Except for the pickup at London Gatwick Airport, everything went wonderfully well.
First, we would buy the passport again; You save a lot of money and then has the incentive to see all the sights;) Unfortunately, the waiting time in front of the sights is not shortened. This is a pity. This pass does not entitle you to use the "Fast-Line" or "VIP-Line" ... and to pick it up in London you have to queue again ... But the savings are great.
All in all, the City Pass is a good choice because you can better plan the tours and the museums are included. The only drawback, however, was that most attractions had to wait in line for tickets first in order to exchange the voucher voucher for a day ticket, and then had to queue for the actual entry. This happened with: Madame Tussaud, London Eye, The Shard, Kensington Pallace, etc .. Only in St Paul's Cathedral we could go right through without standing up.
Good, but more choice would be nice.
London is a beautiful city and very clean. When making sights such as Madame Tussauds you have to really early in the morning queue that comes at the first momentum with rei (but worth it * grins). Whether with or without a pass, you usually have to queue everywhere. Nevertheless, I would buy the pass again because you have goals that are already paid.
We were skeptical at first. But then worked well. Some WAIT periods were longer than expected. However, you have to remember that it was high season. You can absolutely recommend.
We had bought the London City Pass Classic. For our 4 days of vacation was sufficient, because you hardly manage more than 2 attractions per day. You have saved money, but had to do it again at the cash register. This was usually progressing quickly. Furthermore, we also ordered the Oystercard right away. This is also highly recommended, as you arrive at the airport and have to change to a transport. You do not have to look for a ticket counter, etc. Can you use it really well. At the next city trip we will book such a city pass again.
The London City Pass made a great decision, as it helped to get a lot of attractions and was a great companion on holiday. For some things, it would be good to know exactly what you get. So I was a little disappointed that you could not book the Harry Potter Bus Tour with the voucher at Brit Movie Tours. Otherwise very good that you can put together from different variants that fit together.
If you plan well in advance and do not spend too much time each day, you can choose the right passport and save money again. Not everywhere you get past the queue (eg London-Eye), at the tower you can use the group handling, which saves at least some time depending on the dm. At peak times you should be on time. The combination packages save money in any case, unless you have bought more than you need. That's why my first sentence.
We had the variant Best, since we were in London for a week. The highlights were great: Tower of London, Kensington Palace, London Eye, The Shard, Madame Tussauds, St Paul's Cathedral, Brit Movie Tours. The boat trip was okay. With the hop-on-hop-off we were unlucky enough to wait 1 hour on the bus is stupid, Especially when the bus of the competition passes twice in the time. Instead of Shrek's and Wimbledon, there should be something else in the passport.
It was very good, but no fast entry. You have to stand in the queue to get the tickets.
The view as well as the cathedral and their respective vantage points are worth seeing!
We have had good experiences with the City Pass. The only problem we had was finding the bus stops from the Big Bus. Please inform for the time being at the information counters.
The Turbopass incorporates many of the top attractions in London, allowing significant savings on entry. I myself have saved a good 30%, whereby there were still a few atrractions which I could not use for time reasons. The only drawback is that the voucher has to be changed from the pass into a ticket. To do this, you have to enter your name on the voucher and the seller then transfers the number of the turbopass into its cash register system (no scan code).
In Internet pages, everyone can calculate how much money they can save, depending on the attraction they want to visit and what the entry costs. The not always all extras in the pass can be included (also because the offer of the attractions changes) is for me understandable. A big MINUS for me is (mainly because it is still advertised on this homepage): there is no precedent at the cash desk with Madame Tussauds, thus NO Fastlane, NO waiting time savings. If you rely on the one you have to expect waiting times of up to 3 hours. (better early in the morning) The exchange of vouchers worked without problems.
The London City Pass can be used without any problems. However, it did not always work well with the "fast lane" and we had to wait in queue.
It was gigantic, super nice !!! Absolutely stunning city!
In the tower right in the morning to the crown jewels, the queue is not so long! And right next to it: Tower Bridge - absolutely up on the tower!