London Explore: 48hr Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus Tour, River Cruise & Night Tour

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48 hours

London

Basic Information

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Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Trip difficultly: Easy

Currency: GBP

Language: English

TimeZone: (GMT+00:00) Edinburgh

Booking Cutoff: 0 minutes before start time

Highlights

Explore London at your own pace on a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus tour
See Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tower of London and the London Eye
Discover London from another perspective with a one-way Thames River Cruise
Uncover London's history with 4 Guided Walking Tours
See London lit up at dusk on a 2-hr Panoramic Evening Tour

Included

Unlimited Hop-On hop-Off throughout the ticket validity (48hr)
One-way Thames River Cruise
4 Live-Guided Walking Tours
2-Hour Panoramic Evening Tour
Pre-recorded audio commentary in 7 languages
Free Wi-Fi and headphones

Excluded

Hotel Pick-up

Commentary

Audio: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese Mandarin, Portuguese

Summary Description

Discover London's history and landmarks on a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour. Hear captivating tales of the city while admiring iconic sights such as Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and Tower Bridge. The ticket includes a Thames River cruise and Night Tour.

Description

Explore London's iconic sights and landmarks on a hop-on, hop-off open-top sightseeing tour. Travel across three unique bus routes to discover all the city’s most famous sights and attractions including Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the London Eye. With 50+ stops citywide and frequent bus departures, you have the flexibility to hop on and off whenever you want, exploring the city at your own pace. The red route covers the main attractions of Central London while the blue route will take you all the way from the charming neighborhoods of Kensington and Notting Hill in the West to the Tower of London in the East. The green route provides a connection to Kings Cross and St. Pancras via the world-famous British Museum. Hear captivating tales of London’s history, landmarks and famous figures with entertaining audio commentary available in 7 languages. Enhance your trip and see the city from a different perspective on a one-way Thames River Cruise (from Westminster to Tower Pier or vice versa). Uncover London's history by foot on a choice of four guided walking tours. Choose between the Royal Walk (which includes the Changing of the Guard on days it is scheduled), the Hidden Gems of the City of London walk, the Hidden Gems of Westminster Walk and the Jack the Ripper Walk. See London's best sights lit up at dusk on a 2-hour panoramic Evening Tour showcasing the city's famous landmarks and monuments as they're illuminated in the evening.

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Start Location: Stop 21: College Green (Abingdon Street, outside College Green)

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Start Location: Stop 23: Buckingham Palace (1 Buckingham Gate, opposite the Queen's Gallery)

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Start Location: Stop 33: Gloucester Road (Gloucester Road, TfL Bus Stop 'GR', outside Underground Station)

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Start Location: Stop 2: Hard Rock Cafe (Piccadilly, TfL Bus Stop E, opposite the Hard Rock Cafe)

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Start Location: Stop 29: Hard Rock Cafe (Piccadilly, TfL Bus Stop E, opposite the Hard Rock Cafe)

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Start Location: Stop 41: Marble Arch (Eastbound) (Speakers' Corner)

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Start Location: Stop 43: Oxford Street (Regent Street, TfL Bus Stop 'RF', near corner with Great Castle Street)

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Start Location: Stop 42: Baker Street (Marylebone Road outside entrance to Metropolitan Bar)

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Start Location: Stop 35: Notting Hill (Notting Hill Gate, TfL Bus Stop 'M', opposite Nandos)

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Start Location: Stop 4: Marble Arch (Westbound) (Park Lane, TfL bus stop L, near Speakers' Corner))

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Start Location: Stop 19: London Eye (Westbound) (Westminster Bridge Road, bus stop next to Lion Statue, outside London Marriot County Hall)

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Start Location: Stop 47: St. Pancras Station (TfL Bus Stop "S", Midland Road, opposite Francis Crick Institute / British Library)

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Start Location: Stop 18: Westminster Pier (Victoria Embankment, TfL Stop "K", opposite entrance to Westminster Pier)

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Start Location: Stop 6: Piccadilly Circus (Lower Regent Street, TfL Bus Stop "F", outside Peregrine)

