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Washington DC Open Top Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

Available in English E-Voucher

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    Your ticket is valid for 1 day or 2 days.

  • Start time

    Operating Hours: Departs daily from 09:00am to 4:00pm
    Bus Frequency:
    Red Route: Every 30 minutes, full loop takes 1.5 hours
    Purple Route: Every hour, full loop takes 2 hours
    Yellow Route: Every 2 hours, full loop takes an hour

  • Meeting Point
    Vouchers must be redeemed in exchange for the boarding pass at the City Sights DC Ticket Desk at Union Station Main Lobby prior to boarding your bus. The full address is as follows:
    City Sights DC Ticket Desk
    Union Station Main Lobbyv 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE,
    Washington, DC 20002
  • Ending Point

    You may leave the bus at any stop.

Key Highlights

  • Explore Washington DC at your own pace with this fun and flexible hop-on, hop-off tour
  • Frequent departures mean valuable sightseeing time is not wasted waiting for the next bus
  • Over 50 stops cover all the city’s highlights
  • While on board audio commentary will ensure you don’t miss a thing

Overview

Step aboard an open-top bus and explore the main sights of Washington DC at your own pace. From the Lincoln Memorial, White House and the Washington National Cathedral to the Washington Harbour, get the most out of this hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour to the national capital with your 1 day or 2 days unlimited use ticket.

One of the most popular, fun and informative ways to tour Washington DC is onboard the open-top double-decker bus. It encompasses more than 35 stops with 3 routes throughout the nation’s Capital and allows you the freedom to hop-on and hop-off as many times as you like at any of the designated stops!

Hop-on or hop-off as often as you like to explore, dine and shop at Washington’s major attractions. When you're ready to continue, just hop back on the bus!

Download the tour route map

Itinerary

On this Open Top Hop-On Hop-Off tour of Washington DC, you have the freedom to plan your own sightseeing itinerary. With over 50 stops covering Washington DC's main attractions, this tour provides the perfect introduction to the national capital.

Your ticket is valid for 1 day or 2 days. Your ticket is flexible and allows you unlimited use, meaning you can hop-on hop-off as many times as you like. On boarding the Bus, you will receive headphones and a CD so that you can listen to the informative commentary in English as you go past the famous landmarks.

You could disembark at any of the following stops:

Yellow Route:
• Union Station
• Fords Theatre
• White House
• US Treasury
• White House North
• Mayflower
• Dupont Circle
• Washington Hilton
• Georgetown Inn
• Georgetown Canal/Shops
• Georgetown Harbor
• Four Seasons
• Hotel Stop
• Lincoln Memorial
• WWII Memorial
• American History Museum
• Natural History Museum/Old Post Office
• Marriot Metro Center
• Convention Center

Red Route:
• Union Station
• U.S. Capitol Building
• U.S. Capitol and Botanical Gardens
• American Indian Museum
• Air and Space Museum
• Hirshhorn Museum
• LEnfant Plaza
• Smithsonian Castle
• National Mall
• Washington Monument
• Bureau of Engraving & Holocaust
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial
• FDR & MLK Memorial
• Lincoln Memorial & Korean War Memorial
• Vietnam Memorial
• World War 2 Memorial
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Portrait Gallery
• Fords Theatre
• White House
• National Aquarium
• National Archives & National Art Gallery
• Liason & Hyatt Hotel

Blue Route:
• Washington Monument
• White House
• WWII Memorial (Photo Stop only)
• Lincoln Memorial
• Arlington Cemetery
• Pentagon City Mall

Green Route:
• Washington Hilton
• Woodley Park / National Zoo
• Washington National Cathedral
• Embassy Row

You may choose to finish your tour at any of the above mentioned stops at your convenience.

Inclusions

  • With 1 day ticket:
  • Pre-recorded English commentary
  • Headphones and a CD
  • With 2 days ticket:
  • Pre-recorded English commentary
  • Headphones and a CD
  • Free Potomac River Cruise

Exclusions

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Meals and drinks
  • Entrance fee to attractions (except those listed)

Please note

Your booking voucher can be exchanged for your Hop-On-Hop-Off ticket at any one of stops. Simply choose the stop which you wish to start from and present your voucher to the driver who will exchange it for a ticket .

The duration and frequency of the tour may vary due to traffic conditions.

Buses will come by each stop at least every 30 minutes.

Your boarding pass is your ticket to rejoin the tour at any designated stop.

Parking is available at Union Station (Bus Stop Number 1).

Voucher information: You must print and surrender a paper version of your booking voucher for this activity (showing your voucher on a smartphone is not accepted). No refund can be given for customers without a printed copy of their voucher.

Your voucher will be valid for 12 months from the date chosen at the time of booking.

The tour bus has a low floor with extendable ramps and wheelchair space.

Passengers do not need to walk up steps to board the bus.

Wheelchairs can also be can be collapsed down and stored on the bus.

Customer Reviews

  • MARIA CORA

    ...

    Puerto Rico 01/03/2018
  • VICTOR SCIMECA
    HOP ON HOP OFF

    THEY BUSES WERE CLEAN STAFF KNOWLEDGEABLE AND FRIENDLY NIGHT TOUR WAS GOOD THE MIDDAY CRUISE WAS A LITTLE DISSAPOINTING...

    United States 08/02/2017
  • Mrs Carol A Andrew
    confusing

    From the voucher we understood the tour was with City Sightseeing, but when we arrived we could find no City Sightseeing. After trawling the website we found in the small print...

    United Kingdom 08/28/2016

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