Madrid Panoramic Bus Tours

Big Bus: Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

Name: Big Bus: Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour
Start: 2026-05-06T09:30:00
End: 2026-05-06T19:30:00
Location: Madrid

Big Bus touring Madrid street with Royal Palace and Almudena Cathedral in background.

Cibeles Fountain with Spanish flags in front of Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain.

Big Bus tour on a street in Madrid, Spain, with city buildings and trees in the background.

Tour guide speaking to passengers on an open-top bus tour in a city setting.

Duration

1 hr 30 min

Free cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience

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Guided tour

Pick a 24 or 48-hour pass and enjoy unlimited Hop-on Hop-off rides across Madrid. Jump off when something catches your eye and hop back on when it doesn’t.

Cruise across 34+ stops on three well-planned routes, with buses every 30 to 70 mins. Whether you switch lines or stay on, getting around feels easy and seamless.

Settle into open-top double-deckers for breezy city views. With onboard Wi-Fi and a 10-language audio guide, you’re sightseeing, streaming, and learning, all at once.

Roll past Madrid’s biggest spots like the Prado Museum, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, and the Royal Palace of Madrid, and more in between.

24-hour/48-hour unlimited Hop-on Hop-off tour

Access to Blue, Orange, and Purple routes

Pre-recorded commentary in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean

Free Wi-Fi and wired headphones onboard

Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

Entry to attractions

TOTAL DURATION90 minutes
FREQUENCY30 minutes
1 Boarding point
Neptuno
Get direction
Sights covered
Retiro
Serrano
Plaza de Colón
Plaza de Cibeles
Gran Via 16
Gran Via 32
Gran Via 54
Plaza de España / Hotel Riu
Templo de Debod
Madrid Rio / Principe Pio
Colegiata
Calle Atocha

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

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What our guests say
Anne M
Group
Verified booking
3 weeks ago
The tour guide was very pleasant but only gave his commentary in Spanish. We relied on the earphones which weren't always in sync with the position of the bus.
Ahmed S
Couple
Verified booking
Jan 2026
Miguel M
Group
Verified booking
Oct 2025
Cristian the tour guide is just great at his job. He interacted wonderfully with the group and just made it fun and interesting.
Margaret J
Couple
Verified booking
Sep 2025
Loved all of my tour today. Maria, the guide was very knowledgeable and injected just the right amount of humour into her talk. Her English was very good and made it so easy for us. So often a guided tour is covered in so many different languages that the building/ park etc are long passed by the time the guide has finished her spiel!. Margaret
Sep 2025
Did the Big Bus Madrid tour with my partner last week. Seats were a bit hard for the 90ish min ride, but you get used to it. Our guide, Ines, was charming and cracked jokes along the way—she did this quick switch between Spanish & English so sometimes I got a bit lost (my Spanish is zerooo). The views were EPIC, esp around the Palace at sunset. Not a ton of time to snap pics tho, bus moves fast. Still, super helpful if you wanna get a feel for the city layout.

What's not allowed

Luggage, food & beverages, smoking, and vaping are not allowed on this experience.

Your pets are not permitted on the buses.

Accessibility

This experience is not wheelchair and pram/stroller-accessible.

For your convenience, guide dogs are welcome to join you.

Additional information

The tour does not operate on Christmas (December 25).

Local events might affect service due to road closures.

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