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City Tour: London Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Tour with Thames River Cruise

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

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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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