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Big Bus Paris: Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    24 or 48 hours (take your pick)

  • Operating Information
    NameScheduleLoopFrequency
    Red Line - Bus Route09:45 AM to 05:30 PM2 hours 15 minutes10 to 20 minutes
    River Cruise10:30 AM to 09:00 PM1 hour30 to 45 minutes


    Timings and stops are subject to change.

  • Meeting Point

    Hop-On, Hop-Off: You can board the bus at any of the route's stops. The favored stops are Eiffel Tower, The LouvreChamps-Elysées, Notre-Dame, and Opéra Garnier.

    Cruise: Make your way to Pontoon No. 3, Port de la Bourdonnais (near Stop #8: Eiffel Tower)

  • Ending Point

    You can end the hop-on hop-off bus tour at any of the stops.

Key Highlights

  • Explore Paris at your own pace with this fabulous hop-on hop-off tour
  • Marvel at top attractions including the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, the Arc de Triomphe and the Notre-Dame
  • Flexible ticket options available - Discover, Essential & Explore tickets with 24 or 48 hours validity
  • Hop on and off as many times as you want, and build your own itinerary
  • Enjoy a mesmerizing guided boat cruise on the Seine River with the Essential and Explore ticket
  • Immerse yourself in the journey with informative commentary and FREE WiFi on-board buses
  • Both printed or smartphone vouchers accepted

Activity Overview

This hop-on, hop-off bus tour is the perfect introduction to the beautiful city of Paris. The open-top, double-decker buses provide unrestricted views of the city’s most famous sights and landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Élysées and the Pyramide du Louvre. Hop on and off the bus as often as you like to explore the sights, go shopping, or tuck into a baguette or two. While on-board the bus, sit back and be entertained by fascinating facts and stories with audio commentary available in multiple languages.

You can choose from three hop-on, hop-off ticket options:

Discover Ticket

  • 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket

Essential Ticket

  • 24-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
  • 1-hour river cruise on the River Seine

Explore Ticket

  • 48-hour hop-on, hop-off ticket
  • 1-hour river cruise on the River Seine


Major attractions covered:

  • Eiffel Tower
  • Arc-de-Triomphe
  • Champs Elysées
  • Notre-Dame
  • Palace Saint-Michel
  • Musée d'Orsay
  • Pyramid du Louvre
  • The Louvre
  • Olympia
  • Opéra Garnier
  • Montmartre

Bateaux Parisiens Cruise (included with Essential & Explore): Enjoy a guided river cruise, showcasing the beauty of Paris from the River Seine. Admire the city's beautiful monuments and iconic bridges from a new perspective, with live-guided commentary explaining their historical and cultural significance.

Please check the Useful Downloads section for the hop-on, hop-off tour map.

What’s Included & Not Included

Inclusions

  • Hop-on, Hop-off bus ticket
  • Recorded commentary on bus in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian, Portuguese, Korean, Russian & Mandarin
  • 1-hour Seine River Cruise (as per option selected)
  • Recorded commentary during cruise in 14 languages
  • VOX self-guided audio tour (with Essential & Explore ticket)

Exclusions

  • Entrance to attractions

Routes Details

  • Red Classic Route

Red Classic Route

Total Duration: 2 Hours, 15 Minutes

First Departure: 09:45

Last Departure: 17:37

Frequecy: every 10–20 minutes

  1. 1
    Louvre-Pyramide / Big Bus Information Centre (11 avenue de l’Opéra (by Big Bus information center))
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  2. 2
    Louvre - Pont des Arts (56 Quai François Mitterand (facing Pont des Arts))
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  3. 3
    Notre Dame (3, Rue Lagrange (outside souvenir shop, opposite park entrance))
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  4. 4
    Musée d'Orsay (58 Place Henry de Montherlant (facing the museum))
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  5. 5
    Champs-Elysées (156, avenue des Champs-Elysées (facing the Arc de Triomphe))
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  6. 6
    Trocadéro (48 Avenue du président Wilson (Next to the bus Stop RATP))
  7. 7
    Tour Eiffel (Quai Branly, Entrée 2 Tour Eiffel (at the north pillar of the Eiffel Tower))
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  8. 8
    Champ de Mars (Avenue Joseph Bouvard)
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  9. 9
    Grand et Petit Palais (Avenue Winston Churchill (Facing Petit Palais))
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  10. 10
    Opéra Garnier (Facing 15, rue Scribe (next to the Roissy airport shuttle bus stop))
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Important Information

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)
Please collect your cruise boarding pass from Big Bus staff once you redeem your Hop-on, Hop-off voucher.

Validity:

14 days from the date chosen at the time of booking

Wheelchair accessibility: Partial

Paris is a functioning city and weather, traffic and events may occasionally cause disruption.

Timings and stops are subject to change. Updated route map will be available on the bus.

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Satisfied Customers

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Mrs Sheila Tomlinson - Canada 04 Aug

Great way to see the key sights easily and efficiently. Thanks!...

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Gloria Mitchell - 04 Aug

Big Bus Tour was all I expected. It could be enhanced by stopping for a longer time at the designated stops, maybe to allow for more/better pictures/photos to be taken....

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modipe onabanjo - United Kingdom 03 Aug

It was very well organised and so convenient...especially if walking for long periods is an issue for you.Just sit on the roof top and keep taking all your pictures...it was...

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Lauren M Harkins - United States 01 Aug

The only thing that would have been nice is if they announced that they would not be going down champs elysees since the tour de france was going on but that there would still be...

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Aislinn A Liolli - Canada 01 Aug

This was a great activity for our first 2 days in Paris. Really got to see the sights and use it as a taxi to get around to the different landmarks. Would definitely recommend to...

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