Cambridge City Sightseeing: Explore with Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Your Cambridge City Sightseeing bus, an open-top double-decker, allows for unlimited hop-on and off experiences. It offers multiple stop options and completes the entire route roughly in 1 hour, excluding the walking tour. The bus arrives at each stop in an interval of 25-30 minutes. The tickets remain valid for 24 hours from the time of first use.

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Monday - Saturday, excluding Bank Holidays: First bus departs from Stop 1 at 10:10am. Last bus departs from Stop 1 at 6:10pm. Buses run every 40 minutes. Stops 12 - 18 won’t be in service after 6:10pm. Stop 4 Trinity Street and Stop 5 Market Street will not be in service. Sundays, including Bank Holidays:…

What's Included
  • 12-month voucher validity from selected travel date
  • Multilingual recorded commentary in 9 languages
  • Complimentary coupon booklet
  • Flexible 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
  • Monday - Saturday, excluding Bank Holidays: First bus departs from Stop 1 at 10:10am. Last bus departs from Stop 1 at 6:10pm. Buses run every 40 minutes. Stops 12 - 18 won’t be in service after 6:10pm. Stop 4 Trinity Street and Stop 5 Market Street will not be in service
  • Sundays, including Bank Holidays: First bus departs from Stop 1 at 10:10am….
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sue_r
Dec 7, 2024
Great experience - The commentary was interesting and informative. Would definitely recommend this to others. Cambridge is a fantastic city full of history, beautiful buildings.
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Maggie_i
Sep 19, 2024
Great way to see Cambridge - Visiting King's College and the Round church. I have limited mobility so it was a great opportunity to see more of the city without any problem.
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Josephine_p
Sep 17, 2024
Relaxed and easy - An easy way to see Cambridge and decide where to explore further. Booking with Viator was very straightforward - I would recommend.
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Mariah_m
Sep 10, 2024
Lovely tour - The interesting commentary! Very nice way to aquaint yourself with the history of the city! Would recommend to anyone.
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Lindaroma2
Sep 2, 2024
Interesting and informative day out - We did the full circuit to start with so that we could decide where we would like to get off and explore further. The commentary was very informative and all the drivers were courteous and very skilled at their job. We were amazed how easily they got the double decker bus down some of Cambridge’s very narrow streets, all the time avoiding the many cyclists. We have done the hop on hop off tours in several cities and find it a good way to get our bearings and see which places we will find of interest.
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Katerb7140mc
Sep 29, 2024
Seeing tge Cambridge sights - I enjoyed going around the mix of Cambridge center and then out to the American cemetery. The bus ran to time and driver was very helpful. However the bus itself was very rattly and together with the poor surface of the roads made for a bumpy ride. The headphone system did not seem to work but the commentary was relayed over the load speaker - too loud but might still have been difficult to hear if a noisy crowd on board.
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Matthew_f
Nov 4, 2024
Good tour marred by poor directions - The bus trip itself was great - very informative and we saw a lot of the city. Unfortunately, the organisation was terrible. We waited at the Silver Street stop for ages in the rain but the bus never came. There was nothing at the bus stop or on Viator or the bus company's site to warn you about this. Eventually we went to another stop and caught the bus. NB. despite what it says here, the friendly driver confirmed that you can always get on at *any* of the stops anyway, not just Silver Street.
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Kitldo
Sep 17, 2024
it was just an on and off bus...with a lot less personality than say the one in London, Paris or even New York. - This was a typical open top get on get off bus...starting point the railway station. Once you leave the station there are a couple dozen stops where you can get off and do a little exploring then get back on it you've seen them all. I was disappointed as a recording tells you what you're seeing pretty much as you speed on by. I had hoped to go into the Cambridge University "village" and explore a bit but we went nowhere near any campus facilities. If I had to do it again, I'd wait til I got there then book a university guide for a much better experience.
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Coastersteve
Aug 30, 2024
Tour interesting and informative but some issues! - The tour itself was very interesting and informative, the complete circular tour takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes, with lots of interesting facts about the colleges and Cambridge itself. However, there were some issues with the service itself. The timetables on the bus stops gave times as minutes past the hour, however, the digital displays at the stops gave different times to these, which were a longer wait, and kept going back. It also started to show (in true bus fashion!) two buses were going to arrive at the same time. When they finally arrived together, due to the number of people who had gathered at the stop (it was a rainy day so most needed to go undercover), we boarded the second bus, and the driver told us the buses needed to be spaced, and there would be a delay before proceeding. As it was, the delay was not very long, fortunately. I know that Cambridge can be congested with traffic, but I would have thought this would affect all buses equally. The recorded commentary was in English, but I understand other languages are available; there were fittings for headphones which maybe for this. Finally-whilst not directly the fault of the operator- a family boarded with smelly hot food which was somewhat off putting, maybe a notice is needed to say that hot food is prohibited ?
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Cathleen_c
Oct 16, 2024
No WiFi so paid tickets unavailable, driver not helpful - So disappointed. My hub and and I - both seniors/ first time in Cambridge. Had fully paid tickets on iPhone but no WiFi service so couldn’t access. Driver not only unsympathetic, but unhelpful in every way. We repaid to take trip. Cambridge is small but it’s still terrific to see from bus on first day (after traveling from USA). Just a shame this driver soured our first glimpse of this nice town.
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