London Tootbus Hop-on Hop-off (Optional Thames Cruise)
London, England
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore London’s top attractions at your own pace on this hop-on hop-off bus tour. Climb aboard an eco-friendly open-top bus to see landmarks such as Tower Bridge, the London Eye, Westminster Abbey, and more, and hop off at any stop to get a closer look. Enjoy audio commentary, including a special kids’ version, and download the app for easy navigation, real-time bus tracking, and self-guided walking tours.
- Choose from 24-, 48-, and 72-hour passes to suit your schedule
- Take advantage of audio-guided walking tours through the app
- Stay connected and upload photos real-time with free Wi-Fi onboard
- Enjoy flexible routes with updated stops, improved bus frequency, and adjusted Yellow Route departure points due to roadworks
What's Included
- London at your own pace across 3 routes, 46 stops and 4 walking tours
- See London's top landmarks
- Learn key facts about London through the audio-guide for adults and children
- Free access to Tootbus app: real-time bus tracking, audio commentary and self-guided walking tours.
- Free Wi-Fi on board
- Food and drink
- Restroom on board
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Operating hours
Select your preferred tour option to see hours.
Departure Point
- You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.
Itinerary
Hop-On Hop-Off Red Route (formely Yellow)
20 Stops
13 Points of Interest
Duration: 2 hours
Operating Schedule: From Stop 1 Coventry Street Daily 08:30 – 20:00 every 10 mins until 16:00 then 20 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
1
1 Coventry St
2
Pall Mall East
3
Westminster Bridge Road
4
Southbank Place
5
1 Aldwych
6
26 Ludgate Hill
7
London Bridge
8
155 Tooley St
9
Tower Hill
10
Victoria Embankment
11
Westminster Pier
12
15 Whitehall
13
Whitehall
14
2 Parliament St
15
SW1A 1AA
16
SW1W 0SR
17
SW1W 0EB
18
W1J 7NT
19
W2 2UH
20
W1K 7AF
Points of interest passed by on this route
London Eye
St. Paul's Cathedral
Tower of London
Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall
Piccadilly Circus
St. James's Palace
London Bridge
Westminster Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Tower Bridge
Blue Route
23 Stops
11 Points of Interest
Duration: 2 hours
Operating Schedule: From Stop 18 Grosvenor Gardens Weekend 08:30 – 18:20 every 15 mins until 13:00 then 20 mins Weekday 08:30 – 18:15 every 20 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
1
SW1W 0EB
2
Buckingham Palace Road
3
Horseferry Road
4
Lambeth Palace Road
5
Westminster Bridge Road
6
Parliament Street
7
Whitehall
8
Cockspur Court
9
1
10
Piccadilly
11
Hard Rock London Rock Shop
12
SW1X 7TA
13
SW1X 7XL
14
Thurloe Place
15
Gloucester Road Station
16
Kensington High Street
17
12 Notting Hill Gate
18
W2 4RT
19
W2 3HJ
20
25 London St
21
W2 1JL
22
118-127 Park Ln
23
Buckingham Palace Road
Points of interest passed by on this route
Westminster Abbey
Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
St. James's
Trafalgar Square
Green Park
Hyde Park
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens
Notting Hill
Marble Arch
The Green Route
9 Stops
10 Points of Interest
Duration: 1 hour
Operating Schedule: From Stop 39 Wyndham’s Theatre Daily 08:20 – 19:20 every 30 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
1
Charing Cross Road
2
65 Duncannon St
3
49 Woburn Pl
4
Upper Woburn Place
5
Pancras Road
6
Midland Road
7
20 Bedford Way
8
72 Great Russell St
9
One Aldwych
Points of interest passed by on this route
The British Museum
Simmons Bar | Euston Square
Leicester Square
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
Covent Garden
Somerset House
Aldwych Area
National Portrait Gallery
St. Pancras International Station
Pink Route ( New)
7 Stops
3 Points of Interest
Duration: 55 minutes
Operating Schedule: From Stop 16 Park Lane South Daily 08:34 – 18:29 every 35 mins Redeem your ticket and start the tour at any of the bus stops. Mobile tickets are accepted on board.
