Transport for LondonEmirates Air Line
Oyster:
- Oyster pay as you go fares are cheaper than cash fares
Travelcards:
- Get discounted fares by showing your Travelcard at the
Emirates Air Line ticket offices
Multi-journey Boarding Pass:
- Customers making regular journeys can save more with
Oyster pay as you go or a Multi-journey Boarding Pass
Emirates Air Line fares
You can use cash to buy Emirates Air Line Boarding Passes or Oyster pay as you go to travel on the Emirates Air Line. You can buy Emirates Air Line Boarding Passes from ticket offices and ticket machines at the Emirates Greenwich Peninsula and Emirates Royal Docks terminals.
On this page:
Boarding Pass fares
Oyster pay as you go fares
Multi-journey Boarding Pass
Private cabin hire
Child rates
Emirates Air Line discounted fares
5+ Reward
Boarding Pass fares
| Cash fares | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boarding pass rate | Single | Return |
| Adult | £4.30 | £8.60 |
| Child | £2.20 | £4.40 |
| Discounted fares | ||
| Adult | £3.20 | £6.40 |
| Child | £1.60 | £3.20 |
Discounted fares are available when you show your Travelcard or Freedom Pass. Find out more about discounted fares
Oyster pay as you go fares
It's quicker and easier to use Oyster pay as you go to travel on the Emirates Air Line.
| Pay as you go rate | Single |
|---|---|
| Adult | £3.20 |
| Child | £1.60 |
Travel 5 times or more in a week?
If you travel 5 times or more in a week using Oyster pay as you go, you can get the 5+ Reward which is 50 per cent off the total price paid. Find out more about the 5+ Reward
Multi-journey Boarding Pass
A Multi-journey Boarding Pass can be used for 10 single journeys and is valid for up to 12 months.
| Multi-journey Boarding Pass | £16.00 |
Find out more about the Multi-journey Boarding Pass
Private cabin hire
A private cabin can be hired (subject to availability) for a '360°' round trip that can accommodate up to 10 passengers.
| Private cabin hire | £86.00 |
Child rates
Children aged 5 - 15 can get child rate Boarding Passes for travel on the Emirates Air Line. Children under 5 travel free when accompanied by a fare paying adult.
5-10 and 11-15 Oyster photocard customers can use Oyster pay as you go to travel on the Emirates Air Line, which is cheaper than cash.
Pay as you go fares on the Emirates Air Line do not count towards a daily price cap.
Children who have a valid paper Travelcard can pay the discounted cash fare by showing it at the Emirates Air Line ticket office.
Emirates Air Line discounted fares
Oyster
It's quicker and easier to use Oyster pay as you go to travel on the Emirates Air Line. Pay as you go fares are 25 per cent cheaper than paying cash. To get the pay as you go fare, you must have a valid Oyster card with pay as you go credit on it. Touch your Oyster card on the yellow card reader at the Emirates Air Line gate at the start of your journey and touch out at the end. Pay as you go fares do not count towards a daily price cap.
If you hold one of the following, you can use Oyster to pay as you go at the adult rate:
- Veterans Oyster photocard
- 16+ Oyster photocard
- 18+ Student Oyster photocard
- Bus and Tram Discount card
- JobCentre Plus Discount card
If you have a Freedom Pass, you can pay the discounted adult cash fare.
Travelcards
Pay the discounted Emirates Airline fares if you have a Travelcard, whether it's a paper one or on your Oyster card.
360° tour
You will have the option of taking a non-stop return trip on the Emirates Air Line; just ask for a 360° tour Boarding Pass at an Emirates Air Line ticket office. 360° tour Boarding Pass fares are the same as return fares.
Oyster card holders who want to travel on the Emirates Air Line as part of a 360° tour will need to buy a Boarding Pass - available at the discounted rate when you show your Oyster card.
Multi-journey Boarding Pass
You can buy a Multi-journey Boarding Pass from Emirates Air Line ticket offices. The Multi-journey Boarding Pass can be used for 10 single journeys and is valid for up to 12 months. The Multi-journey Boarding Pass works out at over 60 per cent cheaper per journey compared to the price of a single Emirates Air Line Boarding Pass.
Multi-journey Boarding Passes are not transferable.
5+ Reward
If you use Oyster to pay as you go for 5 or more Emirates Air Line journeys in a calendar week (Sunday to Saturday), you'll get the 5+ Reward. The 5+ Reward is 50 per cent off the total price paid for 5 journeys or more during a week.
How do I get the 5+ Reward?
If you make 5 journeys or more in a calendar week, you'll pay the full pay as you go fare for all the journeys you made. However, when you travel the following week, 50 per cent of the total cost of your previous week's journeys will be credited back to your Oyster card.
At the end of each week, we will work out how much to reward you and automatically send this to the Emirates Air Line gates ready for you to collect from the following week.
The 5+ Reward will be loaded on to your Oyster card as pay as you go credit when you touch your Oyster card on a yellow card reader at the Emirates Air Line gates. The 5+ Reward can only be collected as part of an Emirates Air Line journey.
Your 5+ Reward will be available to collect from the next calendar week for up to 6 weeks; after this, it will expire.
5+ Reward tables
See how much you could be rewarded based on the number of pay as you go Emirates Air Line journeys made in a week
Adult
| Journeys made in a week (Sun-Sat) |
Total pay as you go cost | 5+ Reward available the following week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | £3.20 to £12.80 | £0 |
| 5 | £16.00 | £8.00 |
| 7 | £22.40 | £11.20 |
| 9 | £28.80 | £14.40 |
| 11 | £35.20 | £17.60 |
Child (5-10/11-15 Oyster photocard holders)
| Journeys made in a week (Sun-Sat) |
Total pay as you go cost | 5+ Reward available the following week |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | £1.60 to £6.40 | £0 |
| 5 | £8.00 | £4.00 |
| 7 | £11.20 | £5.60 |
| 9 | £14.40 | £7.20 |
| 11 | £17.60 | £8.80 |
