Welcome to London and welcome to The Original Tour. We provide more than just a great way to travel around the capital, founded nearly 60 years ago at the time of The Festival of Britain and now the largest and most popular sightseeing operator in the world.
The Original Tour has become established as THE essential introduction to London. We invite you to experience all the magical sights and sounds of London in a comfortable and secure environment.
• Hop-on and hop-off service with over 90 stops
• English live guides and a wide choice of language commentaries
• FREE Thames River Cruise
• Unique Kids’ Club including a FREE kid’s activity pack
• Superb modern bus fleet, many with low floor disabled access.
All tours included in one ticket!
Your ticket entitles you to hop-on and hop-off ALL of our award winning tour routes. To learn more please read the information below:
The Original Tour
The Original Tour (Yellow Route) takes you to the best of London's sights with an entertaining and informative 'live-guided' commentary in English.
Main attractions: Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, The National Gallery, Downing Street, Big Ben, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London & Westminster Abbey.
Commentary: English recorded & live guides.
Duration: approx. 2 hours.
The City Sightseeing Tour
The City Sightseeing Tour (Red Route) is highly recommended for overseas visitors and children. It covers the best of London's sights with an informative commentary in a choice of languages. Also available on this tour is the Kids Club, with a unique commentary designed for children and free activity packs.
Main attractions: Madame Tussauds, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, The National Gallery, Downing Street, Big Ben, London Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, The Tower of London & Westminster Abbey.
Language commentaries: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, plus Kids Channel in English.
Duration: approx. 2 hours.
The Loop Line
The Loop Line conveniently connects London's West End with Westminster and Waterloo International Train Station.
Main attractions: National Gallery, Nelson's Column & Trafalgar Square, Sherlock Holmes Pub, Westminster Pier, British Airways London Eye, Lambeth Palace, Big Ben & Parliament, Downing Street, Horse Guards' Parade & Piccadilly Circus.
Duration: approx. 50 minutes.
Museum Link
The Museum Link (Blue Route) gives you easy access to many of London’s top Museums, shops and attractions. It runs between 08:15am and 5:15pm every 15 minutes and provides a commentary in English.
Main attractions: Kensington Palace, Baden-Powell House, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum, Brompton Oratory, Harrods, Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, Hyde Park, Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, British Museum, Russell Square, Wellington Museum, Royal Albert Hall, Albert Memorial, Kensington High Street & the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain.
Commentary: English.
Duration: approx. 1½ hours
Capital Connector
Our courtesy Capital Connector service provides a free link into our flagship tour routes from the Holland Park, Lancaster Gate, Paddington, Baker Street & Oxford Circus areas. The Purple route runs between 08:15am and 10:15am every 15-20 minutes. Speak to our staff on the day for the latest timetable information.
Main attractions: Holland Park, Notting Hill, Kensington Gardens, Paddington Station, Madame Tussauds.
Also, enjoy a complimentary river cruise courtesy of our partners at Catamaran Cruisers. Collect your pass from our sales staff on the day of travel.
Choose between the Thames Circular non-stop 50-minute cruise with a professional multi-lingual commentary in 7 languages or the Point-to-Point cruise, towards Greenwich or Waterloo, with the live "Captain's commentary" by the Catamaran crew. Point-to-point cruises are available from Embankment, Waterloo, Bankside, Tower and historic Greenwich. A great way to explore London's riverside attractions in greater detail... and its completely free to all our sightseeing tour customers. Offer strictly subject to availability.
Remember that one ticket allows you to travel on all of these exciting tours and is valid for 24 hours (during operating hours) PLUS you get a free Thames river cruise!
You can board the bus at any of our stops, but we strongly advise you to go from one of our main departure points, where you will find our helpful staff ready to assist you between 9:00am and 5pm every day.
These are as follows:
Whitcomb Street - between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Grosvenor Gardens - near Victoria Train Station
Tube: Victoria
Baker Street - on station forecourt next to Madame Tussaud's
Tube: Baker Street
Haymarket - outside "Tiger Tiger" Bar on Haymarket No. 29
Tube: Piccadilly Circus
Marble Arch - on Park Lane, subway exit 4 "Speakers Corner"
Tube: Marble Arch
Embankment Pier - beside River Thames opposite tube station
Tube: Embankment Pier
Look out for Original London Sightseeing Tour bus stops throughout London. Tickets valid 24hrs.
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