City Tour: London Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour with Thames River Cruise
Duration
Guided tour
- Grab the opportunity to speed your way through London on bright red open-top, double-decker buses, making you feel like a true tourist
- Feel free to hop on and off wherever you want between 80+ stops peppered across 6 distinct routes
- With buses departing every 15-20 minutes, you don’t have to worry about whiling your time waiting
- Make use of the pre-recorded multilingual commentary onboard, along with the live commentary provided on select routes
- The London Eye, Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, and Madame Tussauds are just some of the many attractions you’ll see along your way
- With complimentary experiences of three walking tours and a free River Thames cruise included in your ticket, enjoy London like you’d never imagined
- Choose between a 24 or 48-hour pass so you can explore the city at your own pace and convenience
- Click here for detailed route map and boarding points
- 24-Hour or 48-Hour Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket
- Free Wifi
- Pre-recorded commentary (in 10 languages)
- 3 Guided walking tours (Changing of the Guard, Jack The Ripper or Rock n Roll)
- 1-hour River Thames cruise
- Gratuities
- Meals
- Hotel Pick-up/drop off
- Attraction Entrances
Audio Guide Languages
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese & Portuguese
Discounted Tickets
Ages 5-15yrs enjoy discounted rates
Ticket Information
In the next step of your booking, choose the desired variant to the ticket:
City Tour London: 24-Hr Hop-On-Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus & Cruise Ticket
City Tour London: 48-Hr Hop-On-Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus & Cruise Ticket
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Zoom your way through the colorful city of London on iconic red open-top, double-decker HOHO buses, an experience considered quintessentially tourist-like! These buses give you the luxury of getting down or on the bus from any location convenient to you. Equipped with onboard multilingual commentary, learn all that you can! Buses depart every 10-20 minutes, making this an extremely easy way to get familiar with London. You can discover some of the most famous attractions in London such as Parliament Square, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, the Marble Arch, Madame Tussauds, the London Eye, Covent Garden, and the British Museum!
Don’t forget to make use of your exclusive hop-on-hop-off River Thames cruise (a complementary experience) that offers an alternative perspective on some of the major attractions of the city, such as Big Ben and the Tower of London. Cruises depart every 30-40 minutes from the pier, allowing you to board it anytime you want! Your experience also includes three walking tours at different times of the day so you could actually complete them all in 24 hours.
Important Information
- Click here for detailed route map and boarding points
- This tour runs through attractions that may have unannounced closures or special events causing delays
- Your ticket is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase
Schedule
Yellow Original Tour
- Popular stops are Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, St Paul’s Cathedral, London Eye, The Shard, Tower Bridge and Leicester Square
- Frequency: Every 5-20 minutes
- First bus at Grosvenor Garden at 8:30 AM and last bus at 6:00 PM
Orange British Tour
- Popular stops are British Museum, the British Library, Chinatown and Covent Garden
- Frequency: Every 20 minutes
- First bus at Woburn Place at 8:35 AM and last bus at 5:30 PM
Morning Silver Shuttle Tour
- Frequency: Every 20 minutes
- First bus at Holland Park Avenue at 8:00 AM and last bus at 9:00 AM
Purple Shuttle
- Popular stops are Bayswater, Notting Hill, Holland Park or Lancaster Gate and Westfield Shepherds Bush area
- Frequency: Every 30-60 minutes
- First bus at Holland Park Avenue at 9:30 AM and last bus at 5:00 PM
Blue Royal Borough Route
- Popular stops on the route are Kensington Place, Royal Albert Hall, Piccadilly & more
- Frequency: Every 15-20 minutes
- First bus at Kensington Road at 8:00 AM and last bus at 6:00 PM
Red Shuttle Route
- Popular stops on the route are Notting Hill, Marble Arch & more
- Frequency: Every 30-60 minutes
- First bus at Marble Arch at 9:00 AM and last bus at 5:00 PM
Cruise Details
- Cruises depart every 30-40 minutes
- You may board the cruise at Tower Pier (near Stop #16), Greenwich Pier, Westminster Pier (near Stop #18), or London Eye Pier (near Stops #11 and #12)
Walking Tours Details
Changing of the Guard
- Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun at 10:00 AM
- Duration: 1 Hr 30 Min
- Departure: The Original Tour Visitor Centre
Jack The Ripper
- Daily at 4:00 PM
- Duration: 1 Hr 30 Min
- Departure: The Original Tour bus stop at Tower Hill
Rock N Roll
- Daily at 1:00 PM
- Duration: 1 Hr 30 Min
- Departure: The Original Tour Visitor Centre
Accessibility
This experience is wheelchair accessible.
- Your City TOur London HOHO Sightseeing Tour voucher will be sent to you shortly
- No printout required! Just show your mobile voucher to the driver and collect your bus ticket
- You may choose to redeem your ticket at any of the bus stops on yellow, blue, orange, purple, red or morning silver routes
Validity
- This ticket is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase
- Your ticket can be activated on any day of the week regardless of which date you choose on the next page
- The ticket is activated upon your first ride and will be valid for the duration of the ticket, in this case, that would be 24 or 48 hours (depending on the ticket option selected) starting at the time of that ride
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