Uber Boat Ride: The Best Way To See London!

Uber Boat Ride: The Best Way To See London!

In This Video, I’m Taking London’s Most Underrated Transport—The Uber Boat—On A 
Journey Right Across The City. From Putney In The West To Barking In The East, 
We’ll Sail Straight Through The Heart Of London. Along The Way We’ll Glide Past Iconic Landmarks 
Like Big Ben, The London Eye And Tower Bridge. Discover What It’s Really Like To 
Experience The City From The Water. Welcome To Putney In South West London. We Begin This Video On Putney 
Bridge Overlooking The River Thames. Today We’ll Be Riding On Uber Boats From Here 
In Putney To Barking Riverside In East London. This Is One Of The Longest River 
Routes You Can Take In London. We’ll Be Following This Very Stretch 
Of Water All The Way Across London. The Current Putney Bridge Was Built In 
1886 And Replaced The Old Wooden Bridge. The Bridge Is Made Of Stone, 
Concrete & Cornish Granite. It Is A Total Length Of 210 Meters. Our First Boat Of The Day 
Will Depart From Putney Pier. Putney Pier Is The Western 
Terminus Of The Uber Boat Network. There Is A Ticket Machine And A Contactless 
Payment Reader At The Entrance To The Pier. Putney Pier Is Around A 10 Minute Walk 
From Putney Bridge Underground Station. It Is Also A 10 Minute Walk 
From Putney Railway Station. The Interior Of The Boats Are Very Nice. The Leather Seats Give The Boats 
A Real Premium Feel In My Opinion. There Is A Selection Of Table And Airline 
Style Seats Available To Choose From. I Chose A Table Seat By The Window So I Could 
Get Some Nice Riverside Views Of The Thames. I Decided To Grab A Cup Of 
Coffee From The Onboard Bar. It Cost Me £3.40. A Boat Leaves Putney Pier 
Every 30 Minutes Roughly. Most Services Run Through Central London And 
Terminate At Canary Wharf Or North Greenwich. To Get To Barking Riverside I Will 
Need To Make A Change At Greenwich. If You Are Enjoying This Video So Far Then 
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YouTube Push My Videos Out To More People. The First Landmark We Pass 
Is Battersea Power Station. The Power Station Closed In 1983 Due To Changing 
Energy Needs And Rising Maintenance Costs. At It’s Peak, It Supplied A Significant 
Amount Of London’s Electricity. The Power Station Has Recently Been 
Converted Into A Designer Shopping Centre. Next Up On The Left, We Pass By 
The Iconic Houses Of Parliament. Which Is Home To The Famous 
Clock Tower Known As Big Ben. In The Distance You Can Also See 
Westminster Bridge And The London Eye. The London Eye Is A Large Observation Wheel. It Offers 360-Degree Views Of The City. It Was Originally Meant To 
Be A Temporary Structure. It Was Built To Celebrate The New Millennium 
And Scheduled To Stand For Just Five Years. But It Became So Popular That It Was 
Kept As A Permanent Tourist Attraction. Uber Boat Was Formerly Called Thames Clippers. In 2020, The Service Was Rebranded As ‘Uber Boat 
By Thames Clippers’ After A Partnership With Uber. You Can Now Buy Tickets Through The 
Uber App Which Is Very Convenient. The Next Landmark We Pass 
Is The Famous Tower Bridge. Tower Bridge Might Look Old But It’s 
Still A Fully Working Drawbridge. The Drawbridge Panels In The Middle Can Lift 
Up So That Tall Ships Can Pass Underneath. Tower Bridge Opened In 1894, After 
Eight Full Years Of Construction. The Bridge Is 244 Meters Long And 65 Meters High. There’s A Small Outdoor Seating 
Area At The Back Of The Uber Boats. Which Is Perfect For Enjoying The 
Views And Getting Some Fresh Air. Our Next Stop Is At Canary Wharf. Canary Wharf Used To Be One Of 
The Busiest Docks In The World. Today, It’s A Major Business District 
Packed With Skyscrapers And Global Banks. More Than 100,000 People Work 
In Canary Wharf Every Day. Some People Will Use The Uber Boats As 
Part Of Their Daily Commute To Work. On Our Approach Into Greenwich, 
We Pass By A Viking Cruise Ship. The Viking Saturn Cruise 
Ship First Launched In 2023. The Ship Can Accommodate Up To 930 Guests. The Ship Is 227 Meters Long And 28 Meters Wide. Should I Make A Cruise Video In The Future? Let Me Know In The Comments Which Route 
And Ship You’d Like To See Me Try Out. I Got Off The Boat At Greenwich Pier To 
Change Onto A Boat To Barking Riverside. Journey Time From Putney To 
Greenwich Is 1 Hour And 30 Minutes. Journey Time From Greenwich To Barking 
Riverside Is Around 30 Minutes. A Total Journey Time Of Around 2 Hours To 
Get From One Side Of London To The Other. On The Next Boat I Headed Straight 
For The Outdoor Seating Area. I Feel Like It Would Be Better 
If The Seats Faced The Other Way. Then You Could Look Out At The River 
Views Instead Of Looking At The Wall. As We Depart From Greenwich, 
We Pass A City Cruises Boat. City Cruises Runs Services 
Between Greenwich And Westminster. In The Distance You Can Spot 
The Old Royal Naval College. The Next Landmark That We Pass Is The O2 Arena. The O2 Is One Of The World’s 
Largest Entertainment Venues. The O2 Can Hold Up To 20,000 People. Our Next Stop Is At The Town Of Woolwich. Here We Pass The Woolwich Ferry Which Takes 
You From Woolwich Over To North Woolwich. Should I Make A Video About 
This Ferry In The Future? Let Me Know In The Comments Below. I Paid £22.10 For A Day Ticket. This Allowed Me To Hop On And Off As 
Many Boats As I Wanted For The Full Day. I Booked My Ticket Through 
The Thames Clippers App. As We Pull Into Barking Riverside, 
There Isn’t Really Much To See. The Main Thing That You Can See Is The 
Footbridge That Takes You Down To The Pier. Barking Riverside Gets An Hourly Service With More Services During The 
Morning And Evening Peak Times. Barking Riverside Is The Eastern 
Terminus Of The Uber Boat Network. Barking Riverside Is A Large 
Housing Development In East London. It Is Being Built On The Land Which Was 
Formerly Occupied By Barking Power Station. Overall I Highly Recommend Using The Uber Boats. I Think It’s One Of The Best Ways To See London. What Do You Think Of The Uber Boats? 
Have You Ever Used Them Before? What Other River Boat Services Should I Try 
Out Next? Leave Your Comments Down Below.

