Dublin Sightseeing Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour: Explore Ireland's Capital with a Live Guide
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1,550 Ratings

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: 24 hours
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….

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What's Included
  • Live-guided Commentary in English or Recorded Commentary in 8 languages
  • One-hour live-guided panoramic Night Tour included with 48-hour ticket options
  • 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 Walking Tour
What's Not Included
  • Hotel Pick-up 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…

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Jonathan
Dec 1, 2024
Entertaining Driver and Host! - Get Gerry's bus. Excellent tour. He makes it so entertaining and interesting. Best city tour bus I have ever been on. Well done Gerry!
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Sarahpe3581wz
Dec 1, 2024
Gerry and his Big Bus tour! - Great two days using Big Bus to tour Dublin. Gerry was fantastic! The tour was interesting, funny and full of local information. Definitely would use again! Every tour guide brings their own personality to the tour along with different stories.
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Dreamer05589878868
Nov 24, 2024
Bring out the craic - I definitely recommend the Big Bus Dublin Coastal Tour. Our driver, Gerry, had a great sense of humor and told great stories. He made sure we had a great time and had lots of opportunities to take pictures. I was tired after a long flight and this being the first activity I did in Dublin was amazing.
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G6385samb
Nov 22, 2024
Well deserved glowing review from the portuguese Team 🤗 - We, the portuguese Group from Algarve and Lisboa, we had an absolutely fantastic experience with Big Bus Tours Dublin! From start to finish, the team made the journey memorable and enjoyable. Special shoutout to Jim, Paul, Ross, Alberto, James, Larry, the girl who had her birthday on the 19th November and Marielle, who went above and beyond to make the tour exceptional. Each team member brought something unique—whether it was Jim’s and Ross’s wealth of local knowledge and humor, Paul’s helpfulness, Alberto’s and Jess’s warm hospitality with loads of history, poems and singing, Larry’s driving expertise, or Marielle’s welcoming smile. They worked seamlessly together to provide an unforgettable experience. The commentary was both entertaining and educational, and I appreciated the flexibility to hop on and off at iconic stops. The views from the top deck were breathtaking on the night tour and the bus was clean and comfortable throughout. If you’re looking to explore Dublin in an informative and stress-free way, I can’t recommend Big Bus Tours enough. This team really knows how to make you feel welcome and ensure you enjoy the best of Dublin!
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Carly
Nov 18, 2024
Top recommendation! Seek out Ross’ tour for the best time. - Absolutely fantastic. We were lucky enough to have Ross as our guide on Saturday morning and he really made our day. So knowledgeable, funny, friendly and welcoming. He kept us entertained for the entire 26 stops and barely took a breath. Thank you for telling us so much, it was fascinating and funny all at the same time. The recommendations came in very handy too. From the 3 London Ladies, sitting opposite you on Saturday (16th November) thank you, we had a ball. Cannot recommend this tour enough, absolute must do when in Dublin!
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Voyager03382704958
Nov 18, 2024
Gerry made this experience! - This is hands down the best guided bus tour we’ve done in any city visited. Gerry was the star of the show, his witty and knowledgeable (and highly cynical) tour of Dublin made our day, so much so, we didn’t hop off at all. He even passed on some wisdom when it comes to authentic bars and pubs. A must do if you’re visiting the city. Thanks Gerry from ‘blanket girl’ and her Mum!
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Christopherem2573sb
Nov 16, 2024
Great tour, great guide (Ross)… simply amazing. - Our first time in Dublin and we are VERY glad that we chose Big Bus Dublin for our introduction to this amazing city. If you opt for the same operator, pray that you get Ross as your tour guide. Witty, knowledgeable, friendly, welcoming and more than happy to keep noisy passengers under control for the benefit of those, like us, who were hanging on his every word. What he didn’t know about Dublin really isn’t worth knowing and he was able to impart things you wouldn’t learn anywhere else. His hints and tips proved really useful when we ventured on foot into the city after an hour and forty minutes of informative banter. Thank you, Ross. You’re a credit to the company and visitors to your amazing city. Keep up the good work!
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Worldlywitch65
Nov 15, 2024
Get On, Stay On For The Craic ! - Rode on the 16th and 17th of October. We had purchased the Go City Attractions Ticket which included the hop on hop off bus. But, the ticket has to be activated at a certain place, OR, as we were lucky to find out, by operatives in bright orange jackets seen out and about on the street. Fortunately we found Jeffrey who was helpful, friendly and good humoured. Definitely due a bonus ! He sorted everything and activated our tickets. We then boarded our bus to be regaled by live commentary and music pointing out the various places of interest . Our hosts both drivers and guides, were witty, warm, informative and Celtic ...... it's worth the ride for the Craic alone.
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D4510jiannef
Nov 9, 2024
Great Dublin tour with friends - Brilliant tour with our funny, informative and entertaining guide Terry. Loved the personal touches in terms of both information sharing and personalising the experience for our group. Excellent song choices too!
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Valeriehq524un
Nov 8, 2024
Super bus driver/guide! - We thoroughly enjoyed our Big Bus experience, enhanced greatly by the amusing, informative bus driver/guide. Gerry was so knowledgeable and gave just the right amount of detail required. His fabulous sense of humour was the highlight!!
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