London

The London Explorer Pass includes many important sights and there are only a few top attractions missing (The View from the Shard, the Tower of London, Madame Tussauds and the London Eye). Choose from 2, 3, 5 or 7 attractions and take your time to explore London’s main attractions.

The iVenture Card works the same way. You can use it to visit 3, 5, 7 or 10 attractions. However, it is a bit more expensive than the Explorer Pass.

The London Pass includes by far the largest range of sights. You can visit up to 70 attractions with this pass without having to buy additional tickets. However, as many attractions have long waiting times, you won’t be able to visit more than two or three per day. Therefore, the pass is only worthwhile if it is valid for at least three days. Then you will be able to visit a lot of attractions.

With all four passes you can save money compared to buying single tickets. The longer the City Passes are valid, the more money you can save. The London Pass is worth it from three days, and even more for longer valid options. The Turbopass London is most worthwhile for three or four days.

With the London Explorer Pass you can visit up to seven attractions and calculate your savings in advance. However, the savings will tend to be lower than with the other passes. The same applies to the iVenture Card which is even a bit more expensive than the Explorer Pass.

With City Passes that are only valid for one or two days or that contain only a few attractions, you will hardly save any significant amounts of money.

Public museums in London are generally free of charge. You don’t need a City Pass. These museums include top attractions such as the Science Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Gallery and Tate Modern.

In addition, there are a number of privately run museums that cost admission. Many of these are included in the London Pass. However, the entrance fees are usually too low for it to be worthwhile to buy the London Pass just for that.

None of the London City passes are worth it if you’re only in London for two days. You can save a few pounds each time, but with City Passes you almost always have to stand in the long queues in front of the attractions. For a short stay in town, City Passes are a waste of time.

You’ll be better off if you buy online tickets for each attraction in advance. Even if you don’t always get immediate admission with these tickets, you don’t have to queue at the ticket office. At some sights there are also so-called fast-track tickets, which allow you to enter the attraction immediately at a pre-arranged time.

The London Pass is worthwhile from three days and even more four or five days. The Turbopass London is most worthwhile for three to four days.

The London Explorer Pass allows you 60 days to visit up to seven attractions. If that’s enough for you, you can easily calculate your savings once you know which attractions you want to see.

For long stays in London the London Pass is most worthwhile. It is available for six and ten days. The ten-day pass costs only £18.90 per day, so it’s worth it from as little as one attraction per day. If you visit two sights a day, the savings are significant.

There is also the Turbopass for six and seven days, but the number of attractions included in the pass is quite small. The pass can only be worthwhile for this long duration if you visit almost all the attractions it contains.

If you are in London for a long time, but only want to visit one attraction per day, the London Explorer Pass is worthwhile. It is valid for 60 days and you can visit up to 7 attractions. The iVenture Card allows you to visit up to 10 attractions in the same time.

For travelers with kids there is unfortunately no simple answer as to which City Pass is the best. In principle, there is a children’s version of every London City Pass at a reduced price. But whether this is worth it depends on which attractions you want to visit and how old your children are.

All attractions offer reduced admission tickets for children anyway. Some are free for children under 3 (e.g. London Eye), others are free for children under 5 (e.g. Tower of London). Family tickets are often also available. Depending on the number and age of the children, this is cheaper than a City Pass.

Basically, there is always the possibility that the parents use a City Pass and buy a separate ticket for their children on site. With the City Passes, you almost always have to queue up at the cash desk to redeem your ticket anyway.

An attractive offer for families is Merlin’s Magical London. This ticket combo allows you entry to the London Eye, London Dungeon, Madame Tussauds, Shrek’s Adventure and the SEA LIFE Aquarium – attractions that are popular with families – at a greatly reduced price.

Every City Pass requires that you want to see the sights from the inside. If you only want to see London from the outside, no City Pass is suitable for you. If you still decide you want to visit an attraction from the inside, buy a single ticket.

No, you can only visit each attraction once. Only the Hop-on Hop-off buses you can use as often as you like within one day.

You can buy all London City Passes on the Internet. For all passes there is an official website of the issuing company. This should be your first port of call:

• London Pass
• London Explorer Pass
• Turbopass London
• London iVenture Card

There you can buy the city cards and either download them digitally or pick them up in London. Only if you book the public transport option will you have to pick them up in London.

Only the iVenture Card and the London Pass you would be able to buy in London.

However, there are advantages to buying a London Pass online. On the one hand, the company occasionally offers discounts and on the other hand there are discount vouchers that we can offer on this website. If you buy in London, the pass will be only available at full price.

It’s also a good idea to get to grips with the London Pass before you travel. The better prepared you are, the more benefit you will get from the pass.

In principle, there is a children’s version of every London City Pass at a reduced price. But whether this is worth it depends on which attractions you want to visit and how old your children are.

Yes, for both the London Pass and the London Explorer Pass there is a 30 day money back guarantee (if you have not used the pass during this time). This applies to purchases made on the official websites.

You can also buy both passes at Get Your Guide. You can cancel passes purchased there up to 24 hours prior to departure free of charge and without giving reasons.

You can cancel your Turbopass up to one day before the first valid day. However, there is a cancellation fee of €30 per pass.

The iVenture Card cannot be cancelled after purchase.