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Route name: Red/Blue Route
Attraction timings: 11am to 7pm
Big Bus Berlin Bus Tour
- Start your Berlin sightseeing journey on a hop-on hop-off bus tour with 3 passes valid for 24 or 48 hours.
- Access up to 20 stops along the carefully planned Red and Blue routes as buses arrive every 20 to 60 mins.
- Optional perks with the 48-hour pass. Guided tours, day and evening bus tours, and a free voucher for Berlin’s iconic snack, currywurst. That's a sweet deal, right?
- Onboard, get a multilingual audio guide, free Wi-Fi, and open-air deck views galore.
- Some of the most popular landmarks on your route include The Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Television Tower, and more.
- Start your Berlin sightseeing journey on a hop-on hop-off bus tour with 3 passes valid for 24 or 48 hours.
- Access up to 20 stops along the carefully planned Red and Blue routes as buses arrive every 20 to 60 mins.
- Optional perks with the 48-hour pass. Guided tours, day and evening bus tours, and a free voucher for Berlin’s iconic snack, currywurst. That's a sweet deal, right?
- Onboard, get a multilingual audio guide, free Wi-Fi, and open-air deck views galore.
- Some of the most popular landmarks on your route include The Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Television Tower, and more.
Inclusions
- 24/48-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off your
- Access to Red and Blue routes
- Audio guide in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish & Japanese
- Digital walking tour
- Free Wi-Fi
- Disposable earphones onboard
- Guided walking tour in German or English (optional)
- Original Berlin currywurst (optional)
- 90-min panoramic day tour in English & German (optional)
- 75-min evening tour in English & German (optional)
- Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking
Exclusions
- Entry into attractions
Please click here for the detailed route map and boarding points.
You can join a tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.
Red Route
- First bus: 9:51am from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Last bus: 4:51pm from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Frequency: every 20 to 30 mins
- Popular stops: Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie
Blue Route
- First Bus: 10:15 am from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Last bus: 4:15pm from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Frequency: every 60 mins
- Popular stops: Karl-Marx-Allee, East Side Gallery
Evening tour
- Departure: 6pm from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Frequency: once a day
- Duration: 75 mins
Panoramic tour
- First bus: 11am from Kurfürstendamm 10
- Last bus: 3am from Kurfürstendamm 10
- Frequency: thrice a day
- Duration: 90 mins
Walking tours
- German tour departure: 11:30am from stop #4 (Brandenburg Gate)
- English tour departure: 2pm from stop #4 (Brandenburg Gate)
- Tip: Hop off and dive into a Späti crawl whenever you get the chance to sip on some of Berlin's finest beers. Don't miss out on this quintessential Berlin experience.
- The buses are wheelchair accessible.
- Require special accommodations for your disability? Rest assured as you can contact the service provider and they'll try to assist you.
- Small animals are welcome onboard, but they must be in enclosed baskets, cages, or pet carriers.
- Family tickets (2+2) are available.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
- Maximize your Berlin experience with an evening tour offering the liberty to explore the city at your own pace.
- The 75-minute evening tour is a night owl's guide to Berlin with buses taking you past modern streets and ancient spots – all glittering in the evening light.
- Get unparalleled views from the open-top bus and enjoy engaging stories from the English and German-speaking guides.
- With Wi-Fi available onboard, snap and share photos of sights and neighborhoods including the TV Tower, Museum Island, and Kreuzberg.
- Maximize your Berlin experience with an evening tour offering the liberty to explore the city at your own pace.
- The 75-minute evening tour is a night owl's guide to Berlin with buses taking you past modern streets and ancient spots – all glittering in the evening light.
- Get unparalleled views from the open-top bus and enjoy engaging stories from the English and German-speaking guides.
- With Wi-Fi available onboard, snap and share photos of sights and neighborhoods including the TV Tower, Museum Island, and Kreuzberg.
