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Get A to B tickets or buy an all-day ticket to hop-on and hop-off across our piers and explore London. You can also buy tickets with parking included! Check our timetable before travelling. 

River Roamer

Go unlimited! Explore London by river with our all-day tickets to travel across all of our zones.

• All-day travel to over 20 piers across London; between Putney and Barking Riverside
• Kids go free with a Family River Roamer
• Save 10% when buying online

East Zone River Roamer

Our East River Roamer ticket is perfect for exploring the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the neighbouring areas for less!

• All-day travel within the East Zone; between Canary Wharf and Barking Riverside piers
• Kids go free with a Family East Zone River Roamer

Get from A to B with a single ticket and enjoy the views on board.

• One way journey
• Choose from over 20 piers across London
• Valid for any sailing on the date selected*
• Save up to 23% when buying online

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Get from A to B and back again with a Return ticket and enjoy the views on board.

• Return journey
• Valid for any 2 sailings on the date selected*

Park & Glide for Leisure

Save money and time with a combined ticket that includes parking at The O2 (by North Greenwich Pier) and River Roamer tickets.

• 1 Day parking at The O2 (car park 3)
• 5 minutes away from North Greenwich Pier
• River Roamer tickets for unlimited all-day river travel
• Family ticket available

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Illuminated River Official Boat Tour

See London in a new light! Join us and sail underneath the longest public art commission in the world.

• 40 minute round trip with commentary
• 21:30 departure from Tower Pier
• Tours every Saturday

The O2 Post-show

Post-Show Express

Heading to a show at The O2? On select event nights, sail back into town with us right after the show ends!

• Calls at London Bridge City, London Eye (Waterloo) and Battersea Power Station only
• Takes just 20 minutes to reach London Bridge, 30 minutes to London Eye and 45 minutes to Battersea Power Station
• Only available on select dates

Post-Show Request

• Calls at any requested RB1 piers between North Greenwich and London Eye (Waterloo)

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Ifs cloud cable car.

Experience London from the sky and the river! Enjoy a 360 degree round-trip on London's only cable car combined with either Single, Return or River Roamer tickets. Head to North Greenwich Pier, just minutes away from the IFS Cloud Cable Car.

Treat someone special to a day out on the river. Whether they enjoy sightseeing or you want to treat them to one of our experiences, send them a gift card and make travel time a memorable moment.

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Commute with a view

For a stress-free commute sail through rush hour! Ticket carnets offer you flexibility; our weekly, monthly and annual tickets offer you the best value. Ready to start enjoying your commute?

Save time and money, download the Thames Clippers Tickets app. Buy season tickets and flexible ticket carnets.

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Explore London by boat

Enjoy comfortable seats, fantastic views and an onboard café bar

Take to the Thames and make travel time part of your London adventure! Departing major central piers every 10-20 minutes and connecting 20+ piers along the River Thames, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers (also known as London's River Bus) provides a fast and safe way to get around the capital. With step-free access, guaranteed seats when on board, open back-decks and onboard café bars, you’ll get the best views of London’s landmarks.

Travelling with your family? Children aged 4 and under travel for free on all our services and children between the ages of 5 and 15 receive a 50% discount on all fares. Children go free when you buy a Family River Roamer ticket!

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See all the sights

Sail through London and see all the iconic sights including Big Ben, London Eye, The Shard, Tower Bridge and Greenwich.

Comfortable seats

Comfortable seats in climate controlled cabins or enjoy the fresh air on the outside back deck. 

Onboard café bar

A whole range of refreshments and snacks are available from the café bar from hot chocolate and coffee to beer and prosecco. 

Accessible travel

All our boats and piers are step-free and wheelchair accessible except for Cadogan, London Bridge City and Wandsworth Riverside Quarter piers

What can you see and do?

Spot iconic London sights from the river or hop on and hop off across our piers to visit top London landmarks and attractions.

Here are some ideas for you.

Need more inspiration? Check out our page ' Things to do in London '. 

How does it work?

The River Bus network is divided into zones, just like the tube. Our services operate in three zones: West, Central and East and the fare will depend on which zones you travel in. Your ticket must be valid for all the zones you travel through. For instance, if you are travelling between Tower and Greenwich piers you will need a Central and East ticket. 

With a River Roamer ticket you can travel across All Zones. It's that easy!

