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Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour of Brighton

Enjoy an open-top bus ride around the beautiful and popular Southern England city of Brighton

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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: 

  • Explore the city with an open top bus tour taking you to Brighton’s most historic locations and prestigious landmarks. 
  • Learn more about why it is one of the most popular seaside towns in the country,  bursting with things to see and do.
  • Glance at its iconic pebbled beach, its nostalgic Palace Pier, the 19th century Clock Tower symbolising Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, the iconic Royal Pavilion and more.
  • With more than 10 stops you can jump off anytime, this bus tour will allow you to visit all the local landmarks that you spot.
  • Soak in spectacular sights of the south coast as you enjoy onboard audio commentary.

What's included

  • 24 or 48 Hours Hop-on Hop-off pass
  • Multimedia guide in 7 languages
  • 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

  • Commentary through headphones is in 7 languages.
  • Your sightseeing bus service is operated by City Sightseeing Brighton.

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

  • Duration: routes take approximately an average of 50 minutes.
  • Frequency: 60 minutes.
  • 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: 

  • 3 April -31 October

    • Red Line: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Departure point

  • Meeting point: Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton BN1 1PN, England, United Kingdom.. 
  • Nearest train station: Brighton.

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. Your ticket will be issued within the next 72 hours. You can download it to your mobile phone or print it out to show at the tour’s meeting point or you will not be admitted.