Went down one level to take a break and went up again. The sky became very nice! So just be patient and go down one level to rest if needed. There are seats available. There is no time limit.