Inclusions
- 75-min evening tour
- English & German-speaking guide
- Free Wi-Fi
Please click here for the detailed route map and boarding points.
Evening tour
- Departure: 6pm from stop #1 (Alexanderstraße 3-5)
- Frequency: once a day
- Duration: 75 mins
- The buses are wheelchair accessible.
- Small animals are welcome onboard, but they must be in enclosed baskets, cages, or pet carriers.
- These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
Combo (Save 18%): Berlin TV Tower Skip-the-Line Tickets + Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
from €63.50
€51.95
18% off
- With this cost-saving combo, explore iconic spots in Berlin with a 24/48-hour hop-on-hop-off pass and gain skip-the-line access to the Berlin TV Tower.
- Gain fast-track entry to the Berlin TV Tower, 4th tallest freestanding structure in Europe, reaching its deck in just 40 seconds.
- Zoom up to the top and step out onto the observation deck to see landmarks like Alexanderplatz or the Brandenburg Gate.
- Get unlimited access to this hop-on-hop-off bus departing every 20-60 mins, with 20 stops throughout Berlin, and enjoy an audio guide in 14 languages.
- Famous sites like Reichstag and Karl-Marx-Allee are on your HOHO route. Upgrade and enjoy a guided walking tour in German or English.
- With this cost-saving combo, explore iconic spots in Berlin with a 24/48-hour hop-on-hop-off pass and gain skip-the-line access to the Berlin TV Tower.
- Gain fast-track entry to the Berlin TV Tower, 4th tallest freestanding structure in Europe, reaching its deck in just 40 seconds.
- Zoom up to the top and step out onto the observation deck to see landmarks like Alexanderplatz or the Brandenburg Gate.
- Get unlimited access to this hop-on-hop-off bus departing every 20-60 mins, with 20 stops throughout Berlin, and enjoy an audio guide in 14 languages.
- Famous sites like Reichstag and Karl-Marx-Allee are on your HOHO route. Upgrade and enjoy a guided walking tour in German or English.
Inclusions
Berlin TV Tower
- Fast-view ticket to Berlin Tower
- Berlin TV Tower: last-minute tickets
- Free Wi-Fi
Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
- 24/48-hour unlimited hop-on hop-off your
- Access to Red and Blue routes
- Audio guide in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Russian & Brazilian Portuguese
- Digital walking tour
- Free Wi-Fi
- Guided walking tour in German or English (optional)
- Original Berlin currywurst (optional)
- Mobile app with a detailed map and live bus tracking
- Disposable earphones onboard
Exclusions
Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
- Entry into attractions
Please click here for the detailed route map and boarding points.
Red Route
- First bus: 9:51am from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Last bus: 4:51pm from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Frequency: every 20 to 30 mins
- Popular stops: Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie
Blue Route
- First Bus: 10:15 am from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Last bus: 4:15pm from stop #1 (Alexanderplatz)
- Frequency: every 60 mins
- Popular stops: Karl-Marx-Allee, East Side Gallery
You can join a tour at any stop and hop on and off for the duration of your ticket.
Berlin TV Tower
- Tip: If you choose to dine at the revolving restaurant, plan your reservation to coincide with a specific view you'd like to enjoy, such as sunset over the city.
- Keep in mind food & beverages, luggage, suitcases, trolley suitcases, and rucksacks are not allowed on this experience. Pack wisely!
- This experience is not accessible by wheelchair and pram/strollers.
- Your guide dogs are welcome at the venue.
- Facilities: cloakroom.
- The duration of stay in the observation deck is approx 45 mins.
- Because the TV Tower is such a popular attraction, guests still may have to queue for the security check and elevator.
- Infants under 4 can enter for free.
Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
- Tip: Relax in Berlin's largest park, Tiergarten, with its green spaces, pathways, and iconic monuments.
- The buses are wheelchair accessible.
- Require special accommodations for your disability? Rest assured as you can contact the service provider and they'll try to assist you.
