Getting Madame Tussauds London tickets is incredibly easy. This is a place children really love, so if you are visiting London with your family you really need to plan a visit.
Madame Tussauds is one of my favorite museums in London. I first visited when I was 14 years old – back then, I was in England on a study abroad program to learn English. I walked through the rooms full of celebrities (well, wax statues of celebrities) and I absolutely loved it. +
Since then, I have visited Madame Tussauds London many many times, and saw it changing throughout the years, with new exhibits, new statues of celebrities making an appearance, others going – it’s an ever changing museum.
I remember that once I wanted to visit but the line to get Madame Tussauds London tickets was so long that since I only had 2 days in London, I simply gave up and walked away.
Thankfully, you can now get your tickets to Madame Tussauds in advance – in fact, all visitors are required to book a time-slot for their visit.
Going to London soon? Madame Tussauds gets the longest lines. Here are the best options to get tickets in advance:
As you can see, there are various options to get Madame Tussauds London tickets. Continue reading as I highlight the best ways of getting tickets to Madame Tussauds London, so you can decide which one is the most suitable to your needs.
I will also give you plenty of tips to plan your visit.
How To Get Madame Tussauds London Tickets
Buy your Madame Tussauds London tickets on the official website
This is Madame Tussauds London tickets official website. This is the best place to buy Madame Tussauds Museum tickets.
Figuring out how much tickets cost isn’t so easy – for example there is a surcharge for tickets bought on the same day, and the final price often depends on tickets availability. The official website actually states:
The price of tickets may vary from time to time and the prices advertised are not guaranteed.
Madame Tussauds London
I have it broken down for you (prices are in GBP).
STANDARD TICKETS FOR MADAME TUSSAUDS
These are the cheapest Madame Tussauds tickets. They are available 30 days (or more) before your intended day of visit. In other words, to score the cheapest Madame Tussaud tickets, you have to buy standard tickets today for a visit in more than 30 days.
This is the most budget friendly option.
ADULTS – £37 or £33, depending on availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £33 or £29, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £45
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £42.50
In other words, if you buy standard Madame Tussauds tickets today to visit today, you will pay £45, if you want to visit tomorrow, in a week, or in less than a month you will pay £37.
MADAME TUSSAUDS FAST TRACK TICKETS
You may be asking yourself: Is the Madame Tussauds fast track worth it? Well, it is if you want to skip all lines. Here are the prices:
ADULTS – £48 or £54, depending on availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £44 or £50, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £62
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £59.50
ULTIMATE VIP TICKETS
The Ultimate VIP ticket option includes a fast track admission, a guidebook and a digital photo. Here is a breakdown of the prices:
ADULTS – £53 or £62, depending availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £47 or £58, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £70
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £67.50
POSE & POST TICKETS
The Pose & Post ticket option includes standard admission and a red-carpet style photo sent to your phone. Here is a breakdown of the prices:
ADULTS – £43 or £49, depending availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £39 or £45, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £57
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £54.50
To get your tickets, you will have to first select your date, then the kind of ticket you want and how many. You will then will be sent to another page to pick a time slot, after which another page will prompt you to buy several add-ons such as pop-corn or souvenirs.
Once you finally go to check out, you will be able to pay either via PayPal or credit or debit card. You will receive your tickets via email and will have to either print them at home, or download the PDF on your smartphone to show on the day of your visit.
Tickets bought on the official site aren’t refundable and can’t be transferred.
Buy your Madame Tussauds London fast track tickets on third-party booking sites
You will find a multitude of third-party booking sites that sell Madame Tussauds London fast track tickets. My favorite ones are GetYourGuide and Tiqets.
Most people think that getting tickets on third-party sites means having to pay more, but this isn’t necessarily the case. In fact, GetYourGuide sells tickets for exactly the same price as the official site.
But there are some advantages into using a third-party booking site.
Firstly, the process of getting tickets on third-party booking sites is smoother. There are no popups prompting you to add other items to your purchase, etc. You just select the product you want from the list, read the conditions and the inclusions, select a time for your visit and pay.
You will get your tickets via email and you can even download an app (GetYourGuide has a great one) to keep your vouchers all in the same place and that can also be used offline. You even get a reminder about your activity a day before!
GetYourGuide and Tiqets have an excellent customer service that is available in a variety of languages, via phone, email and even via WhatsApp.
However, the most important reason of getting Madame Tussauds London tickets via third-party booking sites is that you can cancel up to 24 hours before the activity and still get a full refund.