1
W1K 7AF
2
W2 2UH
3
W2 3BP
4
W2 1JL
5
NW1 5BF
6
NW1 4DF
7
NW1 5LS
Points of interest passed by on this route
Marble Arch
Madame Tussauds London
Baker Street
Black Shuttle ( New)
7 Stops
2 Points of Interest
Duration: 43 minutes
Operating Schedule: From Stop 53 Holland Park Avenue Daily 08:30, 08:50, 09:10, 09:30 and 09:50
1
W11 4UL
2
W11 3JE
3
W2 4RT
4
W2 3HJ
5
W2 1HH
6
W2 1JL
7
W1K 7AF
Points of interest passed by on this route
Notting Hill
Park Lane
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
3.4
based on 513 reviews
Tammy_H, Sep 2025
Was great to move around London.Commentary was a little disappointing we were hoping for more information
Response from Host, Sep 2025
Thank you so much for your review. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Tootbus London Team
Jetzebell_G, Jul 2025
There was no guide. It was very disorganized. The bus was old. Bus didnt have a place where you can charge your phone or any wifi.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you so much for your review. I'm sorry to hear that your experience was not entirely positive. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Tootbus London Team
hannah_b, Apr 2025
It was a pretty good experience, Although some of the bus audio things don’t work, can’t turn volume up/down, and just played lots on music not much information was available or taught on the area around. Also got stopped for 30 mins since there was a protest blocking the London Bridge, not the
company’s fault, just stating that you may experience something similar. Only got through after police showed up 30 mins later.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you very much for your review. We do try to inform our customers about any events or circumstances that could cause disruption to our service and I'm sorry that we didn't manage to do that in your case. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Tootbus London Team
Anita_J, Apr 2025
We stood at the bus stops and watched 6 or more of the other company’s’ buses stop while waiting on the TOOTBUS. This happened at every stop. We waited at least 45 minutes only for the driver to almost pass us by. Their buses are older, the audio was garbled and more music than information. There’s non working marquee signs inside the buses that say nothing about what the next stop is. So much of our time was wasted waiting for Tootbus. Like I said before the other three bus companies had three times as many buses! Go with one of them!
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thank you very much for your review. We do try to inform our customers about any events or circumstances that could cause disruption to our service and I'm sorry that we didn't manage to do that in your case. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Tootbus London Team
Karen_L, Apr 2025
The Toot bus was great. There was a designated stop just three blocks from our hotel so that was very convenient. It stopped in many interesting places which we enjoyed visiting. I highly recommend the Toot.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Thanks so much for your lovely review; it really is great to hear about your experience of our tour.
Hope we can welcome you back onto our buses one day!
Tootbus London Team
Kate_G, Feb 2025
It was cold but so worth it to sit upstairs in the double decker bus. We sat right up front and saw all of London. Must do!
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you so much for your lovely review and we are glad to hear you enjoyed your time on our tour. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Tootbus London Team
Fiona_A, Oct 2024
Great way to see the wonderful sights of London wish we’d had more time. Came down to see ABBA then spent the next day discovering central London there’s so much to see and do will defo be back and use toot toot again.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thanks so much for your lovely review; it really is great to hear about your experience of our tour.
Hope we can welcome you back onto our buses one day!
Tootbus London Team
Judy_C, Oct 2024
Historical tidbits about the monuments we were passing give context to what we were seeing and made the trip more enjoyable
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thanks so much for your lovely review; it really is great to hear about your experience of our tour.
Hope we can welcome you back onto our buses one day!
Tootbus London Team
Rosita_D, Sep 2024
All the drivers on the green, yellow and blue routes were so nice and helpful! They made my travel experience so enjoyable!!!
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thanks so much for your lovely review; it really is great to hear about your experience of our tour and the drivers you met on the day.
We hope to welcome you on board in the future!
