Berlin Essential: 48hr Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Tour + Guided Walking Tour

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Highlights

  • See the Berlin sights from an open-top bus on two city-center routes

  • Visit the Reichstag Building, Brandenburg Gate, and Holocaust Memorial

  • Walk along the open-air East Side Gallery and explore a series of murals

  • Learn about the Cold War up to the fall of the Berlin Wall during the DDR reign

Summary

Discover Berlin's rich history and iconic landmarks on a 48-hour hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus tour

Tour info

Duration
2 days
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese
Meeting Point

Red Route Stop 2: Museum Island / Museumsinsel (Schlossplatz, 10178 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 3: Friedrichstrasse (Unter den Linden 34, 10117 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 4: Brandenburg Gate (Ebertstraße 24, 10117 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 5: Reichstag (Scheidemannstraße)

Red Route Stop 6: Hauptbahnhof (Ella-Trebe-Straße 14, 10557 Berlin, opposite Steigenberger Hotel)

Red Route Stop 8: Schloss Bellevue (Spreeweg 1, 10557 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 9: Siegessäule (Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 10: Ku'Damm (Kurfürstendamm 10 - Breitscheidplatz)

Red Route Stop 11: KaDeWe Department Store (Tauentzienstraße 21-24, 10789 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 12: Lützowplatz (Lützowplatz, 10785 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 13: Potsdamer Platz (Potsdamer Platz 10 / Stresemannstraße. 10963 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 14: Berliner Mauer (Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 10117 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 15: Checkpoint Charlie (Friedrichstraße 49, 10117 Berlin)

Red Route Stop 16: Gendarmenmarkt (Markgrafenstraße 37 / corner of Französische Strasse, in front of the Ampelmann Shop)

Red Route Stop 17: Rotes Rathaus (Spandauer Straße, 10178 Berlin)

Blue Route Stop 1: Alexanderplatz (Alexanderstraße 3-5, 10178 Berlin)

Blue Route Stop 2: Karl-Marx Allee (Str. der Pariser Kommune 43, 10243 Berlin)

Blue Route Stop 3: East Side Gallery (Mühlenstraße 13-14, 10243 Berlin)

Blue Route Stop 4: Ostbahnhof (Am Ostbahnhof, 10243 Berlin)

Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Experience the vibrant German capital of Berlin like never before with the Big Bus Berlin - Essential Ticket. With unlimited access for 48 hours, you can explore the city at your own pace aboard our open-top double-decker buses with panoramic views. Sit back and relax as you listen to our entertaining and engaging pre-recorded commentary from our virtual guides, providing fascinating insights into Berlin's history and daily life. Hop off at your convenience to further immerse yourself in the city's iconic memorials, monuments, and museums, such as Museum Island and the Reichstag. Don't miss the opportunity to visit the interactive DDR Museum, where you can experience a glimpse of life behind the Berlin Wall in former East Germany. With buses arriving every 20-30 minutes throughout the day, you have the flexibility to create your own itinerary and make the most out of your time in Berlin.

Enjoy this perfect introduction to Berlin on a Hop on Hop off Big Bus tour. Sitting back and relaxing on an open-top double decker sightseeing bus as you listen to entertaining and engaging audio commentary is the best way to get around and learn about the German capital. The bus route is designed to take you on a captivating journey through Berlin's fascinating history and daily life where you'll pass by and have the opportunity to hop off and further explore the city's most iconic and historical memorials, monuments and museums. The full sightseeing tour of Berlin is 2 hours long. Many customers choose to do one full loop to see the city and decide where they want to hop off on the next loop around, but it's completely up to you how you plan your day and visit. Buses will arrive every 20-30 minutes throughout the day if you want to hop off and head to Museum Island to take in the famous arts and stand in the place where Germany's important decisions are made in the Reichstag. Visit one of the most interactive museums in the world, the DDR Museum which gives you the chance to experience a little of what everyday life behind the Berlin Wall was like in the former East Germany.  

Gain a further insight into Berlin’s tumultuous history on our guided 90-minute walking tour.  Delve into the city’s fascinating past from the Third Reich and Second World War to the Cold War and up to the Fall of the Berlin Wall. In addition to all this, you can also enjoy Berlin’s most famous street-food, the Currywurst. Nearly a billion of these pork sausages seasoned with curry-flavored ketchup are sold annually and you simply have to try one during your Berlin stay. 

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What’s included?

  • Unlimited Access to Hop-On Hop-Off throughout ticket validity.

  • Live-Guided Walking Tour (English) and Self-guided digital Walking Tour

  • Free Original Berlin Currywurst

  • Insightful Bus Tour Audio Commentary in 8 languages

  • Hotel Pickup/Dropoff

  • Night Tour

Things to know

Before you book

  • Small animals must be carried in an enclosed basket, cage or pet carrier

  • Strollers and pushchairs must be folded and stowed on the lower deck.

  • Flexible ticket: we will accept your ticket up to 14 Days from the date booked

  • Fleet are 100% wheelchair accessible on the lower deck

Before you go

  • Redeem voucher with a Big Bus staff member at any stop

  • Stops directions, Bus live-tracking and more: Download Big Bus App, it's free!

  • Free Headphones Available on Every Bus

Cancellation Policy

    Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
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About operator:

Big Bus Tours is the world’s largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours, inspiring the spirit of adventure in 26 world-famous cities across four continents. Beginning its journey 28 years’ ago, with a fleet of only three buses, Big Bus Tours has swiftly expanded to a global fleet of hundreds of open-top buses, turning 6 million tourists into explorers, every year. Big Bus Tours operates in Prague, Boston, Madrid, Munich, Los Angeles, Singapore, Dublin, London, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Miami, Muscat, Rome, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Darwin, Sydney, Vienna, Washington DC and Berlin, with a sightseeing concept designed to provide a flexible approach to city discovery. Each open-top bus tour provides a hop-on, hop-off facility at a
variety of interesting locations, with complimentary additions to enhance the visitor sightseeing experience.

We envision to be the number 1 thing to do in every world-famous city. Our vision is to be the #1 thing to do in every world famous city. In doing so, we are dedicated to providing the highest quality Hop on Hop off service in the industry. Our tours are enriched with state-of-the-art digital audio-guides that are not only informative, but also entertaining for individuals of all ages. Covering all major landmarks and points of interest in each city, our buses offer the flexibility for customers to hop on and off at their convenience throughout the duration of their ticket. We pride ourselves in offering a wide variety of products tailored to meet the needs of every traveller, with many tickets even including additional exciting activities such as boat tours, walking tours, and attraction tickets.

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