London eye in November, advice please

termie

Hi
I am going to London in the middle of November, and my DH has said he wants to go on the london eye. I've had a look at the website for prices etc, but am not sure of the best option. Is it worth paying extra for a fast track ticket in November? or will i be wasting my money if there are only short queues?

Also if i'm buying the fast track am i as well to go for the champagne as it's a similar price.

I've had a look at the 2 for 1 offer which is buying on the day and after i buy 2 train tickets i don't think it will be cheaper then buying a standard online (only £10 each).

Thanks for any advice. :think:

alanrowell

If you buy London Travelcards at a train station booking office then you can use them for the 2-4-1 offers on daysoutguide.com, there's no need to buy train tickets specially for it.

As for the Eye - if you pre-book then you are stuck with whatever the weather is on the day of your ride.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

For the 2for1 offer, you only need to buy 1 ticket and that can be for just 1 stop.

Just to quote from the DaysOutGuide site -

London Underground issued tickets (including Travelcards issued by London Underground ticket offices and agents) are NOT valid and will not be accepted at any attraction.

susancs

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

For the 2for1 offer, you only need to buy 1 ticket and that can be for just 1 stop.

Just to quote from the DaysOutGuide site -

You need 2 tickets for the 2 for 1 offers, which can be London daily travelcards with the crows foot BR logo on it. If a TC is purchased from a London train station then it will have both the BR logo and the London Transport Log on it so is valid for the offer. As above poster states a Travelcard purchased from a tube station is not valid as it will only have the LT logo on it. Euston, Paddington, Victoria, Marylebone to name but a few are both tube and train stations just buy the TC from the train station ticket office.

Copied and pasted from 2 for 1 site
"Whilst you will only have one London Attractions voucher between 2 people, both people need to hold valid train tickets for the day of their visit"
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq.aspx#5

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

susancs wrote: »

Copied and pasted from 2 for 1 site
"Whilst you will only have one London Attractions voucher between 2 people, both people need to hold valid train tickets for the day of their visit"
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq.aspx#5

Ah OK, I was only ever asked to show mine. Guess I was lucky then.

susancs

Phantom_Flan_Flinger wrote: »

Ah OK, I was only ever asked to show mine. Guess I was lucky then.

Sometimes I don't think they even ask to see tickets, but just to be on the safe side...........

hethmar

We had the VIP tickets in March - bought as a pressie by one of the kids. TBH, the only advantage was you queued in the freezing cold wind for a lot less time that the hoi polloi who were herded into a corral and had to wait until us elite had got on. But there was still at least 20 minutes wait for our queue and though it was sunny my goodness I was frozen. So if you go for the longer queue make sure you are well wrapped up with scarf, hat and gloves in November Enjoy

dazzer68

if you collect them use tesco clubcard vouchers to pay for them.works out much better deal and you dont have to queue as you already have tickets

susancs

In the end of the ticket office building there is a screening room where you are given glasses to see a short 4d film on the Eye. I don't think this is well advertised as always pretty empty whenever we have gone, but quite fun to do.

termie

Hi
Thanks for all the help i will look at the 2 for 1 vouchers and check what the weather will be like nearer the time i think.

Does anyone know if i can use the 2 for 1 vouchers for the fast track? maybe best of both worlds :j

I will make sure we wrap up warm although come from the north so i'm guessing london is warmer :rotfl: