London Tootbus Hop-on Hop-off (Optional Thames Cruise)
Overview
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Explore London's biggest sights in 24-48 hours or 72 hours with the London Discovery Tour from Tootbus which includes 4 walking tours.
Embark on a tour aboard an eco-friendly open-top bus and enjoy stunning views of iconic capital landmarks such as the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, St. James's Palace and other symbols of London.
Hop off at the stop of your choice to explore each site in more depth. Visit the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London, watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace or climb the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.
Audio commentary will guide you throughout the tour and give you directions to move easily from one site to another. If you are traveling with children, take advantage of our exclusive kids commentary.
Download the Tootbus app to get around easily, find stops, follow buses in real time.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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
Duration:1 hour 30 minutes
Operating Schedule:Yellow Tour - Mon - Fri - First Tour 08:30 | Last Tour 16:00 Yellow Tour - Sat - Sun - First Tour 08:30 | Last Tour 17:00 28th March to 1st May 2026 Yellow route Saturdays, Sundays and Public Bank Holidays - First Tour 08:30, Last Tour 19:30 _ frequency 10mins Mon-Fri - First Tour 08:30, Last Tour 19:30_ frequency 15 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
Stop 1 - Coventry Street First & last departure ( in front of Shake Schack)
Stop 26 - Trafalgar Square
Stop 30 - London Eye
Stop 31 - Waterloo Station
Stop 32 - Covent Garden
Stop 33 - St Pauls Cathedral
Stop 34 - London Bridge
Stop 35 - Tooley street
Stop 36 : Tower of London
Stop 37: Temple
Stop 38 -Westminster Pier
Stop 27 - Whitehall, Craig's Court
Stop 28 - Whitehall, Banqueting House
Stop 29 - Parliament Street Stop G
Stop 23 - Parliament Street
Stop 24 -Horse Guards Parade
Stop 25- Trafalgar Square
Duration:2 hours
Operating Schedule:Our new and improved Blue Route will cover 24 stops, ensuring an improved frequency and improved connectivity across all 3 routes. : Blue Tour - Mon - Fri - First Tour 08:30 | Last Tour 16:00 Blue Tour - Sat - Sun - First Tour 08:30 | Last Tour 17:00 28th March to 1st May 2026 Blue route Saturdays, Sundays and Public Bank Holidays - First Tour 08:30, last Tour 18:15 _ frequency 15 mins Mon-Fri - First Tour 08:30, last Tour 18:15 _ frequency 20 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
Stop 18 - Grosvenor Gardens_ First departure & last departure
Duration:1 hour
Operating Schedule:Green Tour - Mon- Fri - 08:20, 09:20, 10:20, 14:20, 15:20, 16:20 [no service 11:20 - 14:20] from stop 39 Wyndham's Theatre Green Tour - Sat - Sun - 08:20, 09:20, 10:20, 15:20, 16:20, 17:20 [no service 11:20 - 15:20] from stop 39 Wyndham's Theatre 28th March to 1st May 2026 Green route Daily First Tour 08:20, Last Tour 19:20 _ frequency 30 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
Stop 39 - Wyndham's Theatre _ First & Last departure
Stop 40 - St Martin's in the Fields
Stop 41- Russell Square
Stop 42 - Euston Station
Stop 43 - King's Cross Station
Stop 44 - St Pancras Station
Stop 45 - Royal National Hotel
Stop 46- British Museum
Stop 32 - Covent Garden
What‘s Included
Free Wi-Fi on board
Learn key facts about London through the audio-guide for adults and children
London at your own pace across 3 routes, 46 stops and 4 walking tours
See London's top landmarks
Free access to Tootbus app: real-time bus tracking, audio commentary and self-guided walking tours.
Food and drink
Restroom on board
Gratuities
Options
2-Day Bus Pass
Duration: 2 days
24 hour Bus Pass & Cruise
24 hours: 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour & Thames river cruise
48 hour Bus Pass & Cruise
48 hours: 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour & Thames river cruise
72 hour Bus Pass & Cruise
72 hours: 72-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour & Thames river cruise
3-Day Bus Pass
Duration: 3 days
1-Day Bus Pass
Duration: 1 day
Reviews
499 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Must try
ronaf846,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kazi has been very helpful and friendly. Making my solo trip pleasant with Toot bus. Thank you
A fun ride
lisabI7154GI,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Sanobar was very helpful and helped us navigate to the places we wanted to see
I love London!
cinthiar818,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really enjoyed this tour! Adam helped me and was very kind to me.
Informative, beautiful
Sightseer68645506822,Mar 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice tour - perfect execution and informative, especially Nafiz was very helpful!!
Fantastic service and incredible tour
W1786ZBterryg,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant tour. Thank you Hasna
Don’t recommend boarding after 14.00 the tour doesn’t finish at entry point. You get dumped at 17.00 anywhere the bus ha
lornamM173ML,Mar 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We booked the hop on hop off tour for the yellow route and the blue route. Yellow route was fantastic that took in all the major sites. Changed buses for the blue tour. Disaster! Waited over an hour on Piccadilly stop G no bus came. Rang Tootbus who said 2 buses had gone past. No they hadn’t. Bus came at 15.10 for a 2 hour tour. There are 25 stops. At stop 18 it was 16.50. Driver told everyone to get off the bus the tour was terminating. Not even halfway through tour. No refund and had to find our own way back. Driver must have known when we boarded the bus that it wasn’t returning. I’d never use them again. There were old people, disabled and foreign visitors all forced to get off and find own way. Disgusting service. Don’t recommend it at all
Pick a different bus tour!
803AnnaB803,Mar 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00Terrible!!!! We are on this tour now and the bus driver didn’t tell us we needed headphones to hear the commentary then when a kind guest told us, most of the sound was music, not information about what we were passing! Pic another company.
Worst recorded commentary Ive experienced.
ScottishMark999,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00I bus tour everywhere I visit and ive bus toured London many times, the routes are much of a muchness no matter which company you pic but the recorded commentary on this one is the worst.
Bus tootbus include cruise trip.
Connector40074000886,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00Feel really let down, commentary very poor, expensive £180 00 for 4 people for 3 days. Could be live commentary would of been nice. More music than info. Cruise was brilliant with live commentary by Lee that bit was excellent. But would never do bus again. Really ruined my experience of london.
I don't recommend this company.
NLF2791,Feb 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
2.00We purchased our tickets from a street seller, but he didn’t mention that in winter the blue route only runs every half hour. Several people at the bus stop seemed confused while waiting for the blue bus. When I asked a Tootbus staff member about the timing, he answered abruptly and rudely, saying he didn’t know as he had only just arrived. Another lady nearby said she had never been informed about the winter schedule, and he responded that this is why you should buy tickets directly, but we had bought our tickets directly. The journey itself was disappointing. The audio commentary didn’t line up with the sights we were passing, and although headphones are available as you board, no one informs you to collect them, so don’t forget to grab a pair. The bus also wasn’t very clean. At around £96 for two adults and one child (which included a river cruise we haven’t done yet), I honestly wish we had gone on one of the “experience” buses instead. We traveled the blue route, and I didn’t find anything particularly exciting until we reached Buckingham Palace. Overall, the combination of poor communication, rude staff, confusing winter schedules, and an underwhelming tour makes this a service I wouldn’t recommend in its current form.
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