Stockholm Hop-On Hop-Off Bus & Boat Options

Stockholm, Sweden

High interest

Booked 5+ times today.

1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

See Stockholm's most important sights from land and sea with this hop-on hop-off combo bus and boat tour. Disembark the bus or boat at all of the stops, or stay onboard and listen to the audio commentary offered in 15 different languages. Explore attractions like Skansen, Royal Palace, Gröna Lund, Vasa Museum, Fjällgatan, City Hall, The ABBA Museum, or Gamla Stan. With a 24- or 72-hour ticket, get a comprehensive overview of the city's history and culture at your own pace.

See Stockholm's most important sights from land and sea
Disembark the bus or boat at some or all of the stops
Choose to stay onboard and listen to the audio commentary offered
Get full use of a ticket that is valid for 24 or 72 hours

What's Included

Hop-on hop-off tour
Audio guide available in 15 languages

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Departure Point

You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.

Itinerary

Red Sightseeing Stockholm Hop-On Hop-Off Bus

19 Stops

13 Points of Interest

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Operating Schedule: 10:00am - 5:00pm - Frequency of departures every 45 mins. Last departure for full tour from Stop 1 (Gustof Adolfs torg) is at 4:00 pm

Gustav Adolfs torg

Slottsbacken

Vikingterminalen

Slussen

Mariatorget

Högalidsgatan

Västerbroplan

Vasa Museum

Stadshuset

Hard Rock Cafe Stockholm

Hötorget

Stureplan

Karlaplan

Skansen

Nordic Museum

Junibacken

Frihamnen Stockholm

Nybroplan

King's Garden

Points of interest passed by on this route

Stockholm

Royal Palace

Vasa Museum

Nordiska Museet

Fjallgatan

The Stockholm Concert Hall

Kungstradgarden

ABBA The Museum

Karlaplan

Fotografiska Stockholm

Swedish Museum of Natural History

Nobel Prize Museum

The Viking Museum

Red Sightseeing Stockholm Hop-On Hop-Off Boat

9 Stops

5 Points of Interest

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Operating Schedule: 10:00am - 5:30 pm - Frequency of departures every hour. Last departure for full tour from Stop 1 is at 4:00 pm.

The Royal Palace

Nybroplan

Vasa Museum

Skeppsholmen

Gröna Lund

ABBA The Museum

Vikingterminalen

Fotografiska Museum Stockholm

Slussen

Points of interest passed by on this route

Royal Palace

Vasa Museum

ABBA The Museum

Skansen

Grona Lund

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
Children up to the age of 7 travel for free when accompanied by an adult

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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 299 reviews

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Good (but not great) hop on hop off

LarryShanbrom, Jun 2026

Having done a Red Sightseeing hop on hop off in Copenhagen a few days earlier, this just wasn't quite up to the level of the Copenhagen experience.

No buses

Sandra_U, Jun 2026

They were happy to sell us tickets when they knew well in advance that no buses would be running due to the marathon. Still waiting for a refund.

This was the worst tour....

Christina_B, May 2026

This was the worst tour. They booked us for a day when buses were not running. Then the phone number they gave us to arrange refund did not answer after three tries. Once we found someone to authorize us to use the ticket on a different day. The audio portion was staticky, and you could barely hear. Then they made us get off the bus and wait for another bus because the driver had been driving too long. The second bus was very crowded and not everyone from our bus got on. Would it not have been better for the tourists who paid if they changed the driver?

Horrible. Don’t waste your money

Eric_S, May 2026

Worse experience ever. Probably due to the marathon in Stockholm that day but all the buses were canceled because of it. Then the boats were unorganized and it was over 1.5 hour wait. So we had to blow it off. Viator never contacted us to let the bus part of the hop on hop off bus was canceled and they still charged us for it even though the buses were not available. I have requested a full refund as we couldn’t use it since they were canceled.

Hop On Stockholm

Joseph_M, May 2026

Easy to use bus. Regular stops, on time and stops well marked. Great experience for both of us. Roof was closed, maybe for good reason.

Nice Overview of Stockholm

Julie_M, May 2026

We really enjoyed riding around the city and not getting off….just did a round trip and enjoyed the sites. I do with the headphones have more history and facts about the city. There was some random music that repeated the same song over and over. I like to hear information about the country/city. Otherwise it was fun. We loved the boat hop on hop off even better. Great site seeing !

HOHO isn’t for everyone. Must walk alot or stay on

Ronit_P, May 2026

The boat ride was scenically beautiful. The bus was not so great. The audio info didn’t work, we heard mostly music, the drivers didn’t help with questions. Didn’t know how to turn on AC. Very hard to find bus stations, not marked clearly

Hop on hop off

Nancy_P, May 2026

The hop on hop off bus was very easy to manage. The bus stops were clearly marked and the bus arrived regularly.

Red Sightseeing HOHO bus and boat. 72hr

Ronald_F, May 2026

Perfect for our 2 day cruise stop in Stockholm. Several HOHO buses were right outside our cruise ship at 8:30am each morning. The bus route took us to or near most of key tourist areas. The boat route takes about 45 minutes, and one stop was right next to our cruise ship. Wifi worked great on both bus and boats, except for one bus that was just not connecting to the internet. The Viator mobile ticket worked perfectly.

