A single trip costs £4.30 (£3.20 discount) for an adult, £2.20 (£1.60 discount) for a child aged 5-15 years, children under 5 go free. A return trip costs £8.60 (£6.40 discount) for an adult, £4.40 (£3.20 discount) for a child aged 5-15 years .
The service comprises a 0.62-mile (1.00 km) gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Dock, to the west of ExCeL London.
How long is O2 cable car?
At just under 300ft, the cable car is the highest observation point over the Thames, spanning just over 1km across the river. The cable car is a must do leisure attraction for Londoners and visitors and is one of the capital’s most popular observation attractions.
Choose from one of several ways to pay for your journey on London’s cable car. You can pay using: Online. Contactless (card or device)
Prices for online and pay as you go.
Rate
One way
Round trip
Adult
£5
£10
Child (aged 5-15)
£2.50
£5
Child under 5 (with fare paying adult)
Free
Free
How much is the cable car to the O2? – Related Questions
How much is a cable car ticket?
Ticket prices
Ticket Type
Time
Return
Morning: Adults
8am – 1pm
R390
Morning: Kids (4 – 17 years)
8am – 1pm
R190
Afternoon: Adults
1pm – until close
R320
Afternoon: Kids (4 – 17 years)
1pm – until close
R160
How long is cable car ride London?
Single journeys take approximately 10 minutes, but vary according to passenger flow and weather conditions.
Are cable cars free in London?
Pay-as-you-go and online adult one-way fares cost from £5 and child fares from £2.50. Round trip pay-as-you-go and online fares cost £10 for adults and £5 for children.
Can you just turn up to Emirates cable car?
You can get on and off the Emirates cable car in the same way you do any other public transport in London – just tap your bank card or Oyster card. You can also just turn up and buy tickets at the terminals via the ticket office if you don’t have a suitable card to tap in and out.
What time do the Emirates cable cars close?
We’re open Monday to Friday: 08:00-20:00. We’re closed on weekends and bank holidays.
Cable cars are one of the safest modes of transport in existence. According to a survey, there are 0.35 incidents per billion kilometres. In itself, this figure is already not high, but if you consider only gondola railways used exclusively in cities, then the figure is significantly lower.
How do cable cars not fall?
At the top and bottom of the lift, the cable spins around large discs called bull wheels. One of those wheels is powered, and it pulls the cable along as it turns. The other wheel is known as the return, and it sends the car back the other way.
Do gondolas ever fall?
A ski lift accident that sent a gondola falling to the ground at Sunday River Resort in western Maine could have been far more serious. There was only one occupant in the gondola, which has a capacity of eight riders, and it fell only 10 feet (3 meters), the resort said.
Does the cable move on a cable car?
The cables move at a constant 9.5 miles per hour. If a cable car is going faster than that, it’s a sure thing that the car is going downhill and the grip is not holding the rope tightly.
Can cable cars turn corners?
Despite the common misconception that cable systems can only travel in straight lines, many CPT systems can in fact turn corners.
How fast do cable cars go?
They typically reach speeds of between 10-20km/h (6.2 to 12.4mph) and can carry up to 2,000 people per hour in each direction. Depending on the city and the neighbourhoods served, a single cable car line can carry upwards of 20,000 passengers daily.
What is the difference between a cable car and a gondola?
A gondola lift has cabins suspended from a continuously circulating cable whereas aerial trams simply shuttle back and forth on cables. In Japan, the two are considered as the same category of vehicle and called ropeway, while the term cable car refers to both grounded cable cars and funiculars.
Is trolley and cable car the same?
Cable cars are often misidentified as ‘trolleys’, but that term refers specifically to the trolley pole used by streetcars to get power from an overhead wire (hence streetcars are often called trolleys, correctly). Cable cars use no overhead wire, and have no trolley poles.