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Big Bus Paris: Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour

Free Cancellation
Free cancellation 24 hours prior to the tour date
Flexible Voucher
Valid for 14 days from Travel Date
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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    24 or 48 hours (take your pick)

  • Start time

    Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour: 9:45am to 5:30pm, every 10 minutes.

    (After 5pm, our buses will no longer complete a full tour)

    Cruise: 10:30am to 9pm, every 45 min (every 30 minutes on weekends)

  • Meeting Point

    Hop-On, Hop-Off: You can board the bus at any of the route's stops. The favored stops are Eiffel Tower, The LouvreChamps-Elysées, Notre-Dame, and Opéra Garnier.

    Cruise: Make your way to Pontoon No. 3, Port de la Bourdonnais (near Stop #8: Eiffel Tower)

  • Ending Point

    You can end the hop-on hop-off bus tour at any of the stops.

Key Highlights

  • Explore Paris at your own pace with this fabulous hop-on hop-off tour
  • Marvel at top attractions including the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, the Arc de Triomphe and the Notre-Dame
  • Flexible ticket options available - Discover, Essential & Explore tickets with 24 or 48 hours validity
  • Hop on and off as many times as you want, and build your own itinerary
  • Enjoy a mesmerizing guided boat cruise on the Seine River with the Essential and Explore ticket
  • Immerse yourself in the journey with informative commentary and FREE WiFi on-board buses
  • Both printed or smartphone vouchers accepted

Overview

This hop-on, hop-off bus tour is the perfect introduction to the beautiful city of Paris. The open-top, double-decker buses provide unrestricted views of the city’s most famous sights and landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Élysées and the Pyramide du Louvre. Hop on and off the bus as often as you like to explore the sights, go shopping, or tuck into a baguette or two. While on-board the bus, sit back and be entertained by fascinating facts and stories with audio commentary available in multiple languages.

You can choose from three hop-on, hop-off ticket options:

Discover Ticket

  • 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket

Essential Ticket

  • 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
  • 1-hour river cruise on the River Seine

Explore Ticket

  • 48-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
  • 1-hour river cruise on the River Seine


Major attractions covered:

  • Eiffel Tower
  • Arc-de-Triomphe
  • Champs Elysées
  • Notre-Dame
  • Palace Saint-Michel
  • Musée d'Orsay
  • Pyramid du Louvre
  • The Louvre
  • Olympia
  • Opéra Garnier
  • Montmartre

Bateaux Parisiens Cruise (included with Essential & Explore): Enjoy a guided river cruise, showcasing the beauty of Paris from the River Seine. Admire the city's beautiful monuments and iconic bridges from a new perspective, with live-guided commentary explaining their historical and cultural significance.

Please check the Useful Downloads section for the hop-on, hop-off tour map.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

  • Hop-on, Hop-off bus ticket
  • Recorded commentary in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Brazilian Portuguese
  • 1-hour Seine River Cruise (as per option selected)

Exclusions

  • Entrance to attractions

Useful downloads

Please note

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)

Validity:

14 days from the date chosen at the time of booking

Wheelchair accessibility: Partial

Paris is a functioning city and weather, traffic and events may occasionally cause disruption.

Timings and stops are subject to change. Updated route map will be available on the bus.

Please be advised that after 5pm, our buses will no longer complete a full tour.

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R Ballantyne - United Kingdom 25 Feb

Didn't end up going on the tour but customer services are very helpful!...

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PHAM KIM THIEN LONG - Vietnam 24 Feb

My family had a great tour. The coach was always on time and the staff was really friendly. We definitely would reccomend this tour to others!...

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John Werrell - United Kingdom 23 Feb

Buses run regularly. Helpful staff. Tours are good showing all the sights.

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ma mitzi gonzales - United Kingdom 22 Feb

We were really happy with the services and the trip was so good and we really enjoyed it. Our guide was really enthusiastic and informative and it made the whole trip really...

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Jo-Ann Bantting - 21 Feb

Easy to book and pay for online and when you arrived at the bus they just scanned your phone and gave you your physical ticket. Told you to take a map and headphones when entering the bus.

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Kelly Dobbin - 20 Feb

Speedy pick up and drop off

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Mrs j a rowe - United Kingdom 20 Feb

The bus is the best way to travel around Paris. We hopped on and off the bus to all the best attractions of Paris such as the Effiel tower, notre dame. The buses ran frequently...

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Mr c.johnson - United Kingdom 19 Feb

Excellent value for money well organised and thank you to all the drivers who were extremely helpful and polite. WELL DONE and thank you. Chris Johnson and Ann Norris. B...

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