Hop-on hop-off bus verdicts by city

Pick a city to see the full sheet: routes, stops, frequency, prices for 24, 48 and 72 hours, and what the same day costs by public transport.

Sightseeing bus vs public transport, city by city

Adult prices in local currency. The ratio is the 24-hour bus ticket divided by one day of public transport.

CityOperatorBus 24 hTransport 1 dayRatioScoreVerdict
London Big Bus Tours £32 £8.90 3.6× 7/10 Worth it
Edinburgh Big Bus Tours £22 £5.70 3.9× 7/10 Worth it
Munich Gray Line Münchener Stadtrundfahrten €24.30 €10.10 2.4× 7/10 Worth it
Barcelona Barcelona Bus Turístic €29.70 €11.25 2.6× 6/10 Depends
New York Big Bus Tours US$62 US$18 3.4× 6/10 Depends
Berlin City Sightseeing Berlin (Berlin City Tour GmbH) €24.30 €11.20 2.2× 6/10 Depends
Athens Sights of Athens €20 (48 h) €4.10 4.9× 6/10 Depends
Florence City Sightseeing Firenze €23.20 €12 1.9× 6/10 Depends
Porto City Sightseeing Porto €28 €5.35 5.2× 6/10 Depends
Paris Big Bus Tours €39 €12.30 3.2× 5/10 Depends
Madrid Madrid City Tour €29.70 €10.30 2.9× 5/10 Depends
Lisbon Yellow Bus (Carristur) €22 €7.25 3× 5/10 Depends
Amsterdam City Sightseeing Amsterdam €27.50 €10 2.8× 5/10 Depends
Budapest Big Bus Tours €39 €7.45 5.2× 5/10 Depends
Dublin Big Bus Tours €31.50 €6 5.3× 5/10 Depends
Milan City Sightseeing Milano €22.50 €7.60 3× 5/10 Depends
Brussels Tootbus Brussels €24.75 €8.50 2.9× 5/10 Depends
Vienna Big Bus Tours €37 €9.70 3.8× 4/10 Depends
Rome City Sightseeing Roma €28.05 €8.50 3.3× 3/10 Skip it
Seville City Sightseeing Sevilla €28 €5 5.6× 3/10 Skip it