London: Christmas Lights Bus & Hop-on Hop-off Boat Tour

About this experience

Book tickets for the London Christmas Lights Bus and Hop-on Hop-off Boat Tour Use this page to book tickets for the London Christmas Lights Bus and Hop-on Hop-off Boat Tour. The product is a joint ticket, not a single vehicle. One part is a one-day hop-on hop-off pass for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. The other part is a 90-minute City Sightseeing Christmas lights bus tour. Official Thames Clippers copy says you receive your ticket by email and use the same ticket for boat travel and the bus tour. The boat pass is the hop-on hop-off element. You travel the river at your own pace on the date stated on the boat ticket. The bus is a timed Christmas lights loop, not a hop-on hop-off day bus. Official City Sightseeing language treats that lights tour as a booked date and time slot. The bus ticket cannot be used to board any other City Sightseeing tour. Browse other things to do in London if you want a simple night bus only. Come back here when you want both the river day pass and the festive street loop on one order. What the combined bus and boat ticket includes VervTrip inclusions for this listing are a one-day hop-on hop-off boat tour, a 90-minute bus tour, and commentary on the bus. Food and drinks, hotel transfers, tips, and entry to landmarks are not included. Official Thames Clippers joint-ticket notes add that Christmas lights bus tours run from 13 November 2026 to 2 January 2027, and that all sales are final on that operator's own terms. This VervTrip listing also states that these tickets cannot be cancelled or rescheduled. On the river, the current product copy points to riverside landmarks after dark, including Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, and the Tower of London. You use the boat ticket to move between piers on the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers hop-on hop-off network for that day. The boat is not a guided Christmas lights commentary cruise. It is river travel that you time yourself. The City Sightseeing lights bus, not a hop-on bus After the river, or before it, you board the City Sightseeing Christmas lights tour. Official City Sightseeing copy describes a 90-minute open-top double-decker loop from Stop 22 at Haymarket, 29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, outside the former Tiger Tiger site. The bus tour includes commentary. Check your booking details for the commentary format included with your selected tour. Official City Sightseeing sights for the lights tour include Oxford Street stars, Regent Street angels, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus, and Westminster Bridge. Arrive at least 15 minutes before the bus departure, as Thames Clippers states for the joint ticket. The bus ticket is valid only for the date and time shown. How to plan the river pass around the timed bus The useful planning point is the split format. Use the boat pass in daylight or late afternoon, then hold the evening for the 90-minute lights bus. Or ride the bus first and use remaining boat validity if the date still allows. The bus is not hop-on hop-off, so you can't leave and rejoin it. Official notes also say there are no refunds for late arrivals or no-shows on the joint ticket. If you only want the Haymarket lights bus, buy the standalone City Sightseeing Christmas Lights Bus Tour. If you want a South Bank viewpoint after the river, compare London Eye admission tickets and leave a clear gap after the 90-minute bus. Buy the London Christmas lights bus and boat tickets Select a date on this page to buy tickets for the London Christmas Lights Bus and Hop-on Hop-off Boat Tour. Check that you are comfortable with a timed bus slot plus a same-date river pass, and that you can reach Haymarket Stop 22 in time. Prices at checkout are VervTrip prices for this combo. They are not Thames Clippers or City Sightseeing walk-up fares. When you are ready, book tickets for this London Christmas lights bus and boat tour and use the river pass and the festive open-top loop on the same joint ticket.

Highlights

• Combined bus and boat ticket covers London's festive lights in one day
• Hop-on hop-off Thames Clippers river pass valid all day on the Thames
• See Big Ben, Tower Bridge, and the London Eye illuminated after dark
• Open-top City Sightseeing bus tours Oxford Street and Regent Street
• Take in Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus dressed in holiday lights

What is included

• 1-day hop-on hop-off boat tour
• 90-minute bus tour
• Audio commentary on the bus

Not included

• Entry to the landmarks
• Hotel transfers
• Food and drinks
• Tips

Cancellation terms

These tickets cannot be cancelled or rescheduled.