Big Bus LA: Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus
3.4
430 Ratings

Experience the splendor and sparkle of Hollywood and the relaxed vibes of the Pacific coast with Big Bus tours in Los Angeles. Bask in the sights, delve into the history, and get acquainted with the narratives that frame a city known for its story-telling prowess, all with our multilingual recorded commentary.

Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Hollywood Loop (Route)

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.

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1. Big Bus Tours Los Angeles
Stop 1 - Big Bus Welcome Center

2. 6911 Hollywood Blvd
Stop 2 - TCL Chinese Theatre (in front of theatre)

3. 7425 Sunset Blvd
Stop 3 - Guitar Center “Rock Walk” (in front of Guitar Center)

4. 8433 Sunset Blvd
Stop 4 - The Comedy Store (in front of the Comedy Store)

5. 1019 N San Vicente Blvd
Stop 5 - Whiskey A Go Go (opposite the London Hotel)

6. 9385 Santa Monica Blvd
Stop 6 - Beverly Gardens Park (between Cannon & Crescent Drives, beside “Playground” public artwork)

7. 8500 Beverly Blvd
Stop 7 - Beverly Center (bus stop outside Macy’s Men)

8. 675 S Curson Ave
Stop 8 - LACMA / La Brea Tarpits (in front of Hancock Park La Brea)

9. 110 S Fairfax Ave
Stop 9 - Farmers Market / The Grove (outside Farmer’s Market parking lot)

10. 7280 Melrose Ave
Stop 10 - Melrose Ave Shopping (in front of the Groundlings Theater School)

11. 5353 Melrose Ave
Stop 11 - Paramount Studios (the Studios at Paramount - Bronson gate)

12. 6263 Hollywood Blvd
Stop 12 - Hollywood and Vine (in front of Soprano’s)

13. Hollywood Walk of Fame
Stop 12 - Hollywood and Vine (in front of Soprano’s)

Points of Interest

  • TCL Chinese Theatres

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art

  • Rodeo Drive

  • Hollywood Walk of Fame

Beach Shuttle (Route)

Operating Schedule: Daily Departures -
Stop 6 “Beverly Gardens Park” - 10:45am / 11:45am / 1:00pm / 2:00pm / 3:15pm / 4:15pm
Stop 16 “Santa Monica Pier” - 11:15am / 12:15pm / 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.)

