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Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour of York

Enjoy an open-top bus ride around the beautiful Roman-founded city of York

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Free cancellation

Cancel up to 48 hours in advance to receive a full refund.

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This experience is ideal for all travel budgets.

Family-friendly

This tour will delight the whole family.

Highlights

Choose from two different tickets offering you the chance to hop-on and hop-off at your selected destinations and travel for 24 hours or 48 hours: 

  • Join a trip around the historic walled English city of York, founded by ancient Romans with a Viking past.
  • Explore the city on board an open-top bus tour taking you to York’s landmarks including its huge 13th-century Gothic cathedral York Minster, Micklegate Bar, and Clifford’s Tower.
  • Relax as you explore the cobbled streets, see spectacular sights and hear fascinating facts from the live guide.

What's included

  • 24h or 48h Hop-on Hop-off bus pass
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities

Prepare for the experience

Children information

  • Children under 5 years old can access free of charge.
  • Children under 16 years old must be accompanied by a paying adult over 16 years old.

Accessibility information

  • Only folding wheelchairs are allowed on board the coaches.
  • You will also be required to climb the stairs on and off the coach with assistance from your helper. Buses staff are not able to assist due to Health and Safety reasons.
  • Please contact our team before booking should you require further accessibility information regarding the experience.

Additional information

  • The ticket is valid for 24 or 48 hours from the moment you board the bus.
  • Your sightseeing bus service is operated by City Sightseeing York.

Guests can use their York Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tours tickets at any time during opening hours.

  • Duration: 1h.
  • Anytime ticket holders should arrive at least 30 minutes before their chosen timeslot at peak times.
  • If the last timeslot of the day is full, the ticket’s provider will honour the ticket for the following day.

The regular operating times of the tours are the following: 

  • 19th Feb – 31st March

    • Daily: Buses run every 30 minutes. First Bus: 10:00am. Last Bus: 3:15 pm.

  • 1st April – 15th April
    • Daily: Buses run every 15 minutes. First Bus: 09:00am. Last Bus: 4:15 pm.
  • 16th April – 26th May
    • Daily: Buses run every 30 minutes. First Bus: 09:30am. Last Bus: 3:15 pm.

  • 27th May – 21st July
    • Daily: Buses run every 20 minutes. First Bus: 09:00am. Last Bus: 4:15 pm.
  • 22nd July – 1st Sept
    • Daily: Buses run every 15 minutes. First Bus: 09:00am. Last Bus: 4:15 pm.
  • 2nd Sept – 27th Oct
    • Daily: Buses run every 20 minutes. First Bus: 09:00am. Last Bus: 4:15 pm.
  • 28th Oct – 4th Nov
    • Daily: Buses run every 15 minutes. First Bus: 09:00am. Last Bus: 4:15 pm.

Departure point

  • Meeting point:  York Railway Station, Station Rd, York YO24 1AB
  • Nearest train station: York.

Supplier information

This product is sold by VisitBritain Shop and provided by Golden Tours.

Upon booking you will receive an instant order confirmation from VisitBritain and a second email including a QR code. You can download it to your mobile phone or print it out to show when attending the tour.