Tower Bridge glass floor from EUR 21.04: a family of two adults and two children pays EUR 56.81, EUR 6.31 less than four single tickets

On a weekend in London with children, Tower Bridge is almost always on the list, and the question is whether to photograph it from below or buy a ticket to go inside. This Tiqets ticket takes you in: through the North Tower, up the stairs or by lift to the high-level walkways between the towers, across the glass floor looking down, and on to the Victorian Engine Rooms on the south side. It is rated 4.7 from 844 reviews on Tiqets, and across the 31 days from 15 September we checked, the adult ticket had the same price every day.

Tower Bridge was designed by architect Horace Jones and civil engineer John Wolfe Barry, begun in 1886 and opened in 1894. The walkways between the towers were meant for pedestrians to cross while the bridge was raised, but people preferred to wait at street level rather than climb the stairs, so they closed in 1910 and reopened only in 1982 as part of the visitor attraction. They sit 33.5 m above the road and 43.5 m above the Thames at high tide, 70 m long, and now have glass floors with the traffic moving right below your feet; anyone nervous of heights can walk on the ordinary floor beside the glass. The bridge lifts around 800 times a year, and the official site publishes each lift's time and vessel in advance.

A family should do two sums before booking. The first is the family ticket: family ticket saving = (adults x EUR 21.04 + children x EUR 10.52) - family ticket price; two adults and two children save 63.12 - 56.81 = EUR 6.31, and two adults and one child 52.60 - 47.34 = EUR 5.26. The second comes before any ticket: UK entry depends on the nationality of your passport, not where you live. The People's Republic of China is on the UK visa national list, so someone with a Chinese passport (other than a Hong Kong or Macao SAR passport) needs a GBP 135 Standard Visitor visa even when living in the Netherlands, while an EU passport holder needs a GBP 20 electronic travel authorisation (ETA), one per person including babies and children. At the ECB rate of 14 September 2026, EUR 1 = GBP 0.85598, a family of four on EU passports pays GBP 80, about EUR 93.46, and on Chinese passports GBP 540, about EUR 630.86.

• Tiqets time slots: every 20 minutes from 09:30 to 15:50 with a smartphone ticket; this ticket cannot be refunded or rescheduled once booked. (source 1)
• Catching a bridge lift: the official timetable lists, for example, the sailing barge Gladys heading upriver at 15:00 on 19 September and the paddle steamer Dixie Queen upriver at 19:15 on 22 September; the site warns extra lifts may be added at short notice for maintenance, so check again before you go. (source 3)
• Getting in: the ticket office and entrance are on the west side of the North Tower, everyone queues outside and goes through a bag search, each tower has a lift up to the walkways, and Tower Hill Underground station (District and Circle lines) is a seven-minute walk with step-free access. (source 2)

Where

Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP

When

Daily 09:30-18:00・last entry 17:00

Price

Adults EUR 21.04・ages 5-15 EUR 10.52・students and 60+ EUR 15.78 (Tiqets, checked 15 September 2026)

Ages

Under 5 free

Note

Last entry 15:10 on 17 September・queue is outdoors・Chinese passports need a UK visitor visa, EU passports an ETA

Hokimi field note: get the visa or ETA approved first and only then book the Tiqets slot, because the ticket cannot be refunded or moved; on the walkway, let children start on the ordinary floor beside the glass and step onto the glass once they are used to the height. The Tiqets link on this page is an affiliate link: Hokimi may earn a commission if you book through it, at no extra cost to you.