London New Year's Eve 2024

1. Entry is open to UK residents aged 18 or over only, excluding employees of the Greater London Authority (GLA), Transport for London, London Legacy Development Corporation, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority or any of their subsidiaries advisers, agents and/or anyone connected with the organisation of this promotion. If you are using your work computer you may need to obtain your employer’s permission prior to entering. The winner will need to be able to provide proof of identity and age.
2. The GLA shall not be responsible for late, lost or delayed entries or network, computer hardware or software failures of any kind that may delay or restrict entry into the prize draw, proof of posting will not be accepted as proof of entry and any entry made in any other format or which is incomplete, illegible, defaced may be rejected.
3. Only one entry may be made per person.
4. The prize draw begins on Wed 1 January 2025 (“the Opening Date”) and runs until 11:59pm on Sunday 19 January 2025 (“the Closing Date”). Entries must be submitted no later than 11:59pm on Sunday 19 January 2025.
5. There are three prizes – first £250, second £150 and third £100.
6. The winners will be the first three completed surveys drawn at random. Winners will be notified by email by 31 January 2025.
7. The Promoter of the prize draw is the GLA. The Promoters' decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
8. The Promoter reserves the right to substitute any prizes with a prize of equivalent or higher value in the event of circumstances outside its control.
9. Selecting the ‘I have read the terms and conditions and would like to be entered into the prize draw to win one of three high street voucher prizes of £250, £150 or £100’ option will constitute acceptance of these terms and conditions. The GLA reserves the right to refuse to award prizes to anyone found to be in breach of these terms and conditions.

Tickets are now sold out. You cannot attend the fireworks without a ticket. You can only buy and sell tickets through our official ticket partner, Ticketmaster.

This year, the cost of an individual ticket will vary between £20 and £50.

The ticket price depends on:

• the viewing area selected.
• if the person buying the tickets lives in a London postcode. Those living in a London postcode will get a discount of £15 on each ticket booked.

All prices include VAT.

See our guide to the viewing areas below.

Address check for tickets with Londoners discount

To receive the Londoner discount, you must provide your London postcode when booking. 
 
Enter your postcode without spaces and all caps. It's essential that your billing address is accurate. If your billing address does not match the London postcode you have entered, your tickets may be at risk of cancellation without warning.

Proof of address may be required on the night too.

Price changes in 2024

Ticket prices have increased to facilitate enhanced security and crowd management within and around the operational footprint, ensuring ticket holders feel able to celebrate safely.

Tickets are only available through our official ticket seller, Ticketmaster.

You cannot buy tickets from other sellers or sell valid tickets elsewhere.

If you cannot or no longer wish to attend the event, you can resell your ticket at the face value through the Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan Resale platform. Find out more about reselling your tickets on Ticketmaster.

Refunds are not available.

You can buy up to 4 tickets.

For bigger families and groups, another adult in the family or group can buy up to the same number of tickets.

To view the fireworks together, you'll need to travel to the event together and ensure you have booked the same viewing area and entry gate. Moving between viewing areas on the night will not be allowed.  

Bookers may be asked to show photo ID to enter the event. 

You can buy tickets as a gift for someone else. However, you must change the name on the ticket from yours to theirs once you’ve had your ticket purchase confirmation.

You can buy up to 4 tickets. They may be asked to show photo ID on entry as part of the event’s terms and conditions.

Find out more about transferring tickets on Ticketmaster.

Tickets can only be bought or sold through our official partner, Ticketmaster. Refunds are not available.

Ticket holders who cannot or no longer wish to attend the event can resell their ticket at face value on the Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan Resale platform. Find out more about re-selling your tickets.

To resell your ticket(s), simply log into your Ticketmaster MyAccount and click the ‘sell’ button for the ticket(s) you cannot use.

The ticket(s) will then be listed on the booking page for a new customer to buy.

We cannot guarantee the resale of tickets, and it will rely on another customer purchasing the ticket(s).

There are six different ticketed viewing areas – Blue, Red, Pink, Green and White, plus an Orange accessible viewing area. 

All viewing areas have a specific numbered gate you should use on the night to enter the viewing area you have booked.

If you’re coming with friends make sure you book tickets for the same viewing area. You won’t be able to move between areas on the night.

Ticket prices vary by viewing area. Check the prices for your preferred area.

Planning your travel to and from the event

You won’t be allowed to use Westminster Bridge, the Golden Jubilee Footbridge or Waterloo Bridge before or after the event. When buying your ticket consider carefully how you will travel to your preferred viewing area on the night.

You will see details of each viewing area’s specific numbered gate you should use on the night which are the only entrances you can use. Stations will be very busy when the event ends. Choose the side of the river you want to be on afterwards to get home more easily.

