Dublin Sightseeing Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour: Explore Ireland's Capital with a Live Guide

Experience the best of Dublin with our Hop-On, Hop-Off tour. Explore the city at your own pace, with unlimited access to 25 designated stops and live commentary in multiple languages.

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Discover Dublin’s highlights with our Red Route Bus Tour. Enjoy the flexibility of hopping on and off at up to 25 different stops. Stay on board for a relaxing journey with engaging digital commentary, or disembark to explore the landmarks and attractions that catch your eye.

Buses run every 15 - 20 minutes. The first bus leaves from Stop 1 (O’Connell Street) at 09:00, and the last bus departs at 17:30.

For live bus tracking and current service updates, please visit our website or download our app.

1. 13 O’Connell Street Upper
Stop 1 - 13 Upper O’Connell Street (Outside Discover Ireland Centre)

2. Trinity College Dublin
Stop 2 - Nassau Street/ Book of Kells

3. 10 Leinster St S
Stop 3 - 10-11 Leinster Street South (opposite Trinity Point)

4. National Gallery of Ireland
Stop 4 - National Art Gallery

5. Merrion Square West
Stop 5 - Merrion Square

6. Pembroke Street Lower
Stop 6 - Pembroke Street Lower

7. Saint Stephen’s Green
Stop 7 - Stephen’s Green

8. College Green
Stop 8 - College Green

9. Temple Bar
Stop 9 - Dame Street / Temple Bar

10. Dublin Castle
Stop 10 - Dame Street / Dublin Castle

11. Christ Church Cathedral
Stop 11 - Christ Church Cathedral

12. St Patrick’s Cathedral
Stop 12 - St Patrick’s Cathedral

13. Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Stop 13 - Teeling Whiskey Distillery

14. Christchurch Hall
Stop 14 - High Street

15. Guinness Storehouse
Stop 15 - Guinness Storehouse

16. Pearse Lyons Whiskey Distillery
Stop 16 - Pearse Lyons

17. Irish Museum of Modern Art
Stop 17 - Royal Hospital Kilmainham / IMMA

18. Heuston Station
Stop 18 - Heuston Station

19. Parkgate Street
Stop 19 - Parkgate Street

20. Phoenix Park
Stop 20 - Phoenix Park

21. Nancy Hands Bar & Restaurant
Stop 21 - Nancy Hands

22. National Museum of Ireland-Decorative Arts & History
Stop 22 - National Museum of Decorative Arts & History

23. Jameson Distillery Bow St.
Stop 23 - Jameson Distillery

24. Big Bus Tours Dublin
Stop 24 - Big Bus Tours Visitor Centre

25. Parnell Square North
Stop 25 - Parnell Square North

Points of Interest

  • Temple Bar

  • Grafton Street

  • St Stephens Green

  • Phoenix Park

  • Guinness Storehouse

  • Kilmainham Gaol Museum

  • Christ Church Cathedral

  • Experience Glasnevin - Ireland’s National Cemetery

  • The Book of Kells & Old Library

  • War Memorial Gardens

  • The Jeanie Johnston: An Irish Famine Story

  • Samuel Beckett Bridge

  • Croke Park Stadium

  • Teeling Whiskey Distillery

  • GPO Museum

  • Richmond Barracks

  • Pearse Lyons Distillery

  • O’Connell Street

  • Abbey Theatre

  • Trinity College Dublin

  • Dublin Castle

  • National Gallery of Ireland

  • National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

  • National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology

  • National Museum of Ireland- Natural History

  • Merrion Square

  • Monument to Oscar Wilde

  • Molly Malone Statue

  • The Liberties

  • Jameson Distillery Bow St.

  • Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)

