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(Limited Time: Get 24 Hours Free) Golden Tours: London Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Optional Thames River Cruise

Children on a Tootbus tour in London with a guide, passing Big Ben and the London Eye.
Buckingham Palace with iconic red double-decker bus on London hop-on hop-off tour.
London hop-on hop-off bus passing near the London Eye.
St. Paul's Cathedral with red double-decker bus on London hop-on hop-off tour.

Zip around London's landmarks, dive into optional walking tours and sail down the Thames with a river cruise with this hop-on hop-off pass.

Highlights

  • Explore London with 1-day, 24, 48, or 72-hour hop-on hop-off passes. This tour is your royal chariot to iconic landmarks, quirky neighborhoods, and hidden gems
  • You can hop on and off as much as you want along the 3 routes, and the buses run every 30 to 60 mins.
  • Take a guided tour of the Jack the Ripper areas or stroll through royal sights and go on a Thames River cruise, all included with the 24/48/72-hour pass.
  • The double-decker buses offer panoramic views of London and come with a multilingual audio guide. Additionally, an English-speaking guide is available on the Blue route.
  • Some of the noteworthy stops include St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, and Big Ben.

Inclusions

  • 1-day or 24/48/72-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off bus tour
  • Access to Blue, Yellow & Orange routes
  • English-speaking guide (on the Blue Route)
  • Thames River cruise (based on option selected)
  • 2 complimentary walking tours (based on option selected)
  • Audio guide in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Hindi, Japanese & Arabic (on the bus)
  • Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking

Cancellation Policy

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

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Guests from United States, Portugal, Brazil and over 14 countries have loved this experience
Maria Olvido Tejedor Huerta

Maria

3/5

Mar, 2024

It is good in general, but the service ends too early, which does not allow you to use it to return when the activities close. And a lot of time is wasted at the same bus stop to change drivers, it should be more dynamic. It happened to us all 3 days and we waited more than half an hour stopped. For the rest, very good. The bus is very good, the staff very friendly and very easy to present the ticket. And the routes were well planned.
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Daniel Anton Dosch

Daniel

3/5

Dec, 2023

on the first bus the audio was repetitive and not relevant to where we were passing through. we also had problems with the stops - without constantly looking at the map we were lost and missed stops (e.g. wanted to get off at Buckingham and missed it)
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Ihwa Chu

Ihwa

5/5

Dec, 2023

The drivers are very friendly and the service guys stationed at various stops were very helpful. And best of all there is wifi on the tour coach. My phone could not receive signals in London, but the the ground guy can retrieve my reservation and print out my ticket on the spot. Thank you for the tour.
Ilse Wegge

Ilse

3/5

Nov, 2023

Due to the event, certain stops thv Piccadilly were not operating, of course not in the control of the company, but as a person with a mobile disability this made me walk many miles in a city unknown to me, I had planned my day trip around using the hop on, hop off bus...I thus was not able to make much use of this😟
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Sousa Junior Diogenes

Sousa

4/5

Nov, 2023

It was nice because the city itself is cool. The history of humanity has passed through here. What was annoying was the weather, which meant we couldn't go down to the sights because of the rain. Oh, and another thing: not having passed in front of the king's palace was annoying.
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Classic Tour (Blue Route)

Hop on the Blue Route and zoom past Central London’s landmarks. Tick off everything from your ultimate London bucket list.

Schedule

  • First bus: 9:30am from London Eye
  • Last bus: 5pm from London Eye
  • Frequency: Every 30 mins
  • Popular stops: London Bridge, Parliament Square, Piccadilly Circus

Essential Tour (Red Route)

Roll through the heart and north of London with the Red Route. It’s a tour you won’t want to miss.

Schedule

  • First bus: 9am from Victoria, Buckingham Palace Road
  • Last bus: 3pm from Victoria, Buckingham Palace Road
  • Frequency: Every 60 mins
  • Popular stops: Madame Tussauds, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London

Museum Tour (Orange Route)

Get your culture fix and dive into London’s iconic museums and swing by iconic landmarks like Royal Albert Hall and Harrods.

Schedule

  • First bus: 9:30am from Hyde Park Corner
  • Last bus: 5:30pm from Hyde Park Corner
  • Frequency: Every 60 mins
  • Popular stops: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Palace, Victoria & Albert Museum

Please click here for detailed route maps and boarding points.

You can join a tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.

Thames River cruise

Set sail on a one-way sightseeing cruise along the iconic Thames. Depart from Westminster or Tower Pier and soak up panoramic views of London’s most famous landmarks. Get all the fun facts with live commentary from the captain or an audio guide.

Schedule

From Westminster Pier

  • First cruise: 10am
  • Last cruise: 6pm
  • Frequency: Every 40 mins
  • Duration: 30-40 mins

From Tower Pier

  • First cruise: 10am
  • Last cruise: 5:15pm
  • Frequency: Every 40 mins
  • Duration: 30-40 mins

Accessibility

  • This experience is wheelchair accessible, with space to store one fold-away pushchair and a wheelchair on the lower deck.

Additional information

  • Please note that the ticket validity begins upon boarding the bus.
  • Specific details related to the add-ons in your tickets, like walking tours, cruises, and meeting points, will be shared in the ticket post-booking.
  • The 24-hour pass is valid for 24 consecutive hours, while the 1-day pass is valid for a single calendar day, regardless of the boarding time.
  • Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

  • Carry a printout of your voucher and hop on to the bus from any stop on the route. The driver will exchange it for the bus ticket.

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