London City Sightseeing Bus

London City Sightseeing Bus

Routes & stops

City Sightseeing's London sightseeing bus takes you on a 20-stop route through the centre of the British capital.

During the sightseeing tour of London, which lasts approximately two and a half hours, you'll pass by such iconic places as Big Ben, the Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park Corner, St Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and Harrods department store.

In the following link you can check a map with the different stops along the route:

• City Sightseeing London Sightseeing Bus route and stops

Stop 22 is temporarily out of service.

Options

You can choose which of the following options best suits your needs:

24-hour ticket

• 24-hour ticket for the London City Sightseeing bus
• Audio guide in 11 languages
• English audio tour of Royal London with audio guide
• Thames River Cruise (if you choose this option)

48-hour ticket

• 48-hour ticket for the London City Sighteeing sightseeing bus.
• Audio guide in 11 languages.
• Thames River Cruise.
• 5 audio-guided tours of London in English with audio guide.

The 5 audio-guided tours included in the 48-hour ticket are as follows:

• Southbank Tour: you'll need to get off at stop 8 or 9
• Royal London Tour: you'll need to get off at stop 16 or 17
• Covent Garden Tour: you'll have to get off at stop 6 or 9
• Borough Market Tour: you'll have to get off at stop 12
• Notting Hill Tour: you'll have to get off at stop 3 or 4

How does it work?

The London Sightseeing Bus ticket is valid for 24 or 48 consecutive hours from the time it is first used, i.e. if it is activated on a Monday at 3pm, it'll be valid until Tuesday at 3pm. During this time, you can get on and off the buses as many times as you like.

Although a start date is requested when you make your reservation, you can use the service for 12 months from the date indicated.

Timetables & Frequencies

London City Sightseeing Bus

The London City Sightseeing Bus operates at the following times:

• Monday to Sunday, from 8:30 am to 4 pm, every 10 minutes
• Monday to Sunday, from 4 pm to 5:20 pm, every 20 minutes

London Walking Tours

These English walking tours of London are only included in the 48-hour ticket. You can find out the different routes, meeting points and times from the bus drivers, as itineraries vary according to the season.

Thames River Cruise

One-way cruise between Westminster and the Tower of London, included in the 48-hour ticket. This cruise is operated by City Cruises by Hornblower. The crossing runs daily between 10 am and 5 pm, approximately every 40 minutes.

The ship departs from the following points:

• Tower Bridge pier
• Westminster pier
• London Eye pier