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Start Location: Stop 14: St Paul's Cathedral (Corner of Ludgate Hill & Ave Maria Lane)

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Start Location: Stop 50: British Museum (Southbound) (TfL Bus Stop "X", Southampton Row between Theobalds Road and High Holborn)

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Start Location: Stop 12: Waterloo (Eastbound) (York Road, bus stop outside M&S Foodhall)

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Start Location: Stop 32: South Kensington Museums (Thurloe Place, TfL Bus Stop 'N', near Rembrandt Hotel)

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Start Location: Stop 13: Covent Garden (1 Aldwych, bus stop outside One Aldwych Hotel, near corner with Strand)

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Start Location: Stop 28: Green Park (Piccadilly)

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Start Location: Stop 40: Praed Street (Praed Street near corner with Sale Place, outside Superdrug)

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Start Location: Stop 30: Hyde Park Corner (Knightsbridge,TfL Bus Stop 'L', outside Lanesborough Hotel)

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Start Location: Stop 15: London Bridge (Tooley Street, TfL Stop "J", near Weaver's Lane)

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Start Location: Stop 27: Marble Arch (Westbound) (Park Lane, TfL bus stop L, near Speakers' Corner)

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Start Location: Stop 49: Woburn (Southbound) (TfL Bus Stop "J", Outside Russell Court)

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Start Location: Stop 48: Euston Road (TfL Bus Stop "M", Upper Woburn Place, next to St. Pancras New Church)

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Start Location: Stop 38: Lancaster Gate (Bayswater Road, TfL Bus Stop 'LE', outside Columbia Hotel)

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Start Location: Stop 7: Trafalgar Square (Pall Mall E, TfL Bus Stop 'Z' Between Suffolk and Whitcomb Streets)

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Start Location: Stop 8: Craig's Court (Junction of Craig's Court & Whitehall)

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Start Location: Stop 36: Kensington Gardens (Bayswater Road, outside the Hilton Doubletree Hotel)

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Start Location: Stop 10: Whitehall (Whitehall, TfL bus stop "G", opposite Westminster tube station entrance)

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Start Location: Stop 26: Queen Mother Gates (Park lane, TfL Stop Y, opposite London Hilton)

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Start Location: Stop 39: Paddington Station (London Street by corner with Conduit Place)

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Start Location: Stop 20: Lambeth Palace (Lambeth Palace Road, TfL Bus Stop 'SA', outside Lambeth Palace)

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Start Location: Stop 11: London Eye (Eastbound) (Westminster Bridge Road, bus stop next to Lion Statue, outside London Marriot County Hall)

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Start Location: Stop 17: Temple Underground Station (Victoria Embankment, TfL Stop "O", opposite entrance to Temple Underground Station)

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Start Location: Stop 3: Queen Mother Gates (Park lane, TfL Stop Y, opposite London Hilton)

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Start Location: Stop 34: Kensington Palace (Kensington High Street, TfL Bus Stop 'N', opposite corner with Palace Ave)

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Start Location: Stop 46: Kings Cross Station (TfL Bus Stop "T", Pancras Road, diagonally opposite Great Northern Hotel)

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Start Location: Stop 31: Harrods (Brompton Road, TfL Bus Stop 'KA', outside Harrods)

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Start Location: Stop 25: Victoria Station (Buckingham Palace Road, opposite entrance to Phipp's Mews)

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Start Location: Stop 9: Horseguards (TfL bus stop opposite Horseguards)

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Start Location: Stop 22: Tothill Street (Tothill Street, by corner with Dean Farrar St, by Blue Boar restaurant)

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Start Location: Stop 44: Woburn (Northbound) (Opposite Russel Court)

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Start Location: Stop 37: Thistle Hotel Kensington Gardens (Bayswater Road, outside Petrol Station, near corner with Porchester Terrace)

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Start Location: Stop 5: Regent Street (144 Regent Street, TfL Bus Stop "V", near corner with Beak Street)

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Start Location: Stop 45: Euston Station (TfL bus stop "L", corner of Upper Woburn Place & Euston Road)

