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Big Bus Paris Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

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Overview

Make sightseeing in the French capital easy with a Big Bus tour of Paris. Enjoy the convenience of hop-on hop-off access at any stop along the route, and soak in the views from an open-top, double-decker bus. See sights like the Louvre Museum, Moulin Rouge cabaret club, and the iconic Eiffel Tower as you listen to informative audio-commentary, available in 11 languages.
  • Create a personalized itinerary of the sights you want to see
  • Listen to informative audio commentary aboard the open-top bus
  • Choose a 1-day or 2-day sightseeing bus pass
  • Upgrade to enjoy a Seine River cruise

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This is one of the few bus tours that offers multiple upgrades, including a cruise and entry to the Arc de Triomphe.
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Hop-on hop-off bus tour
Engaging audio commentary in a choice of 11 languages
Unlimited use during 1 or 2 day
Arc de Triomphe entrance ticket (if option selected)
WIFI onboard
Seine River Cruise(if selected) 08/11/21-17/12/22: Wednesday - Sunday departures every hour 12pm–9pm
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Admission to the landmarks

Departure Point

You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.
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Return Details

You may disembark at any of the available stops.
Taking a hop-on hop-off bus tour around Paris gives you access to all the main attractions, an overview of the city and a means of getting around all in one convenient package. With an open-top, double-decker Big Bus, you get the added bonus of an excellent vantage point for panoramic views.

Your ticket is valid on the red route through Paris, which includes stops at the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Champs-Elysées, Palais Garnier, and Musée d’Orsay. The route includes informative audio commentary, available in 11 languages, while you see the sights.

Choose a 1- or 2-day ticket, valid starting the first time you use it, and disembark at any of the stops to explore further on your own. Climb aboard the next bus when you're done sightseeing on foot to continue your circuit of the city. See the Itinerary section below for a list of all the Big Bus hop-on hop-off tour stops.

Choose to upgrade your sightseeing experience by adding a Seine River cruise to your 1-day ticket.
Itinerary
Duration: 
2 hours 
Operating Schedule:
  April - Sept Classic Route: 9:30am - 5pm, every 30 - 40 minutes Customers are advised to visit our website or download our app to find out more about updated service information. Your River cruise tickets will be provided by a Big Bus agent when boarding on the bus they will then tell you where to board
Eiffel Tower
Quai Branly
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Champ de Mars Eiffel Tower
Avenue Joseph Bouvard
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Palais Garnier
15 rue Scribe
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Big Bus
11 avenue de l'Opéra
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Musée du Louvre
Near Pont des Arts
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Notre Dame
3, rue Lagrange
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Musée d'Orsay
Facing Orsay Museum
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Champs-Élysées
Facing 156 avenue des Champs-Elysées
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Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill
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Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre
Avenue Paul Doumer
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Points of interest passed by on this route
Musee d'Orsay
 
Eiffel Tower
 
Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
 
Louvre Museum
 
Seine River
 
Palais Garnier
 
Champs-Elysees
 
Le Trocadero et son esplanade
 
Grand Palais
 
Big Bus Paris
 
Parc du Champ de Mars
 
Pont des Arts
 
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Redeem your voucher at any of the designated Big Bus stop
  • Infants (age 0-4) can go on the tour free of charge
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please download the Big Bus app to find out more about real-time bus tracking information.
  • OPERATED BY Big Bus - France
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

Learn more about cancellations.

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Traveler Tips

  • "It is best to start early in the morning and give yourself time to explore the various sights." See review
  • "As there are many bus tour operators, please be more specific as to which bus to look for." See review
  • "Recommend getting the 2 days pass ; take the bus around the first day and decide the second day your sites to visit." See review

