Hop-on hop-off bus prices, city by city

The 24-hour adult ticket in each city next to one day of unlimited public transport, sorted from the smallest gap to the largest.

  • These are the standard adult prices on the company website. Buying on board usually costs more.
  • The last column is the bus ticket divided by a day of public transport. The lower it is, the easier the bus is to justify.
  • A cheap ticket is not a good one if the bus comes every 40 minutes. Check the waiting time on the city page.
Hop-on hop-off bus prices, city by city
City24 hTransport, 1 dayBus vs transportCompanyVerdict
Florence €23.20€121.9×City Sightseeing Firenze Depends
Berlin €24.30€11.202.2×City Sightseeing Berlin (Berlin City Tour GmbH) Depends
Munich €24.30€10.102.4×Gray Line Münchener Stadtrundfahrten Worth it
Barcelona €29.70€11.252.6×Barcelona Bus Turístic Depends
Amsterdam €27.50€102.8×City Sightseeing Amsterdam Depends
Madrid €29.70€10.302.9×Madrid City Tour Depends
Brussels €24.75€8.502.9×Tootbus Brussels Depends
Milan €22.50€7.603×City Sightseeing Milano Depends
Lisbon €22€7.253×Yellow Bus (Carristur) Depends
Paris €39€12.303.2×Big Bus Tours Depends
Rome €28.05€8.503.3×City Sightseeing Roma Skip it
New York US$62US$183.4×Big Bus Tours Depends
London £32£8.903.6×Big Bus Tours Worth it
Vienna €37€9.703.8×Big Bus Tours Depends
Edinburgh £22£5.703.9×Big Bus Tours Worth it
Athens €20 (48 h)€4.104.9×Sights of Athens Depends
Porto €28€5.355.2×City Sightseeing Porto Depends
Budapest €39€7.455.2×Big Bus Tours Depends
Dublin €31.50€65.3×Big Bus Tours Depends
Seville €28€55.6×City Sightseeing Sevilla Skip it

Adult prices in local currency, read on the date shown on each city page.

City by city

Miniature model of Florence with an orange sightseeing bus

The plain ticket covers Line A for 24, 48 or 72 hours from first use. Online prices checked on 5 October 2026 are €23.20, €28 and €31.20 for adults.

The operator's list prices are €29, €35 and €39. Children aged 5 to 15 pay €12, €13.60 or €14.40 online, and under 5s ride free.

Miniature model of Berlin with an orange sightseeing bus

The cheapest plain ticket is the Classic Tour: €24.30 for 24 hours and €26.10 for 48 hours online, with children aged 6 to 15 at €12.15 and €13.05. The combined ticket that adds the Trendy East Berlin & The Wall line costs €28.80 for 24 hours and €32.40 for 48 hours (children €14.40 and €16.20), and this combined ticket is the one Civitatis sells.

There is no 72-hour ticket. Children up to 5 ride free, two per paying adult.

Miniature model of Munich with an orange sightseeing bus

Prices are the operator's online rates, checked on 5 October 2026. The Express Ticket (24 hours, €24.30 adult, €15.30 child aged 4 to 14) covers only the 7 stops of the Green Tour.

The Grand Ticket adds the Orange Tour to Nymphenburg, the Olympic Park and Schwabing: €28.80 for 24 hours and €34.60 for 48 hours, with children at €15.30 and €18. Bought on the bus, the Express costs €27 and the Grand €32.

Miniature model of Barcelona with an orange sightseeing bus

One ticket covers both routes, with an audio guide in 16 languages, headphones, on-board Wi-Fi, a paper map and a booklet of discounts for museums and attractions. Prices here are the online ones from the operator's Hola Barcelona store: €29.70 for 24 hours and €39.60 for 48 hours.

On the bus or at the Plaça de Catalunya metro shop you pay €33 and €44. Seniors over 65 pay €25.20 and €35.10 online.

