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Offer: Kids Ticket for $1: Big Bus San Francisco: Hop-On, Hop-Off with optional Walking Tour

Name: Offer: Kids Ticket for $1: Big Bus San Francisco: Hop-On, Hop-Off with optional Walking Tour
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Rating: 4.4 (6687 reviews)

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On 29th June, Stop 5 Ferry Building & Stop 8 Civic Center will be closed due to Pride Parade.

Special Offer: Book till 30th June and avail 'KIDS TRAVEL FOR $1' offer on Discover & Essential tickets!

Activity Schedule

When does it run?
Daily
Duration
Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour: 24 or 48 hours
Digital walking tour: 1 hour
Sunset tour: 1 hour
Start time

Hop-on, Hop-off: 10am to 6pm, every 15 minutes
Digital Walking Tour: self paced
Sunset tour: 6:30pm
Meeting Point

Hop-on, Hop-off: Board the bus at any of the designated stops. The first stop is Big Bus Tours Fisherman's Wharf Visitors' Center.
Digital Walking Tour: Scan the QR on Stop no 1 & being the tour from Stop 3 (North Beach/Chinatown)
Sunset tour: Make your way to Stop #1 (Big Bus Tours Fisherman's Wharf Visitor Center, 99 Jefferson Street)
Ending Point

You can hop off the bus at any of the stops.

Key Highlights

Create your own customized San Francisco itinerary with this flexible bus tour
See the best of the City by The Bay over by hopping off at multiple well-placed stops
Enjoy on-board commentary and stunning photo-opportunities on the tour
Get up close with top attractions like the Golden Gate Bridge, Little Italy and more
Enjoy a bus ride around the city and admire famous landmarks from open-top, double-decker buses
Upgrade your ticket to include Chinatown Walking tour & Sunset tour!

Overview

Experience the best of San Francisco with the Big Bus Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour! Hop on and off as you wish and personalize your sightseeing experience by visiting the attractions of your choice over 24 or 48 hours. While you take in the sights, you can listen to a recorded commentary in multiple languages.

There are three ticket options you can choose from:

Discover Ticket: 24 hours Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour

Essential Ticket: 24 hours Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour + Digital Walking tour + Bike rental

Explore Ticket: 48 hours Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour + Sunset tour + Digital Walking Tour + Bike Rental

SOME OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS COVERED:

Golden Gate Bridge
Treasure Island
Fishermen's Chapel
Palace of Fine Arts
Union Square
Chinatown
Washington Square
North Beach, Little Italy

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

24 or 48 hours hop-on, hop-off ticket (as per the option selected)
Pre-recorded commentary on the bus in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Digital Walking tour (with Essential & Explore ticket)
Sunset tour (with Essential & Explore ticket)
Bike Rental (with Essential & Explore ticket)

Exclusions

Admission to attractions, unless specified

Routes Details

Route Stop

Total Duration: 60 minutes

First Departure: 10:00

Last Departure: 18:00

1

Fisherman's Visitor Center - Mason Street (Jefferson St,99)
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2

North Beach (North Beach)
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3

Embarcadero Center - Corner of Clay and Battery Streets (Embarcadero Center)
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4

Ferry Building - 1 Market Street (Market St,1)
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5

Union Square South - Corner of Geary and Powell Streets (Geary St)
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6

Hilton Hotel - 201 Mason Street (O'Farrell St,333)
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7

Civic Center - Fulton Street between Larkin St and Hyde St (Civic Center)
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8

Alamo Square - 979 Fell St San Francisco (Fell St)
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9

Haight-Ashbury neighborhood (Haight-Ashbury neighborhood)
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10

Golden Gate Park - 55 Music Concourse Drive (Music Concourse Dr,55)
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11

Golden Gate Bridge North - North Vista Point, Sausalito (Golden Gate Bridge)
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12

Palace of Fine Arts - Corner of Richardson Ave and Francisco Street (Lyon St,3301)
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13

Marina / Cow Hollow - 2101 Lombard St (Lombard St,2190)
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14

Lombard Street - 1599 Lombard St (Lombard St,1599)
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15

Pier 35 / Cruise Terminal - The Embarcadero (The Embarcadero,1454)
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16

Pier 39 - Fisherman’s Wharf (Pier 39 Fisherman’s Wharf)
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Please note

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)

Validity:

14 days from or before the date chosen at the time of booking

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

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

Timings and stops are subject to change. The updated map will be available once you board the bus.

For Digital Walking tour - No separate ticket will be provided, please scan the QR Code at Stop 1 and being the tour from Stop 3 (North Beach / Chinatown) using your iPhone or Android device.

Customer Reviews

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Karen Jaquez - United States 25 Jun

Great tour!! Whenever we visit a city we take a tour similar to this and the Big Bus has been the best so far. The drivers and staff were very friendly and helpful. Thanks for...

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Graham Wadey - United Kingdom 23 Jun

We were able to take a complete circuit on the bus, listening to the commentary on our first wet and foggy day, and then were blown over the Golden Gate Bridge on the top of the...

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Marcia Humphrey - United States 23 Jun

This is absolutely best way to start a vacation in San Francisco. Allows the visitor to get the "big picture" before drilling down to the specific "must sees". Only suggestion...

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Warren Robinson - Australia 15 Jun

Great value, terrific staff, will do it again...

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Dawn Bretanha - United States 09 Jun

Really great tour of the city! The tour guide, I think his name was Lou? Anyway, he was great & really knew his stuff....

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Duritha May - United States 07 Jun

Great way to get around and see the city

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Jerry Louer - 16 Dec

Buses do wait for customer to board the bus , and staff is very helpful .