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

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Free Cancellation
Free cancellation 24 hours prior to the tour date
Flexible Voucher
Valid for 14 days from Travel Date
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from US$ 43.26 /pp
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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    24 or 48 hours (take your pick)

  • Start time

    Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour: 9:45am to 5:30pm, every 10 minutes.

    Cruise: 10:30am to 9pm, every 45 min (every 30 minutes on weekends)

  • 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 Louvre, Champs-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))
    Get Directions
  2. 2
    Louvre - Pont des Arts (56 Quai François Mitterand (facing Pont des Arts))
    Get Directions
  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))
    Get Directions

Download Guide & Map

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 A M MC CUSKER - United Kingdom 23 Apr

Booking system was very easy. The buses were clean and the commentary very informative and amusing in places. It's a great way to see Paris. Would defo recommend isango for...

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WARDAH BINTE AHMAD - Singapore 22 Apr

I did not have lots of time to spend in Paris, but the bus tour pretty much covers what I needed to see while I was there! Recommended!...

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Mrs Julie Chaplin - United Kingdom 21 Apr

Excellent tour, thoroughly enjoyed by all nine of us! Bit difficult initially to find the bus stop but once found, everything was fab. Saw all the sights we wanted too & very...

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Inas Habib Alah - Israel 20 Apr

Big bus was very comfort to get .. east transfer ..
Thanks alot !...

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Mark Graham - United Kingdom 20 Apr

Fantastic value for money and is a wonderful tour experience. The audio commentary is very detailed and interesting. Also, the bus stops are very conveniently located and there...

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