Big Bus Tours

Nice tours, especially if you want to see the big city, because otherwise you have to walk a lot

This is the first tour we have done like this in a major city and overall found it excellent value for money and easy to use especially if you download the app which will direct you to the bus stops and gives the location of the buses. Our 3 day pass included the hop on hop off stopping at various landmarks around the city any time from 9 am to last bus which leaves stop 1 at 4 pm and finishes the route at about 5.30 (this may just be Winter times so check), a 1 hour River cruise, Night tour, Walking tour, Castle Shuttle and Citadel Tour. I would have given 5 stars but we were advised the wrong time on our ticket for the night tour (changed by 1 hour between the first and second night – so check with the bus drivers).

I'm always a big fan of the Big Bus! This was my favorite by far! I just wish there were tour guides on the buses. Either way, the price is definitely worth the value. I chose the three day option and it included unlimited bus ride. Unlimited boats ride, night tours, walking tours, and tours around the castle. VERY SUPER GREAT FARE! So happy I did this. The drivers are also the friendliest people every. The audio you listen on the bus is very informative. They talk about history and current events going on in Budapest. Thank you for helping me to see Budapest!

Overall enjoyable, easy to use staff are very friendly Review of: Big Bus Budapest Hop-On Hop-Off Tour We purchased our 3 day deluxe tickets from Mohammad close to the 7 seasons, he was very friendly and explained everything. The tickets (€30 each) included the red line (3 day ticket)/blue line (3 day ticket)/night tour (1 night only) /boat trip (1 boat trip only) /walking tour & app /bus to the castle RedLine- its perfect when you want to see all the sights. It goes through pest and then on to buda and back to pest again. Buses are every 20 minutes. I found the buses to be clean, the guided tour to be spot on and any translation boxs i tried seemed to work perfectly. Blue Line - has only 3 stops on a loop on the buda side but links back with the red line so customers can "hop on hop off" easily Night Tour - The guide on the night and the bus driver were really nice and even though it was their xmas party night, we were not rushed on to the bus, the banter was good and we were even taught some hungarian! The night tour lasted approx 60mins. We were really looking forward to this and it was a let down purely because we couldn't see out the windows 15 minutes into the tour! We moved down stairs but the enchantment of the lights of the night tour was gone and we got off the bus thinking that was a waste of time. Boat trip was fantastic approx 75 mins long, we were on the higher deck and the lights were amazingly and the atmosphere was lovely. Its easy to get to as stop 14 (redline) is less than5 mins away. Castle Bus - We did not use the castle bus as we used the funicula. The App!!- the app is easy to use, and its great when you can check to see where the buses are. Overall the services was good, clean and on time, the staff are very friendly. You get to see all the sights, Dont be sold on the night tour but definitely definitely take the trip on the Danube that's included on the delux ticket. And download the app its really easy to use. The deluxe ticket includes every thing and we felt it was good value for money.

To be honest you could walk the tour and we did most of it on day one. I would suggest you take the tour on day one our hotel arranged it but you can pay on the street. Do the Red tour and start early as the bus stops about 1600, an inconvenience to say the least when it stops on the east of the City. Other than that I would also only do a day tour and don't include the boat as this costs a lot pay on the boat.