- Small animals are welcome onboard, but they must be in enclosed baskets, cages, or pet carriers.
- These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
- Planning a trip to Berlin? The Berlin WelcomeCard offers 25-50% off at 180+ spots in Berlin. Think scrumptious restaurants, city tours, and more!
- Skip the wallet-crushing individual tickets at places like the Berlin TV Tower, GDR Museum, and Madame Tussauds.
- Zip around the city hassle-free on bus tours and public transport in the Berlin AB zones (Berlin's urban area).
- Pick a WelcomeCard that suits your journey: from 2 to 6 days. Plus, crank up the fun with a ticket upgrade with an immersive multilingual audio guide.
- Don't forget to carry a printed copy of your ticket, delivered straight to your mailbox along with a city guide and map in English and German languages.
- Planning a trip to Berlin? The Berlin WelcomeCard offers 25-50% off at 180+ spots in Berlin. Think scrumptious restaurants, city tours, and more!
- Skip the wallet-crushing individual tickets at places like the Berlin TV Tower, GDR Museum, and Madame Tussauds.
- Zip around the city hassle-free on bus tours and public transport in the Berlin AB zones (Berlin's urban area).
- Pick a WelcomeCard that suits your journey: from 2 to 6 days. Plus, crank up the fun with a ticket upgrade with an immersive multilingual audio guide.
- Don't forget to carry a printed copy of your ticket, delivered straight to your mailbox along with a city guide and map in English and German languages.
Inclusions
- Variants: 48/72-hours or 4/5/6-days
- Discounts at 180+ attractions
- Public transport in Berlin AB zones
- Audio guide in German, English, French, Italian & Spanish (optional)
- Museums: 1968 Museum, Berlin Magic Museum, Bröhan-Museum & more
- Attractions: Schönhausen Palace, Berlin Cathedral, Madame Tussauds & more
- Cruises: Berlin Cityschiffsfahrten, Reederei Bruno Winkler, Solarwaterworld & more
- Discounts at Aapka, Steakhouse Las Malvinas, Gezer Spa
- Get complete details here
- Children between the ages 6 and 14 can travel free on an adult’s ticket (3 per ticket).
- Note that the AB fare zone covers Berlin’s urban area.
- Please note that you cannot extend the Berlin WelcomeCard AB fare zone by adding a single connection ticket for the C fare zone (covering Potsdam and Airport Berlin Brandenburg)
- Each attraction or landmark can be visited only once with this card.
- After you receive your digital tickets, print the ticket in A4 format and carry it with you as it is validated only in printed form.
- To access discounts on attractions and other services, you must show your ticket to each discount partner before availing of the discount.
- The public transport tickets can be validated before your first journey anywhere in the city. Spot the validation machines with ease in the airport, city railway platforms, buses and trams.
- The 48-hour and 72-hour tickets are valid for exactly 48 hours or 72 hours, from the moment of validation. For instance, if you’ve picked the 48-hour card, and use it for public transport at 8:30am, then it is valid till 8:29am for the following day.
- The 4, 5 & 6-day cards are valid depending on the calendar days you pick. If you’ve opted for a 4-day card and you validate the ticket at any time on Wednesday, the Berlin WelcomeCard and public transport ticket is then valid until midnight on Saturday.
Validity
- The validity of online tickets is based on the date (and time, for the 48-hour and 72-hour variants) specified on the ticket. The 4-day, 5-day, and 6-day tickets expire at midnight on the final day of their validity.
- These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
Why choose the Big Bus Berlin tours
Flexibility
With the Hop-on Hop-off format, you can explore Berlin's top attractions at your own pace, hopping off at sites that interest you and hopping back on when ready to move to the next destination.
Comprehensive routes
The two routes (Red and Blue) cover 17 stops near iconic Berlin landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Museum Island, East Side Gallery, and Alexanderplatz.
Informative commentary
The buses offer pre-recorded commentary in multiple languages, providing historical context and interesting facts about the sights as you ride through the city.
