London Hop On Hop Off Tour, River Cruise and Walking Tours - The Big Bus Company

Itinerary

On this London Hop-On Hop-Off tour, you have the freedom to plan your own sightseeing itinerary. This hop-on hop-off London tour bus takes two routes; the Red Line and the Blue Line. Your upgraded ticket is valid for both the routes. See all of London’s attractions such as The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London for a perfect introduction to the city.

Your ticket is valid for 24 hours and the following day, you can use your hop-on, hop-off bus ticket until the end of the following day of the tour. Buses run from 8:30am - 5:30pm with a frequency of 15 - 20 minutes. Your ticket allows you unlimited use, meaning you can hop-on and hop-off as many times as you like at any of the designated stops! You can board the bus from any of the stops.

Red Line: Highlights of the Red Line include Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London. A full circuit of the Red Line takes around 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Complete list of stops on the Red Line.

• Green Park: Admire the façade of the stunning Ritz Hotel
• Hard Rock Café – Hyde Park Corner
• Queen Mother Gates – Park Lane
• Marble Arch – Speakers Corner
• Mayfair – Bus Stop S, Park Lane
• Regent Street
• Piccadilly Circus
• Haymarket
• Trafalgar Square Starting point for the walking tours
• Craig’s Court – Junction with Whitehall
• Banqueting House – Opposite the Horse guards
• Whitehall – Parliament Street
• London Eye
• Waterloo – York Road Starting point for the Thames River Cruise
• Covent Garden
• St Paul’s Cathedral
• London Bridge
• Embankment Pier
• Westminster Pier
• Lambeth Palace
• Parliament Square – Abingdon Street
• Westminster Abbey
• Buckingham Palace
• Royal Mews
• Victoria

Blue Line: Highlights of the Blue Line included Harrods, Kensington Palace and trendy Notting Hill. A full circuit of the Red Line takes around 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Complete list of stops on the Blue Line.

• Marble Arch
• Madame Tussaud’s
• Oxford Circus
• Regent Street
• Piccadilly Circus
• Haymarket
• Trafalgar Square Starting point for the walking tours
• Craig’s Court
• Banqueting House
• Whitehall – Parliament Street
• London Eye
• Waterloo
• Covent Garden
• St Paul’s Cathedral
• London Bridge
• Tower of London:
• Embankment Pier
• Lambeth Palace
• Parliament Square – Abingdon Street
• Westminster Abbey
• Buckingham Palace
• Royal Mews – No.31 Buckingham Palace Road
• Victoria: From here, you can see the Westminster Thistle Hotel.

Free Walking Tours

You can join any one of the below tours:
Royal London Walk (1.5 hours), Includes Changing of the Guard: This walking tour will take you through the historic Royal London from St. James’s Palace (former official residence of Prince Charles) to Buckingham Palace, celebrated home of the Queen. Take in one of the most celebrated ceremonies while you are there – the Changing of the Guard.

Daily at 10:00am
Starts: Trafalgar Square – Stop 9, 37

The Harry Potter Film Locations Walk (1.5 hours): This walk reveals 7 London locations which have featured in the Harry Potter Films.

Daily at 2:30pm
Departs: Trafalgar Square – Stop 9, 37
Ghosts By Gaslight (1.5 hours), The Spooky London Pub Crawl: There is more to the West End than just the bright lights, there co-exists an older more chilling London of dimly-lit alleyways, gas-lights and ghosts. Hear tales of haunted underground stations during this ghost walk.

Daily at 6:00pm
Departs: from Trafalgar Square – Stop 9, 37
River Cruise:
Westminster Pier - bus stop M, Victoria Embankment. Stop 21, 49
Westminster Bridge - Stop 23, 51.