Miniature model of Amsterdam with an orange sightseeing bus

The plain bus ticket costs €27.50 for 24 hours and €37 for 48 hours when booked online, checked on 5 October 2026. City Sightseeing lists €36 as the full price of the 24 hour ticket.

Child tickets for ages 4 to 12 are €14.75 and €18.50. Every ticket includes the audio guide in 18 languages, earphones, a paper map and a free tour of Gassan Diamonds.

Miniature model of Madrid with an orange sightseeing bus

The ticket covers all three routes for 24 or 48 hours from first use, with an audio guide in 10 languages, a children's channel in Spanish and English, on-board Wi-Fi and a booklet of discounts. Online it costs €29.70 and €39.60.

The list prices on the bus are €33 and €44 for adults, €18 and €23 for children aged 4 to 12, €28 and €39 for over 65s, and €90 or €120 for a family pack of two adults and two children. There is no 72-hour ticket.

Miniature model of Brussels with an orange sightseeing bus

Prices are Tootbus's online rates checked on 5 October 2026, shown with a 25% reduction. The full prices are €33 for 1 day, €35 for 2 days and €37 for 3 days.

Every Brussels Discovery ticket covers both the Red Route and the Atomium Blue Shuttle, an audio guide in 11 languages and four self-guided walks in the Tootbus app. A family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children aged 4 to 12 is €66.75 for 1 day.

Miniature model of Milan with an orange sightseeing bus

One ticket covers all four lines for 24, 48 or 72 hours from first use. Online prices checked on 5 October 2026 are €22.50, €27 and €31.50 for adults.

The operator's list prices are €25, €30 and €35. Children aged 5 to 15 pay €9 online for any of the three durations, against a list price of €10, and under 5s ride free.

Miniature model of Lisbon with an orange sightseeing bus

Yellow Bus sells the 24h ticket per route: €22 buys either the Belém loop or the Modern Lisbon loop. The 48h ticket at €28 covers both.

There is no plain 72h bus ticket. The only 72h product is the All-in-One Pass at €47, which adds the two tourist tram tours and the Yellow Boat (a 96h version is sold on the same page).

Miniature model of Paris with an orange sightseeing bus

The plain 24-hour Discover Ticket costs €39 for adults and €22 for children aged 4 to 12 when booked online (the full price is €49 and €30). The plain 48-Hour Ticket is €49 and €27.

Big Bus does not sell a 72-hour ticket in Paris. With a one-hour Seine cruise from Port de la Bourdonnais, the 24-hour Essential Ticket is €49 (child €29) and the 48-hour Explore Ticket is €64 (child €35).

Miniature model of Rome with an orange sightseeing bus

The ticket is an integrated one: it works on the red City Sightseeing buses and the yellow Omnia Vatican & Rome buses. On 4 October 2026 the operator's website charged €28.05 for 24 hours, €33.15 for 48 and €39.10 for 72, each 15% under the list prices of €33, €39 and €46.

Children aged 5 to 15 pay €13.60, €16.15 and €19.55, and under-5s ride free. There is also a 1 Day ticket valid until the last bus of that calendar day (€22.95 online, list €27), a One Loop ticket with no hopping off (€15.30, list €18) and a family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children (€69.70 for 24 hours).

Miniature model of New York with an orange sightseeing bus

Prices are Big Bus's online rates checked on 5 October 2026. The Discover ticket ($62 adult, $52 child) lasts 24 hours and covers the Downtown Loop only, with recorded commentary in 6 languages.

The Essential ticket ($83 adult, $73 child) lasts 48 hours, adds the Uptown Loop and includes the 2-hour Night Tour, which costs $67 bought on its own. The Explore ticket ($99 adult, $89 child) lasts 72 hours and adds a Circle Line cruise from Pier 83, with a choice of the Liberty or the Landmarks sailing.

