Hamburg: Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour

Discover the entire metropolis and visit the places of interest at your own pace and convenience with your Hamburg hop-on hop-off ticket. Delve into Hamburg’s past and experience the city’s contemporary facet by visiting its modern localities, business and entertainment districts, and historical and cultural zones.

Highlights

Hop on hop off as many times as you wish for travelling around Hamburg, Germany’s second-biggest city
Amble across a few of the city’s 2500 bridges and soak in the surrounding scenery
Create your itinerary by choosing from 20 scheduled stops along the route for exploring Hamburg’s major sights
Live tour guide enlightens you on the history of the city and its key tourist attractions
Listen to onboard prerecorded audio narration
Smartphone Voucher is Accepted! No need to print the tickets!

Overview

Take full advantage of your hop-on hop-off sightseeing pass by getting onboard an open-top double-decker bus for taking-in picturesque views of Hamburg. The tour bus will drive you through most of the city’s highlights enabling you to become familiar with the city in just one day. You’ll steadily see the revival of the rich culture and history of Hamburg as your bus cruises through the streets and over the bridges and viaducts. Hamburg had always been and continues to be a prominent domestic and international destination for holidaymakers, sightseers, and business travelers. Ensure to hop off at Rathaus (town hall), St. Michael’s Church, Kontorhaus District, Esplanade, Hamburg-Mitte, Altstadt (Old Town) and Neustadt (New Quarter) during your voyage of discovery.

Itinerary

When you book your hop-on hop-off Hamburg bus voucher, you get an opportunity to see St. Pauli Piers, Elphilharmonie, Concert Hall, the warehouse district, Hamburg U-Bahn, and Reeperbahn (entertainment district). Any standard bus tour of Hamburg includes travelling past the harbor boulevard, the old warehouse district, Gänsemarkt, Kehrweiderspitze, and many other landmarks. This hop-on hop-off excursion takes you to the significant hotspots in the maritime city including its medieval relics, foremost nightlife clubs and strips, and iconic cultural locations.

Soak in glimpses of the local neighborhoods, localities, and zones by walking through the streets and avenues in a leisurely manner. Embark on an exploration of Hamburg’s modern quarters that house architectural marvels, including the edifices in HafenCity such as the distinguished Elbphilharmonie (concert hall). Walk around the metropolis’s most renowned Lutheran minster-the imposing St. Michael’s Church-, Hotel Atlantic-the equivalent of The Plaza of New York City.

You’ll be able to check out various attractions by disembarking at 20 designated stops situated near the city’s important points of interest. Since the hop-on hop-off buses depart from the scheduled starting points at regular intervals, you can complete the tour within a few hours. You can make the most of your spare time by checking out some select attractions in a relaxed way.

Your live tour guide will brief you on all the tourism hotspots you visit. On the other hand, an onboard GPS-enabled audio system comes in perfectly handy for tuning in to recorded narration in a language you’re conversant with. Booking a hop-on hop-off city sightseeing ticket is all you need to do to see the sights in Hamburg within a day.

Schedule

Hop On Hop Off Schedule from April to November

First Bus: 09:30am; Last Bus: 03:30pm (04:00pm on Saturdays)

Frequency: Every 60 Minutes

Full Loop: 90 Minutes Approx.

First Stop: Stop 1, St. Pauli Landungsbrücken

Hop On Hop Off Schedule from December to March

First Bus: 10:30am; Last Bus: 02:30pm (03:30pm on Saturdays)

Frequency: Every 60 Minutes

Full Loop: 90 Minutes Approx.

First Stop: Stop 1, St. Pauli Landungsbrücken

Redemption Info

Show your smartphone ticket when boarding the Hamburger Stadtrundfahrt – Die Roten Doppeldecker buses. You can hop on and off at any of the stops
Your ticket is valid from the first use until the end of service the same day
You will receive a ticket in exchange for your voucher, which you must keep until the expiry date/ tour
Please check your ticket to know when it expires
After exchanging your voucher for a ticket, your voucher will no longer be valid
In loss of voucher/ticket, company is not liable for any refund

Know Before You Go

Voucher Information: Mobile or Paper Vouchers are accepted.
Wheelchair/ Stroller/ Buggy accessibility: Yes (one wheelchair per bus)
On board Wi-Fi: Yes (Please ask bus staff for password)
For Live tracking of the bus, please click HERE
During public holidays and events, there may be a deviation from the schedule
Disclaimer: Due to traffic issues, public holidays, weather conditions and unforeseen circumstances, there might be sudden changes in the route or in the schedule. Traffic congestion and road closures- may cause delays and changes to the route. We’ll do all we can to provide a smooth and frequent service! No refund will be offered for any changes or cancellations due to any unforeseen circumstances.
Important Instructions: We recommend our all passengers please try to board the bus at first stop if possible. During high season, specially on weekends, buses can be full, we advise you must wait for the next buses. NO REFUND possible in such conditions.