Tootbus London Team
Moshe_Z, Jan 2024
A great experience great service we had the chance to see many things we wanted through the bus service.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you so much for your review and we are glad to hear you enjoyed your time on our tour. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Best wishes from us all the Tootbus team
Denis_L, Dec 2023
None we requested our money back they refused there was a demonstration in London on the 9 of December we only had that da6 in London so couldn't do 5he 10 of December ,. We waited 2hours ion the pouring rain down a bus from blue line to yellow line,meanwhile all the other hop on hop off busses came to this stopevery 10 to 15 minutes
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you very much for your review. We do try to inform our customers about any events or circumstances that could cause disruption to our service and I'm sorry that we didn't manage to do that in your case. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
Best wishes from us the Tootbus team
Lesley_G, Dec 2023
We waited 2 hours for a Tootbus bus to come, and our group is seniors. Some with challenges walking. To stand 2 hours! There is too much to write pls get ahold of me, as I want my money back. Horrible day. Group not happy. Lesleydwg@shaw.ca. Thanks Lesley BR10870802015
Response from Host, Jan 2024
"Dear Lesley thank you for sharing your opinion with us, it is valuable to us. We are sorry to hear that your experience with our Tootbus did not meet your expectations. To help us to improve it, could you please contact us through our website and tell us more about what you did not appreciate.
Tootbus Customer Care team"
MargaritaVon_S, Dec 2023
Hello, I have to complain about our two bus experience yesterday December 9 we spent two hours waiting one time for our toothpaste. We talked to Sahil, which is one of your staff and he kept phoning to see when the bus was coming. We kept waiting. Also, when we first got on, we heard a bit of education on what we were seeing but after that it was just music. Finally, we got on a bus after two hours. Wait and we have people with a walker. Not good for seniors. The bus driver told us we should have, not got on that bus as he wasn’t going on that route. Because of the demonstrations for the Palestine. Sahil, your staff member, did not tell us we shouldn’t get on that bus. The driver did not take us anywhere that was shown on the map when we questioned the driver about the trip he was very rude . Hop on hop off buses other companies I’m talking about came by and the stop often. They did not seem to have issues with their roots. We only had one full day in London. We hardly saw London, because so much time was lost. Once we were on the bus, we were afraid to get off in case we had to wait two hours again. How disappointed we were. I would love to hear from you that maybe our group can have a total refund. Hope to hear from you.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
I'm sorry to hear that your experience was not entirely positive. We really do appreciate all customer feedback and as such would invite you to contact us via email to discuss further;
customerservice-london@tootbus.com
Best wishes from the Tootbus team
Maureen_S, Oct 2023
Buses were on time and lots of seats. I had read lots of reviews that said it’s a waste of money but I thought it was well worth the money. If I am to write anything negative it will be the traffic was a bit busy at times.
Response from Host, Dec 2023
Thank you for the positive review, it is always lovely to receive good feedback and we are glad you enjoyed the tour, unfortunately big city's and traffic go hand in hand!
Tootbus Team
Leigh_B, Oct 2023
If you are simply looking for a ride it is fine, but if you want information about what you are seeing, don’t waste your money or time!
Response from Host, Jan 2024
I'm sorry to hear that your experience was not entirely positive. We really do appreciate all customer feedback and as such would invite you to contact us via email to discuss further;
customerservice-london@tootbus.com
Best wishes from us all the Tootbus team
CONSTANCE_P, Oct 2023
Unfortunately there was the London half marathon taking place. All major roads were closed until after 3:00 pm. We were unable to use the hop on bus in the morning/early afternoon as planned for our time in London. We have requested a full refund.
Anonymous, Sep 2023
This tour bus needs to be revamped
Headphones were comfortable in the ear Volume was horrendous or broken. There was more music than talking. Bus driver was not familiar with stops gave us a map. What a waste of money
Steps to the top were steep and narrow if your shoe is bigger than size ladies 6 and if you are more than size 12 OMG
Sally_P, Sep 2023
Liked the ease and the fact not the busiest business. Drivers all helpful and happy. The people on the streets not so much. Def good value for money
BettyJean_J, Aug 2023
There is too much I enjoyed the whole trip. I would like to do it again. Going to London the big speedboat that was an amazing ride. The whole sightseeing trip there in. London was fantastic and in Paris, the Effin Tower was amazing. It was just fantastic day or night which ever one you choose it was both awesome.
Shirley_C, Aug 2023
The system was very confusing at first. Once I figured out how to navigate around town, the buses were always 30+ minutes in between. It took all day to get through one f the color routes. Workers were ending shifts without notice and announced it was the end of the route and all had to exit.