Remember, central London will be very busy on New Year’s Eve. There will be many changes in how the city and transport runs on the night. Do plan your night and allow plenty of time to get in.

Plan your journey on TfL

Viewing area map

Blue viewing area

Blue viewing area tickets cover the stretch of Victoria Embankment from Westminster Bridge to Golden Jubilee Footbridge. 

This can only be accessed from the North side of the River Thames using Victoria Station for Gate Entrance 1 and Charing Cross Mainline Station and Embankment Underground Station for Gate Entrance 2. 

This is a head on view directly opposite the lastminute.com London Eye. 

You can enter from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.

Red viewing area

Red viewing area tickets cover the stretch of Victoria Embankment from Golden Jubilee Footbridge to Temple Avenue. 

This can only be accessed from the North side of the River Thames using Holborn Station for Gate Entrance 4 and Blackfriars Station for Gate Entrance 5. Please note that Holborn Station does not have step-free access. 

This is a side view further down the river from the lastminute.com London Eye. 

You can enter from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.

Pink viewing area

Pink viewing area tickets provide access to Waterloo Bridge only.

This can only be accessed from the South side of the River Thames using Southwark Station for Gate Entrance 6. Please note, you cannot cross this bridge to enter other ticketed areas.

This is a side view of the lastminute.com London Eye.

You can enter from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.

Green viewing area

Green viewing area tickets cover the area behind the lastminute.com London Eye.

This can only be accessed from the South side of the River Thames using Waterloo Station for Gate Entrance 7.

This is an up-close view directly behind the lastminute.com London Eye.

You can enter from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.

White viewing area

White viewing area tickets provide access to Westminster Bridge only.

This can only be accessed from the South side of the River Thames using Waterloo Station for Gate Entrance 8. Please note, there is no access to this area from Westminster Underground Station.

This is a side view close to the lastminute.com London Eye.

You can enter from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.

Orange (accessible viewing) area

Orange (accessible viewing) tickets cover Albert Embankment, riverside of St Thomas’s Hospital.

This can only be accessed from the South side of the River Thames using Waterloo Station for Gate Entrance 9.

This is a partial side view of the lastminute.com London Eye.

You can enter from 8:00pm to 10:30pm.

The Orange viewing area is the accessible viewing area for the event. Those with access needs should select 'Orange' when booking their tickets.

This viewing area is suitable for people who want to avoid the more crowded viewing areas or need to access a vehicle drop off point.

Our accessible viewing area is on the Albert Embankment in front of St Thomas’ Hospital, on the riverside opposite the Houses of Parliament.

However, please note this area has a partial side view of the fireworks.

Features in the Orange accessible viewing area

The orange viewing area will:

• be reasonably close to the event vehicle drop off point (around 700m away). This can be reached by roads and pavements with drop curbs suitable for a wheelchair.  However, the drop off point is best used before 8pm when road closures will start to restrict access
• be 2km from the nearest public transport, for example, Waterloo station
• not have large crowds
• have accessible toilets no more than 300m away and a Changing Places toilet unit with a hoist and changing table
• have a first aid point
• have some seating, and you can bring your own fold up seating, too
• have stewards and event staff to answer your questions on the night
• have a hearing loop.

Features in all other viewing areas

There are no specific zones or platforms inside the Red, Blue, Pink, Green and White viewing areas for people with access needs.

The Red, Blue, Pink, Green and White viewing areas will:

• be suitable for arriving by public transport, but may require you to travel up to 2km to and from that transport hub
• be based on the streets. As the roads are closed to traffic you will be able to use the roads for step free movement, suitable for wheelchairs
• have stewards on hand to answer any questions
• not have seating and you are not allowed to bring your own
• be busy with large crowds surrounding the ticket viewing area, at the ticket entrance gates and inside the viewing areas
• be noisy with music playing through the event sound systems. No hearing loop is provided
• have accessible toilets, medics and places to buy food and drink.

The main ticket buyer may be asked to show photo ID at the entry gate to get in.

This is to help us with security and to stop ticket touts. More people want to come to the fireworks than we have room for. We want to give everyone the same chance to get tickets on a first come, first served basis.

Photo ID you can use

Your photo ID will need to match the name on your Ticketmaster account to prove you bought the tickets legally.

The best forms of photo ID are your passport or photo driving license, or a good quality photocopy of either of these.

If you don’t have either, stewards on the entry gates will decide whether to accept your alternative photo ID.

As a late night and crowded, outdoor event, this event is not suitable for young children. We strongly recommend you do not bring young children. Any under 16s who do attend must be with an adult. Everyone, whatever their age, must have a ticket to get in.

But there are hundreds of ways to celebrate New Year's Eve in London. Find out what’s on offer and plan your night on Visit London.

Transport in London on NYE will be much busier than usual and your travel plans may be affected. Plan your journey in advance.