Los Angeles: Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus
Los Angeles, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore Los Angeles at your own pace with a hop-on, hop-off double-decker bus tour, featuring two distinct routes—the Hollywood Loop and the Beach Shuttle. Highlights include iconic stops like the TCL Chinese Theatre, Sunset Plaza, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and coastal gems like the Santa Monica Pier and Venice Boardwalk. Choose between a 1-day or 2-day ticket, and enjoy extras like celebrity homes or a TCL Chinese Theatre walking tour.
- Explore Los Angeles with ease by hop-on hop-off bus
- Listen to audio commentary onboard in 3 languages (English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese)
- Covers Hollywood attractions, and Santa Monica and Venice Beach
- Hop off at places that interest you and ride past places that don’t
What's Included
- 24/48/72-hour Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour
- 30-min TCL Chinese Theatre Walking Tour (if option selected)
- 2 Routes - Hollywood Loop and Beach Loop to Santa Monica
- Digital commentary with earbuds provided
- Open-top Double-decker Bus
- Big Bus Tours app (ticket storage, live tracking and ticket activation)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Departure Point
- You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.
Itinerary
Hollywood Loop
13 Stops
4 Points of Interest
Duration: 2 hours
Operating Schedule: Hollywood Loop departs Stop #1 - Big Bus Welcome Center at 6763 Hollywood Blvd every 30-45 minutes from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. Download the free Big Bus app for city information and live bus tracking.
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Big Bus Tours Los Angeles
2
TCL Chinese Theatre
3
Rockwalk
4
The Comedy Store
5
Sunset Plaza - West Hollywood Parking
6
West Hollywood
7
Beverly Hills Garden Park
8
Beverly Center
9
Museum Drive
10
The Grove
11
Melrose Avenue
12
Paramount Pictures Studio Tour
13
Hollywood
Points of interest passed by on this route
TCL Chinese Theatres
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rodeo Drive
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Beach Shuttle
5 Stops
3 Points of Interest
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Operating Schedule: Daily Departures - Stop 6 "Beverly Gardens Park" - 10:30am / 11:30am / 1:00pm / 2:00pm / 3:15pm / 4:15pm Stop 16 "Santa Monica Pier" - 11:00am / 12:00pm / 1:30pm / 2:30pm / 3:45pm *Please keep in mind these are estimated times as we do not have control over unforeseen circumstances (traffics, accidents, road closures, etc.)*
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Beverly Hills Garden Park
2
Santa Monica Pier
3
Santa Monica Beach
4
Venice Beach Boardwalk
5
2427 Main St
Points of interest passed by on this route
Beverly Gardens Park
Santa Monica
Santa Monica Pier
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Wheelchair accessible, must call 24 hours ahead for arrangements
- Show your voucher to a member of the Big Bus staff at any of the stops along your route to redeem.
- Download the Big Bus Tours app to access and activate your ticket, track buses in real time, and board easily using your mobile ticket.
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
Q:How often does a bus arrive at each stop during the Big Bus Los Angeles Hop-on Hop-off Tour?
A:A bus arrives approximately every 45 minutes.
Mar 2021
The answers provided are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
3.4
based on 590 reviews
Silma_B, Jul 2026
The bus frequency is very limited so there is limited time for Hop off before the Bus end during the day. The audio offered is not aligned with sights in many occasions. Finally, the Buses are not kept well and you feel every bump in the road. Recommended to look at other alternatives. They seemed to be at least two other vendor offering the same service.
chlochapman10, Jul 2026
Expected this to be an efficient way of getting around and seeing the city but couldn’t have been further from. The buses are actually only every 45-60 minutes, the app to help utilise the tour is outdated as the Chinese Theatre stop appeared not to actually be a stop as shown on the map as the bus driver drove past us leaving us to using Uber for the rest of the afternoon. Totally disappointed and ruined our 1 day to get to see all the sights across the city.
Vidyadhara_N, Jul 2026
Waste of time and money. The whole trip is just a bus ride, cheaper to take a taxi or ride the city bus.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear the tour didn't meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments and will use them to help improve our guest experience.
Best Regards, Razvan@BigBusTours!