Added experiences
Depending on the ticket option, you may receive digital or guided walking tours, a 90-minute panoramic day tour, an evening tour, and a free currywurst or mulled wine.
Flexible ticket options and validity
Tickets are available for 24 or 48 hours, with the 48-hour option allowing you to change your travel date for free. Tickets are valid for up to 12 months.
Big Bus Berlin routes, stops and maps
Red Route
Experience Berlin's iconic landmarks, art, architecture, parks, and vibrant food scene on the Red Route, with engaging audio guides.
- First stop: Alexanderplatz
- Timings: 9:51am to 4:51pm
- Frequency: Every 20-30 minutes
- Number of stops: 17
- Full loop duration: 2 hours
Blue Route
Explore old Berlin on our Blue Route, stopping at Karl-Marx-Allee and the East Side Gallery, with commentary in multiple languages.
- First stop: Alexanderplatz
- Timings: 10:15am to 4:15pm
- Frequency: Every 60 minutes
- Number of stops: 4
- Full loop duration: 40 minutes
Highlights of your Big Bus Berlin tour
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Combined Routes
If you have just one day in Berlin, choose both the Red and Blue Routes of Big Bus Tours to explore top attractions.
- Start at the Brandenburg Gate on the Red Route before heading to the Reichstag for panoramic views.
- Hop back on and get off at Museum Island to explore Berlin's world-class museums.
- Take the bus to Alexanderplatz for shopping and a visit to the Berlin TV Tower.
- Switch to the Blue Route and head to Karl-Marx-Allee to admire its monumental architecture.
- Continue to the East Side Gallery to see iconic murals on the Berlin Wall.
- End your day with a relaxing river cruise along the Spree before heading to Potsdamer Platz for dining and entertainment options.
Day 1: Red Route
Explore Berlin over 48 hours with Big Bus Tours, dedicating one day to each route:
- Begin at the Brandenburg Gate and explore the iconic landmark.
- Visit the Reichstag Building for panoramic city views.
- Head to Museum Island to tour the Pergamon Museum and Berlin Cathedral.
- Stop at Alexanderplatz and see the Berlin TV Tower.
- Hop off at Checkpoint Charlie to delve into Cold War history.
- Visit Gendarmenmarkt for its stunning architecture.
- End the day at Potsdamer Platz for dining and entertainment.
Day 2: Blue Route
Explore Berlin over 48 hours with Big Bus Tours, dedicating one day to each route:
- Start at Alexanderplatz and explore the area.
- Head to Karl-Marx-Allee to admire its monumental architecture.
- Visit the East Side Gallery to see murals on the Berlin Wall.
- Stop at the Berlin Ostbahnhof and explore the nearby area.
- Explore the vibrant neighborhood of Friedrichshain.
- Conclude with a river cruise along the Spree followed by a meal at Potsdamer Platz.
Big Bus Berlin: FAQ's
How do Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off buses work in Berlin?
The buses allow you to board and disembark at any designated stop along the route, providing flexibility to explore attractions at your own pace.
What is included in a Big Bus Berlin Tour ticket?
Tickets include unlimited Hop-on Hop-off access, pre-recorded commentary, and added experiences like digital or guided walking tours, a 90-minute panoramic day tour, an evening tour, and a free currywurst or mulled wine.
How often are the Berlin Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off buses?
Buses run every 20-30 minutes on the Red Route and 60 minutes on the Blue Route.
How many Big Bus Berlin routes are there?
There are two routes: the Red Route and the Blue Route.
Are there audio guides on the Big Bus Berlin Hop-on Hop-off bus tours?
Yes, pre-recorded commentary is available in multiple languages.
Are the Big Bus Berlin Hop-on Hop-off bus tours accessibility-friendly?
Yes, the buses are wheelchair accessible.
How long is my ticket valid for?
Tickets are typically valid for 1 or 2 days, depending on the type of ticket purchased.