London Bus Tours

• Red Route
• Frequency: between 10 and 20 minutes
• Start time: 8:20am
• End time: 6pm
• Bus stops : Green Park Underground, Hyde Park Corner Stop, Queen Mother Gates Stop, Marble Arch, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, Craig's Court, Whitehall, Westminster Bridge, London Eye, Covent Garden, Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge, Tower of London, Embankment Pier, Westminster Pier, Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Palace, Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Royal Mews, Victoria, Victoria Station and Mayfair.
• Frequency: between 10 and 20 minutes
• Start time: 8am
• End time: 6pm
• Bus stops: Green Park Underground, Hyde Park Corner, Queen Mother Gates, Marble Arch, Madame Tussaud's, Oxford Circus, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, Craig's Court, Whitehall, Westminster Bridge, London Eye, Covent Garden, Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge, Tower of London, Embankment Pier, Westminster Pier, Westminster Bridge, Lambeth Palace, Parliament Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Royal Mews, Victoria, Victoria Station, Marble Arch, Mayfair, Green Park Underground, Hyde Park Corner, Hyde Park Corner (outside Lanesborough Hotel), Harrods, South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Kensington Palace, Notting Hill, Kensington Gardens, Thistle Hotel, Bayswater and Paddington Station.
• Green Route
• Frequency: 20-30 minutes
• Start time: 8am
• End time: 6pm
• Bus stops: Woburn, Euston Station, Kings Cross, St. Pancras, Euston Road, Woburn, British Museum Stop, York Road, St. Thomas Hospital, Horseguards, Duncannon Street and Covent Garden.

TripAdvisor Reviews: with the average rate of 4 by its former users, this bus sightseeing service ranks very well. The number of dissatisfied travelers is far below those that are very satisfied. The overall number of reviews is 6100 and 45% of participating tourists rated the bus tour as excellent. Nearly 30% gave a "very good" rate.

These are some reviews from TripAdvisor:
Magical London Tour!
Spent a lot of time in London over the years, but never took the time to really get to know the city's history. I felt we were extremely fortunate to get Georgie as our tour guide. A charming and passionate speaker, with a truly infectious enthusiasm for all the little facts and details of this big beautiful city. Thanks to everyone at Big Bus tours! It was such a treat.

Viator Reviews: If you refer to reviews from Viator, the overall rate is even more impressive - 4.5 by 593 reviewers.

Get Your Guide Reviews: Tourists that reserved the Big Bus sightseeing tour through this booking website have rated the experience with 4.4 (212 reviewers) rate.

With 3 well-conceived routes covering all tourist points of interest, this convenient bus tour saves you time and money. Additional benefit for travelers is a choice of mode of sightseeing in London. Finally, holders of the pass avail of discounts of restaurants, the river cruise and a walking tour.

A big advantage offered by Big Bus Tour in regard to other London sightseeing bus tours is a bigger number of stops. That way, you cover the distance between the stops and certain attractions in less time.

Additional convenience offered by the company is free Wi-Fi on board.

This bus tour offers great sightseeing opportunities for first-time and repeated visitors to London. With provided live or audio commentaries, you won t miss anything essential about the city during your ride. Also, this bus tour is ideal for you if you like discounts regarding dining at restaurants.

• Blue Route
• Frequency: 20 - 30 minutes
• Start time: 8:30am
• End time: 5:50pm
• Bus stops: Kensington Palace, Baden-Powell House, Natural History Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Harrods, Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Albert Memorial and The Royal Albert Hall.
• Yellow Route
• Frequency: 15-30 minutes
• Start time: 8:30am
• End time: 4:30pm
• Bus stops: Piccadilly Circus / Eros Statue, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace, Ritz Hotel, Hyde Park, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, The London Eye, London Dungeon, Westminster Pier, The Tower of London, Shakespeare's Globe and London Aquarium.
• Red Route
• Frequency: 20 - 30 minutes)
• Start time: 8:30am
• End time: 4:50pm
• Bus stops:Victoria, Wellington Museum, Hyde Park, Madame Tussauds, Oxford Street, St Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge, The Tower of London and Lambeth Palace.
• Green Route
• Frequency: 20 - 30 minutes
• Start time: 9:15am
• End time: 2:35pm
• Bus stops: The National Gallery, Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, Big Ben & Parliament, Westminster Abbey, The London Eye, Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, Piccadilly Circus / Eros Statue and Leicester Square.
• Orange Route
• Frequency: 20 - 30 minutes
• Start time: 8:45am
• End time: 2:00pm
• Bus stops: Ripley's, Believe it or not!, Russell Square, British Museum, Kings Cross Station, St Pancras Station and Euston Station.

com: Most of the Original London Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tours users have a high opinion of this sightseeing bus tour. The overall rating of the tour is 4 with around 5000 reviews at this point on TripAdvisor. The number of people that weren t satisfied is within usual limits.

