We are operating a reduced service
We are currently operating a reduced service on the Yellow Route. The Blue, Orange, Purple, Red and Morning Shuttle routes are not in service. Please refer to our Service Update before booking.
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The Original Tour Bus Routes
So, you’ve made a list of all of the landmarks and attractions you want to tick off in central London, now it’s time to find the best route. You can hop on and off all day long and any of our stops of the Yellow route, making it easy to see as much of London as possible. Please note that we are currently operating a reduced service on our main route.
Our main route takes you to all of the best parts of central London, and, with a bus every 25-40 minutes, if you hop-off quickly to explore an area or landmark, the next bus is never far behind. If you have a 24 hour ticket, make the most of your free Thames river cruise by hopping off at Westminster, taking the river cruise to Tower Pier and boarding Yellow Route again at the Tower of London.
The Yellow Route is the perfect way to see the best bits of London before exploring the city by foot. We have a live guided tour in English and an audio guided tour in 11 languages on this route. Once you hop on board, we will take you past the London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Horse Guards Parade, Pall Mall, Piccadilly Circus and St James’s Palace. The Yellow Route also crosses London Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Tower Bridge.
Live Guided Tour Buses: Buses will display 'English live guide'' on the light-up screen on the front & side will have entertaining live-guided commentary in English. Every bus will be live-guided in September. In October, tours leaving at 11:20, 13:20 and 15:20 from Coventry Street will be live-guided.
Frequency: Every 40 minutes from Monday to Friday in September.
| Stops | First Bus | Last Bus | Other Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry Street, in front of Bubba Gump Shrimp (please note that the 6pm bus is the last full route) | 10:00 | 16:40 | |
| 2 | Pall Mall East, left of National Portrait Gallery entrance, stop Z | 10:06 | 16:46 | |
| 3 | Westminster Bridge (London Eye side), in front of Marriot Hotel, next to lion statue | 10:16 | 16:58 | |
| 4 | Ludgate Hill, St Pauls Cathedral entrance, in front of Cote Brasserie | 10:31 | 17:11 | |
| 5 | Tower Hill, Tower of London, in front of Bronze Worker Statue | 10:50 | 17:30 | |
| 6 | Westminster Bridge (Big Ben side), in front of Westminster Pier | 11:08 | 17:47 | |
| 7 | Buckingham Gate, Buckingham Palace, opposite Queens Gallery | 11:20 | 17:58 | |
| 8 | Grosvenor Gardens, STA Travel, stop Z6 | 10:00 | 18:05 | |
| 9 | Marble Arch, Speakers Corner, stop Z | 10:11 | 18:33 | |
The Yellow Route is the perfect way to see the best bits of London before exploring the city by foot. Once you hop on board, we will take you past the London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, Tower of London, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Horse Guards Parade, Pall Mall, Piccadilly Circus and St James’s Palace. The Yellow Route also crosses London Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Tower Bridge.
Live Guided Tour Buses: Buses will display 'English live guide'' on the light-up screen on the front & side will have entertaining live-guided commentary in English. Every bus will be live-guided.
Frequency: Every 25 minutes on Saturday and Sunday
| Stops | First Bus | Last Bus | Other Routes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry Street, in front of Bubba Gump Shrimp (please note that the 6pm bus is the last full route) | 10:00 | 18:00 | |
| 2 | Pall Mall East, left of National Portrait Gallery entrance, stop Z | 10:06 | 18:06 | |
| 3 | Westminster Bridge (London Eye side), in front of Marriot Hotel, next to lion statue | 10:16 | 18:16 | |
| 4 | Ludgate Hill, St Pauls Cathedral entrance, in front of Cote Brasserie | 10:31 | 18:31 | |
| 5 | Tower Hill, Tower of London, in front of Bronze Worker Statue | 10:50 | 18:50 | |
| 6 | Westminster Bridge (Big Ben side), in front of Westminster Pier | 11:08 | 19:08 | |
| 7 | Buckingham Gate, Buckingham Palace, opposite Queens Gallery | 11:20 | 19:20 | |
| 8 | Grosvenor Gardens, STA Travel, stop Z6 | 10:00 | 19:36 | |
| 9 | Marble Arch, Speakers Corner, stop Z | 10:11 | 19:51 | |
Buy Sightseeing Tickets
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London Hop-On Hop-Off Ticket
Perfect if you’re tight on time and want to see as much as possible. Don’t waste a minute and see the best bits of the city.
24 hours unlimited hop-on hop-off
Free City Cruises Sightseeing River Pass
Audio commentary in 11 languages or live guide
Discover London Panoramic Tours
Want to make the most of London post lockdown? Then what better way to explore what you have been missing than on board one of our iconic open-top buses.
2 hour tour
Live-guided commentary
Free Thames river cruise
