Dublin Shore Excursion: Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Sightseeing Tour with Live Guide

Experience the best of Dublin with our Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Sightseeing Tour. Explore the city at your own pace, hop on and off at 25 designated stops, and enjoy live commentary in multiple languages.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Explore the sights of Dublin on our Red Route Bus Tour. You can hop on and hop off the bus at up to 25 different stops. Stay on board to relax and see it all with entertaining digital commentary, or hop off to explore the landmarks and attractions that interest you most.

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

Customers are advised to visit our website or to download our app to find out more about live bus tracking and current service information.

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

2. The Book of Kells
Stop 2 - Nassau Street / Book of Kells

3. Kilkenny Design
Stop 3 - Kilkenny Design Store

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

8. Trinity College Dublin
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

What's Included
  • Unlimited Hop on Hop off for 24/48/72 hours
  • Includes a free Guided Walking Tour
  • Recorded commentary available in 8 languages
  • 1 Free Child with every Adult with the 24 and 48 hour tickets
  • Guided Panoramic Night Tour with selected tickets
  • Live commentary on-board (Red Route)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Navigate through the avenues of Dublin in our fashionable red roofless buses. Our hop-on, hop-off sightseeing tour lets you tour at your own convenience. Our 25 Big Bus stops let you get on and off the bus as much as you need during the duration of your ticket. All stops are conveniently located near the best sights of Dublin, allowing you to dig deep into the city at your leisure. Buses pass every 20 - 30 minutes, so just get back on the tour when you’re ready.
Unlimited Hop on Hop off for -24, -48, -72 hours
Complimentary guided walking tour
Live and recorded commentary in 8 languages available aboard 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.

Customer Ratings
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Laurel_t
Jun 26, 2024
Great City Introduction - I had a sudden unexpected day in Dublin and wanted to see as much as possible in my limited time. This was perfect. I rode the entire loop with driver David, who was fun and informative, and then rode around again to hop off at the stops which I decided to explore more. Thanks for the fun introduction to your city!
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Pioneer457359
May 10, 2024
Tour is not to be missed - Thoroughly enjoyed this bus tour with . Robbie. He was a great tour guide. Great detailed tour with lots of humour thrown in. Lots of laughs from the crowd. Would highly recommend Robbie 🎤✅
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Martijn
Oct 27, 2023
Great tour. - What a good way to get acquainted with the city. Lots of information about many places and everything is very clear. Hilarious guide who tells all about Dublin.
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Oshrat_h
Aug 16, 2023
Great way to get to know Dublin - MICHEL the BEST driver and the sweetest person and the greatest storyteller in the whole world!!! The experience was wonderful
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577jennik
Mar 29, 2023
Super!! - Lot’s of laughs and knowledge about Dublin given by Jerry! Glad that we hop on to your bus by accident. Thank you! 😘
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Gerard
Oct 1, 2022
Brilliant Tour Guide-Ross on Big Bus Tour of Dublin - On the 29th September I had the pleasure of the Big Bus Tour of Dublin. The Guide was Ross who was welcoming ,entertaining, informative and so humorous. One of the best Guides I have ever had the pleasure of listening to, someone who obviously enjoys his job and loves Dublin . A really good way of getting to know Dublin, its history and about the lives of its people. Thank you Ross so much. Gerry Tighe
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Pattysa899dn
Apr 26, 2024
Great guides - Ross was a great guide! Be prepared to wait at stops for people buying tickets. FYI. Skip the Guinness Storehouse Experience on the tour. You have to make reservations ahead of time and it's $20 euro to basically get a pint of Guinness and pay for the privilege of shopping in their store. The tour itself is self guided smoke and mirror show. No real value there.
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Helen
Jan 4, 2023
A good way to orientate yourself - Overall we were disappointed by the experience and found it varied across the three buses we used. There was a recorded commentary that gave some interesting snippets of information but was not audible in some seats on the first bus. This is a good way to get to some of the further out attractions in Dublin although you can easily lose quite a bit of time waiting up to half an hour for a bus to arrive.
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Harry_a
Jun 7, 2023
Okay, but infrequent busses. - I have scored 2/5 stars because the tour guides / drivers were lovely. The minus 3 stars are because that frequency of buses was poor - which lead to long wait times throughout the day which meant I did not get to explore as much of Dublin as I would’ve liked.
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Stanimira
Sep 4, 2023
Horrible customer service. Non existing basically - I never received the tickets or vouchers. On my way to Big Bus to see if I can use them today. I messaged them twice, never got a response
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