TRACI_G, Jun 2026
This is just OK. It only runs for 6-7 hours a day, canned commentary that doesn't line up right with the route, buses not as frequent as they should be. We hopped on at stop 4 on the first bus of the day planning to do one full loop before we hopped off. We had to change buses at stop 1 and still sat for about 1/2 an hour on the new bus before leaving again. The bus we had to vacate sat there for more than an hour, because it left a half hour after our new bus. So our original bus was on the route for less than two hours and needed an hour break? Really? I wish we'd just taken the city buses/metro to the places we wanted to see. We could have gotten the same info from Google and wouldn't have wasted our touring day. You can't hop off at more than two stops because the buses are so infrequent. At the end of the day, we still had to take other transport back to the hotel because they stop so early. Drivers weren't unfriendly, but they weren't that helpful either. Not all of the headphone jacks work. Save your $$. We thought it would be more convenient, but it wasn't.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello!
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry that our service did not meet your expectations due to the schedule, commentary alignment, and delays you experienced during your tour.
Your comments regarding the bus frequency, wait times, and headphone jacks have been shared with our operations team so we can address these issues and improve.
Best regards,
Melisa@BigBusToursTeam
Jennifer_W, Jun 2026
This had lots of good stops. We enjoyed seeing all of the different sites without having to worry about LA traffic.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the variety of stops and were able to relax while taking in all the amazing sights without the stress of LA traffic. It’s wonderful knowing the tour helped make your visit so easy and enjoyable. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back on board again soon for another great adventure!
Denis @Big Bus Tours
Doreen_H, May 2026
This tour gives a broad overview of some of the tourist attractions. Bus is supposed to run every 30-45 minutes, but a couple times it was 1 hour. However, using the app to determine the bus’s location, was helpful for us to utilize the time. Most of the employees were VERY friendly and helpful.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your great feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed the overall tour and found the app helpful in planning your time. It’s wonderful to hear that most of our team were very friendly and helpful. We appreciate your note regarding the waiting times and will continue working to improve service frequency and consistency. Adrian @BigBusTours
Dawn_E, May 2026
This was an extremely disappointing experience. First off, they advertise a bus every 20 minutes. They only had 2 buses running, so when we missed the first by 10 minutes it was over an hour to wait for the next bus. When we were halfway through they needed us to change buses. The women that worked there kept screaming for everyone to get off the bus. The entire second deck was already standing, yet she kept screaming, if you don't get off you will be here over an hour. We couldn't exactly jump off the side of the bus. So rude, it was shocking. There were eight of us and because of the times between buses you really couldn't hop on and off as advertised, because you didn't have enough time. In the end we wound up having to take 2 Ubers back to our vehicles. I have used hop on hop off tours in multiple other cities, including London. This was the most disappointing bus tour I have ever been on.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Greetings Dawn! Thank you for sharing your honest feedback. We're very sorry to hear about your disappointing experience, and this is certainly not the standard we aim to provide. We truly value your input and would appreciate the opportunity to review the situation further. Please contact us at info@bigbustours.com so we can address your concerns properly. Adrian @BigBusTours
MaryAnn_H, May 2026
It's a great experience, staff of big bus are easy to approach and help you everything you need,friendly staff.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear you had a great experience and found our team friendly, approachable, and helpful throughout your journey. We hope to welcome you again soon!
Florin @ BigBusTours
Randi_s, May 2026
It was good. Whether it was a Sunday or some other reason the busses only ran every 1 to 1.25 hours so if you got off you were there for at least an hour. More frequent busses would be great. We only had time for 2 stops even though we were there from the start of the tour to the very end. Free headphones were nice, but sometimes didn't work the best in certain jacks. The commentary was good and seemed to be fairly current.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad to hear you found the tour enjoyable overall and appreciated the commentary and complimentary headphones. We understand that longer wait times between buses can impact how much you’re able to explore, and we appreciate your suggestion for more frequent service.
We also note your comments about the audio jack performance and will share this with our team as we continue improving the onboard experience. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, and we hope to welcome you on board again for an even better experience.
Ciprian @ Big Bus Tours
Claudia_K, May 2026
Good experience overall. Perhaps making the stops more visible or marking them on the street better.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback! We’re glad to hear you had a good experience overall, and we really appreciate your suggestion about making our stops more visible. Clear and easy‑to‑find stops are important to us, and your comments have been shared with our team as we continue to improve the experience for our guests. Thank you for choosing Big Bus Tours, and we hope to welcome you back on board again soon.
