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Open Top Bus Tour: Discover City's History & Culture
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168 Ratings
Cork
Discover Cork’s history and culture on an open-top bus tour. Capture Instagram-worthy photos and enjoy a fun family adventure.
Discover Cork’s history and culture on an open-top bus tour. Capture Instagram-worthy photos and enjoy a fun family adventure.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The English Market - Enclosed market, long tradition of fine foods and wines that are on offer from over 40 traders.
- Cork City Gaol - Step back in time to see what the 19th/early 20th century was like in Cork both inside and outside the prison walls.
- St. Anne’s Church - Shandon is a district in Cork city noted for the world-famous…
- The English Market - Enclosed market, long tradition of fine foods and wines that are on offer from over 40 traders.
- Cork City Gaol - Step back in time to see what the 19th/early 20th century was like in Cork both inside and outside the prison walls.
- St. Anne’s Church - Shandon is a district in Cork city noted for the world-famous Shandon Bells that you can ring when you hop off at this stop.
- University College Cork (UCC) - University College Cork was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. Full of many interesting buildings and features you can wander around the campus or take a guided audio tour.
- Crawford Art Gallery - The gallery’s collection comprises of almost 4,000 works, ranging from eighteenth-century Irish and European painting and sculpture.
What's Included
- Open Top Bus
- Open Top Bus
What's Not Included
- Local Attraction Entry
- Local Attraction Entry
Additional Information
Purchase your ticket on board (cash/card accepted) or online in advance (recommended).
The Recorded Tour commentary is in English and offers an informative and enjoyable way to learn about the city’s history, architecture, and culture.
Capture amazing Instagram-worthy photos from the upper deck.
A fantastic family activity with the thrill of an open-top bus.
Purchase your ticket on board (cash/card accepted) or online in advance (recommended).
The Recorded Tour commentary is in English and offers an informative and enjoyable way to learn about the city’s history, architecture, and culture.
Capture amazing Instagram-worthy photos from the upper deck.
A fantastic family activity with the thrill of an open-top bus.
Location
Grand Parade
You can board our City Sightseeing Tour at the bus stop on the pavement outside Cork City Library. Our logo is displayed on the bus stop shelter.
First departure 9.30am. Please ask driver for last departure as this can change.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(168 Ratings)
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736loisb
Nov 7, 2024
Great Tour - Great way to see the city & felt our driver was a personal guide, such a lovely lady (sorry did’nt get her name) she was so helpful and knew the city well, good value
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Taylor_r
Oct 24, 2024
Good way to see Cork in a short period of time. - Getting the lay of the land... we were only in Cork for a day so the Hop-on-Hop-off was a good idea. We took the full loop and listened to the commentary. It was raining, but we sat up top under the roof and had a great view of everything.
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K1710yierict
Oct 15, 2024
Cork Hop-on/Hop-off Tour is a Must! - My sister and I always take a hop-on/hop-off tour (if available) when we visit a new city. Such was the case in Cork on Sunday, Oct 6, 2024. Our driver/tour guide tour was very informative and gave us a good base for our own exploring of Cork. We give this tour our recommendation.
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Mustafa_k
Oct 13, 2024
Awesome 👍 - Visiting the Jail was a very different experience. I would highly recommend to take a day off for this tour.
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Charlene_h
Sep 23, 2024
Friendly & Helpful - Excellent tour guide and driver! She had a great sense of humor too! We truly appreciated your helpful tips in navigating around Cork.
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Donald_d
Apr 29, 2025
Limited buses and stops - It had limited run times, only one bus running and only a few stops. If you got off it was over an hour until the next bus came. I’ve had better hop on hop off in other cities because of more stops and more buses to catch if you got off.
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Rick_k
Oct 29, 2024
Definitely worth a ticket - The tour was great and I would definitely recommend. Lots of good local information and places to see. Great way to get your bearings of the city.
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Mhaurlkl
Oct 8, 2024
A nice snapshot of the Cork - One of the better tours of cities we have been on. Unfortunately with construction the start and stops in the down town were changed. We did board and the tour started and ended on time. A good explanation of tour highlights and sights. Some of the streets are quite narrow for this large buss and I was impressed that the driver negotiated some of these areas. There was lots of time for boarding and getting off with ease.
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Melissa_w
Oct 27, 2024
Don’t bother! - It was not even an hour long and the driver was as miserable as anything!
Asked the driver questions and we felt we were intruding on him
As he really was the most miserable driver EVER!!
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Denise_m
Oct 25, 2024
Disappointing - It is absolutely not worth paying for this hop on hop off bus. If you hop off, you’ll have to wait an hour and a half to hop back on because it is only one bus that runs. You are much better off just walking and sightseeing on your own.
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