SIGHTSEEING BUS TOUR

Open Tour

Experience the best of London aboard The Original Tour’s famous red open-top buses. London’s most popular sightseeing tour offers its guests the ultimate introduction to the capital of the United Kingdom from over 80 conveniently located stops. Tours include entertaining English-speaking guides, an unrivalled fleet of superb modern buses and 3 main tour routes, two of which offer full multi-lingual commentary in 11 languages.

The Original Tour is the only London bus tour to be awarded the Visit England Quality Assurance approval.

TOUR INFORMATION

Highlights

All bus tickets include:

• Unlimited hop-on hop-off across 3 main sightseeing tour routes plus 2 feeder services connecting the major train stations & hotel districts.
• More than 80 stops across central London.
• Free Thames river sightseeing cruise pass.
• 3 free walking tours - Changing of the Guard (10 am), Rock n Roll (1 pm) and Jack the Ripper (4 pm).
• Exclusive Kids’ Club with specially designed children’s commentary, free fun pack and quiz book.
• Complimentary WiFi on-board buses
• FREE Mobile App!

This tour runs from May to September.

Onboard Commentary

• Multi-lingual recorded commentary available on the yellow, orange and blue routes in 11 languages - English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese.
• A live English commentary delivered by our expert local guides available on the yellow route.
• Children’s commentary in English on the yellow & blue routes.

Tour Timings

Tickets

Tickets are available online, at our boutique the Original London Visitor Centre located at 17-19 Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square, SWIY 5BL, and directly onboard The Original Tour buses.

See tickets option here!

PASSES & TICKETS

All of London with just one pass!

Enjoy fantastic views from the open-top deck of our buses, hop-on and hop-off as often as you wish and discover London at your own pace. Compare passes, find the one that best fits your itinerary and save time by buying online.

FREE THAMES RIVER PASS

Pass available for 24 & 48 Hours

From historic sites and attractions, to some of the most famous views in the world, let The Original London Sightseeing Tour help you plan your day out in the capital. All tickets include:

• Unlimited hop-on hop-off across 3 main sightseeing tour routes plus 2 feeder services connecting the major train stations & hotel districts.
• More than 80 stops across central London.
• Free Thames river sightseeing cruise pass.
• 3 free walking tours - Changing of the Guard (10 am), Rock n Roll (1 pm) and Jack the Ripper (4 pm).
• Exclusive Kids’ Club with specially designed children’s commentary, free fun pack and quiz book.
• Complimentary WiFi on-board buses
• FREE App!

River Cruise

• The 24 Hour Pass includes a free hop-on hop-off River Cruise Pass between Westminster (Big Ben) and Tower of London Piers.
• The 48 Hour Pass includes an extended River Cruise Pass with validity between Westminster Pier – Tower Pier – Greenwich Pier.
• Cruises depart every 30-40 minutes between 10.00 am & 4.00 pm.
• The majority of cruises are operated using modern, wheelchair-accessible, all-weather boats with panoramic windows and open-air deck areas.
• Recorded commentary is generally available in English, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin and Japanese.

Walking Tours

• These walking tours are FREE with our 24 hour and 48 hour tickets.
• The Changing of the Guard (10 am) and Rock n Roll (1 pm) Walking Tours depart daily from The Original London Visitor Centre at Trafalgar Square.
• The Changing of the Guard ceremony generally takes place on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (subject to change) and is weather permitting. For those days where the Changing of the Guard does not take place outside Buckingham Palace (usually Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and days with poor weather) visitors on our walking tour will be able to enjoy spectating the ceremony at Horse Guards situated just off Whitehall in Central London.
• The Jack the Ripper Walking Tour departs daily at 4 pm from The Original Tour bus stop at the Tower of London on Tower Hill.

Important Information

• Visitor Centre address: The Original Tour London, 17-19 Cockspur Street, Trafalgar Square, SWIY 5BL.