City Tour by Bus: Hop-On Hop-Off Tours

Hop On and Hop Off Tours are circular tours by bus of the most popular sights in Berlin's city centre. Simply hop on the bus at any station of the tour, hop off at a station of your choice and continue the city tour with the next bus on the course. See tour route here.

Time table & languages:

The buses travel about every 20-30 minutes daily between 9 and 6 from March to November (in winter only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). The guided tours are available in German, English, Netherlandic, Swedish, Turkish, Hebrew, Polish, Danish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Irish.

Tickets are available for one day or for two days. The online ticket will be sent directly after booking via e-mail and can also be shown on the smartphone (a printout is not required).

Stops:

There are 20 stops on the tour. The city tour includes the most important sights in Berlin:

• Kurfürstendamm with Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Europa-Center and KaDeWe
• Zoological Garden and Aquarium
• Lützowplatz
• Kulturforum with Philharmonie and Neue Nationalgalerie
• Potsdamer Platz
• Martin Gropius Building and wall remains
• Checkpoint Charlie and wall museum
• Gendarmenmarkt with French Cathedral and German Church
• Nikolai Quarter
• Alexanderplatz with TV Tower
• Red Townhall
• Neptune Fountain
• Berlin Cathedral and Lustgarten
• Museum Island and Zeughaus
• Brandenburg Gate
• Unter den Linden with Friedrichstraße and Humboldt University
• Reichstag and Tiergarten
• Holocaust Memorial
• Hauptbahnhof (Central Station) and Federal Chancellery
• Bellevue Palace and Victory Column

Tour details

• Departure and return point: Several stops in the city centre (see list)
• Length: Round trip without stop about 2,5 hours, tickets are valid for one or two days
• Cost: Adults 30 Euro, children (6-12 years) 15 Euro, reduced (handicap, students, pupils, seniors, groups from 6 adults) 26,50 Euro, families 75 Euro (2 adults and up to 3 children from 6-12 years). The prices are valid for online tickets. Tickets can also be purchased on the bus for a surcharge.
• Highlights: Kurfürstendamm, Checkpoint Charlie, Potsdamer Platz, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, and more
• Timetable: Departures (PDF)
• Time period and frequency: Tours run from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm with a frequency of about 30 minutes.