Aquarium de Paris Tickets: Admission Near Eiffel Tower

About this tour

This admission ticket gets you into the Aquarium de Paris, set into the Chaillot hillside at the Trocadero gardens, just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. Inside you'll find more than 10,000 fish and invertebrates, a large shark basin, and tanks of jellyfish and tropical coral. There's a petting pond where you can touch ornamental fish, regular feeding sessions, an on-site cinema, and the mermaid show. It's an easy indoor stop that works well for families and pairs naturally with a walk around the Trocadero.

Highlights

• More than 10,000 fish and invertebrates across dozens of tanks, from Tahitian species to fish found right in the Seine
• Mermaid show with performers swimming among the fish, a hit with kids
• Petting pond where you can gently stroke ornamental fish
• Large shark basin as the headline attraction, with several species gliding past
• A Medusarium of jellyfish, one of Europe's bigger collections of its kind
• Set into the Chaillot hillside at the Trocadero, a short walk from the Eiffel Tower

Places You Will Visit

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Good to Know Before You Visit

The Aquarium de Paris is built into the Chaillot hillside, so much of it sits underground, which keeps the light low and the mood calm even on busy days. Allow somewhere between an hour and a half and two hours for a full loop, a little more if you stop for a feeding session or a short film in the cinema. The route runs through dim corridors past tropical reef tanks, the coral displays, the jellyfish collection, and the large shark basin, with a supervised touch pool along the way for younger visitors.

Getting there is simple by Metro: take Line 9 to Iena or Trocadero, or Line 6 to Trocadero, and the entrance is a few minutes' walk down through the Trocadero gardens. RER C to Pont de l'Alma also works. The aquarium opens daily, but hours shift with the season, weekends, and French school holidays, so check the official site before you go. Booking a timed slot online is smart on weekends, during school holidays, and on rainy days, when it fills up fast as an indoor option. There's no dress code; wear something comfortable for walking and standing, and note that flash photography is not allowed around the tanks.

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Local time 7:19 AM, UTC+02:00

Available Days / Times

• Monday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30
• Tuesday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30
• Wednesday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30
• Thursday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30
• Friday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30
• Saturday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30
• Sunday : 09:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30

Last updated: Oct 23, 2026