Manchester Tour: Open-Top Bus City Highlights

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Explore Manchester’s iconic sights on an open-top bus tour with Dominic Monaghan’s commentary. Discover history, culture, and sports in one ride.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Manchester Sightseeing Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Pink Timetable - 10:30, 12:00, 14:00
1. Manchester Sightseeing

2. Piccadilly Gardens

3. National Football Museum

4. Cathedral Gates

5. Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

6. The Quays

7. Sir Matt Busby Way…

What's Included

Audio Guide
Round-trip by open-top sightseeing bus
On-board Commentary

What's Not Included

On-board restrooms
On-board WiFi

Additional Information

Manchester, celebrated globally as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, boasts a rich history in science, music, arts, and sports.
Explore the city’s heritage and its evolution into the dynamic center it is today with the Sightseeing Manchester tour! By joining the Open-Top Bus Tour, you can experience some of the city’s most iconic and cherished…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Samantha

Aug 30, 2025

Experience on tour bus in Manchester - I was very happy to see a great part of Manchester, especially Mediacity with all the exciting events to know about. I will attend some of them and Salford itself.

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B5454cdsarahh

Aug 25, 2025

Family trip. - Visited from Scotland with 2 young children. Tour was very informative and a great break for little legs. Hopped off twice at the museum of science and industry and media city. Bus driver was helpful in directing us to where we needed to go and times to be back for the last bus back. Will be recommending to family and friends.

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Culture25002090336

Aug 21, 2025

Awesome! - Loved every second of it especially seeing Old Trafford the theatre of dreams 😍! Would definitely go again and recommend to all!

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Pluto5001

Aug 21, 2025

Best two days in a great city - One of the best value tours ive been on family at £30 for two days first day went to football museum jumped back on an hour latter went to manchester united ground back on an hour later and dropped off at the science museum spent a few hours there and back to our hotel just around the corner second day ( wifes day). Went to the cathedral back on to media city caught the last bus had two great days both the drivers were full of information about places near to the other stops Well done Manchester sightseeing

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Pioneer21845898255

Aug 21, 2025

Superb tour and great value for money - Superb tour with a great value ticket. £15 for 2 day ticket allowed me to see alot of Manchester and take in it's history and great pictures.Full commentary which I found very informative gave me some great knowledge about Manchester and how it has developed over time.i will defo be back to do this tour again

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Yvann2018

Jul 25, 2025

To do and redo - Very typical city with beautiful contrasts old buildings and Buildîne Very easy to get around Perfect for visiting different neighborhoods Surprising to be in the middle of town and 2 streets later to be in the most calming calm

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James_b

Sep 9, 2025

Hop on, but don’t hop off - The tour times are earlier in the day with 2pm being the last one. Aldo not a lot of buses do you’ll wait a period of time if you get off until the next one arrives.

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Magnea

Aug 11, 2025

Relaxing vacation to Liverpool and Manchester and big difference what you can do in these 2 cities - Nothing interesting to see there only driving around and I hve been all over in many cities hop on hop off and this is the least interesting one

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Graemeba6242xc

Aug 31, 2025

Not worth the money - This is not worth the money. An old bus that leaks from the light fittings and a sound system that frequently exceeded 100 decibels during pre recorded commentary ( checked with a sub meter on my phone). The bus has poor visibility from the bottom deck and the seating on the top deck is no good for anyone over 6 feet. You are probably better to get any bus in Manchester and read the Manchester Wikipedia page as you drive around. It will probably be more coordinated than the commentary and drive of the tour.

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Sharon_h

Jul 23, 2025

Not Worth the Money - The narration was impossible to hear inside the bus even though I asked the driver to turn up the volume. It was difficult to find the pick-up location in Picadilly. Overall, I do not recommend this tour.

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