You can get your Madame Tussauds Tickets on GetYourGuide.
Alternatively, you can get your Madame Tussauds ticket on Tiqets.
Buy combined London Eye and Madame Tussauds fast track tickets
Another excellent option is to get London Eye and Madame Tussauds fast track tickets. This is an excellent idea if you are planning on visiting the London Eye, which I truly recommend if you like the idea of getting magnificent views of London.
London Eye and Madame Tussauds combo tickets have different prices depending on how far in advance you book.
If you already know you want to visit both attractions and want to score cheap tickets to London Eye and Madame Tussauds, my advice is to book as much in advance as possible.
Getting London Eye and Madame Tussauds tickets will allow you to save up to 45% of the total price you’d normally pay to visit both attractions (and up to £34 GBP, which you can easily use to visit another place!).
You can get your tickets for London Eye and Madame Tussauds on the official website of Madame Tussauds. No refunds or cancellations allowed, but you an reschedule for free if your plans change.
Get a Madame Tussauds, London Eye and London Dungeon package
There’s also the options of getting London Dungeon and Madame Tussauds tickets, which is particularly good if you want to learn about the history of London in a unique, fun (and at times a bit scary) setting.
In fact, you can also get a Madame Tussauds, London Eye and London Dungeon package which is perfect if you want to hit all three attractions during your trip to London.
Once again, remember that the Madame Tussauds, London Eye and London Dungeon package price will vary depending on how far in advance you book.
You can get your tickets for London Eye, London Dungeon and Madame Tussauds on the official website of Madame Tussauds. No refunds or cancellations allowed, but you an reschedule for free if your plans change.
Keep in mind this is not a good option if you are visiting London with children who are under 10 years old. A better option would be to get a combo ticket for Madame Tussauds, London Eye and Sea LIFE which is also available on the official website.
Buy the London City Pass
If you like the idea of getting your tickets to the various London attractions at once and to save some pennies here and there, get a London City Pass.
Once you have your city pass, you need to book a time-slot for each attraction separately. This means going to the official website and following the instructions – which isn’t always so straightforward.
These are the best options for the London Pass which also include tickets to Madame Tussauds London.
LONDON EXPLORER PASS – You can pick up to 7 attractions. The overall final savings can be of up to 35%. It has the most comprehensive list of attractions.
LONDON 5 ATTRACTIONS PASS – You can access 5 attractions managed by Merlin, aka London Eye, London Dungeon, Shrek’s Adventure, Sea LIFE and Madame Tussauds.
LONDON PASS – With this option you can access to up to 85 attractions in the course of 10 days.
FAQs For Visiting Madame Tussauds London
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How much is Madame Tussauds London? Breaking down the price of tickets to Madame Tussauds isn’t that straightforward.
Madame Tussauds London tickets official website lists the following prices:
STANDARD TICKETS
ADULTS – £37 or £33, depending on availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £33 or £29, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £45
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £42.50
FAST TRACK TICKETS
ADULTS – £48 or £54, depending on availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £44 or £50, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £62
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £59.50
ULTIMATE VIP TICKETS
ADULTS – £53 or £62, depending availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £47 or £58, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £70
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £67.50
POSE & POST TICKETS
ADULTS – £43 or £49, depending availability
CHILDREN (BETWEEN 2 AND 15 YEARS OLD) – £39 or £45, depending on availability
SAME DAY ADULTS – £57
SAME DAY CHILDREN – £54.50
Children up to 2 years old can get in for free. Carers of disabled visitors can also access the museum for free but must book a time slot for their visit via the official website.
Modification to the reservation and refunds
Tickets bought via the official website can’t be canceled or modified and they are not refundable. For more flexibility, you can get your tickets on GetYourGuide.
What to do if the Madame Tussauds London tickets are sold out
The first website you need to check for last-minute or same day tickets for Madame Tussauds is obviously the official website. There normally is some availability, but you will have to be flexible with the time-slot and accept you’ll have to pay a higher price.
You can also try to look for tickets on third-party booking sites which have more flexible cancellation policies and as such may have more last-minute availability.
Can you buy Madame Tussauds tickets at the door?
Madame Tussauds is one of the most visited attractions in London. There was a line there even when I visited for the first time in 1990!
You can’t buy Madame Tussauds tickets at the door. The official website is very clear in stating that you need to book your visit ahead of time. Booking in advance is a requirement even if you intend to visit on the same day.
