Scheduled River Services On The River Thames
Official Web Site of River Services
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| River Commuter Service London |
Ask most Londoners about the scheduled river boat services (on the River Thames) and probably they will know little of what you're talking about.
The service is there though and should be hugely attractive to visitors to London.
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| Trips Outside London Rail Passes Only Available To Visitors |
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You can even use your Oyster Card or Travelcards to enjoy discounts on fares.
For visitors the key stretch of river is between the London Eye and Tower Pier in the shadow of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. The popular London hop on, hop off open top sightseeing tours also include a river cruise in their ticket on this stretch of water.
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London River Commuter Service
The route of the London Commuter Service is shown on the map above.
Schedules are broadly every 20 minutes Monday to Friday and 20/30 minutes at weekends.
You can use your Oyster Card on these services and enjoy a 10% discount.
Central London River Leisure Service
Specifically aimed at leisure visitors is a service that links Westminster Pier (Big Ben, Westminster abbey), London Eye, Tower Pier (Tower Bridge, Tower of London) and Greenwich.
The service operates year round with winter and summer schedules.
There are 3 operators competing with each other with monor differences between them.
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Westminster - Kew- Richmond - Hampton Court Summer Service
From April to October there are at least two services a day for the three to three and a half hour trip out to Hampton Court.
The service stops at many stops including Kew Gardens, Richmond and Kingston (the later are major suburban shopping centres). If you require a full day at Hampton Court Palace its best to get the underground out to Richmond then catch additional services for the one hour trip onto Hampton Court.
There are fast and frequent trains back from Hampton Court to London's Waterloo Station that take a fraction of the time of the boat. Waterloo is only about 10/15 minutes walk from Westminster Pier where the boats start from.
Unfortunately this service doesn't run a winter timetable.
Hop On Hop Off Sightseeing Buses (With Free River Cruise)
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| Original London Tour Bus |
The ever popular open hop hop on, hop off tour buses offer a free cruise as part of their day ticket. This covers a river cruise in the centre of London giving a different and informative perspective to London's delights.
These buses offer comprehensive coverage covering nearly all the main sights in London and operate at very high frequencies. In the peak summer months just stand at any of the key attractions and there will probably be one in sight.
In addition to the bus tour and river cruise free walking tours are part of the deal. Tickets last for a 24 hour period on an unlimited ride basis for a flat fee.
Tickets last for 24 hour periods.
Original London Tour Hop On Hop Off Bus More Details
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