Tower Bridge Tickets: Glass Floor Price, Hours and Lifts

Tower Bridge ticket prices

Tower Bridge is run by City Bridge Foundation, whose sole trustee is the City of London Corporation. Its entry page lists a single set of prices (checked 12 October 2026):

For two adults and two children aged 5–15, that is £54. A couple in their sixties pays £27. Teenagers aged 16 and 17 count as concessions, not children.

The concessions page adds three offers worth checking:

• National Rail Days Out: two-for-one on full-price adult tickets. Book the "National Rail Days Out – Two Visitors" ticket type, which covers two people, and bring a valid National Rail ticket for each person on the day, or you pay the difference.
• Student cards: accepted from any country for the concession rate.
• £1 Local Ticket: only for permanent residents of Southwark, Tower Hamlets and the City of London, with photo ID and proof of address. Visiting friends and family are not eligible.

Groups of 15 or more get a group discount and must book by email or phone.

What the ticket includes

According to the entry page and the explore inside page, the visit runs in one direction:

1. North Tower: the entrance and the story of the bridge's design and construction.
2. High-level walkways: views west to the Tower of London and St Paul's and east towards Canary Wharf, with glass floors 43.5 m above the Thames at high tide.
3. South Tower: what happened on the bridge after it opened in 1894.
4. The Blue Line: an outdoor route at street level to the Engine Rooms.
5. Engine Rooms: the steam and hydraulic machinery that lifted the bascules until 1976. Staff check your ticket and bag again here.

Audio tours, a cat trail for children and monthly family activities are included at no extra cost. Lifts serve the walkways and the Engine Rooms, and there are accessible toilets inside, but the official advice is to wear comfortable shoes because walking the towers gives the fuller experience.

Opening hours and booking

The plan your visit page gives these hours (checked 12 October 2026):

• Open daily, 09:30 to 18:00; last entry 17:00
• Closed 24, 25 and 26 December every year
• Opens at 10:00 on 1 January
• Relaxed Opening on the second Saturday of each month, 09:30 to 11:30 (last entry 11:10): a low-capacity session aimed at neurodivergent visitors

Booking online is recommended to get the time you want, and tickets go on sale up to 8 weeks in advance. A booked ticket is not a fast track, though. Everyone queues outside on the bridge, has an e-ticket check and goes through security, so allow extra time and check the weather.

Checking bridge lift times

Tower Bridge still opens for tall vessels, around 500 times a year. The Bridge Lifts page lists every scheduled lift with the date, time, vessel name and direction. On 12 October 2026 it showed lifts on only a few days in the following weeks, for example:

Most days have no lift at all, so do not plan a visit around seeing one without checking that page first. It also warns that extra lifts may be added at short notice for planned maintenance. If a lift is happening as you arrive, the entry page says staff will try to fit you in after a delay if capacity allows.

Bags, security and food

Tower Bridge searches every bag, pram, pushchair and wheelchair. The plan your visit page sets these limits:

• Shoulder bags and backpacks up to 45 × 35 × 20 cm are allowed.
• Suitcases, wheeled bags and oversized items are not.
• Glass items such as bottles are not allowed near the glass floors.

There is no café or water dispenser on site. You can eat inside, but avoid nuts and alcohol. Potters Fields Park on the south bank is the nearest open space for a picnic.

Fitting it into a day

Tower Bridge is next to the Tower of London, so a common plan is the Tower in the morning and the bridge afterwards, using the bridge's 17:00 last entry; check the Tower's own last entry in that guide. For a second high view the same day, the St Paul's Cathedral ticket includes the dome galleries.