Sightseeing Cruises

Thames Sightseeing Cruise with Flexible Time and Departure Pier

Name: Thames Sightseeing Cruise with Flexible Time and Departure Pier
Start: 2025-03-04T12:00:00
End: 2025-03-04T18:00:00
Location: London

Flexible Sightseeing Cruise on the Thames River with iconic London landmarks in view

Tower of London viewed from a sightseeing cruise on the River Thames in London.

Thames River cruise boat passing by the London Eye and Big Ben, London Sightseeing Cruise.

Cruise the River Thames and take in London's iconic landmarks, with flexible boarding from 4 piers, convenient ticket options, and multilingual commentary.

Highlights

Set sail along the River Thames with City Cruises, and enjoy the flexibility of cruising between 4 piers while boarding anytime on your selected day.
Begin and end your adventure at any of the boarding points – Westminster, London Eye, Tower, or Greenwich Pier on the most flexible Thames cruise.
For spontaneous travelers and those with busy itineraries, explore London at your own pace without being tied down to a fixed route.
Benefit from the live English commentary or a multilingual audio guide as you gain fascinating insights about London's history and the sites you cross.
Give yourself the liberty to choose from either a hop-on-hop-off ticket or a flexible one-way sightseeing ticket to personalize your adventure.

Inclusions

Flexible one-way sightseeing cruise on the River Thames
Board and disembark from Westminster Pier, Waterloo Pier, Greenwich Pier, or Tower Pier
Arrive at any time on selected date, no pre-booking required
Live English commentary or recorded commentary in 14 languages
Best for: Packed sightseeing itineraries; no need to commit to an exact departure time

Additional Paid Upgrades:

24-hour hop-on-hop-off sightseeing ticket (view route and timetable [here])

Exclusions

Access to the onboard bar (available at an additional cost)

Itinerary

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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Claire

5/5

Feb, 2025

Ticketing was easy with Headout and saved a few £££ in the process. The river cruise was wonderful.. got to see lovely views from the Thames, with an informative and witty commentary, courtesy of the skipper.. there's nothing like a splash of humour intermingled with noteworthy information about the sights we were passing... the hour passed so quickly.. highly recommended...

Gemma

5/5

Feb, 2025

Wonderful experience. The crew were very friendly. The commentator was very knowledgeable and funny - even mad the kids laugh at the dad jokes. Would definitely be booking again on our next trip.

German

3/5

Jan, 2025

the girl who recived us at the first place in the dock was very gentle, she drive me to down load the app on my phone in order to get the QR. thanks a lot..

Davena

4/5

Dec, 2024

Had bought tickets but hadn't downloaded App. Couldn't show staff the code / download but friendly staff didn't complicate matters and let us board. Thank you. Enjoyable boat-trip (have done twice now!) to rest legs and travel comfortably from The Tower to Westminster.

Santiago

4/5

Feb, 2025

It was a really nice experience but in a very cold day!!!

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Know before you go

Accessibility

This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.

Additional information

Facilities: restrooms and baby changing facilities.
The average cruising time for a Thames sightseeing cruise from one pier to the other is 40mins except from Westminster Pier to London Eye Pier which is 10mins.
Please note: some circular tours may require a boat change at Tower Pier.
With the 24-hour hop-on hop-off ticket, you're in complete control. Start your boating adventure anytime and enjoy unlimited rides until the boats stop operating for the evening. The next day, you can continue using your ticket until its validity expires.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
No printout required! Just show your mobile voucher to the pier staff and board the boat at any of the four piers at Greenwich, Tower, London Eye, and Westminster.