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Start Location: Stop 16: Tower of London (362 Tower Hill, TfL Bus Stop "TA")

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Start Location: Stop 24: Victoria, Nova Complex (Corner Buckingham Palace Road & Bressenden Place)

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Start Location: Stop 1: Green Park Underground (Next to the Ritz by entry to Green Park Tube Station)

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Points of interest

Piccadilly Circus, London, UK

St. Paul's Cathedral, London, UK

Marble Arch, London, UK

Waterloo, London, UK

Queen Elizabeth Gate, London, UK

Covent Garden, London, UK

Horseguards, Whitehall Court, London, UK

Green Park, London, UK

Westminster Millennium Pier, Victoria Embankment, London, UK

Victoria Station Green Line, Buckingham Palace Road, London, UK

Hard Rock Cafe London Picadilly Circus, London, UK

London Bridge, London, UK

Regent Street, London, UK

Tothill Street, Tothill Street, London, UK

Lambeth Palace, London, UK

Buckingham Palace, London, UK

lastminute.com London Eye, Riverside Building, County Hall, London SE1 7PB, UK

Trafalgar Square, Trafalgar Square, London, UK

Tower of London, London, UK

Pricing

		NET RATE
LONDON EXPLORE
Unlimited 48 Hour Hop-on Hop-off sightseeing bus tour with Thames River Cruise plus 2 Hour Panoramic Night Tour
Adult	16-99 years	Available on request
Child	5-15 years	Available on request

Know before you book

Routes operate between 8.00am - 6.00pm with a 10-20 min frequency
Fleet 100% wheelchair accessible on lower deck. Mobility scooters are not permitted.
Strollers and pushchairs must be folded and stowed on the lower deck
Buses are not equipped with toilets or lifts/elevators
48h bus ticket validity starts from redemption time.

Know before you go

Redeem your voucher with a Big Bus staff member at any stop
For stop directions, live bus-tracking and more, download the free Big Bus App
Free headphones available on every bus
Seating is allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Cancellation

Cancellation Policy: standard
Cancellation Cut-off: 24 hours
Cancellation Notes: 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

Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions:

Voucher is non-refundable after it has been scanned and activated by a member of staff.

Additional Information

Our walking tours, led by one of our expert Big Bus tour guides, give you access to areas that you can’t visit by bus, while our guides reveal historical facts and fascinating stories about famous London buildings and cultural institutions. Our Royal Walk (Stop #7, 10am, 1.5hrs) reveals London's iconic royal pageantry, including the Changing of the Guard on days it is scheduled. Our Hidden Gems of the City of London Walk (Stop #14, 4pm, 1.5hrs) will explore the history and modern architecture of the City of London, our Jack the Ripper Walk (Stop #16, 2pm, 2hrs) follows in the steps of the notorious Whitechapel murderer and his victims, and our Hidden Gems of Westminster Walk (Stop #10, 1pm, 1.5hrs) explores the City of Westminster, including Parliament, Big Ben, Horseguards and more.

For the Evening Tour, hop on at the London Eye (Stop 11) at 19:30. The full tour circuit is 2 hours. Please note that the Evening Tour is not a hop-on, hop-off tour. Your Evening Tour ticket must be redeemed within the period of validity of your ticket – it cannot be used after your ticket has expired.

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Accessibility: Stroller accessible

Accessibility: Infants required to sit on laps

Redemption Information

• Tickets are valid from the first date of redemption
• Buses are equipped with ramps for wheelchairs or strollers
• Redeem your voucher at Stop #1 - Green Park Underground next to the Ritz or join at any of the stops along the Big Bus stops highlighted in your ticket route.
• Download the Big Bus Tours app ahead of your trip to see all stops you can hop on and enjoy the convenience the live bus tracking offers.

FAQ

What audio commentary is available on the tour?

Our bus tours feature pre-recorded commentary in the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

How long does the tour take?

Red Route: 2 hours, 30 minutes (approx.) Blue Route: 3 hours, 30 minutes (approx.) Green Link: 1 hour (approx.) Please allow for more time if you plan to hop on and off at any of our stops.

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