Inside the abbey with a guide
Westminster Abbey tickets on this site come inside a guided tour, not as bare entry. The cheapest is $39 for 3–4 hours: choose a guided tour of the abbey, or a city walk with solo entry for an organ recital or a service, with Big Ben and Buckingham Palace in the tour name; rated 4.8 on 4,000 reviews. At $81, a 5-hour walking tour enters the abbey with pre-booked tickets. A private 8.5-hour day at $1,056 lists the abbey among its sights. For visitors who want the abbey explained.
Quick answer
The short answer. For the lowest price and the most reviews, the $39 walk: 4,000 of the 5,295 reviews on these three. For pre-booked entry on a longer walk, the $81 tour. Both are rated 4.8.
Tour by tour
The figures and inclusions below come from the live listings.
Two options in one listing: a guided tour of Westminster Abbey, or a city tour with solo entry for an organ recital or a service. Big Ben and Buckingham Palace are in the tour name; rated 4.8 on 4,000 reviews.
Three landmarks on foot: Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, with abbey entry on pre-booked tickets; rated 4.8 on 1,288 reviews.
The listing says you will see Westminster Abbey, then the Changing of the Guard, then guided tours of St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London. Rated 4.9 on 7 reviews, too few to lean on.
One listing, two options
The $39 listing is two products in one. Option one is a guided tour of Westminster Abbey. Option two is a city tour, then solo entry to the abbey for an organ recital or a service. You pick the option on the live listing before paying.
If you want a guide with you in the abbey, take option one. If the organ is the reason, take option two. The listing names no dates or times for recitals or services, so check the calendar there.
Before you book
Not separately. The $81 tour enters with pre-booked tickets that come with the booking, and the $39 walk includes the guided abbey tour or the solo entry, whichever you choose. The private day lists the abbey as a sight; whether it goes inside is not stated.
Westminster Abbey tickets online, on this site, means booking one of these three on its live listing; each card below links straight to it. Looking for Westminster Abbey tickets today? Open dates are not shown on this page, so check the listing’s calendar.
Two sights, one day
No group listing here sells the two together. Booked separately, the Tower of London and Crown Jewels ticket at $50 and the $39 abbey walk come to $89. The Tower ticket is compared in the Tower of London guide.
The private day at $1,056 has guided tours of the Tower and St Paul’s and lists the abbey as a sight, rated 4.9 on 7 reviews.
Every trip, current fare
Price, listed length, what you get, cost per hour where the listing gives one length, and the rating with its review count.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London: Westminster Abbey, Big Ben & Buckingham Guided TourBig Ben and Buckingham | 3 - 4 h | $39 | Westminster Abbey guided tour option | — | 4.8 · 4,000 |
| London: Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey & Big Ben TourBuckingham Palace and Big Ben | 5 h | $81 | Westminster Abbey pre-booked entry | $16.20 | 4.8 · 1,288 |
| London In One Day Private tour with separate Tour GuideSt. Paul's and the Tower | 8.5 h | $1,056 | Westminster Abbey, Changing of the Guard | $124.24 | 4.9 · 7 |
Price
The Westminster Abbey tickets price here runs from $39 to $1,056. The $39 walk lists 3–4 hours, so $9.75 to $13.00 an hour. The $81 tour is $16.20 an hour for 5 hours with pre-booked entry.
Both group listings are rated 4.8: the cheaper one on 4,000 reviews, the longer one on 1,288. So the difference is length and the way you enter, not the score.
Which one if…
The three Westminster Abbey tickets, matched on the listing facts only: price, length, what is included.
The $39 walk, 4.8 on 4,000 reviews.
Option one of the same $39 listing: the guided abbey tour.
Option two: a city tour, then solo entry for an organ recital or a service.
The 5-hour walking tour at $81, with pre-booked entry.
The private day at $1,056, 4.9 on 7 reviews.
Worth it?
The cheapest walk leads on price and reviews.
On the numbers, the $39 walk is the clear buy: the lowest price, 4,000 reviews and a rating of 4.8. To book Westminster Abbey tickets with the most reviews behind them, that is the one.
The $81 tour costs about twice as much for a longer walk and pre-booked entry. The private day rests on 7 reviews; it makes sense only if a private guide for the Tower and St Paul’s is the point. Walks around the palace are in the Buckingham Palace guide.
Book direct
The two group walks first, then the private day.
★ 4.8 · 4,000 reviews
★ 4.8 · 1,288 reviews
★ 4.9 · 7 reviews
Common questions
$39 with the walk that lets you choose a guided abbey tour or solo entry for an organ recital or a service, $81 with the 5-hour tour that enters on pre-booked tickets, and $1,056 for the private day. That listing does not say whether the price is per person or per group.
Option one of the $39 listing: a guided tour of Westminster Abbey. The $81 listing says you learn the history of each place and enter with pre-booked tickets; it does not say whether the guide comes inside.
Yes, on option two of the $39 listing: a city tour, then solo entry for an organ recital or a service. The listing names no dates or times, so pick them on the live listing.
3–4 hours for the $39 walk, 5 hours for the $81 tour and 8.5 hours for the private day.
No. On this site the abbey comes only inside the three tours compared above, each with a guide. The cheapest is $39.
Both group listings name Big Ben and Buckingham Palace as landmarks on the walk. Neither says you go inside them; the abbey is the one place they name for entry.
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