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This December, join us at London Transport Museum for our much-loved Lights & Sights tours. You’ll journey through the West End’s dazzling festive light displays and illuminated landmarks on a classic vintage heritage bus.  

Starting at the Museum in the heart of Covent Garden, you’ll be greeted by a friendly ‘clippie’ wearing a traditional conductor’s uniform. Our bus will take you through the glittering streets of the West End, passing by Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, the Strand and more.  

While you wait for your journey to begin, come and design your very own Oyster card holder while the kids enjoy some festive colouring sheets. Don’t forget to pick up your souvenir leaflet!

Our Lights & Sights tours are a unique way for all the family to discover the twinkling lights, merriment and cheer of the capital at Christmas.

Key information

Duration: Approx 60 minutes
Times: Tours depart at 16:00, 17:30, 19:00 and 20:30
 

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One of the city’s most beloved festive experiences

- City Matters

Gallery

A hisotric red bus travelling through London streets at night surrounded by crowds of people, with Christmas lights shaped like an angel hanging above
Historic red bus travelling through Covent Garden at night with display reading L T Museum Christmas Lights Tour - Merry Christmas
Historic red bus travelling through London's West End at night, with passengers on board looking out and taking photos

These photos of Lights and Sights tours are from Christmas 2022. The historic buses that will be used for Lights and Sights this year won’t be the same as the one shown above.

Tickets

Ticket typeAdultChildConcession*Carer

Premium ticket

Front of the bus - upper deck only 

£25£17£22Free
Upper deck£20£12£17Free
Lower deck£20£12£17Free

Restricted view / no front view

Lower deck only

£18£10£15Free

*Concession rates apply to:

  • Senior citizens (60+)
  • Students (with valid student ID card)
  • Visitors with disabilities (also entitled to a free carer/companion ticket)

Carer/Companion for visitors with disabilities are free. Please contact us to book your free carer/companion ticket.

Children under 5 go free, but must sit on an adult’s lap.

Diagram depicting upper and lower deck of a bus with seats marked out with different coloured dots

Tour information

  • Ticket information

    The tickets you have purchased are valid only for the time selected at purchase. Please note that a tickets to a Lights and Sights tour does not include entry to London Transport Museum galleries.

  • Security checks

    Identification is required for all pre-booked tickets: please have a form of I.D. (passport, driver’s license, credit card etc) to hand and ready to present if asked. If you are a Friend of London Transport Museum, please bring your membership card.

  • Registration

    Please arrive 30 minutes before the event start time to allow for registration and seating. The tour starts at London Transport Museum in Covent Garden Piazza, in the Cubic Theatre. Show your ticket to a member of staff on arrival to ensure you are shown to the correct location.

  • Seating

    Your tickets entitle you to sit in a specific section of the bus. Once aboard the bus, a member of staff will help you find the section of the bus that you’ll be sitting in.

  • Toilets

    There are toilets available at the Museum, but none on the bus.

  • Access

    Due to the nature of older vehicles, regretfully there is no step free access or space to safely accommodate wheelchairs on the bus. Wheelchairs can be stored in the Museum’s Buggy Park during the tour. Please note that there will be a short walk (approximately 5 minutes) from the Museum to the bus. 

    Registration in the Cubic Foyer is accessible by lift. Accessible bathroom facilities will be available during registration and after the tour in the Cubic Foyer.

  • Buggies

    Unfortunately, buggies are not permitted on the bus, as there is no space to store them safely. Guests will be asked to leave their buggies in our Museum Buggy Park, where they can be collected at the end of the tour. 

  • Food and drink

    Food and drink cannot be consumed on these buses, apart from bottled water. We encourage you to bring your own reusable bottle. Please take any litter with you.

  • Dogs

    Dogs are not permitted on the bus, unless they are assistance dogs.

  • Tour end time

    The length of the tour is approximately 1 hour; the exact end time will vary depending on traffic conditions and road closures. 

  • Tour route

    Please note that the bus route is subject to change on the day, depending on traffic and road closures.

More family Christmas activities

Christmas at the Museum

Date(s)
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All aboard for festive fun! Join us for special family activities, winter crafts, a gallery trail and the chance to climb on board Santa's sleigh in our twinkling winter garden. 


An adult and a child in the interactive Santa sleigh

Location

London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
London
WC2E 7BB
United Kingdom

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