Central Zone: All piers between Battersea Power Station and Canary Wharf East Zone: All piers between Canary Wharf and Barking Riverside

Online price

We have different options available to pay for river travel so you can choose the most convenient for you. The table below gives you our online prices (up to 10% cheaper than buying at the pier) for our most common journeys.

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All-day unlimited travel across 20+ piers. Best ticket to explore London. Kids go free with a Family ticket.

Buy a single or return ticket if only travelling between two piers.

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Combine a trip on the river with a visit to St Paul's Cathedral, Painted Hall or a flight on the cable car for a Tik Tok moment!

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On select event nights, sail back into town after the show ends! Pre-book your ticket for a guaranteed seat on the Express or Request Post-Show services.

The Express service will depart promptly, 15 minutes after showdown, followed by the first Request service. Passengers will be boarded in the order they arrive at the pier. Pre-book your ticket before the event.

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For groups of 12 or more, you may send us an inquiry at [email protected]. Although we do not guarantee bulk deals for all our tours, there are some tours for which we can offer discounted pricing. Ordinary hop-on-hop-off bus tickets are entitled to group savings. Attractions, pass items and combo tickets aren't.

Due the nature of this type of tour and varying demand, group travellers should be aware that there is no guarantee that the group will be able to travel altogether as the available seats vary from stop to stop and depends on demand each day. The group may need to split up and/or wait for the next bus(s).

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Thames River Sightseeing Timetable

Westminster to Butler´s Wharf (for Tower Bridge) and Greenwich

*(No Greenwich service) These departures are only from Westminster to Butler´s Wharf returning to Westminster

**These departures are one-way only.

DAILY TIMETABLE FROM 19 APRIL 2024

Westminster to Greenwich via Bankside

Circular Cruise: Westminster to Bankside and Tower Bridge** – 1 hour round-trip

Daily from 3RD January to 29th February 2024

* These last departures are only weekends and from Westminster Pier to Tower Bridge Quay returning to Westminster (No Greenwich service)

**(One-Way) – These departures are one-way only without return service

Daily from 1st of March to 22ND of March 2024

* These last departures are only from Westminster Pier to Tower Bridge Quay returning to Westminster (No Greenwich service)

Daily from 23RD of March to 31st of May 2024

Service Update for Tower Bridge Quay Operations

Due to upcoming developments at Tower Bridge Quay, our services at this location will be suspended from 19 April 2024. We’re pleased to offer Bankside Pier as a convenient alternative.

Located near London’s key cultural attractions such as The Shard, the Shakespeare´s Globe Theatre, Borough Market, Tate Modern, and St Paul’s Cathedral, Bankside Pier is perfect for those looking to explore the city’s rich history and vibrant culture.

Our Westminster to Greenwich route will now include a stop at Bankside Pier.

For passengers on the Westminster to Tower Bridge Quay route, please note that our cruises will pass under Tower Bridge without stopping, eliminating the need to change boats for the return trip. You may also choose to disembark at Bankside Pier on your way from Westminster.

For more information about our new routes, please click here

We look forward to welcoming you aboard and creating memorable experiences at our new location!

Departure times are subject to change

Daily from 1st June to 1st September 2024

Daily from 2nd september to 27th october 2024, daily from 28th october to 31st december 2024, book your next adventure today.

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Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into force as new Russian push strains front-line troops

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A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers amid a new Russia offensive that some fear could close in on Ukraine’s second-largest city .

The legislation , which was watered down from its original draft, will make it easier to identify every conscript in the country. It also provides incentives to soldiers, such as cash bonuses or money toward buying a house or car, that some analysts say Ukraine cannot afford.

Lawmakers dragged their feet for months and passed the law only in mid-April, a week after Ukraine lowered the age for men who can be drafted from 27 to 25. The measures reflect the growing strain that more than two years of war with Russia has had on Ukraine’s forces, who are trying to hold the front lines in fighting that has sapped the country’s ranks and stores of weapons and ammunition.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed two other laws Friday, allowing prisoners to join the army and increasing fines for draft dodgers fivefold. Russia enlisted its prisoners early on in the war, and personnel shortages compelled Ukraine to adopt the new, controversial measures.

Concerns about the law

Oleksii, 68, who runs a car repair shop in Kyiv, worries his business will have to shut down as he expects 70% of his workers will be mobilized. He asked that only his first name be used to allow him to speak freely.

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“With the new law, people will be mobilized and we will have to shut down and stop paying taxes,” Oleksii said Saturday. He said it’s very difficult to replace workers because of their specialized skills. Most of them are already in the armed forces, he said, adding that the law is “unfair” and “unclear.”

