Hop-On Hop-Off Tours in London

This route covers the essential sights in London, running in a loop that starts at Victoria, visits key sites on the North and South banks of the river, up to Tower Bridge and back, before returning over Westminster Bridge and past the Houses of Parliament. This route has a live guide giving the tour in English and multilingual audio commentary and departs every 30 minutes.

This classic tour covers all the sites you will see on the Blue Route, plus an extra loop around the Royal Albert Hall and the major museums in Kensington. There’s both English and multilingual audio commentary available on-board, and buses depart every 15 to 30 minutes.

This route covers a larger area of north London, as well as many of the same stops as the blue and red routes. The major difference is that, rather than driving up Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, you’ll drive around the back of Buckingham Palace, across the front of Hyde Park, and along Marylebone Road and Euston Road, seeing Madame Tussauds, Regent’s Park, and Euston Station along the way. Audio commentary is available in several languages, and buses depart every 15 to 30 minutes.

The Thames Route focuses on sights that can be seen from the river, so you will get the chance to take lots of picturesque photographs across the water. It crosses four bridges: Westminster, Waterloo, London Bridge, and Tower Bridge, and sticks to river-side streets wherever possible.

This route only operates in the morning and is designed to bring visitors into the center of the city from some of the most popular hotel districts. There’s no commentary, and it will take you to the stops where you can connect with the other colored routes and start your day. In the afternoon, the route operates in the opposite direction and is called the Green Route, dropping visitors back at their hotels.

In addition to the different bus routes, Golden Tours tickets include access to a hop-on hop-off boat tour which starts at Westminster Pier and heads east to St. Katherine’s Pier.

This tour focuses on the main sights in Central London, and is the longest Big Bus route! To sit tight and do the whole route takes about two hours and twenty minutes, during which time you’ll be entertained by a live guide giving a tour in English. Buses run every 15 to 20 minutes.

This tour highlights the best sights of West London, featuring Kensington, Mayfair, and Notting Hill. Buses depart every 15 to 20 minutes and includes audio commentary in 12 languages. If you intend to take the whole tour without hopping on and off, expect it to take one hour and 15 minutes in total.

This route focuses on the top attractions, taking visitors between the SEA LIFE London Aquarium and London Dungeon on the South Bank to Madame Tussauds at Baker Street, via several of the city’s most important sights. If you’re planning on enjoying the whole route, it takes about one hour and 30 minutes in total. You’ll be entertained by a pre-recorded commentary available in 12 languages.

The Green Link connects King’s Cross St Pancras with stops in the center of London, where you can hop off and join another route. Buses run every 20 to 30 minutes, and the whole route takes about one hour. On your journey you can enjoy a pre-recorded audio commentary in 12 languages.

This route covers the most important attractions and sights in London and is the most popular route. You will pass by the London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, London Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, and Tower Bridge. There’s usually a tour guide on board giving a live commentary in English, but if not then there’ll definitely be an audio commentary in 11 languages, with a special English version for children. This route also has stops at Tower Pier and Westminster Pier, where you can join the riverboat tour that’s included in your ticket. Buses leave every 5 to 20 minutes, so you’ll never be waiting for long!

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is where you will find all the most exclusive addresses in London for both shopping and hotels, and it’s also the home of the Royal Albert Hall, plus popular museums like the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Science Museum, and the Natural History Museum. On your way there you’ll also pass Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament, and Westminster Abbey, so you’ll also get your fill of classic London sights! The tour includes audio commentary in 11 languages, and the buses depart every 15 to 20 minutes.

This route connects the incredible British Museum with the stations at Euston and King’s Cross St Pancras and hotels in the city center. You will also drive past Chinatown and Trafalgar Square. The buses on this route leave every 20 to 30 minutes and include audio commentary in 11 languages.

This shuttle route connects the stop on the yellow and blue routes at Marble Arch with hotels in the area around Regent’s Park and Marylebone Road. It leaves every 30 to 60 minutes.

This shuttle route connects hotels around Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park with the bus stop at Marble Arch, where you can transfer to the yellow and blue lines. The shuttle departs every 30 to 60 minutes.

This shuttle bus runs every 20 minutes between 8 am and 9 am from Holland Park Avenue, past Kensington Gardens, through the area around Paddington Station, to Marble Arch. At Marble Arch, passengers can change to the yellow and blue lines to continue their day!

This route covers stops between the London Eye and Woolwich Arsenal Pier, traveling via the O2 Arena in Greenwich.

This line runs outside of the commuter rush hour and at weekends. It stops at stations between Battersea Power Station and the Tower of London.

On weekdays you can take this line from Battersea Power Station, via Embankment and London Bridge, all the way to Canary Wharf.