Join me on a journey across London as I take one of the city’s most underrated forms of transport — the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. In this video, we travel from Putney in the west to Barking Riverside in the east, passing some of London’s most iconic landmarks along the River Thames.

Along the route, you’ll see Battersea Power Station, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, Greenwich, the O2 Arena and so much more.

I’ll show you what the ride is like on board, including seating, ticket prices, journey times, and the overall experience of seeing London from the water. Whether you’re visiting London or you live here and want a new way to explore the city, the Uber Boat might just be the best way to see it.

If you enjoy the video, don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment letting me know if you’ve ever taken the Uber Boat or which route you’d like to see me try next.

Date Of Travel: June 2024
Price Paid: £22.10
How I Booked: Thames Clippers App

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:33 – Putney Bridge
01:45 – Putney Pier
02:36 – Interior Of The Boat
04:25 – Battersea Power Station
05:34 – Passing Big Ben & The Houses of Parliament
06:24 – Westminster Bridge
06:40 – Passing The London Eye
07:31 – Passing Through Central London
08:43 – Tower Bridge
10:45 – Outside Seating Area
11:25 – Canary Wharf
13:13 – Passing The Viking Saturn Cruise Ship
14:14 – Arriving Into Greenwich
15:31 – Outside Deck Space
16:06 – Departing From Greenwich
16:51 – Passing The O2 Arena
18:11 – Arriving Into Woolwich
18:35 – Passing The Woolwich Ferry
19:26 – Arriving Into Barking Riverside
20:19 – Barking Riverside Pier

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