Madame Tussauds London opening times
Madame Tussauds London opening tours vary throughout the year. Make sure to double check Madame Tussauds London hours on the official website to avoid any confusion.
Madame Tussauds London is closed on 25 December.
Is Madame Tussauds London crowded?
Yes, it’s always been that way! Though the level of crowds much depends on the time of day and season, you can expect the museum to be quite busy on any day of the week. If you visit during the weekend and in high season, you can expect the museum to be more crowded.
Is Madame Tussauds London Worth Visiting?
Are you still wondering “is Madame Tussauds London worth visiting?”
To put it simply, it is. And even more so if you are visiting London with children who will definitely enjoy looking at life-size replicas of their favorite stars.
If you think this is just a wax statues museum, you are mistaken. There’s quite a bit of history behind it. Let me share a bit.
Born in Strasbourg in 1761, Madame Tussaud maiden name was actually Marie Grosholtz. She was trained by Philippe Curtius, a Swiss master of wax anatomy who lived in Bern and of whom her mother was a housekeeper.
Madame Tussaud moved to Paris to follow her maestro, who was busy creating statues of personalities such as Voltaire and Louis XVI.
Arrested during the French Revolution, when portraying unacceptable personalities was illegal, she was released in 1794 to cast the head of Robespierre.
By then, her master Curtius had died and left her everything. A year later she married Tussaud, from whom she had two children – only to leave him, and Paris, in 1802 to move to England.
Once she established herself in London, her business thrived. Her first showroom opened in 1835 in Baker Street. It became incredibly popular when in 1837 a young Queen Victoria agreed to have her wax statue made.
Madame Tussaud died in 1850, and in 1884 the museum was moved to its current location on Marylebone Road.
To date, this is one of the most popular attractions in London – and in fact, there are 24 Madame Tussauds museums around the world (I even visited the one in Amsterdam).
Once inside, you can admire more than 400 wax statues, arranged by category. They are all life-size replicas of the most famous people in the world – politicians, the Royal Family, actors, singers and sport personalities, historical and religious figures, and more.
Touring the museum, you will find yourself taking selfie after selfie! You will also have the chance of joining the Marvel Universe 4D show.
Visiting Madame Tussauds London will take you between two and three hours, depending on the day and time of your visit.
Other Useful Information
How to get to Madame Tussauds London
Madame Tussauds is located on Marylebone Road. You can get there by subway (this is called “underground” in England, and Londoners refer to is as “The Tube”).
The closest Tube station is Baker Street, which is served by the Hammersmith and City, Circle and Metropolitan lines.
It takes about one minute to walk from the metro station to the museum.
You can also get to the museum by bus on several lines – namely 13, 18, 27, 30, 74, 82, 113, 139, 189, 205, 274 and 453.
If you are traveling by train you will have to get off at Marylebone Station, which is about 10 minutes walk from the museum.
Keep in mind that Madame Tussauds has seven different entrances. If you already have tickets, you should go to Door 1 or 3.
Security checks
Anyone visiting Madame Tussauds London has to go through security checks. Make sure not to carry any of the prohibited items as this slows down the process.
Items you can’t bring include large bags and backpacks, motorbike helmets, skateboards, tripods, strollers that don’t fold, sharp items, weapons and food bought outside the premises.
Photography
You are allowed to take photos inside the museum, so have fun! The only thing you can’t do is using a tripod.
Toilets and other facilities
Toilets are found on every floor of the museum.
Accessibility
The museum is located in a historic building, but disabled visitors can access every floor by elevators operated by the staff of Madame Tussauds. Only three wheelchair users are admitted per time-slot, so you need to book your visit well in advance.
If you are a disabled visitor that needs a carer, he or she can visit free of charge with a Madame Tussauds carer ticket but must still book time-slot via the official site.
Luggage storage
There are no lockers at Madame Tussauds, but there is a cloakroom where you can leave your coat and bag.
Other nearby attractions
Nearby attractions include Regent’s Park and the Sherlock Holmes Museum, one of my favorite hidden gems in London.
Further Readings
These other posts will help you plan your trip to London:
- A Perfect Itinerary To See London In 3 Days
- An Easy To Follow Itinerary For 4 Days London
- How To Make The Most Of London In A Day
- 15 Great Day Trips From London
- How To Get Tower Of London Tickets
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What an insightful guide! As someone planning their first trip to London, I really appreciate all these practical tips. From navigating the Tube to must-see attractions, your advice is invaluable. Can’t wait to explore this vibrant city!
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