The only downside I should mention is that it is not, as noted in part, Priority Entrance Tickets. In most of the things we have not really noticed, since the snakes were not long, but at Madame Tussauds we had to wait then also 1.5 h, which I believe is still little. The only priority was then that after the 1.5 h a checkout was only reserved for voucher customers like us. But overall this is a good thing, if you look at the individual prices with some things.
All good
We visited the Kensington Palace, Madame Tussauds and the St. Paul's Cathedral. At the cash desk, the employees were a bit astonished and only had to ask. The turbopass does not seem to be very well-known yet, but was then easily accepted. Only the priority entrance at Madame Tussauds has brought nothing, since with this privilege, of course, is not alone and thus also in a huge queue stands. But no matter, we enjoyed the days in London ....
Very good product
London Eye -also necessary to queue with City Pass- just another queue at St. Pauls Cathedral- not all galleries open, discount for Pass holders
Tower with CityPass queuing at entrance for groups, for whatever reason? -TIP- River Cruise to Greewich- CityPass accepted- anyway no queue advantage saved money to purchase locally, local admission fees are staggering, motivation to visit- despite queues as already paid.
On the whole - a really good thing! Definitely take Oyster card for public transport and top up with 7 day Travelcard. Remaining credit is refunded. Take passport photos for children tickets with you- photos locally at the price of a small camera
We found the London City Pass very convenient, also the order in advance, sending etc. very straightforward. The only drawback: The queues for the London City Pass holders are not really shorter because now many visitors have this pass. It was very practically anyway. Tip: Join the guided tour of St. Paul`s Cathedral (as you can also see the staircase tower and then the view from the top of London (ie after the large platform go further upwards) Afterwards have a break in the cafe behind the crypt - yummy!
Recommended also with the additional advantages in some shops or pubs. Madame Tussaud is a long (to very long) ticket despite the London City Pass Ticket. On the second try we were there half an hour before opening there, but the attraction was opened half an hour later than opened. Once inside you have to give the ticket from the London City Pass
In order
Top: The ticket offers a full program for one day. You just have to know exactly what, where and when you want to see it. Bad: With the London City Pass it is not possible to check in directly at the ferry ticket office. Ferry tickets are only available at 3 of the many Big Bus Stations, which are unfortunately not close to the ferry. It took us an hour to get them. Tip: Pay attention to the opening times.
Decent
The passport is worth it, if one wants to see the most popular sights and thereby save entrance fees, eg ideal for families. However, this requires that you visit as many as possible of the attractions included in the pass: this is actually about ten sights. Because ATTENTION: The large museums generally require no entrance fee, this is the pass pointless. And again ATTENTION: The "cruise on the Thames" included in the pass is valid only in direct connection (within 24 hours!) With the also included "Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour": Without free bus tour no free boat trip.
The offers are good and definitely worth the price. Which is not very nice, that you have to be on site but still in the long (!) Queues, just to pick up his actual ticket. The hop-on-hop-off bus also gives these tickets only a few stops, so you have to cumbersome across the city to get the ticket before you can use the offer. That's awkward. Therefore two star deduction. But otherwise a very good thing.
Basically, the London Pass is quite good, includes the main attractions, many museums included. Hop on-hop off ticket is not available from any Big Bus employee. Biggest selling prank is the preferred inlet !!! With no visited attraction we had a preferred inlet !!! Thus, the waiting times were the same as for individual purchases and thus no advantage.
A time saving was not the turbo pass. We always had to queue, at the London Eye not even on the fast track. The solution with the vouchers is also a bit cumbersome in the age of electronic cards.
With Madame Tousauds we could not pass the queue, because the turbo pass was not accepted!
Oyster card good. Has brought us much. Tickets for attractions always had to be redeemed first. Has not affected in particular at Madame Tussauds at all waiting times. Did not do everything, what was possible .... Therefore prefer only Oyster and book one by one at the sights.
Ordering was quick and easy, but picking up passes at Waterloo Station was difficult. No one knew the pick-up counter, signs were missing as well. When we finally found the mini-office on the first floor, the staff were anything but in the picture. It took us until we finally got the passports in our hands. The time savings at the attractions was also limited.
Only worth it if all offered attractions are used. On the Internet, it looked as if the Starter Pass London Eye would also cover. This is not the case and we were disappointed and would not have booked the pass if that had opened up to us in advance. When buying a travel card, there are many attractions 2 for 1, for example, that would have been the cheaper option for us. Since it was not so full, I can not judge the benefit of the preferred intake - so no effect was noted.
The balance of the card was not returned! Likewise, the balance of public transport. At the counter, they did not want to know anything about a refund! Am disappointed!!!!!!! Yours sincerely, J. Galli