London Essential: 48hr Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Tour, Walking Tours & River Cruise

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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 themed Guided Walking Tours

  • Enjoy engaging audio commentary in a choice of 5 languages

Summary

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

Tour info

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stop 9: Horseguards (TfL bus stop opposite Horseguards)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stop 28: Green Park (Piccadilly)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Explore London's iconic sights and landmarks on a hop-on, hop-off open-top sightseeing bus 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 in the North via the world-famous British Museum. Hear captivating tales of London’s history, landmarks and famous figures with entertaining audio commentary available in 5 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. 

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What’s included?

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

  • One-way Thames River Cruise

  • 4 Live-Guided Walking Tours

  • Free Wi-Fi and Headphones

  • Hotel Pick-up

Things to 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.

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 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

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.


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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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