Ciprian @ Big Bus Tours
Venetra_R, Apr 2026
It is advertised as a 24 hour tour but there are no tours after 4:30pm. I lost my money. I was very disappointed 😞
Desiree_T, Apr 2026
The rides from Beverly Gardens (Also not worth it) are every hour and they only run to the beach until 3:15. And the red loop only runs till 455. I wasn't aware of that when I bought the tickets. Would have just taken the city bus and skipped the whole thing.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Hello Desiree_T! Thank you so much for your feedback. We're sorry to learn that the schedule didn't align with your plans. We post the schedule on our official website, allowing any guest to make an informed decision. Everyone can view the schedule prior to booking the tour, and we are sure that we deliver exactly what we advertise: fantastic tours, great frequency, and a comfortable experience in Los Angeles. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best regards, Vlad from Big Bus Tours.
Malcolm_H, Apr 2026
Went to bus stop outside aquarium at Long Island to pick up bus and all changed due to car racing soon, closing off streets, erecting crowd stands etc. Only temporary, I presume until after car racing finished but when sort refund supplier said no such thing as Aquarium at or near Long Island. Many cruise travellers had same problem and we wished each other good luck in getting refund. Tried to ring contact supplier but not able to. Disgraceful. Been with Viator for years with travelling the world. This worst experience. Shocking. Not Viator’s fault I Guess(?) but would have been appropriate to send warning about changed street conditions.
Martin_E, Mar 2026
Rushed, driver too fast, a average experience and too much emphasis on the hotels, could have been better
Vikki_B, Mar 2026
Make the Big Red Bus a part of your experience while in Los Angeles as it is the best way to navigate the city. Hop on Hop off. Lots of sights , attractions and beautiful beaches.
You will be glad you did.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Hi Vikki! Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you had the best way to navigate the city and that you enjoyed your tours. We hope to see you soon! Ana from Big Bus Tours.
Cynthia_Y, Feb 2026
This was a beautiful tour around the Hollywood area. The weather was beautiful and the tour guide was so helpful in giving details throughout the tour.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hi Cynthia_Y! Thank you for the review! We are glad to hear you enjoyed the Big Bus Los Angeles: Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour. Best Wishes, Robert from Big Bus Tours
Vivian_F, Feb 2026
Bus very slow and very crowded. There’s really not much to see from the bus. Took a long time to get from one stop to the next.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hi Vivian_F. We appreciate your feedback, as it greatly assists us in enhancing our service! We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused during your experience. We eagerly anticipate your return soon! Best regards, Razvan from Big Bus Tours.
Henry_s, Jan 2026
This worst big bus we have ever experienced! I felt it was a complete waste of money. There were not enough buses on the routes and the delays in between shuttles were long. We used uber instead of waiting for the bus. Will never recommend big bus in Las Angeles to any one.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Hi Henry_s. I am disappointed to hear that you did not have a pleasant experience on the bus tour. The bus schedule can be subject to changes due to traffic and weather conditions. We apologize that the tour did not fulfill your expectations, and we hope that despite this incident, you will choose Big Bus Tours again for your future travels. Razvan, Big Bus Tours
GregoryL_S, Jan 2026
The tour had dull taped commentary. There must be thousands of tales about this legendary city , but the dialogue revealed very few. The driver is not involved and the stops are often difficult to identify. It was just a very dull trip. Additionally, we did have rain which is often unpredictable, but often threatening. The small cover over the top seating does not cover the front seats at all. Then the inside has sun shading on the windows so the visibility is very poor. Also, and very important, the cover over the top is for sun shading only. It is not water proof! The only part of the tour that was professional and pleasant were the drivers. They were helpful when asked.
Neil_M, Dec 2025
Very good service, polite and knowledgeable employees. All together an excellent experience. A good view of the different cultures around the city as well.
Daphne_A, Nov 2025
The audio was recorded and you just plug the headset. It is working for the top passengers but persons below cannot hear a thing!
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Thank you for your honest feedback, Daphne_A! We're sorry to hear that you did not enjoy the commentary and that it was hard to hear on the lower deck. This is not the experience we aim to provide and I would like to assure you that we ensure that such events do not occur again in the future. We hope that you will give Big Bus another chance in your future travels. Eugen, Big Bus Tours
Amy_M, Nov 2025
The bus takes long to pick you from one destination. It was a long wait for me when I got off at one tourist spot
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Hi Amy! Thank you for your review! We're sorry that the wait times impacted your trip. As we tend to operate in big cities, occasionally traffic can let us down. We recommend using the Live Tracking feature on our app to help plan your route on the day. We hope to see you on a Big Bus Tour again soon! Ana from Big Bus Tours.
