Scotland · HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 13 hop-on hop-off bus tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Edinburgh’s $24 hop-on hop-off bus, with castle views, audio stories, kid-friendly commentary, route tips, and honest value advice.
“Lovely really informative also the Drivers are so helpful too marks from us”
See Glasgow’s cathedral, museums, university and riverside aboard an open-top bus, with live or multilingual audio commentary and easy hop-on access.
“very informative. showed all points of interest. very clen transport.”
Explore Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse, Britannia, and three bus routes with this flexible 48-hour royal attractions pass.
“The live guides on the green busses were my favorite. I learned a lot about Edinburgh history. Good introduction to the city.”
Review of Edinburgh’s 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus, with castle views, audio commentary, family savings, route advice, and practical tips.
“A fab thing to do especially with our children, helped explore the city and rest their legs in hilly edinburgh, the commentary was informative and everyone learnt something new! Fab offer of kids go free made it excellent value for money.”
See Edinburgh Castle, Leith, and the Royal Yacht Britannia on three flexible hop-on hop-off routes with live and multilingual commentary.
“We loved it as it helped us getting our bearings at first and then we knew where to get off and on. It is a brilliant system and we loved all the routes and so punctual.”
See Glasgow’s cathedral, museums, riverfront, and West End by open-top bus, with flexible hop-on access, live guides, and two routes in season.
“Buses with live commentary were much better than the headsets. If we had the person doing commentary we would have stayed on longer and continued to use the service. We cut our day short.”
Explore Edinburgh by bus for 48 hours with entry to Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse, and the Royal Yacht Britannia.
“Totally worth it! Hop on and hop off was helpful for transportation as well very an informative and easy access to the Royal Collection! Love how you can choose the buses easily to each routes.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Big Bus open-top tour, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, ticket value, timing tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We were unable to experience anything. I called to ask if there was anyway that we could get a voucher online ( yes, I know the site says you cannot) because my RA was acting up and I wasn't able to walk that far right now. I still wanted to pay but just asked for an accomodation. After 20 minutes my call was disconnected.”
See Inverness by open-top bus, from St. Andrews Cathedral and Inverness Castle to the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness views.
“The trip was amazing! Me and my family enjoyed it a lot.”
Review the Edinburgh hop-on hop-off bus, covering both routes, key stops, audio, timing, value, and the extra cost of Britannia entry.
“It was a great experience doing hop on hop off specially if you don't know the place. I will recommend this to all of you who want to have a great experience in Edinburgh Scotland you have so much to see. I'm glad we did it.”
See Inverness from an open-top bus with a 24-hour pass, river views, castle stops, and a countryside loop, but plan around hourly service.
“With only 1 bus running we didnt have time to get off bus to explore area because you would be stuck at each sop fir an houring wakting for bus to come back”
Review of Edinburgh’s 24-hour Britannia hop-on hop-off bus, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, value, drawbacks, and booking tips.
“Not worth it. #1 be aware admission to the Brittania is NOT included. #2, this hop on hop off ticket is not valid for city locations, that is another route. #3 This bus only runs once per hour, you WILL wait and using this tour will take an entire dRead more”
See Shetland by bus from Lerwick, with flexible stops at Scalloway, Burra, Tingwall, beaches, museums, and historic sites.
“Our driver was brilliant in pointing out points of interest and made our trip extremely pleasurable.”
Pick a glen, a city or a distillery.
