Traveller Information

London River Services Limited is a division of Transport for London, which manages passenger transport—leisure-oriented tourist services and commuter services—on the River Thames in London. It does not own or operate any boats itself, but licenses the services of operators.

River bus stops

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers operate the river bus routes. Popular stops along the Thames include:

Millbank Pier for Tate Britain
Westminster Pier for the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey
London Eye Pier for the SEA LIFE London aquarium, The London Dungeon, and the London Eye
Bankside Pier for Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
London Bridge City Pier for HMS Belfast, Borough Market and The Shard
Tower Millennium Pier for Tower of London and Tower Bridge
North Greenwich Pier for The O2 and the Emirates Air Line
Greenwich Pier for Greenwich

Thames River Transport Tickets

You can buy a ticket from a ticket office seller or machine on the pier before boarding the boat. Travelcard holders can get a one third discount on most riverboat routes.Tickets are also available online on the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers website.

Pay-as-you-go Oyster cards are accepted on Uber Boat by Thames Clippers and give you a discount on most single journeys. You can also buy tickets using the Uber app, or pay for your journey with pay-as-you-go Visitor Oyster card credit. Simply tap your card on the yellow disc on the pier before you board and again when you get off.

Contactless payment cards are also accepted: customers are charged the same pay-as-you-go fare as using an Oyster card. Please note, pay-as-you-go capping does not apply when using Oyster or Visitor Oyster card to pay for river travel.