  1. Stop 6 - Beverly Gardens Park (Between Cannon & Cresent)

2. Santa Monica Pier
Stop 16 - Santa Monica Pier (next to the Shore Hotel)

3. Barnard Way Linear Park
Stop 17 - Santa Monica Beach

  1. Stop 18- Venice Boardwalk

  2. Stop 19- Main Street

Points of Interest

  • Beverly Gardens Park

  • Santa Monica

  • Santa Monica Pier

What's Included
  • Recorded commentary
  • 2 Routes - Hollywood Loop and Beach Shuttle
  • TCL Chinese Theatre VIP Walking Tour (included with 2-day options)
  • Hop-on hop-off bus tour
  • Celebrity Homes & Lifestyle Tour (included with selected ticket)
What's Not Included
  • NO Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Wheelchair accessible, must call 24 hours ahead for arrangements
  • Not all of our buses are wheelchair accessible*
  • Show your paper or mobile voucher to a member of the Big Bus staff at any of the stops along your route to redeem.
  • Redeem vouchers at the start of the tour at 6763 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90028 or at any Big Bus Stop
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
3.4
(430 Ratings)
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Vacation33029242350
Jun 29, 2024
Aussie Review with Ronald - Very good tour and Ronald is a great guide. He's funny, factual and a nice guy. He loves LA and points out things you wouldn't normally look for. Thanks Ronald. ( just needs to be a little longer to enjoy the observatory a bit more) .
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Barbara_k
Jul 3, 2024
Low stress sightseeing - Great way to see lots of different parts of the area without having to deal with traffic and parking. Only downside was waiting for the busses. It would be nice if they were every 15 minutes instead. Had some wasted time when the bus that came went out of service for a break, but it was a good experience overall
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Farahfee
Jul 1, 2024
Good way to get around - A great way to see Beverley hills, rodeo drive, West Hollywood, Farmers market (best shawarma) etc. The bus comes every 40 minutes so there can be a bit of time spent waiting for the bus. Also some of the buses have a covered area on the top deck which is great on hot days, but not all have that. Best to purchase the 2 days including the celebrity homes as the celebrity homes tour with Rodney was the highlight.
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Karen_m
Jun 25, 2024
Fine not great - Although the sites were good on the route bus times were not accurate, there is no sign anywhere to indicate where to get the bus, and no staff either. The only staff person we encountered was at the blue to red stop. The first day there was a street festival on Hollywood and no notice in the app if a change in stops so we waited 45 minutes before walking 8 blocks to the main center only to be told “oh yeah we moved the stop” but didn’t put notice on the app! Would likely not do this company again.
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Andrew_p
Jun 16, 2024
Difficult to link with Santa Monica loop - Commentary on the bus was very informative and staff were helpful however it was difficult to link with the Santa Monica loop and therefore you would only have between 11 am and 3.15pm on the Hoo Llywood loop. The buses could have run for longer during the day
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Gary
Jul 2, 2024
Rude after they have your money - The tour itself is fine. The bus is comfortable and it beats driving around to all these stops. A few isses to be considered. 1) Last bus loop begins at 4:30. The busses run regularly but not all that frequently. The whole loop around L.A. takes about 2 hours. This does not allow for many hop-offs. 2)Once you have paid the super-nice salesperson, the staff stops being nice and customer oriented. Very abrupt and rude interactions. I used the same company for hop-on hop-off touring in San Francisco. Experience was almost exactly the same. I will never use this company for touring again.
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Eureka_c
Jul 6, 2024
Avoid Big Bus Tours - Beach bus broke dwn. Took public tran 2 get there. Wait 75 min 2 get p/up & addl 150 min bck 2 start
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Inna_b
Jul 6, 2024
The worst experience for hop on hop off - I highly don’t recommend. We were waiting about 1.5 hours at the bus stop and nobody from the stuff didn’t know when will be the next bus. Don’t worth any money!!!
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Danielcv6597le
Jun 29, 2024
With No Live Tour Guides, Less Stops and Poorly Marked Bus Stops, Big Bus Tours Has Lost Its Value - We’d previously used Big Bus tours on previous trips to L.A. This year we took my 9 year old daughter to L.A. for our family vacation and were so excited for her to experience our favorite city. One of the primary reasons we chose to purchase a two day bus pass for all three of us was the amazing experience we’d previously had, with friendly and informative tour guides, along with a route that took us up many important places around the city. This trip on Big Bus tours was much different and completely lost its value due to a reduced route on the blue line and there no longer being live tour guides, the latter being the bigger disappointment. The tours replaced the live tour guides with pre-recorder hosts, that are not only often announcing sites too early or too late to register what you’re seeing. The value of Big Bus Tours we’d previously experienced was completely lost and my daughter missed much of the sites on the tour due to the elimination of live guides. On top of this, the bus stops were poorly marked, in the app and supporting pamphlets. We were in Santa Monica, saw the bus coming, then turn and missed the bus because the bus stop changed. This resulted in a very expensive Uber ride, on top of what we’d already paid for a two day Big Bus pass. We are incredibly disappointed.
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O4983dwchrist
Jun 18, 2024
Save Your Money And Avoid This Tour - We bought tickets after having a positive experience with big bus tours in San Francisco. However Busses came infrequently and the first stop required a 30 minute delay (not listed in “schedule”) when hopping on from another stop meaning the blue route shuttle was missed and as a result the second half of the ticket was unable to utilised. Audio was not working properly for tour element. Stops are not close to any of the “attractions”. Bus driver was too busy on the phone to a friend talking about basketball. Overall very unprofessional and poor experience
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