Big Bus Budapest Hop-On Hop-Off Tour: 360-Degree Views with River Cruise and Guided Walks
3.7
1,962 Ratings

Enjoy panoramic views of Budapest while journeying on an open-roofed, climate-controlled double-decker Big Bus equipped with audio guide. Choose between 1, 2 or 3 day validity, and get on or off at any of the 20 stations. Every ticket comes with a 1 hour boat trip on the Danube river, along with led walking tours.

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

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: The first bus leaves at 9:00, with the last complete tour starting at 17:00. PLEASE NOTE - you must redeem your vouchers at one of the 4 designated locations listed below. After that, you can head to any of the 22 stops to enjoy the tour.

Customers are encouraged to visit the Big Bus website or download the Big Bus app for the latest bus stop locations and schedules. For real-time bus tracking on the day of travel, please download the Big Bus App before you arrive.

1. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 17
Big Bus Shop - Main Redemption Point

2. Március 15. tér 1
City Sightseeing Visitor Center 1

3. Halacska Képkeret és Művészeti Műhely
City Sightseeing Visitor Center 2

4. József Attila u. 24
City Sightseeing Visitor Center 3

5. St. Stephen’s Basilica
Stop 1 - Basilica

6. Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Stop 2 - Chain Bridge

7. József Attila Street
Stop 3 - József Attila street

8. Dohány Street Synagogue
Stop 4 - Synagogue

9. Astoria
Stop 5 - Astoria

10. Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út M
Stop 6 - Andrássy Avenue

11. Hungarian State Opera
Stop 7 - Opera

12. Oktogon M
Stop 8 - Octogon / Liszt Ferenc Square

13. Heroes’ Square
Stop 9 - Heroes’ Square

14. Budapest-Keleti
Stop 10 - Keleti Railway Station

15. New York Café
Stop 11 - New York Cafe

16. Astoria M
Stop 12 - Astoria

17. Váci Street
Stop 13 - Váci Street

18. Gellért Thermal Bath
Stop 14 - Gellért Bath

19. Várkert Bazár
Stop 15 - Castle Garden

20. Budapest Castle Hill Funicular
Stop 16 - Castle / Funicular

21. Batthyány tér
Stop 17 - Batthyany Square

22. Margit Bridge
Stop 18 - Margaret Bridge

23. Nyugati Railway Station
Stop 19 - Nyugati Railway Station

24. Hungarian Parliament Building
Stop 20 - Parliament

Points of Interest

  • Central Market Hall

  • Margaret Bridge

  • Varhegy

  • Fisherman’s Bastion

  • Matthias Church

  • Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz)

  • Hungarian National Museum

  • Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

  • Hungarian Parliament Building

  • Szechenyi Lanchid

  • St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)

  • Heroes’ Square

  • Varosliget

  • Citadel

  • Clark Adam Square (Clark Adam ter)

  • Holy Trinity Column

  • Szechenyi Baths and Pool

  • Andrassy Avenue

  • Danube River

  • Budapest Western Railway Station

  • Liszt Ferenc Square

  • Big Bus Tours

  • New York Palace

  • Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence

  • Buda Castle

What's Included
  • Unlimited hop-on hop-off bus tour for 1-3 days
  • 1-hour Danube River Cruise
  • 11am Guided Walking Tour from Bazilika
  • Recorded commentary in 16 languages
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Brian_k
Jun 19, 2024
Get around town - Best way to get around the city and see as much in a short time frame, glad that it went until 7 pm because that gave us time to catch a bus ride to dinner.
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Kumarilj_m
Jul 8, 2024
Hop off hop off rather than hop on hop off - Runs regularly . That’s all. Very bad English commentary and the audioguide Very poorly timed to the places of interest, with long pauses of silence and then suddenly starting halfway. Buses have no ways of coping with the heat wave, simply like sitting in an oven
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Kimberly_r
May 26, 2024
Nice way to see the city and get your bearing if you can the bus stops! - I have taken these tour buses all over the world and really enjoy the experience. The only negative thing I have to say is that the signage and the directions online are lacking. Most of the signs are not visible and the location for the stops don’t match the actual stop. As you can imagine, it was hard to catch the first bus. After a round trip I knew where the stops were and felt comfortable knowing where to get back on. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make the stops more noticeable and activate the real time bus locations. This has been the only city that function doesn’t work.
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G_l
Apr 16, 2024
Ok service - When I purchase the Hop on Hop off it said to redeem the voucher at one of 3 locations. It was not necessary. I could have started at a stop near my hotel. For the Danube River Tour, the Hop on Hop off stands were not very helpful. They only point you to go without explicit directions. I had to ask another River ticket agency for the location. There were no voice recording explaining the sites on the upper deck either. The
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Theresa_l
Feb 14, 2024
Unfortunately it was... - Unfortunately it was raining and the open top buses had plastic sheets for windows and the downstairs windows had film over them so you couldn’t really see much. The tour would have been better depending on the weather,
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Prabir_d
Jun 11, 2024
Terrible service delivery - * Booked online & instructions were to get the ticket vouchers from one of 3 locations. Location we went to was very reluctant to provide the vouchers. * Stops are not identified on the street. * One seat on the bus was soaking wet. When I reported it, the guy just shrugged his shoulders. O * Staff seemed disinterested- service was not good. We last used this company in Dubai and it was great.
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Lori_p
Apr 10, 2024
Budapest Hop-on-hop off experience - We gave done several trips abroad and always enjoy the Hop-Hop-Off activities. However in Budapest, we had an unpleasant experience. The audio and the narration did not always correlate w/the actual landmark in front of us. Further, the tour did not disclose on its website that the night cruise required an additional fee and lastly the “guide “ from the walking left without us…. Very disappointed.
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B1169rpjodiem
Jan 23, 2024
A useful way to get around but the audio guide is not very good. - A fairly good way to get around and have used the same thing in London, New York, Barcelona. This was the worst by a long shot. Various stops of over 10 minutes with no explanation. An overly long monologue via the headphones about how the artists like to eat ham, ham and cheese, chees and ham or just cheese sandwiches. Long after we have passed the building related to the story. In the meantime no explanation of numerous giant monuments passing us by. Stopped for over ten minutes nest to a giant square with a giant statue and massive impressive buildings and not mention on the audio guide as to what it was. Really bad. I still think it is a good way to kinda have a way to get around if fed up walking but the audio guide is pretty bad tbh.
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916lianap
Feb 22, 2024
Worst bus tour service in Europe - Not worth buying a ticket. The bus routes are extremely rare. Although it is advertised that the frequency is every 10-20 minutes, this is absolutely inaccurate. We had to wait over 45 minutes at every stop for the next bus. Also, there are not clear signs at the bus stops. Overall, I would not recommend it.
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858amayac
Dec 28, 2023
Waste of money - Terrible. A complete waste of money. We paid approx. 40€ each. You could not see anything through the plastic roof, bad audio in the headphones as well as you would have to pay extra for the bus up to the castle, even though it said it was included in the ticket.
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