Best of · GERMANY
Berlin, Munich and Hamburg all run two-line loops, and the Bavarian castle coaches leave from both southern cities. The 15 below compare routes, ticket lengths and what the live commentary is worth.
Spend a day touring Berlin by bus with live German and English commentary. Guides such as Otti, Dimitri, Simon, and Thilo have made the route lively with history, humor, and local advice. Ride past the Wall site, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, Alexanderplatz, the Reichstag, and Tiergarten.
“The guide was great and it was very reasonably priced.”
Spend a day touring Hamburg aboard the red Line A double-decker bus. Use 20 stops to reach the harbor, Speicherstadt, HafenCity, Alster Lake, Rathaus, St. Michael’s, and the Reeperbahn. German drivers provide the route, while GPS-controlled audio plays in 11 languages. Open-top seating is available in good weather.
“A very nice tour with interesting audio via the headset (provided). enjoyed the whole experience and would repeat it. probably line A tour took around 1.5 to 1.75 hours to complete with a small wait at the Central Station.”
Explore Berlin on two hop-on, hop-off routes covering Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, the East Side Gallery, and more. Choose a 24 or 48-hour ticket, then add currywurst, a Third Reich and Cold War walking tour, an evening panorama, or a seasonal Spree cruise.
“It was great from beginning to end. Due to the extreme cold, the windows were unfortunately steaming up constantly, meaning you had to keep wiping the windows so be able to see things and take pics. Although the “open top” of the bus was covered over, there should really be at least some ventilation to stop windows steaming”
Use a 24 or 48-hour ticket to tour Berlin’s main sights on the Classic Route, then add the East Berlin and Wall Route for East Side Gallery, Mauerpark, and Karl-Marx-Allee. You get multilingual audio, headphones, WiFi, open-top views, and an app showing bus locations.
“We did the HOHO Classic + Trendy East Berlin & The Wall Tour. Easily one of the best things we did while in Berlin! We were a little worried about pick-up/drop-off issues based on previous reviews we'd seen, but everything went super smooth for us. At each stop, if you hopped off, there was a staff member guiding us on what to do next, where to go, and even how to switch from the Classic tour to the East Berlin and The Wall tour. The commentary on the bus was good and insightful too, really adding to the experience and helping us appreciate what we were seeing and even things…”
Use a 24 or 48-hour CitySightseeing München ticket to explore Munich by open-top double-decker bus. Ride three one-hour routes covering the Old Town, Nymphenburg Palace, Olympic Park, and Schwabing, with multilingual audio commentary and hop-on, hop-off access.
“good value for money. The busses depart and arrive on time 95% of the time. the routes are practical and interesting. I lije the fact that you can get on and off as many times as you want. I recommend it as a must, first tour in any country”
You can tour Dresden by double-decker bus for one day, using 22 stops around the old town, Elbe, parks, palaces, and Blue Wonder Bridge. The ticket includes guided visits to the Zwinger, Fürstenzug, Frauenkirche area, Pfunds Dairy, and a night watchman tour, with audio commentary in 18 languages.
“We enjoyed the experience. The ticket being available all day was excellent value. An easy way to see beautiful Dresden.”
Your German-speaking captain guides you through Lübeck by road, then turns the bus into a boat for a short cruise on the Trave. In one hour, you’ll see the Holsten Gate, seven church towers, bridges, harbor sights, old houses, and the romantic garden district.
“It was cold and wet out, wish the defroster was on so my pictures would have turned out.”
Use the City Circle bus to tour Berlin’s east and west sides in one day or spread the route over two. You’ll hear commentary in many languages, pass more than 100 sights, and hop off near landmarks such as Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, and the East Side Gallery.
“Great way to see many places and be able to jump off and spend more time at the places of your choice”
Ride from Munich to Harburg Castle and Rothenburg ob der Tauber with an English or German guide. Expect a long but comfortable day, castle stairs, Romantic Road scenery, and free time in Rothenburg for city walls, Christmas shops, Franconian food, and snowball pastries.
“Had an amazing time and thanks to our Driver Goran And Guide-Pedro.”
See Munich’s key sights by bus, then visit Allianz Arena with a live English or German guide. You’ll have about an hour for the FC Bayern Museum and Fan Store before touring the pitch, locker rooms, benches, and stadium interior. Guides such as Melanie and Adrian bring strong local and football knowledge.
“Guide was very knowledgeable about Munich City as we took a tour around the city on the way to Bayern’s stadium, did the tour of the stadium which is really good and then back on the bus for some more sightseeing and interesting facts”
Travel by air-conditioned coach from Friedrichstraße to Sachsenhausen with a licensed English-speaking guide. Expect Nazi-era camp history, the Soviet special camp, substantial walking, and a focused four-hour visit led by guides such as Hannah, Rebecca, Ariel, or Paul.
“Sadly we will have to visit another time. This felt like we were just being whisked around by someone that spent more time telling us how short of time we were than the actual facts of the concentration camp. Very sad really because if done properly visit would have been an excellent tour. This felt like a case of getting as many people in the group and lets see how quick we can finish”
Ride a 90-minute loop through Düsseldorf with recorded commentary in 10 languages, then use your 24-hour ticket to visit places such as Königsallee, Altstadt, the Rhine Tower, Medienhafen, Nordpark, and the central station area.
“This was well worthwhile, relaxing but fascinating. Learnt a lot & covered a big area we would never have seen otherwise”
Explore Stuttgart by open-top double-decker bus on a 24-hour ticket. Choose the Blue Tour for museums and vineyards, the summer-only Green Tour for the TV tower and southern districts, or combine both. Audio commentary comes in 10 languages, with Swabian and children’s channels.
“This was the best HoHo bus I've ever been in! The audio is really cute, as it's done as a conversation between a grandad and his grandson, which makes for a very endearing dialogue, as well as providing all info you need!”
Ride Leipzig in a red double-decker bus marked with the city’s Messemännchen mascot. A live German guide explains the sights during the 90-minute circuit, from the Central Station and zoo to the Monument to the Battle of the Nations and Augustusplatz. Sit upstairs for the best views.
Travel by air-conditioned coach from central Berlin to Sachsenhausen with an English-speaking guide such as Hannah, Klaus, Jamie G, or Georgia. Expect a serious, carefully explained visit to the barracks, infirmaries, crematoria, gas chamber area, execution trench, and memorial exhibits, with about two hours at the site.
“Nickolai was very informative and sympathetic as a tour guide. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Wouldn’t change a thing. Many thanks Emma and lee x”
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