Viktor Kaminsky, the head of a municipal service department in Kyiv that fits households with heating and repairs utilities in public buildings, said he will struggle to replace mobilized staff and meet demand, even though the law allows him to retain half of workers deemed fit for service.

Kaminsky said 60 of the 220 people working in his department will be eligible to be called up. “If they take 30 people from what we have, the problem is we don’t have anyone to replace them,” he said.

“There are pros and cons to this law,” Kaminsky said. “It’s hard to avoid the mobilization process now, compared to before when people were trying to get around it.”

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Meanwhile, Oleksii Tarasenko, a deputy commander of a Ukrainian assault battalion, told AP that his men felt “awful” about the law’s failure to address the issue of demobilization. Although many troops have been fighting since the war’s early days, it remains unclear when they might be relieved.

“It feels like a cruel injustice towards people who have been fighting for two years, and of course, it has a highly negative effect on the psychological state of soldiers and their families,” Tarasenko said.

Tarasenko said that despite their weariness, his comrades know they are needed. “We already see how many people are lacking, especially professional troops in the units. And simply allowing such professional people who have been through a lot to demobilize would be wrong,” he said.

Ukrainian forces under strain

Ukraine has struggled for months to replenish depleted forces, as Russian troops push ahead with a ground offensive that opened a new front in the northeast. Moscow launched the new push knowing that Ukraine suffered personnel shortages and that its forces have been spread thin in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

Moscow’s forces have pummeled Kharkiv with strikes in recent weeks, hitting civilian and energy infrastructure and prompting angry accusations from Zelensky that the Russian leadership sought to reduce the city to rubble. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said five people were injured Saturday in a Russian airstrike that hit a residential area. On Friday, he said, Russian guided bombs killed at least three residents and injured 28 others .

Moscow denies deliberately targeting civilians, but thousands have died or suffered injuries in the more than 27 months of fighting.

Kharkiv regional Gov. Ihor Syniehubov on Saturday said that nearly 10,000 civilians had to be evacuated from front-line areas near the Russian border. Only 100 residents remain in Vovchansk, the border town at the center of Moscow’s grinding push that’s now largely in ruins. The town had a pre-war population of more than 17,400.

The U.S. last week announced a new $400-million package of military aid for Ukraine, and President Biden has promised that he would rush badly needed weaponry to the country to help it stave off Russian advances. Still, only small batches of U.S. military aid have started to trickle into the front line, according to Ukrainian military commanders, who said it will take at least two months before supplies meet Kyiv’s needs to hold the line.

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Volunteers and runaways

Rusyn is the head of recruitment for the 3rd Assault Brigade, one of the most popular among Ukrainian volunteers. He told AP that he saw a 15% increase in men joining the brigade, which fights in eastern Ukraine, in the last months. Most recruits are between 23 and 25, he said. Speaking at a training session in Kyiv, Rusyn and his recruits asked to be identified by their call signs only, citing security concerns.

“There is no alternative [to mobilization],” said Rohas, a 26-year-old recruit. “One way or another, I believe that most men will end up in the ranks of the armed forces and by joining as a volunteer, you still get some preferences.”

“Those who are afraid of being mobilized are not the ones hostage to this situation, it’s those [soldiers] who are standing in formations of three where there should be 10,” Rohas said. “Those guys are hostages to this situation and they should be replaced, so that’s why we are here.”

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Many Ukrainians have fled the country to avoid the draft since Russia’s all-out invasion in February 2022 .

Ukraine’s Supreme Court last month said that 930 people had been convicted of avoiding mobilization in 2023, a fivefold increase from the previous year.

About 768,000 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 64 had been granted temporary protection in European Union countries as of last November, according to data from the bloc’s statistical agency, Eurostat.

Kyiv has barred men under 60 from leaving the country since the start of the war, but some are exempt, including those who are disabled or have three or more dependents. The Eurostat data do not specify how many of the men who have qualified for protection belong to these categories, nor how many others reached the EU from Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territories in the east and south.

Unable to cross the border legally, some Ukrainian men risk death trying to swim across a river that separates Ukraine from Romania and Hungary.

Late on Friday, Ukraine’s border service said that at least 30 people have died trying to cross the Tisza River since the full-scale invasion.

Kullab reported from Kyiv, Kozlowska from London for the Associated Press. AP writer Alex Babenko in Kyiv contributed to this report.

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