Worst hop on hop off experience ever

KRISTA_F, May 2026

Probably the worst hop-on hop-off experience we’ve had. Drivers were rude, staff was pushy. Headphone commentary did not work for all passengers on initial bus, music only for entire 45 minutes; when driver was told he argued nothing wrong. Put on one bus initially then after 15 minutes everyone told to get off and move to another bus; no reason given. Went to hop-on a bus on route; told bus ‘broken’ and going out of service; next bus totally full so all people waiting at stop left stranded. Tickets difficult to access, drivers u sure which tickets valid… it just goes on. Would NOT recommend this redline bus hop on hop off in Stockholm.

One and half hours well spent.

Terence_C, May 2026

Pick up is at the cruise terminal. Plenty of stops in all the right places. Plenty of capacity on the bus and able to pick up at the stops. Commentary good and interesting.

Excellent Service !

CarlosF_G, May 2026

Excellent Hop On / Hop Off Service . We had a great time using it. Efficiently operated by folks who care for providing good service . Thank you !

The driver drove right...

Aparna_S, Apr 2026

The driver drove right past me and didn’t stop even though I could see him looking at me. I was at the correct stop.

No thanks

Jennifer_K, Apr 2026

The bus did not get to our area until 1 hour after start time. The first bus drove right passed us. We were dropped off by the ABBA museum and pretty much walked the rest of the day as we never could find a bus or the boat. Not work the money. In fact we have requested a refund because of the number of times the bus passed us by as well as it ends at 5 without warning

Enjoyable Tour

Andy_P, Apr 2026

That was awesome. Clear instructions about the tour by tour guide. The guide explained about the duration, route of the tour. The guide also informed about how and where to take the metro at the end of the tour.

Not worth it.

timmie, Apr 2026

Quite honestly we would have been just as well off in Stockholm not using the hop-on hop-off bus. First off the hours are limited to 10am to 4pm, and while we decided to ride it for just one full loop, most of the time the audio was just music, there was very little audio tour guide playing and about half the stops had no audio tour guide description. After we got off, we ended up just using Stockholm's public transit for the day which is very convenient as you just tap a credit card, and it went everywhere we wanted to go, and didn't have restrictive hours or force you to go to every stop.

Approximate times of...

Chris_B, Dec 2025

Approximate times of arrival at each location. Confusion on the stop at Hard Rock Cafe and Bibliotech. Needs to be clarified. Excellent service and great drivers

Good value

David_S, Oct 2025

We really enjoyed this for getting around Stockholm, particularly the canal boat portion. It is good value and a wonderful way to see the city.

Bar code ticket

Bertha_L, Oct 2025

Make sure you print the bar code ticket. My friend did not even though she had the confirmation document they would not accept.

Stockholm by land and water was excellent.

Maurice_R, Oct 2025

We initially had a difficult time finding the designated spots for hop on and off - Perhaps a big red flag rather than a banner at the bus stops would help. Stockholm by land and water was excellent we used it over two of our three days. It was pretty good price too the taxis are very expensive in Stockholm so our hop on and off bus ticket saved us many steps Of walking.

Did not disappoint!

Martha_A, Oct 2025

The buses are clean, drivers are friendly and helpful. The route takes you by and through all the necessary highlights of the city. We do these jump on/off buses to get an idea of the layout of the land. This one did not disappoint!! The app is a must. To be able to track the location of the busses and boats allows you to plan your day without any waste of time. Busses were timely and never truly crowded except on cruiseship days. Thank you.

Good experience. It does...

Allison_H, Oct 2025

Good experience. It does what it says. Just keep in mind that there are 2 hop on hop off companies both using red buses. Some stops are not particularly well marked.

Great way to see and...

Cynthia_H, Oct 2025

Great way to see and learn about the landmarks of Stockholm. Easy to get off and on. Enjoyed the experience. Didn’t realize we needed to get the earbuds to hear the commentary until we were on the top level of the bus. So make sure you grab one when entering the front of the bus,

Don’t buy Hop On Hop Off tickets in advance

Scott_L, Oct 2025

Don’t buy your hop on hop off tickets in advance. Buy them on site. We bought our tickets through Viator in Stockholm. We boarded two different hop on hop off buses from two different companies and were told our tickets were no good because they were from yet another third company. $ 100 US down the toilet!

Watch for the RED BUS

Thomas_E, Oct 2025

Very nice tour once we found the correct bus. The bus we booked the RED Bus tour but there are more Hop On Hop Off bus.

Frustrating

LAURIE_P, Oct 2025

It was very difficult to find a stop for the first time. The other hop on hop off company operated in the same area. We thought we were at the right stop and waited quite a while for the bus only to find out that it was the wrong one. Frustrating for sure.

The bus is easy to find....

Alison_H, Sep 2025

The bus is easy to find. The cruise was really easy to find . This is a great vest to navigate the city.

It was confusing with two...

Kristen_L, Sep 2025

It was confusing with two of same color bus going around. Felt like I listened to more music than history.

Great way to start

Frank_H, Sep 2025

I have taken these hop on hop off tours for some time now. They’re pretty much all the same but I did notice that this one had very clean busses and the drivers are very nice and informative. A must do!