London Hop on Hop off Bus - 24, 48 or 72 Hours
Our London Open Top Bus is the ultimate hop on hop off experience in the city. Choose a 24-hour, 48-hour, 72-hour ticket which is valid from the moment your first hop on. Your ticket also includes a riverboat cruise, making this an amazing way to explore London at your own pace. We have stops outside or near all of London’s major attractions including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the London Eye, the Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral and many more.
Available every day, with buses departing every 15-20 minutes!
Operated by Gray Line London – a name you can trust for reliable service, high quality experiences and value for money!
Hop on Hop off Highlights
- Convenient stops located all across the city next to the main attractions. Travel around the city on open top buses and enjoy amazing views as you ride!
- The buses are valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours from the moment you first hop-on. You can hop on and off as much as you like during this time
- Live guides are available on selected blue route departures
- Audioguides are available on every bus in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Indian, Japanese & Arabic
- Our riverboat cruise allows you to travel 1-way up or down the River Thames
- You can cancel up to midnight (UK time), the night before departure and get a refund in full
London Open Top Bus Routes
The Routes:
Our Blue Route – Classic Tour
This is our signature route that covers all those London landmarks you’ve been waiting to see! See the London Eye, pass by the River Thames, look in awe at Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the Tower of London
Our Red Route – The Essential Route
Because London is so big, we have another signature route that covers more of Central London as well as the North. You’ll get to see Hyde Park, Regents Park, pass by Madame Tussauds, the London Zoo and Kings Cross station, where you can snap a selfie at Platform 9 3/4.
Our morning and evening hotel route – yellow & green route
We have a really convenient morning and evening service route for visitors staying in the Paddington and Bayswater area of London. Catch this route to get to and from Central London.
All our routes are included in your ticket.
You can download a route map and timetable here.
Your ticket also includes a River Thames Cruise. Take to the waters as you travel from Westminster Pier (near Parliament) to Tower Bridge or Greenwich (or vice versa) This is a 1-way ticket and the cruise lasts about 30 minutes.
You can see the River Cruise tour map and timetable here.
Our ticket types
We offer 5 different ticket types to choose from. You can select your ticket type on the checkout page
1 Day without Cruise – this is our cheapest hop on hop off ticket, which allows you to travel on the bus for 1 calendar day. For example, if you get on the bus on Tuesday at 10am, you can use the bus until the end of Tuesday.
24 Hours – this ticket includes a cruise and can be used for 24 hours from the moment you first hop on the bus. For example, if you first get on the bus on Tuesday at 10am, you can use the bus until Wednesday at 10am.
48 Hours – this ticket includes a cruise and can be used for 48 hours from the moment you first hop on the bus. For example, if you first get on the bus on Tuesday at 10am, you can use the bus until Thursday at 10am.
72 Hours – this ticket includes a cruise and can be used for 72 hours from the moment you first hop on the bus. For example, if you first get on the bus on Tuesday at 10am, you can use the bus until Friday at 10am.
24 Hours without Cruise – this ticket can be used for 24 hours from the moment you first hop on the bus but does not include a cruise. For example, if you first get on the bus on Tuesday at 10am, you can use the bus until Wednesday at 10am.
more details:
- Our open top buses depart every 15-20 mins. The riverboats depart every 30 minutes
- You can join the tour from any of our stops
- The 24, 48 & 72 hour tickets include unlimited hop on hop off bus & riverboat cruise
- You are free to use your river cruise on any date within 30 days of the start of your hop-on hop-off bus experience.
- You can cancel up to midnight (UK time), the night before departure and get a refund in full
Hop on hop off London bus passing Westminster Abbey
