★★★★★
Alan was flexible from the start and built the evening around what we actually wanted to see. Harrods lit up at night was the moment that stayed with us. He took the photographs for us at each stop.
Deborah B. · couple · August 2026
London Night Tour by Private Black Cab, with Hotel Pickup
Private groupHotel pickupGuide included
From $547 per group (up to 6)
Length4 hours
Departs fromYour central London hotel or address
Group sizeUp to 6
LanguageEnglish
CancellationFree up to 24 hours before
Wheelchair accessibleYes
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before it starts.
Your four hours in a black cab
A licensed London taxi, a driver who has passed the Knowledge, and four hours in which the route belongs to you. This is the highest-rated night tour on this market with a review count worth quoting, and what the reviews describe is not sightseeing so much as being shown around by somebody who knows the city.
Your driver collects you from any central London hotel or address and texts when he arrives. Nine landmarks follow, roughly ten minutes each, from Trafalgar Square through Westminster and the river to the Tower, St Paul's and Battersea Power Station.
The fare covers the cab rather than the seat, which changes the arithmetic entirely. Six people pay what two people pay, and the drop-off is wherever suits you at the end of the evening.
Five stops that make the evening
Collection from your own door
Any central London hotel or address, with a text when he arrives.
The Houses of Parliament
The full river frontage in gold, with time to get out.
Tower Bridge and the Tower
Both lit, from the road and from the south bank.
St Paul's Cathedral
The dome floodlit above an empty City street.
Battersea Power Station
The four chimneys lit, and the one stop nobody expects.
The route your driver takes
- Pickup from your central London hotel
- Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace
- Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament
- The London Eye and Tower Bridge
- The Tower of London and St Paul's
- Battersea Power Station, then drop-off
Who this suits, and who should book something else
Four to six people, one free evening, and a preference for deciding things as you go. Divided between four the fare is closer to a bus seat than it looks, and what you get for it is a route that changes when you ask, a guide talking only to you, and a door-to-door evening in a city where nothing is walkable at eleven at night. It also suits anyone with mobility concerns: the vehicle is wheelchair accessible and infant seats are available. For a longer look at the format, guided London night tour sets it against the rest.
Two travellers should think again. Booked for a couple, this is an expensive evening per head, and the open-top bus covers most of the same landmarks for a fraction of it. And if what you actually want is a story rather than a skyline, the Ripper walk does something this cannot.
What the fare covers
Included
- Pickup from your London hotel or any central London address
- A text message when your driver-guide arrives
- Drop-off wherever suits you
Not included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Pickup from your own front door
There is no meeting point to find. Your driver collects you from your London hotel or any other central London address that suits you, and the operator sends a text message to the mobile number you provide when he arrives, along with his name and his own number.
The tour finishes wherever you would like it to. That is worth more than it sounds on a wet January evening, and it is the single thing this format does that no other on this market does at all.
Know before you go
A maximum of six people per booking. That is the cab's licensed capacity. Larger parties book two cabs running the same route.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant seats are available, which almost nothing else on this market offers.
Gratuities are not in the fare. Ten per cent is normal in London if the evening was good. Your driver and your guide are the same person.
Food and drink are excluded unless specified. Eat before you go, or ask the driver — one reviewer describes being taken to his favourite fish and chip shop.
The route is yours to change. Say so at the start rather than at the end. Travellers describe the evening being rebuilt around what they wanted to see.
Four hours is a real commitment. If you have less time, the same operator's shorter routes cover the river alone in two.
What passengers said afterwards
★★★★★
Four hours with Yiannis and we were shown corners of the city we would never have found. It rained, as it does, and it made no difference at all to the evening. Far more than simply being driven around.
Stacey L. · couple · October 2025
★★★★★
The stops are the ones you expect, Big Ben and Tower Bridge, but also places we had walked straight past in daylight. A good way to see the highlights lit up. Worth putting on the list for a next trip.
Robert B. · first-timer · March 2026
Frequently asked questions
Is the price per person or per cab?
Per cab, for up to six people. That is what makes this format work for a group and expensive for a couple — the number on the page does not change with how many of you get in.
Can we change the route?
Yes, and it is most of what you are paying for. Your driver has passed the Knowledge, so a change of plan halfway through costs nothing and needs no map.
Where does it pick me up?
Any central London hotel or address you give when booking. The operator texts you when the driver arrives, with his name and number, and drops you wherever you like at the end.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The vehicle, the surfaces and the transport are all wheelchair accessible, and infant seats are available. Very little else on this market offers all three.
What if there are only two of us?
It still runs, but the arithmetic is harsh. The open-top bus covers most of the same landmarks for about forty dollars a head.
Does admission to anything come with it?
No. This is a tour of the floodlit outside of London, and the buildings on the route are closed by the time it runs. That is true of every night tour in this city.
Other ways to spend the evening
If a black cab is more than you need, an open-top bus covers the headline landmarks for a seat price, and the Jack the Ripper walks are the cheapest evening on this market.
London Jack the Ripper Guided Tour with Ripper-Vision. London by Night Sightseeing Open Top Bus Tour with Live Guide. Or see All London Night Tours for every departure with live prices.
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