It was Amazing travelling by Bus thanks for all drivers 🫶🏻👏🏻🫶🏻...

Nataliia

Tourist

13 Apr 26

Very good. Happy driver...

Christian Sundberg

Tourist

20 Feb 26

It was okay. The drivers obviously were uncomfortable with English speakers and we were actually told by one bus to take...

Elizabeth Ann Globokar

Tourist

16 Feb 26

It was very good and interesting...

Fichet

Tourist

03 Jan 26

Friendly and the Bus driver was amazing ...

Elena Crnov

Tourist

01 Jan 26

Saw much of the city with clear audio. The historical elements and humor was perfect. ...

Gayle Pulley

Tourist

31 Dec 25

Very good insight to Hamburg. English commentary was overpowered by commentary in German played on the bus so was distra...

Carol Macfarlane

Tourist

16 Dec 25

Great tour!...

Christine Fader

Tourist

12 Dec 25

The commentary was clear and informative. The tour took in everything to see and in a good time. Highly recommend this...

Louise Conron

Tourist

11 Dec 25

Amazing way to see parts of the city that aren’t normally accessible on foot. Great tour and information!...

Alli DeYoung

Tourist

08 Dec 25

The tour was in German and all other languages had a pair headphones. Unfortunately the live bus commentary in German wa...

Miss Sinead Dunne

Tourist

04 Dec 25

Excellent...

Charlene Quinn

Tourist

13 Oct 25

All in all a good experiens...

Erik BudtzOlsen

Tourist

11 Oct 25

We have used hop on hop off tours in many cities around the world and found them to be a great way to orient to a new no...

Deidre Ellis

Tourist

09 Oct 25

Wirklich gut gemacht, informativ, lebendig und mit Witz erzählt!...

Kommer

Tourist

06 Oct 25

We enjoyed the Hop on Hop Off tour. There were plenty of buses with hardly any wait time. ...

Patty Bumbarger

Tourist

28 Sep 25

The driver was courteous and goregeous
City....

George Mikhael

Tourist

26 Sep 25

Very convenient ...

Chen Chiung Hua

Tourist

26 Sep 25

Interresting and a nice city, but high german volume in loudspeaker and english in earphones was not a good combination....

Stefan Karlsson

Tourist

18 Sep 25

We had a great time. We had one seat area where the audio didn't work, but as we had already did one circuit, it didn't ...

Norman Dickfos

Tourist

13 Sep 25

Buses were old and there was always another language being spoken while we were trying to listen in English. Stops wer...

Steve Wylie

Tourist

15 Aug 25

The first bus we got on the audio for English was really poor, even though other languages could be heard just fine. The...

Shannon Feitz

Tourist

04 Aug 25

Great experience ...

Mark Walsh

Tourist

28 Jul 25

Whilst there was English audio it was very hard to hear above the live German audio so we gave up ...

Amanda Burke

Tourist

20 Jul 25

Everything was perfect...

Christodoulos Tzoumas

Tourist

05 Jul 25

Great informative tour. Able to get on and off easily. Only downside was that it stopped too early. ...

Angela Richardson

Tourist

27 Feb 25

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I had a fantastic experience on the Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour in Hamburg! The drive ...

Ana Grilo

Tourist

04 Nov 24

Good ...

Patrice c Boystak

Tourist

10 Oct 24

The tour around the city was good but drivers added their own narrative which was in German which we couldn't understand...

Tourist

25 Sep 24

Appreciated a good look at Hamburg with commentary. ...

John Shield

Tourist

07 Aug 24

A great experience for our first visit to Hamburg. Booked online before we left the UK & easy to find the bus at stop 17...

Derek Reeves

Tourist

01 Apr 24

Devem melhorar a sinalização das paradas. Ficamos andando de um lado pra outro sem saber aonde seria o local de parada...

SUELY SOUZA

Tourist

02 Jan 24

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Overview

Itinerary

Schedule

Inclusions

Exclusions

Redemption Info

Know Before You Go

Useful Downloads

Route Map

Cancellation Policy

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Hamburg: Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour

Highlights

Overview

Itinerary

Schedule

Inclusions

Exclusions

Redemption Info

Know Before You Go

Useful Downloads

Route Map

Cancellation Policy

attractions and activities

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Travel Experts

24/7 Customer Support

Best Value Tickets

Curated Experiences

Trusted Guides & Partners

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