Jessica_G, Jul 2023
We took the yellow line around the city and saw all the sites we had wanted to. However, we were disappointed that there was no driver interaction during the tour related to landmarks. Also, he didn't call out stops so we knew where we were exactly. Honestly, it felt like any bus ride.
My suggestion would be, that the drivers interact during the ride to make it unique and more fun.
Teresa_G, Jul 2023
The audio guided accompaniment was very poor. Often didn’t match, often only music played. Was disappointed in the info provided.
Brittany_R, Jun 2023
We truly enjoyed getting around London via the Toot Bus! Our only complaint was that the audio tour was often behind where we were on the ride, so we weren't necessarily listening to details about anything near us.
Response from Host, Jul 2023
We are pleased you enjoyed the tours and are sorry the feedback wasn't in synch. This is something the Digital Team are working to improve.
Tootbus London
Karen_Y, Jun 2023
Good way to get an overview of the city. Found narration trivial and minimally informative however and music in between irritating. Also audio equipment is less than ideal. If you have compatible connectivity bring your own. Drivers and sales staff are friendly and knowledgeable. And made the trip worthwhile.
Harish_A, Jun 2023
A bit confusing with all the different lines. Ended up on the green line which sucks, wish I knew yellow was the only one I needed
Michelle_B, Jan 2023
Took us to all the spots of Paris and London.
Definitely will you in the future. Reasonably priced. Friendly and helpful staff.
Response from Host, Feb 2023
We are so pleased you enjoyed the tours in Paris and London and look forward to welcoming you on Tootbus Brussels, Windsor, Bath, Cardiff and Bristol in the future! Thank you for the 5 stars!
Brett_W, Apr 2022
We were told many different things by different drivers. We were told by one that we have to get on a different bus to get to Piccadilly so we went across Kensington gardens to catch the right bus. When we got on we were told the bus tour for the other route would continue their tours through 6:30 as long as we got on the bus before the last tour began. We made it to the stop that changed routes and the tour stopped 15 min later with that driver saying he was done for the day. Disappointing $147 for two 15 minute bus rides.
Justin_P, Nov 2021
The route had diversions due to the Lord Mayor's Show, we were told by the on bus tour guide what stop we needed to find to get back on the bus. After doing a bit of sight seeing we walked to the stop and waited over an hour. The buses ran every 30 minutes but no sign of one. I tried to contact Tootbus but received no reply. We decided to walk to another stop about 10 minutes away and see if we could get one there. It was actually there and we ran to it, the driver told us the stop we were waiting at was not in use today and we had been misinformed by her colleague. Overall it wasted nearly 2 hours of our day. Tootbus offered 1 complimentary tour. There were 4 adults in our group! I asked for a partial refund which they won't provide. So I will have to. Take it further
Response from Host, Dec 2021
Dear Justin,
Thank you very much for sharing with us your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience with Tootbus was not satisfying.
The entire Tootbus London team works hard every day to provide you with a quality experience and we do our best to provide our service on time. Unfortunately, the city of London is sometimes filled by events which can have an impact on the traffic. This is sometimes unexpected...and unfortunately beyond our control.
Your satisfaction is our priority, so we are taking into account your comments. Thus, we invite you please to contact us via email customerservice-london@tootbus.com so that we can study your feedback in details and provide you a complete answer. We hope to find with you a positive outcome to this situation.
Tootbus team
William_P, Jun 2021
Wasn't allowed to hop on and hop off as promised Waste of money . Once on bus told wasn't allowed to hop off
Response from Host, Jul 2021
Thank you for posting a review, and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not up to standards. We would like the opportunity to talk and investigate your feedback further.
Please could you contact us at customer.relations@tootbus.com or call our team at 020 8877 1722, and we’ll work with you to resolve any issues as quickly as possible.
MariaCristina_A, Feb 2026
Very good way to get to know the most important things about London. This tour has 3 routes. It's very complete. Recommended.
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Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you so much for your 5 star review and we are delighted to hear you enjoyed your time on our tours. We really appreciate all customer feedback and will use it to continue improving our service.
We do hope to welcome you on another adventure with Tootbus soon!
Tootbus London Team
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