7 Open-Top Bus Tours in Germany to Build a Day Around

1.Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour by Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,110 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $27Our pick

Use a 24 or 48-hour ticket to explore Munich by blue open-top double-decker bus. Ride the central Green Line or Orange Line to Nymphenburg Palace, Olympiapark, BMW Welt, Schwabing, and the English Garden. Audio commentary is offered in nine languages, with WiFi and wheelchair access onboard.

“We took a rest day in our four-day visit to Munich and went on the 2.5 hour grand tour. It was very informative.”

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2.Live-Guided Evening Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 783 reviews · 1h 15m · from $35

Start at Alexanderplatz for a 75-minute guided loop through Berlin’s major landmarks and districts. You’ll see the East Side Gallery, Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg, and the Berlin Wall Memorial from an open-top double-decker bus, with live commentary in English and German.

“Overall great tour, only issue was that the glass kept fogging up so you just had to keep wiping the window The tour is in German and English but some of the German folk talked over the English part so we did miss some information.”

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3.Hamburg Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour on Red Double Decker Bus

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 409 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $25

Ride Hamburg’s red double-decker bus for a 90-minute loop past the harbor, Speicherstadt, City Hall, St. Michael’s Church, Reeperbahn, and Alster lakes. Your day ticket lets you hop on and off, with indoor or open-air seating and audio commentary in 11 languages. A harbor cruise upgrade runs April to October.

“Was the most efficient Hop On Hop Off company with best commentary out of 3 other rides on our trip. The volume was a little loud on the speakers in German, hard to hear English on the headphones, but otherwise it was great!”

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4.City tour of Hamburg in a double-decker bus Hopp on / Hopp off day ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 40 reviews · from $24Best value

Ride a double-decker bus through Hamburg for about 100 minutes, using 17 stops near Speicherstadt, HafenCity, Rathausmarkt, Jungfernstieg, St. Michael’s Church, and Reeperbahn. A multilingual audio guide provides commentary, while the day ticket lets you hop off and continue later.

“We enjoyed very much the great number of sights,, the commentary and the staff was very helpful. Thanks”

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5.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour Yellow Double Decker

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 25 reviews · 1 day · from $24Top rated

Use one day to see Hamburg by yellow double-decker bus, with stops near the Elbphilharmonie, Speicherstadt, Reeperbahn, Michaelis Church, Old Town, HafenCity, and Outer Alster. A German-speaking guide leads the ride, while an English audio guide is included. Nicole and Christian are among the praised guides.

“Wir hatten mit Nicole als kompetente, nette Stadtführerin eine lustige und unterhaltsame Stadtrundfahrt mit vielen Geschichten und Hintergrundinformationen. Wir fanden es die beste Art und Weise in anderthalb Stunden einen ersten Überblick über Hamburg zu erhalten und Lust auf weitere Besuche zu bekommen. Unsere Busfahrerin hat uns sicher durch Hamburgs- zum Teil engen Straßen- manövriert. Hut ab! Sehr empfehlenswert!”

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6.Hop-On Hop-Off Tour – Yellow Double Decker

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 18 reviews · from $24

See Hamburg from a yellow double-decker bus on a roughly 90-minute route linking Landungsbrücken, HafenCity, the Old Town, St. Michael’s, the Reeperbahn, and more. Choose where to get off, use the audio commentary, and plan around slower bus intervals and possible German announcements.

“Bus was amazing.. gave us headphones for English then the guide got on microphone and spoke so loud couldn’t hear headphones.. hard if you don’t understand German”

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7.Big Bus Berlin Panoramic Night Tour by Open-Top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $32

Start at Alexanderplatz for a 75-minute open-top bus tour through Berlin after dark. You will pass the TV Tower, East Side Gallery, Kreuzberg, Museum Island, Unter den Linden, the Brandenburg Gate, and Berlin Wall Memorial. Live commentary is provided in English and German.

“Disappointed not what it says it is ! Panoramic night tour was a bust. Historic sights ?? I’ve used Viator many times and 7 times this trip and always had great results. NOT this time! This tour was a bust in our opinion. First, 70% of the tour was German. Most people in the bus were English. Also you see only a few historic sights. And the brandenburgh gate you see for 3 seconds a mile away. This is a tour of party town and shopping areas. That’s 90% of the tour. Also it wasn’t 75 minutes it was about 60 minutes, and due to the heavy traffic the buss…”

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