Big Bus Madrid Panoramic City Tour
Overview
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1 hour 20 minutes
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Discover the exciting and vibrant city of Madrid on-board an open top panoramic sightseeing bus tour. From the top deck of a double decker bus, experience unrivalled 360 degree views of the city's most iconic sights and landmarks including the Royal Palace, Biblioteca Nacional, Puerta de Alcalá and Cybele Palace.
Let our expert English and Spanish speaking tour guides entertain you with tales of the history and culture of the city, as they point out Madrid's unmissable sights and attractions, such as the Prado, Reina Sofia and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Atocha Station, the Metrópolis building and the Almudena Cathedral.
With 11 daily departures from Stop #1 (Fuente de Neptuno), there has never been an easier way to discover Spain's beautiful and charming Captial city. Hop on our Blue Route during the day, or take in the illuminated city on our Night Tour.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Plaza Mayor
A panoramic view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid
Puerta de Alcala
A panoramic view of Puerta de Alcala, Madrid
What‘s Included
Live guide (English & Spanish)
See all the top landmarks of Madrid
Panoramic Day Tour of Madrid on-board an open-top double decker bus
Royal Palace of Madrid
Options
Big Bus Madrid Panoramic Day Tour
Duration: 2 hours: Hop on our Madrid sightseeing bus and relax as our expert live guide points out all the top sights.
Panoramic Madrid Night Tour
Duration: 2 hours: Our panoramic Madrid Night Tour showcases the city's famous landmarks and monuments as they're illuminated in the evening.
Reviews
241 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
An awful experience
Elizabeth E,,Jan 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Top deck seats all wet from overnight rain. Commentary was appalling - the guide spoke very bad English plus the sound system was terrible. On top of that between the spoken bits horrendous music was played at such a loud volume my Apple Watch kept alerting me it was dangerously loud! A total waste of money- shame as it is a magnificent city.
Big Bus Madrid
Sally E,,Jan 11, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very comprehensive. Great history. Ability to cover large territory and some areas busy with traffic easily and safely. Alfaro, our guide, was superb. Hop on/off NOT available and would have improved the experience
Good over view of the...
neberhardt999,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Good over view of the city. Daniel was a good tour guide. I would recommend the tour. Requested Daniel
Bad experience, I want refund
Jacqueline Z,,Jan 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00You can no longer get off and get back on at the stops, in fact there are no more stops, you have to move to the Neptune fountain where the tour starts and you can not get off during the tour until you get back to the Neptune fountain, we wasted the day in Madrid, we only had a day there and it was a good option to travel the main points get off, visit them, get back on and continue the tour, we did it because we had already paid for it but we could not visit anything, on the other hand the bus in very bad condition, they dismantled the back seats of the ground floor and we had a rainy day, we can not be up since it is decapotado and down only we could 9 people, the others had to wait 20min for the other bus to leave, the translation system was not useful or they had it off and one person was recounting everything in English and Spanish with a microphone at a very high level and you could not enjoy what you saw because you had to hear everything in both languages. Our experience this time was terrible is no longer worth doing these tours with any company in Madrid, as the city council forbade stops to everyone equally.
Useful
Natalia P,,Jan 5, 2026
- Review from Viator
4.00It’s nice to get overview of the city and come back to places you like. The guide was nice, real one, not on the radio, so was able to answer any questions
Lack of clarity and information.
Julie C,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00Guide spoke in Spanish and English. I found his accent very difficult to understand. He was not very informative nor particularly interesting. He played a Spanish song during the tour but neglected to explain it s significance. There were many lapses where nothing was said. I’ve always taken a city bus tour to get a feel for the place I’m travelling to but this particular one was a waste of money. The only redeeming feature was I got to see different parts of Madrid.
Heat way to know the city
Elaine M,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great way to know the city around. It’s not a hop in and out bus. A bus will leave every 15 minutes so you get there whenever is convenient.
Very nice visit, however we did not understand everything 🙁
JeanFrancois G,,Jan 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Beware!!! Comments are either in Spanish or English and this is not specified at the time of booking. We were on a bus in which the safety instructions were written either in German or in English and there were indications that the vehicle was assigned to visit the Austrian capital...
Just okay!
MANU S,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00It was okay. Even though the tour was English and Spanish, was hard to understand the guide with her accent. We also ran into roadblocks because of some race so it felt like we missed some parts of the city.
Good route
solm950,,Dec 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Very good both routes, but does not allow you to get off in the places you want and that leaves you with the feeling that you could not get more out of the experience
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