Jeffrey_R, Nov 2025
Very easy. But remember to grab the ear phones when you enter the bus or you will miss the commentary.
raini_m, Nov 2025
I bought 3 tickets the night before. I email them asking about the meeting point. In short, I didn’t get information about the meeting point near our hotel. So we didn’t use the tickets!!! My friend from Indonesia and Tenesses didn’t have enough time to wait for information from Viator. Unhappy experiences.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Hello Raini, thank you for your candid review. We sincerely regret that you were unable to participate in the tour because you didn't receive the pick-up point information, and we truly apologize for that inconvenience. Additionally, our Find a Stop feature on the app can assist you in locating the exact stop, complete with a photo to ensure you're at the correct location. Please reach out to us directly to discuss this matter further. We're here for you on Live Chat 24/7 if you need immediate assistance! Looking forward to seeing you next time. Best, Alice w/Big Bus Tours
Melissa_U, Oct 2025
Great Big Bus tour of LA...it was a rainy day so easy to spend time on the bus. Suggest they use "rainx" or something on the lower level windows to see out on rainy days (realize there are few of those days in LA but still a little prep). LA traffic is what it is...but didn't feel it impacted or delayed our tour as noted in other reviews.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hi , Thank you for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are happy to know you enjoyed your tour with us. If you are traveling again, we encourage you to try Big Bus Tours in other cities, too!
David_M, Oct 2025
Wait time for buses is very long. If you’re not listening on the earphones you won’t know when you are at a stop or even what stop it is. We’ve done hop on-hop off all over the US and the world and this was the worst. Only bright spot is that we got to drive around cheaper than if we were using Uber.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. At Big Bus Tours we strive to provide our customers with a great experience, and I am truly sorry if that was not the case for you. Please contact me directly at maryc@bigbustours.com so I can gather your ticket information and details on your experience in hopes to make things right. Thank you
Danielle_L, Sep 2025
Always good to use when in LA. Used it more to get around LA as we’ve been to LA before. Would recommend
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hi , Thank you for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are happy to know you enjoyed your tour with us. If you are traveling again, we encourage you to try Big Bus Tours in other cities, too!
Joseph_D, Sep 2025
Know what you want to see and how much things cost before you go. Yami was awesome in giving us information!
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hi , Thank you for taking the time to leave us a positive review. We are happy to know you enjoyed your tour with us and Yami provided you wonderful customer service. If you are traveling again, we encourage you to try Big Bus Tours in other cities, too!
Teresa_A, Sep 2025
If you plan to hop on some place other than Hollywood blvd. Good luck! You could be waiting for a very long time. You would do better catching bus at a well known spot on Hollywood Boulevard. We Ubered to the comedy store because it was the closest location to us. There is no signage for bus pickup. We Huns around that area for about 20 mins and then walked to the closest bar because we all needed a/c and something cold. Never have been to LA would have been nice to more communication. At pick up stops. Never found bus. Complete waste of money for us. Pre paid on line. Just ended up uber to where we wanted to go.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Hello Teresa, thank you for sharing your feedback. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the wait times during your trip; since we often operate in large cities, traffic can sometimes be unpredictable. We suggest utilizing the Live Tracking feature on our app to assist you in planning your route for the day. We look forward to welcoming you back on a Big Bus Tour soon! Best, Alice @ Big Bus
Elham_J, Aug 2025
Wasn’t a very nice experience
The app is not accurate at all. Headphones wasn’t functioning
The blue loop service ends super early.
Lots of time in the bus.
Pickups are every 1 hour not every 30-45 minutes.
Over all i don’t recommend it and it was waste of time and money.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Hi Elham_J,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! We are very sorry for the long waiting time, and that the headphones did not work. The frequency of our buses may be affected by traffic conditions, leading to possible delays. When on our buses, if your headphones do not work, please do not hesitate to ask for another pair from our staff. We offer regular training to our staff, to make sure you always receive a 5* service. We really hope that you will give us another chance in the future. Best wishes. Cristian T, Big Bus Tours
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