Miniature model of London with an orange sightseeing bus

Prices are Big Bus's online rates checked on 4 October 2026. Full prices are higher: £39 for the One Day ticket, £43.99 for Discover and £53.99 for Essential.

All tickets cover the Red, Blue and Green Link routes with recorded commentary in 7 languages. The One Day ticket is bus only and valid on the chosen date.

Miniature model of Vienna with an orange sightseeing bus

Big Bus sells three plain tickets, all valid on both the red and blue routes with audio commentary in 9 languages. Online on 4 October 2026: Discover, 24 hours, €37 (full price €39).

Essential, 48 hours, €42.30 (full price €49), with a hot dog voucher and a Swarovski store introduction and gift. Explore, 72 hours, €51.30 (full price €59), which adds a guided walking tour.

Miniature model of Edinburgh with an orange sightseeing bus

Online prices checked on 4 October 2026. Big Bus advertises up to 10% off for booking online.

Discover (24 hours, £22) and Essential (48 hours, £27) cover the City Tour Red Route only. Explore (48 hours, £30) adds the Britannia Tour Blue Route to Leith.

Miniature model of Athens with an orange sightseeing bus

Sights of Athens sells no one-day ticket. The cheapest is the two-day ticket at €20 for an adult and €6 for a child aged 4 to 12, which the operator describes as one day plus one day free.

The three-day ticket is listed at €28 (child €10) and was on sale online for €20 on 5 October 2026. Both cover all four lines: Athens, Piraeus, Glyfada and Vouliagmeni, with recorded commentary in 16 languages and wifi on board.

Miniature model of Porto with an orange sightseeing bus

The 24 hour ticket costs €28 for adults and €14 for children aged 4 to 12, booked online with City Sightseeing. It covers both lines, the 15:00 Porto and Gaia guided walk from stop 1 and one port tasting at Espaço Porto Cruz, Quinta da Boeira or Museu 1º Demarcação.

The 48 hour Supreme Experience costs €30 (child €15) and adds a second walk at 12:00 from stop 2 and a night bus tour, which leaves at 19:00 in October. The 48 hour ticket with the 50 minute Six Bridges boat trip costs €48 (child €24).

Miniature model of Budapest with an orange sightseeing bus

Big Bus sells three tickets on the same Red Route: Discover (24h, €39), Essential (48h, €44) and Explore (72h, €49). All three include a guided walking tour, which Civitatis lists as daily at 11:00 from the Basilica stop, and 30% off a Danube cruise bought at Dock 6 on Jane Haining rakpart.

The cruise itself is not included. Child tickets for ages 6 to 18 are 10% cheaper (€35.10, €39.60, €44.10), under 6s ride free, and a family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children is €134 for 24h.

Miniature model of Dublin with an orange sightseeing bus

Prices are Big Bus's online rates checked on 5 October 2026, which are 10% below the full prices of €35, €41 and €67. The Discover ticket (€31.50 adult, €17.10 child) gives 24 hours on the Red Route with a live English-speaking guide.

The Essential ticket (€36.90 adult, €17.10 child) gives 48 hours and adds the 1-hour Night Tour, which costs €26 bought on its own. The Explore ticket (€60.30 adult, €44.10 child) gives 72 hours and adds a full-day coach tour to Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains.

Miniature model of Seville with an orange sightseeing bus

The 24 hour ticket costs €28 for adults and €14 for children aged 5 to 12, booked online with City Sightseeing. It includes two guided walks, Plaza de España at 12:00 from stop 2 and Santa Cruz at 13:30 from stop 1, entry to the Salvador and Santa Ana churches and 20% off the bullring museum.

The 48 hour Supreme Experience costs €33 (child €17) and adds walks in Triana at 17:30 and Imperial Seville at 16:00, 30 minutes of bike hire and the Sevilla FC stadium tour. A second 48 hour ticket at €36 (child €23) adds the Seville Aquarium and the Flamenco Dance Museum.

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