Fast track skip the line admission tickets

The world's tallest observation wheel, The Lastminute.com London Eye is an unforgettable experience that lets you see iconic London landmark and spectacular views of the capital of England from high above the River Thames. The famous landmarks to be seen include Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, St Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.

Fast track tickets - reduce queuing time to 20 minutes

London Eye is one of those London attractions that traditionally has always had long waiting times. It is worth pointing out that both standard tickets and fast track tickets work on a time slot basis - every fifteen minutes. The only difference is that with fast track tickets you get access to a dedicated entrance to reduce your waiting time. London Eye themselves reckon that fast track ticket holders normally get in in about 20 minutes - expect 45 minutes or longer for standard ticket holders.

One rotation of the London Eye will take around 30 minutes.

For VIP Experiences (such as Champagne Experience, or Cupid’s Pod) you need to arrive at least 45 minutes before your experience. 

Although there is still a 'gate price', in reality this is redundant as you are strongly advised to pre-book tickets (at a 'reduced rate') in advance to avoid disappointment on the day. As London Eye gets busy at the best of times you may or may not get lucky buying tickets on the day at the gate.

Fast track tickets, like standard tickets, are also offered at a lower rate than if you were to try to purchase them on the gate on the day.

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Madame Tussauds is one of those London attractions where in the past queuing has become legendary (think over two hours at peak times).

For this reason fast track has served a necessary purpose, giving people the chance to reduce their queuing time significantly - albeit at a price - around £10 more per ticket.

Despite standard entry now being entirely based on timeslots, Merlin (who own Madame Tussauds) are still offering fast track tickets. Remember, currently Madame Tussauds are offering reduced capacity entrances, so in theory you should not be in as long a queue as you traditionally would, even at peak times.

Whether to pay the extra for fast track tickets then is really a matter of preference: they will still save you some queuing time as they operate from a separate dedicated entrance.

You can review all your tickets options, including fast track tickets from the official Madame Tussauds website (below).

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St Paul's Cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London, with its dome, dominating the skyline for 300 years. At 365ft (111m) high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, and its dome is also among the highest in the world.

St Paul's is open for sightseeing from Monday to Saturday. Currently the Whispering Gallery remains closed to the public until further notice, whilst the Golden Gallery is subject to availability due to continued distancing measures and there may be time restrictions in place.

You now need to book tickets in advance to gain entry to St. Paul's Cathedral; you select both your visit date and preferred timeslot.

Booking on the official website only allows for bookings up to one month in advance; if you wish to guarantee tickets for further ahead there are some third-party websites (see below) who have a reserve of tickets for up to three months in advance, for which you pay the same ticket price.

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Windsor Castle is always a busy place and at peak times in summer queues are known to be up to an hour. In the past when you could still buy walk-up tickets, prebooking for a set date was always a good idea if you wanted to avoid queuing during peak periods.

Today it is required that you prebook your tickets for Windsor Castle. This gives you a guaranteed entry slot, which helps to manage visitor numbers inside the Castle.

The busiest times for entry to Windsor Castle have always been mid morning, although now with number control this is more regulated.

The link below will take you to Visit Britain, where you can purchase official Windsor Castle tickets for the same price as from the official RCT website, with timeslots running every half an hour.

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The London Pass can save you £££'s on walk-up entry prices for over 80 of London's top attractions.

Included in the pass are:

Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Madam Tussauds, London Bridge Experience, Chessington World of Adventures, London Zoo, St. Paul's Cathedral, View from the Shard, and many, many more.

Go City London Explorer Pass - this pass is similar to the London Pass only instead of allowing entry for a set number of days, it gives entry for up to 60 days, and you purchase by the number of attractions you wish to visit.

To purchase either of these passes follow the banner links below.