Arc de Triomphe with kids

You reach the arch through an underpass from the top of the Champs-Élysées, never across the traffic. Then it is 284 steps to the roof terrace. From the top, children look down on the avenues running out from the roundabout and across to the Eiffel Tower.

Champs-ÉlyséesCharles-de-Gaulle-Étoile (M1, M2, M6)

Tickets

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Adults €16 · free under 18

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Best time

Just before dusk. From October to March it is open until 10:30pm.

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Minimum ageNot confirmed yet

Enjoys from7 years

Duration45 min – 1h15

StrollerNo strollersPushchairs are not allowed inside. Security staff will hold them during your visit.

€

Child priceFree under 18 · €16 adult October to March · €22 April to September (€16 on Wednesdays)

Toilets and changingNot confirmed yet

QueueModerate queues

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Best timeJust before dusk. From October to March it is open until 10:30pm.

Verdict by age

Not a general rating. How each age band actually experiences it.

0-2

Skip

3-5

Tiring

6-10

Fine

11+

Great

Older children and teenagers like the climb and the view of the traffic circling below. A 4-year-old can manage the stairs slowly but will need carrying on the way down. With a baby or a pushchair, look at it from the pavement and move on.

The monument has a lift for visitors who need it, but the official page says it is under maintenance until further notice. Today the stairs are the only way up. Pushchairs are not allowed inside and are left with security staff. That rules it out with a baby unless you carry them. Under-18s are free. From about 7 it is a short, satisfying climb, and quicker and cheaper than the Eiffel Tower.

Tips for the visit

Check the official page for the lift status before you go if anyone in the group cannot do stairs.
Last admission is 45 minutes before closing.
On Tuesdays it opens at 11am rather than 10am in the winter season.

Sources

Facts checked on Oct 4, 2026 against these pages:

paris-arc-de-triomphe.fr