Decision
London Christmas Lights Tour Options Compared
Bus, black cab, walk or bike: what each costs for your party, how long it takes, which is warmest, and which still gets you under every display this year.
London Christmas Lights Guides
These are the long reads for the choices you make before you book. The lights are free, so the a festive lights tour of London differ in how you move round them, what you pay and when you go. Which way suits your party? What does an evening cost? Where do you start on your own, and what is open in Christmas week?
Start with the ways round the lights compared if you have not chosen yet, or with one evening, hour by hour if you have. The blog answers single questions in fewer words.
Itinerary
A Festive Evening in London, Hour by Hour
Where to be at dusk, where a bus, a walk or a cab evening begins, when to eat, the markets, a rainy version, and getting back to your hotel.
On your own
London Christmas Lights Self-Guided Walk
A route under the main displays on foot, leg by leg with times, from the traffic-free shopping street to the square, and when a guide is worth paying for.
Prices
London Christmas Lights Tour Prices
What a bus seat, a black cab and a walk cost, per person or per group, what is included, what is extra, tips, and when a cab beats the bus.
Seasonal
Christmas Week in London: 23 December to New Year
What stays lit and open from 23 December to New Year, Christmas Eve, 25 December, the days after, when the lights and the tree come down, and booking late.
Every display is on the lights street by street, every meeting point is on the map, and every fare is on London Christmas Lights Tours.