England · HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS TOURS IN LONDON
Good hop-on hop-off bus tours in London fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 11 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
London Big Bus hop-on hop-off tour links key sights on three routes, with Thames cruise or evening options, plus Wi-Fi and multilingual audio.
“Good tour - took us off the normal tourist path! Gave good history of city! Always fun on big bus! Take the bus 😃”
See London by double-decker on three routes, hop off anytime, then add a Thames hop-on cruise. Mobile app tracking included.
“I want it understood that due to the demonstration we didn't enjoy our experience at all.. we was stuck in traffic jams for up to two hours.. In addition the noise levels outside made it difficult to follow the automatic recorded tour. This was nothing akin to my previous experiences with the company.”
Hop on and off around London’s top sights with audio in 12 languages, onboard Wi-Fi, and a free one-way Thames boat ride on the 24-hour ticket.
“Our guide, Mark, was wonderful! Extremely knowledgeable, excitingly entertaining story teller and historian. We were even fortunate enough to see King Charles on his way to Buckingham Palace. Highly recommend!”
Hop-on hop-off Thames river cruise with a 24-hour pass, recorded and GPS commentary, and easy access to Westminster, Tower Bridge, and Greenwich.
“I thought this was the on-off bus with a cruise option. NO. This was a boat ride only. We had a hard time figuring things out. We traveled to London for first time, had hard time figuring out how to find the pier. Asked for help many times. The information was very limited. It mentions 4 piers. By the time we figured it out, it was 5pm. We got to enjoy a nice ride and narrative. We discovered there are 5 different hop-on hop-off buses. There are a couple different hop-on cruise ships. Big city. Hard to learn in an hour or two, especially with no sleep.”
City Sightseeing London hop-on hop-off buses with live tracking and audio in 11 languages, plus Thames and Greenwich cruise add-ons for 24 to 72h.
“Very easy and a great way to see the city! Particularly enjoyed The Thames River cruise. It was well done and very interesting!”
Explore London by Thames Clippers with a 1-day hop-on hop-off river pass, passing Big Ben, Tower of London, and Greenwich.
“I didn’t realize when purchasing this that you have to go to one of the stations listed to cash in your vouchers. I was staying in North Greenwich which is not one of the places you can cash it in. So, I paid again and then tried to use it in Westminster for the return leg and the ticket booth was closed so you were told to go to the agent at the station who said they couldn’t help.”
Hop-on hop-off buses plus app audio and free Wi-Fi, with stops across London landmarks like Trafalgar Square, St Paul’s, and the Tower.
“A great experience great service we had the chance to see many things we wanted through the bus service.”
London Eye, Big Bus hop-on hop-off, and a one-way Thames cruise. Timed views, audio earphones, and flexible stops.
“The London and Eye and River cruise were definitely worth it. I'd skip the bus tour as it eats up a lot of time due to traffic.”
London to Edinburgh by reserved-seat train plus a hop-on hop-off bus and included Edinburgh Castle entry, all in one flexible day.
“The bus tour shared a lot of information that I had not had on previous trips to the same city. I wish we had more time to shop and look around. It wasn't really enough time.”
Open-top London night tour with panoramic sights, free Wi-Fi and headphones, about 2 hours, 7-language audio.
“We totally missed the bus by 9 minutes. It was raining very hard and by the time we arrived to the starting point we were told that there was no way for us to catch up to the bus. I didn’t understand that it was a continuous 2 hour ride . I thought it was a Hop on Hop off but I was told it wasn’t. Very disappointed as we were traveling from the USA and we’re leaving the next morning.”
A full day of London by **Thames river** and **cable car** views, with hop-on hop-off flexibility and easy sightseeing from multiple piers.
“if you’re on a tight schedule, don’t book these two together. Our cable car experience was canceled due to weather conditions. The wind was too high so we lost out on that experience but the uber river boat was amazing. The boat was super convenient. staff really great boat nice and big comfortable good toilet facilities”
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