City Sightseeing: London Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Optional Thames River Cruise

Accessibility

• The buses are wheelchair accessible.

• Just a heads up, each bus can only accommodate 1 wheelchair at a time. If there is already a passenger in a wheelchair, please wait for the next one.

Additional information

• Your dogs are welcome on the buses.

• Please note that the ticket validity begins upon boarding the bus.

• A 1-day ticket is valid for 1 calendar day, whereas the 24-hour ticket is valid for 24 hours. For example, if you hop on at 10am, then your ticket remains valid till 10am the following day. Whereas a 1-day ticket is valid till midnight 12am of the selected date, irrespective of the tour start time.

• Specific details related to the add-ons in your tickets, like night tours, cruises, and meeting points, will be shared in the ticket post-booking.

• The panoramic bus tour is operational all year round, except on December 25. You can start your journey at any of the stops. Please note this is not a hop-on hop-off service. This is a panoramic single-loop tour. Unlike the hop-on hop-off tours, passengers remain on board for the duration of the journey.

Tour timings

Thames River cruise

24-hour pass

• First cruise: 10am from Westminster Pier

• Last cruise: 6:55pm from Westminster Pier

• Frequency: Every 40 mins

• Duration: Approx 35 mins

48-hour pass

• First cruise to Greenwich: 10am from Tower & Westminster Piers

• Last cruise to Greenwich from Westminster Pier: 4pm (no-return ride available)

• Last cruise to Westminster Pier from Greenwich: 5:50pm

• Frequency: Every 40 mins

• Duration: Approx 35 mins

T15 Routemaster Heritage route

From Trafalgar Sq/Charing Cross stop F

• First bus: 9:30am

• Last bus: 5pm

• Frequency: Every 30 mins

From Tower Hill/Tower of London stop TA

• First bus: 10:30am

• Last bus: 6pm

• Frequency: Every 30 mins

Night tour

See London's top sights lit up against the night sky on this guided tour with an English-speaking live guide!

Schedule

April to September

• First bus: 7:30pm from Green Park Station

• Last bus: 10:15pm from Green Park Station

• Frequency: Every 30 to 45 minutes

• Duration: 90 minutes

October to March

• First bus: 7:30pm from Green Park Station

• Last bus: 9:20pm from Green Park Station

• Frequency: Twice a night

• Duration: 90 minutes

Panoramic bus tour

Red Route (this route has 2 different timetables)

Sunday - Friday

• Stop 1: 9am – 6:20pm; last full loop at 5:20pm

• Stop 5: 9:27am – 6:47pm; last full loop at 4:27pm

• Stop 10: 8:57am – 6:39pm; last full loop at 4:19pm

• Stop 15: 9:21am – 7:01pm; last full loop at 4:41pm

• Stop 20: 9:19am – 7:03pm; last full loop at 4:43pm

• Stop 27: 9:13am – 7:35pm; last full loop at 5:15pm

Saturday (buses run every 15 - 20 minutes)

• Stop 1: 8:45am – 7pm; last full loop at 6:30pm

• Stop 5: 9:12am – 7:27pm; last full loop at 5:07pm

• Stop 10: 9:15am – 7:29pm; last full loop at 4:59pm

• Stop 15: 9:37am – 7:51pm; last full loop at 5:21pm

• Stop 20: 9:39am – 8:13pm; last full loop at 5:43pm

• Stop 27: 9:10am – 8:41pm; last full loop at 6:17pm

Green Route

Operates Friday, Saturday and Sunday only

• Stop 1: 9:30am, 10am, 10:30am, 4:10pm, 4:40pm, 5:10pm and 5:40pm

Blue Route

Buses run every 30 minutes

• Stop 20: 9:30am – 5pm; last full loop at 5pm

• Stop 32: 8:41am – 5:11pm; last full loop at 4:16pm

• Stop 35: 8:58am – 5:28pm; last full loop at 4:33pm

• Stop 38: 9:10am – 5:40pm; last full loop at 4:45pm

• Stop 41: 9:17am – 5:47pm; last full loop at 4:52pm

• Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
• Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
• Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.