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star-3
Can’t print your pre-purchased tickets except at office
Kent_R
, Aug 2022
Bought 15 tickets in advance. Attendant at Eiffel Tower wouldn’t scan QR code and give us each our tickets - told us to ride to stop 4 and go into info desk. Lady there said she had the same machine as earlier guy and he could have printed them but didn’t want to. Huge waste of our time even though it did finally work out. Buy one ticket at a time, I guess, so you can each show that and hop on. Next day at Arc de Triomphe the attendant told us to go to stop four to exchange QR code for tickets so we missed that. Attendant tried to pull same nonsense in London but finally he and driver figured out how to print 15 individual tickets. Time is precious - no time to go to an office and go in and have them print what the bus attendant could/should print. Buy individual tickets or try one of several other companies.
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star-5
Better than cabs or trains
Stephen_F
, Aug 2022
Great way to see the city. Get the biat and arch trips included. Vwey flexible but the last bua ends around 6:00pm so plan accordingly. It is worth it.
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star-5
Great quick relaxing overview of Paris sites
John_B
, Aug 2022
We had a great experience. We were able to get on close to the Arc De triomphe, we rode it around the sires, got off st the Eiffel Tower and looked around there a bit, then got back on to see the rest of the sites and plan our next stops. Once off, we went to the Arc De Triumph and really enjoyed this as an overview. We did have to wait a bit to get on a bus as the first 2 week full but then didn’t have a problem at all.
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star-5
Big bus best fun
Michelle_M
, Aug 2022
The Eiffel Tower was beautiful and the cruise was excellent a great way of getting around famous landmarks
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star-1
Horrible, don't recommend to anyone
MAHNOOR_M
, Aug 2022
The bus ride suppose to be for 1 hour and 30 min but we stayed on the bus for almost 2 hours. We had plans to get on near eiffel tower and get off there as well but even after 2 hours the bus was still nowhere near eiffel tower. We eventually got off and had to pay extra to get uber to our second destination as time was running out for eiffel tower tour.
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star-5
Worth it!
Deb_C
, Aug 2022
I only had one day in Paris and chose Big Bus to see everything, and I was so glad that I did! I saw everything that I wanted. The bus was comfortable, and the ride was smooth.
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star-5
Very useful to explore the city
Vonny_W
, Aug 2022
The bus is pretty useful to explore the city. It comes frequently, so you dont need to wait so long.
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star-4
The tour stops and visits...
Mike_F
, Aug 2022
The tour stops and visits as expected. Only thing is that no one informed us in advance that for Arc de Triomphe tickets we had to redeem them from office at one stop, and that is when I booked tour online and again bus agent while boarding the bus. I had to redo the tour to stop again (stop 4), redeem tickets and go back to Arc de Triomphe site. I advise to inform in advance clients to avoid disappointment, as time is money!
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-1
Too hot, no AC.
Jain_M
, Aug 2022
It was very hot and the bus was not ventilated or had AC. It was terrible. We ended up not using the bus
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star-5
Great value
Susan_J
, Aug 2022
We had a very short time in Paris, this was definitely the best way to see the sites, the commentary was invaluable and being able to get off to look at areas more closely was great, didn’t wait more than 5 minutes for another bus when we were ready to move on. Saw much more of Paris than we would have been able to cover on foot.
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star-5
Reliable and great sights to see
Gemma_K
, Aug 2022
Great tours, covered so much of Porto. Easy to find the bus stops and regular service times. Helpful representatives of the company.
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star-1
Ride around on an electric scooter for a better experience!
Theresa_M
, Aug 2022
Overall I think the bus ride is too long and stops were too far apart. The bus route also misses a few of the major landmarks such as sacre coeur and statue of liberty. The buses were frequent but too hot and no wifi on either bus
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-3
Paris by hop on hop off bus
Ross_P
, Aug 2022
Visited all the major attractions in Paris centre. Lots of buses every 10 minutes. Great way to see the city highlights in a couple of hrs
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-1
No room on the bus
Caroline_K
, Aug 2022
There were not enough busses and certainly not enough seats on the bus for everyone to enjoy. While a long loop, it doesn’t go everywhere tourists may want to go, so double check the map and be sure to feel comfortable standing in a non-air conditioned bus. We paid for multiple days but only used it one day due to the limited bus runs and past capacity seating.
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3 travelers found this review helpful
star-5
BIG BUS TOUR
Allison_M
, Aug 2022
Greay way to explore the city, process very easy to collect tickets and just hop on and off the bus would highly recommend including the Arc De Triomph rooftop and the Sienne River cruise! Brilliant, we had two great days 😀
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2 travelers found this review helpful
star-5
Amazing experience
Susie_P
, Aug 2022
Fantastic Route. All the place is amazing. The River Cruise is a must. Long que but quick. Bus services is on point. All in all the experience is something to put on a good memories.
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star-3
Great option for the first day - needs more stops
Annette_W
, Jul 2022
We had planned to do this as an introduction to Paris on the first day. However, that day it was Tour de France and the service ended early. Would have been good to know that and plan differently. We were able to adjust to another day but its just not the same when its not the first time. Some of the stops seem very far apart and there is no way to get out at some of the other interesting areas. We got in at the Eiffeltower and I think it was over 20 min before we could get out at a stop. Would be good to add more stops to truly be able to get on and off and explore.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-2
It was not as nice as we had expected.
Carla_L
, Jul 2022
The bus we boarded was not air conditioned and no windows were open or able to open. We rode from the Eiffel Tower to the Opera Garnier sweating profusely until we could move up top. Then we sat for 20 minutes outside the Big Bus information center. When we tried to listen to the tour guide the English speaker only played music. Being driven around Paris was nice but at 6pm we were told we had to change buses because the bus we were on was done for the day and the bus we moved to was the last bus. We did not see any where a starting or stopping sign and there was no one, from management, available to explain or inform.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-5
Good service however they...
Abdur_S
, Jul 2022
Good service however they end service very early at 6:30pm when the Prosnlife continues until late night
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2 travelers found this review helpful
star-4
Great way to see the highlights of Paris
Karen_H
, Jul 2022
What a wonderful way to see and get around Paris. We reserved this because we needed to have something to do before checking into the hotel and something to keep us awake after arriving Paris from the States. It was a perfect time filler and we learned a little about the city as well!
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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