TripAdvisor reviews
Couldn t fault it bought a 24hr ticket upgraded to 48hrs & free river cruise all for £32. Four different routes to see & choice of river cruise, we took the one to Greenwich & return. Very informative plenty of stops to get off & see the sights. Plenty of buses so never had to wait long for one to come along. Definitely worth doing.

Viator Reviews: these ratings are even more impressive. The overall rate of the tour is 4.5 by around 2700 reviews.

Get Your Guide: Finally, the Original sightseeing bus tour has a 4.3 rate by almost 900 users of the Get Your Guide booking website.

With the city sightseeing ticket for this service, you save up to 42% for visiting the participating attractions. Since the tour favors sightseeing over shopping and other "welcoming distractions" along the way, time savings are even bigger.

The Original London Sightseeing has 5 routes, which is more than offered by Big Bus (3). That way, you have bigger flexibility in choosing the favorite route and combining ideal itinerary.

Unlike Golden Hop-on Hop-Off Tour, the Original Bus Tour has live commentary on one route. This bus service also disposes of a unique channel for children.

The Original London Bus Sightseeing Tour is suitable for first-time and repeated visitors to London. While the adults benefit of complementary walking tours (free of charge) and a cruise, kids receive a pack consisting of games and quizzes. Thus, this is a win-win situation for everyone.

• Blue Route
• Frequency: 30 minutes
• Start time: 8am
• End time: 4:30pm in winter and 5pm in summer
• Bus stops: Heymarket, Pall Mall East, Duncannon Street, Aldwych (west arm), Ludgate Hill, Queen Victoria Street, Tower Hill, Southwark Bridge Road, York Road, Westminster Bridge Road, Tothill Street, Buckingham Gate, Buckingham Palace, Lambeth Palace Road and Imperial War Museum.

• Red Route
• Frequency: 10-20 minutes
• Start time: 8am
• End time: 4:30pm in winter and 5pm in summer
• Bus stops: Kensington Museums, Marble Arch, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, Green Park Station, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge (the Lanesborough Hotel), Knightsbridge (At Scotch House) and Kensington Gore/Royal Albert Hall.

• Orange Route
• Frequency: 15-20 minutes
• Start time: 7:15am
• End time: 2:20pm in winter and 4pm in summer
• Bus stops: Buckingham Palace, Marble Arch, Paddington, Madame Tussauds, Kings Cross/St. Pancras International, Russel Square, Holborn, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower of London, London Eye and Lamberth Palace.

• Yellow Route (pickup service)
• Frequency: 20-30 minutes
• Start time: 7am
• End time: 10am
• Bus stops: Holland Park Avenue (Hilton London Kensington), Holland Park Avenue (Holland Park LUL Station), Noting Hill Gate, Bayswater Road (London Hyde Park Hotel), Bayswater Road, Bayswater Road (Lancaster Gate) and Lancaster Gate.

• Green Route (drop-off service)
• Frequency: 20-30 minutes
• Start time: 5pm
• End time: 6:30pm
• Bus stops: Lamberth Palace Road, Westminster Bridge Road, Tothill Street, Buckingham Gate, Victoria/Buckingham Palace Road, Queen Elizabeth Gate and Lancaster Gate.

TripAdvisor Reviews: With the average rate of 3, this bus service is worth booking.

These are some reviews from TripAdvisor:
Golden Tours HOHO
Great way to see the main attractions London has to offer - especially if you are time constrained. Covered things like Big Ben, Buckingham Palace Marble Arch, Shopping districts, London Eye and much more. The audio guide is very helpful and informative and if you have good weather it's worth sitting on the top.
We tried to do a full revolution of the Blue circuit before we were going to choose where we would ideally want to get off and start exploring but bare in mind because of traffic it took nearly 4 hours just to do that. I d recommend pre bookings your 48 hours pass and planning out each day the night before with 2-3 main areas you want to see and go from there - once you get the gist of your barings aftger the first few days, it's then easy to use the tube and buses around town with the Oyster card instead which ends up being a much cheaper to get about and go even outside of the usual tourist areas.
This was my third time in London and I still found it was a great option to see the attractions from a different perspective.

Get Your Guide Reviews: Tourists that purchased the Golden Bus sightseeing tour via this booking website rated the service with the 3.9 rate (286 reviewers).

With the Golden Bus sightseeing tour, tourists benefit of bus rides, a chosen walking tour and a river cruise. Unlike other London bus sightseeing providers, the Golden Bus Tour provides complimentary shuttle service to and from the city center. With the Family Pass, which is offered by this provider, you are likely to achieve additional savings.

Free Wi-Fi on board every bus is also provided. Also, this hop-on hop-off bus sightseeing tour comes with London Pass and London City Pass tourist cards.

If you opt for this provider, you ll pay less than with competitive providers.