  • Dublin Zoo

  • Duke of Wellington Monument

  • Aras an Uachtarain

  • Heuston Station

  • Nancy Hands Bar

  • Henry Street

  • River Liffey

  • Smithfield Square

  • National Library of Ireland

  • The Little Museum of Dublin

  • St. Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre

  • Irish Whiskey Museum

  • Sheridans

What's Included
  • Free Guided Walking Tour
  • Unlimited Hop-on, Hop-off access for 24/48 hours
  • One free Child with every Adult, when purchasing a 24- or 48-hour ticket
  • Half-day Coastal Tour from Dublin to Howth included with selected ticket
  • Live-guided commentary on-board and/or Recorded commentary available in 8 languages
  • 2 Spanish Guided Tours departures at 2pm and 4.30pm from Stop 1
  • One hour live-guided panoramic Night Tour included with 48-hour ticket options
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Tour the streets of Dublin on our stylish red open-top buses. Hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour gives you the freedom to explore your way. You can hop on and off the bus at any of our 25 designated Big Bus stops, as many times as you wish within your ticket validity. All located near Dublin’s best attractions, you’re free to delve deeper into the city at your own pace. With buses passing through every 20 - 30 minutes, simply rejoin the tour when you’re ready. • Unlimited Hop on Hop off for -24, -48 hours • Free guided walking tour • Live commentary and recorded commentary in 8 languages on-board the red route

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • One children can travel for free with every paying adult
Cancellation Policy

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

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Mficsisters
Jul 16, 2024
Howth: what an afternoon! - Gerry was an outstanding driver and tour guide on our outing to Howth! Skilled, knowledgeable and attentive to his passengers. So much fun! A must when in Dublin.
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Thewrightherd
Jul 16, 2024
Well worth it! Fun and interesting - Paid for the 24hr hop on hop off ticket for my partner and I. Jerry was our driver!!! Well, what a guy! The whole trip was so informative! To add to this he made the whole experience fun for all. An absolute ball!
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Gingergenius87
Jul 14, 2024
A great tour of the city! - A fantastic bus tour all around Dublin. We had the fantastic Stephen doing a live commentary tour for us. He was super and gave us lots of facts. Unfortunately he had a number of very annoying tourists (sorry America but some of your citizens let you down) and poor Stephen had to ask many of them several times to quieten down so we could hear his commentary. The tour takes you around all of the main attractions in Dublin and your ticket gets you some discounts and free things in some of the stores and restaurants around the city. I would recommend downloading the app so you can get a live view of where the busses are located. Overall a good experience and our ticket lasts 2 days!
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L7393jrebonym
Jul 14, 2024
Amazing tour guides - Went on the tour as a family of four. Both of our guides were amazingly friendly and knowledgeable, James in particular was so helpful and made our trip even more memorable. Would recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city.
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473funtravler
Jul 13, 2024
Big bus all the way - myself and my friends had a very great experience in Dublin city. The guide gerry was so nice and so funny and good at singing as well ! It was a perfect way to know more about Dublin! And i want to give a special thanks ( i promised him) to abdo for his excellent customer support and service that boy was so helpful. Thank you bigbus❤️
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Gordonmu1207oj
Jul 13, 2024
Awesome Tour with Jerry as Lead Guide - Jerry (or Gerry) was an amazing tour guide. Got on with Jerry on Friday then hopped off. Got back on but didn’t have the same experience as we did with Jerry so we took the tour again the next day (Saturday ) with Jerry so we could finish the tour with him. Jerry is very funny and provides awesome knowledge and perspective. Highly recommend the tour with Jerry. 10/10.
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Compass47918514700
Jul 13, 2024
Give Gerry a pay rise - We absolutely loved our tour today, laughed out loud the whole time way around and didn’t want it to end! Gerry was absolutely hilarious but also had loads of interesting information to give us which was very clear and detailed. Came away with loads of facts and grins on our faces. He’s actually got a cracking singing voice as well! Thanks for a great tour of such a wonderful city!
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Freedom22352699365
Jul 12, 2024
Big Bus Dublin - My mother and I rode the Big Bus right when it opened and got two fantastic people, Ross and James. The tour was very entertaining and easy to understand. Ross did the talking and he was amazing!! Give the guy a raise! We had a great experience
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Dekkerb
Jul 8, 2024
Gerry Great Guide - We bought the combo ticket wich included 48 hour HOHO access, a night out and the Coastal Tour to Howth. We were blessed with a warm sunny day and the most entertaining host in the form of Gerry for the Howth trip. Consistently hilarious whilst at the same time delivering huge amounts of genuinely interesting information. He also does the day tour, we didn't have the pleasure of his company for that (the guide we did gave was perfectly fine) but would recommend him for taking the tour to another level. A longer tour with more time in Howth itself should be considered for the future.
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Oliviads5133pw
Jul 8, 2024
Howth Coastal Tour - We went on the half day coastal tour with Gerry and did the hop on hop off tour in Dublin City Center with him as well. Gerry is an exceptionally fun guide! We had a great time on both. The Howth Coastal tour was so cool and I highly recommend it.
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