Dublin Essential: Live Guided Night Tour, Walking Tour and 48hr Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Highlights

  • See the best views of Dublin on a live-guided hop-on, hop-off open-top bus tour

  • Marvel at top sights including Trinity College, Dublin Castle and Kilmainham Gaol

  • Hop off to enjoy Dublin's world-class attractions such as the Guinness Storehouse

  • Discover Dublin's hidden gems by foot on a two-hour walking tour

  • See Dublin lit up at night on a one-hour panoramic Night Tour

Summary

Explore Dublin's iconic landmarks at your own pace with a Big Bus hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour. See top sights including Trinity College, Guinness Storehouse and Dublin Castle. Enjoy a 2-hr Walking Tour and panoramic Night Tour with your ticket. 

Tour info

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

Stop 3: Kilkenny Design Store (10-11 Leinster Street South (opposite Trinity Point))

Stop 5: Merrion Square (Merrion Square West (opposite the Plunkett House))

Stop 6: Pembroke Street Lower (Opposite FX Buckley Steakhouse)

Stop 7: St. Stephen's Green (St. Stephen's Green North (opposite the Little Museum of Dublin))

Stop 9: Dame Street / Temple Bar (7–12 Dame Street (outside AIB))

Stop 2: Nassau Street / Book of Kells (24–25 Nassau Street (Opposite Eason))

Stop 4: National Art Gallery (Merrion Square West (opposite the National Gallery of Ireland))

Stop 8: College Green (30–33 College Green (outside Ulster Bank))

Stop 10: Dame Street / Dublin Castle (Lord Edward Street (outside Carnegie Centre))

Stop 11: Christ Church Cathedral (Nicholas Street (opposite Back Lane))

Stop 13: Teeling Whiskey Distillery (Brabazon Place, 32 Newmarket)

Stop 14: High Street (Christchurch Hall, High St, The Liberties, Dublin 8 (outside Cornmarket))

Stop 15: Guinness Storehouse (St. James' Gate (outside Guinness Storehouse))

Stop 18: Heuston Station (Heuston Station, St. John's Road West)

Stop 20: Pheonix Park (Chesterfield Avenue, Phoenix Park (opposite Wellington Monument))

Stop 21: Nancy Hands (Parkgate House, Parkgate Street (opposite Westbrooke Motors))

Stop 12: St. Patrick's Cathedral (Patrick Street (outside St. Patricks Cathedral))

Stop 17: Royal Hospital Kilmainham / IMMA (Heuston South Quarter, Saint Johns Road West)

Stop 22: National Museum of Decorative Arts & History (Sarsfield Quay Apartments, Liffey Street West (opposite Rory O'More Bridge))

Stop 24: Big Bus Tours Visitor Centre (23-25 Bachelors Walk (outside Arlington Hotel))

Stop 25: Parnell Square North (Charlemont House, Parnell Square North (outside the Hugh Lane Gallery))

Stop 16: Pearse Lyons Distillery (121/122 James' Street (opposite Pearse Lyons Distillery))

Stop 19: Parkgate Street (Parkgate House, Parkgate Street (opposite Westbrooke Motors))

Stop 23: Jameson Distillery (24/25 Arran Quay, Dublin 7 (outside Ocean House)

Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Explore the best sights of Dublin on a Big Bus hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour. With entertaining live guides and digital audio commentary in 8 languages, you can discover all there is to know about Dublin’s rich culture and colourful history. Enjoy the flexibility to hop on and off at your own pace, with 25 stops conveniently located next to the city's top landmarks and attractions. See iconic sights including St Stephen’s Green, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Merrion Square, Kilmainham Gaol and Guinness Storehouse. Hop-off at Nassau Street to explore historic Trinity College and the Book of Kells or venture out to Phoenix Park, one of the world's largest city-based public parks. Enhance your experience with a Yellow Umbrella 2-hour Walking Tour. It's a perfect complement to your trip, taking you to hidden gems often inaccessible by bus. Engaging guides add humour and depth as you unravel the mysteries of Dublin, exploring Trinity College and the bustling city centre. Wrap up your day with a live-guided, one-hour panoramic Night Tour. Visit Dublin's floodlit Docklands and atmospheric Georgian Quarter. See the bustling nightlife of Temple Bar and admire Christ Church Cathedral lit up at night.

What’s included?

  • Unlimited Hop-On Hop-Off throughout ticket validity (48hr)

  • Pre-recorded bus commentary available in 8 languages

  • Guided Walking Tour and Live Guides on Buses

  • 1hr Panoramic Live Guided Night Tour

  • Kids go free: One child under 15 years old travels free with every paying adult.

  • Ticket Flexibility (free date change)

  • Half Day Coastal Tour to Howth with Walking Tour

  • Access to Guinness Store or Jameson Distillery

  • Hotel Pickup/Dropoff

  • Food and Drinks

Things to know

Before you book

  • Big Bus Dublin operates daily between 9am to 5pm with a 20-30 min frequency

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

  • Fleet 100% wheelchair accessible on lower deck

  • Buses are not equipped with toilets or lifts/elevators

  • Tickets of multiple days must be used consecutively.

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

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.