Chat London: free video chat with someone new

Video chat London, from Zone 1 to Zone 6

London is a city of long journeys: the Central line at rush hour, the Overground across the east, the night bus home. It’s fine to have a look around on the way, but live video is best saved for home and a decent Wi-Fi connection. Enter as a guest by choosing your gender, giving your date of birth and confirming you’re 18 or over. Press Next (or Esc) to meet someone else, or Stop to pause.

An account with email or Google is optional. It saves your progress across devices and you only need one to pay for Premium.

A city where hundreds of languages are spoken

London is famously multilingual, with Polish, Bengali, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic and countless other languages heard across its boroughs. That mix suits a random video chat. The text chat translates messages automatically, so you can talk with someone in Lagos, Lyon or São Paulo even without a shared language, and the site is available in six languages. If language practice is your thing, see talk to foreigners.

Closer to home: proximity and My country

Want people nearer than Sydney? Two filters help:

• Proximity: shows people near you first. It isn’t a city filter, so a match might be in Croydon, Reading or Brighton rather than London itself.
• My country: keeps matches within the UK.

Both are free during our launch period and will later move into Premium. Premium is priced in euros at €7.99 a week or €19.99 a month, cancel whenever you like; your bank converts it to pounds. For the bigger picture, have a look at video chat in the UK.

Games, chilis and Hot hour

If you’d rather skip the “so, what do you do?” routine, start a round of Truth or dare, Would you rather?, Rock, paper, scissors or Draw & guess. The chemistry thermometer gives you a hint when it’s going well. Each night from 22:00 to 23:00 Spanish time is Hot hour, when chilis 🌶️ count double; the app shows a countdown, so there’s no need to work out the hour’s difference. Top three in the weekly ranking win Premium every Monday.

From the chat to the pub: staying safe

If you both fancy meeting, keep the first date somewhere public and busy, such as a café or pub in central London, at a sensible hour. Make your own way there and back on the Tube or in a licensed cab, and tell a mate where you’ll be. In the chat, keep your address, workplace and bank details private, and be wary of anyone asking for money or intimate photos. Your IP stays hidden, recording is prohibited and reports are reviewed by real people. Read our safety tips for more.

Frequently asked questions