If you are interested in discovering London by land (bus and walking tours) and the Thames River, this tour should be ideal for you.

Departure Point

The London Ghost Bus Tour departs from outside the Grand Hotel opposite the Sherlock Holmes pub on Northumberland Avenue off Trafalgar Square in central London. The voucher is valid for the duration of time specified on your ticket from the date of first use. Tourists can get last minute tickets on-board the bus but must call first to check availability. Time might change due to local traffic conditions and seasons.

Tours and Top Attractions:

Westminster Abbey, Fleet Street, The Tower of London, London Bridge, Houses of Parliament, St. Paul's Cathedral, South River, Cross Bones Graveyard, and Northumberland Avenue.

The London Ghost Bus Tour is a fully packed 75 minutes of fun and frightening way of exploring London. This tour is geared towards enhancing the knowledge of tourists in a scary and tricky way. You get to explore London in a classic 1960s original Necrobus (Routemaster) with just a 1-day ticket. The London Ghost Bus's interior is designed in 'railway style” to give tourists comfort and also includes lamps, window curtains which were used to cover reflections and keep the bodies cool if a coffin was left overnight in the vehicle. The London Ghost Bus Tour has live actors on-board, a conductor combined with technical tricks to scare tourists as well as teach them the history of the horrible past of London's gruesome murders, tortures, and executions. The Ghost Bus takes tourists around London with many top attractions insight such as the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Fleet Street, London Bridge, South River, Northumberland Avenue and Cross Bones Graveyard a mass burial site which dates back to medieval times.

The London Ghost Bus Tour is perfectly right for anyone who wants to learn more about London's gruesome murders and horrific past. It is most suitable for adults and children from 15 years above, this Ghost Bus tour offers tourists the scare of their lives as well as fun and knowledge about London's medieval history. You get to ride in an original Necrobus which is also known as a classic 1960s Routemaster through the London's top attractions such as the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, Fleet Street, London Bridge, South River, Northumberland Avenue and Cross Bones Graveyard. The hilarious and creepy conductor, live actors and technical trickery on-board make sure you learn about the gruesome past of these top attractions in London. The long and bloody history of London's top attractions such as the Tower of London which was used for execution of tyrants (and sometimes the innocent) by axe, and also hear the tales of London's hauntings and deadliest diseases. The live actors and conductor also recount the Whitehall Mystery, a 19th-century murder case that was never uncovered and the victim nor killer were never identified, hear about the demon barber also known as 'the butcher” of Fleet Street and many more.

Morning Tour: March Gate 19 - 20; 7.45 AM and 8.15 AM from 1st April.

Afternoon Tour: Gate 0 from 1.00 PM.

Top Attractions include:

1. Victoria Station
2. Buckingham Palace
3. Westminster Abbey
4. Downing Street
5. St. Paul's Cathedral
6. Tower of London
7. The Shard
8. London Eye
9. House of Parliament.

Departure Point: The tour starts from Victoria Coach Station

Bus Tour with London Eye & Cruise is a 4-hour tour of London’s most famous and major attractions. The hop-on-hop-off bus pass offers tourists a unique way to see the city in an open-top double-decker 1960's Routemaster bus with admission to the London Eye and Thames River Cruise. The Routemaster buses provide open-tops only in the summer but tourists should expect rain at any moment and on rare occasions, the buses may be changed to a closed top. Also, the Routemaster bus includes a live English guide onboard the bus with fun commentary about all the major attractions such as the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben’s iconic Clock Tower, Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street, and more. Tourists can get off the bus at the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey stops to take photographs as a souvenir for the tour. The short Thames River boat cruise gives tourists the opportunity to see the city's famous landmarks from the river such as the London Bridge, South Bank, Shakespeare's Globe and more. After the cruise, tourists can hop back on the tour bus to the Buckingham Palace to experience the Changing of Guards at the official residence of the British Royal Family. The tour ends with a visit to the Famous London Eye, where tourists get to see London from a different perspective as the eye revolves for 30 minutes with a 4D live-action visuals about London. 

This Bus Tour with London Eye and Cruise is right for you! It is a combination of the best ways to explore London. With this bus pass, you get to discover London on a retro Routemaster bus from the '60s. The double-decker buses come with open-top for you to see the city in 360-degree views as you travel past some of the major attractions in London such as the Tower of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Downing Street where the British Prime Minister lives and so on. You can hop-off the bus at the Tower of London and Westminster Abbey stops for some snapshots and continues your tour on a boat cruise River Thames to see the London Bridge, Shakespeare's Globe and many more. After the short river cruise, you can hop back on the bus to see the Changing of Guards at the British Royal Family's residence "Buckingham Palace". Your tour ends with a magical experience atop the London Eye where you get to see attractions from a rare perspective with a 4D live-action multi-sensory visuals about the city. This is surely the best way you can see London in 4-hours.