Big Bus Tours - Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour

Highlights / General details

Soak up 360-degree views of Vienna’s top sights with a 1- or 2-day Big Bus hop-on, hop-off Sightseeing tour on our unique double-decker buses. Pass Schönbrunn Palace, St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Belvedere, the Opera house, Museums Quarter and more. Enjoy your choice between a Classic, Premium, and Deluxe ticket, with access to 2 carefully planned routes (Red Route and Blue Route), audio commentary on board, FREE WIFI, and one Guided City walk into the city center.

CLASSIC TICKET:

This Ticket allows you to see all of Vienna’s top sights and attractions in 1 Day. Ride the double decker bus for 1 Day, hopping on and off at over 20 stops around the city. Learn about residence of the Habsburg dynasty at the Hofburg Palace or discover the Baroque buildings of imperial Vienna along the famous Ring street. Recorded commentary in 13 languages on the bus as also a personal tour guide take you on a City Walk through the city center where the busses are not allowed to drive.

PREMIUM TICKET:

This ticket allows you to explore the city’s most important sight within 2 days. The bus will take you to the famous landmarks and best attractions that the city has to offer: Soak up the sights of the impressive buildings, including the Vienna State Opera, St Charles’ Church, Schönbrunn Palace and Belvedere palace. Hop-off the bus to take a closer look at these magnificent landmarks and to explore the city's beautiful open spaces, like People’s Park. Recorded commentary in 13 languages on the bus as also a personal tour guide take you on a City Walk through the city center where the busses are not allowed to drive.

DELUXE TICKET:

The Deluxe Ticket allows you to explore Vienna within 2 days. The bus will take you to the famous landmarks and best attractions that the city has to offer. Impressive buildings, including the Vienna State Opera, St Charles’ Church, Schönbrunn Palace and Belvedere palace as also typical Viennese coffeehouses tempt you to linger. Special inclusion is the River Cruise on the Danube. There are two cruises to choose from, both offer a relaxing environment in which to take in the beautiful views of Vienna including: the Danube, Millennium and Ring Towers, plus the District Heating Plant Spittelau and Urania Observatory. Recorded commentary in 13 languages on the bus as also a personal tour guide take you on a City Walk through the city center where the busses are not allowed to drive.

PANORAMIC NIGHT TOUR:

Our unique Viennese Night Tour is designed to give you a different view of the most iconic sights in Vienna when dusk falls and the city emerges in a sea of lights. With informative and entertaining commentaries from our English Live Guide you will discover Vienna in a new light. The tour starts from Stop 1 “Opera” and takes you along the famous Ring Street, passing the Prater and the Blue Danube.

Inclusion

CLASSIC TICKET: 1 Day Hour Hop-on Hop-off Classic Ticket; 1 FREE City Walk into the city center; 1 FREE Reward voucher Booklet.

PREMIUM TICKET: 2 Day Hop-on Hop-off Premium Ticket; Live Guided Panoramic Night Tour; 1 FREE City Walk into the city center; 1 FREE Reward voucher Booklet.

DELUXE TICKET: 2 Day Hour Hop-on Hop-off Deluxe Ticket; Live Guided Panoramic Night Tour; 1 FREE City Walk into the city center; 1 FREE Reward voucher Booklet; 1 River Cruise on the Danube.

PANORAMIC NIGHT TOUR: English Live Guide.

Commentary on buses available in the following 13 languages: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Turkish, Hebrew, Chinese.

Exclusion

Transportation to and from the departure location; Meals and beverages; Gratuity.

Hours of operation

Available daily.

Red route departs every 15-20 minutes from 9:30am to 6:00pm in summer, and every 20-30 minutes from 9:30am - 4:30pm in winter. No tour departures on April 22.

Blue Route departs every 20-30 minutes from 10:00am to 5:00pm in summer, and every 30-45 minutes from 10:00am to 4:00pm in winter.

Panoramic Night Tour departs at 7:30pm in summer, 6:00pm in winter.

City Walk departs Monday-Thursday at 11:30am in English and Friday-Sunday at 1:30pm in German.

River Cruises up to 12 departures daily from 10:30am - 5:00pm.

Duration

Red Route is approximately 1hour 40 minutes (without stops).

Blue Route is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes (without stops).

Panoramic Night Tour is approximately 1 hour.

City Walk is approximately 90 minutes.

River Cruise is approximately 1.5 hours.

Hours of operation

Available daily.

Red route departs every 15-20 minutes from 9:30am to 6:00pm in summer, and every 20-30 minutes from 9:30am - 4:30pm in winter. No tour departures on April 22.

Blue Route departs every 20-30 minutes from 10:00am to 5:00pm in summer, and every 30-45 minutes from 10:00am to 4:00pm in winter.

Panoramic Night Tour departs at 7:30pm in summer, 6:00pm in winter.

City Walk departs Monday-Thursday at 11:30am in English and Friday-Sunday at 1:30pm in German.

River Cruises up to 12 departures daily from 10:30am - 5:00pm.

Duration

Red Route is approximately 1hour 40 minutes (without stops).

Blue Route is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes (without stops).

Panoramic Night Tour is approximately 1 hour.

City Walk is approximately 90 minutes.

River Cruise is approximately 1.5 hours.

Location

Big Bus hop-on hop-off stops:

Red Route: Opera; House of Music; Museums Quartier/Mariahilfer Strasse; Museums-Hofburg; Votive church; Karmeliter Market; Augarten; Prater; Blue Danube / Cruises; Danube Tower; Old Danube; UNO City / DC Tower; Danube Island; Praterstern (Train Station); Danube Canal (River Cruise); Stadtpark.

Blue Route: Museums-Hofburg; House of Music; Aqua Terra Zoo; Mariahilfer Strasse / Ibis Hotel; Schönbrunn Palace; Hauptbahnhof/ Main Train Station; Arsenal; Belvedere.

Panoramic Night Tour starts from Stop 1 “Opera”.

City Walk start from Stop 1 “Opera” and ends at St. Stephens Cathedral.

Boat Tour departs from Franz-Josefs-Kai 2, Handelskai 265.

Policies

Cancellation: Unredeemed vouchers are fully refundable.

The consumption of drink/food is prohibited on the buses.

**All information requested must be supplied or booking is subject to automatic cancellation**