London’s cable car is launching a thrilling glass floor experience

Swaying in the wind and dangling 90 metres above the Thames, London’s cable car is already one of the hairier ways of getting about the capital. But from today (June 20), you’re able to book an even more thrilling way of experiencing the service. 

The IFS Cloud Cable Car – as it’s officially called – has launched a ‘Glass Floor Experience’, which means travellers can see even more of their surroundings. As well as sights such as the City’s skyscrapers, the Isle of Dogs, the O2 Arena and the Olympic Parks, cable car riders will be able to peer down into the murky Thames. 

Two cabins on the cable car service are fitted out with glass floors, and they’ll open to the public on Monday June 23. 

Getting a go in a glass-bottomed cable car cabin won’t simply be a case of turning up and hoping you get one. You’ll be able to book the experience in advance, and it will cost more than a normal IFS Cloud Cable Car trip. During peak times (weekends and school holidays), it’ll cost £35 for adults and £17.50 for children (age 5-15), and off-peak it’ll be £25 for adults and £12.50 per child.

London’s cable car – previously known as the Emirates Air Line – opened in 2012 and runs between Royal Docks and Greenwich Peninsula. It takes 15 minutes each way and a regular, non-glass-bottom cabin costs £7 one-way for adults (£13 return) and £3.50 for children (£6.50 return).

To get the Glass Floor Experience up and running TfL is offering 20 percent off for visits between June 23 and August 31 if you book online. You’ll need code ‘GFE20’ to get that discount. 

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