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City Sightseeing Glasgow

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👍👍 This is a terrific service around the vibrant dynamic city of Glasgow. For one pound extra you can get a two day pass, rather than one day. There is so much to see that it takes a couple of days to get around. Several of the attractions are a little further out so you can't walk to them easily. So t... People often mention tour, Glasgow, city, guide, good, time, service, great, Great, commentary,


Address

George Square, Glasgow G2 1BA, United Kingdom

Website

www.citysightseeingglasgow.co.uk

Contact

+44 141 204 0444

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (526 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Monday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

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  • 5/5 Rae-Anne D. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a terrific service around the vibrant dynamic city of Glasgow. For one pound extra you can get a two day pass, rather than one day. There is so much to see that it takes a couple of days to get around. Several of the attractions are a little further out so you can't walk to them easily. So the hop on hop off bus serves as a reliable and fun means of getting around. The drivers, conductors and commentators are all terrific - knowledgeable, welcoming and super friendly.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael G. 1 year ago on Google
    A tour of the city on top of a bus with a tour guide telling us information and stories! We did the whole tour and we are able to ride and catch the other buses on the route. I would advise doing the whole tour then picking a spot to get dropped off second round time them when you are done there get on the bus again they come every 15inutes on the route. Was a great way to see and learn a out the whole city and shop and shop at various places. Was well worth the cost!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Danjid T. 4 years ago on Google
    Hop on and off at the major attractions at Glasgow!! Best way to see around Glasgow. Tickets can be purchased online or at the main stops. The maps are detailed and help you find useful information for each stops. Trips can be planned based on your preference as you can spend more time you need at your favourite stops.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alok S. 11 months ago on Google
    Great ride with open top and inside. Go around Glasgow to know about the history of the place. £16pp or you can get family ticket with discount. You can hear about the history with audio guide. Recommended if you are new to Glasgow and looking to know about the places and buildings.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Denisa A. 5 years ago on Google
    Great way to see Glasgow and visit attractions. Buses go every 10 minutes and you can just hop on and off. £15 per adult for 1 day, worth it, you can pay cash on the bus or card at stop number 1. Gone for a live tour guide and Peter, our guide, was amazing! Informative, funny with great singing voice! Would definitely recommend the live tour guide!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Kathi M. 2 years ago on Google
    While the tour and info provided was nice, that’s where it ends. Face coverings, required by the UK government, we’re not enforced. Not even in the downstairs closed area. Very irresponsible. The seats are only about 14” wide, making comfort impossible, let alone allowing for distancing during a pandemic. Buses did not keep to schedule. We waited almost 40 minutes for one time slot that never showed and the second slot was late. Plus, there is road construction throughout the city, making delays impossible to avoid. They definitely need more buses on the route. Not a good experience! REPLY TO OWNER REQUEST: The info you requested has been sent to the email address provided in your reply. Please know, it's not so much my disappointment, but the health and safety aspect that is most concerning.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Restaurant F. 4 years ago on Google
    Best way to get around and see the "new" Glasgow as well as the many historic buildings and sites. Hop off and on option let's you spend extra time in places if you want or otherwise just chill and effortlessly see the sites.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gill W. 2 years ago on Google
    Really great well worth every penny
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Terry D. 1 year ago on Google
    Transportation in Glasgow is very confusing for tourists. Multiple bus systems that don't have day passes to use between them. The hop on hop off bus is great. It takes a very good route for visitors. Multiple day pass is very reasonable price and you can use it all day. Use this service if you want to see the city.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cathryn L. 1 year ago on Google
    We used this great bus service over two days and have only positive comments. The service is on time, clean and informed. The staff are friendly and helpful, the commentary is informative and quite amusing at times. I would highly recommend this, it’s a perfect way for newcomers to see the sights on Glasgow.

  • 1/5 Nicole B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I ioo (Original) I ioo

  • 4/5 Barbara M. 4 years ago on Google
    I loved the round trip and the guided recording by Neil Oliver - perfect for a disabled traveller. Unfortunately when the bus stopped at George Square, it was packed to the rafters with rather inconsiderate people. I elbowed my way out at the University and picked up another service back to the city but I was almost pushed onto the floor by a man blocking the disabled seating. I caught a taxi back to my hotel. It was enough.

  • 5/5 Annette C. 4 years ago on Google
    Great tour around a beautiful city

  • 5/5 LJ P. 4 years ago on Google
    It was really informative and took us to great sites in the area

  • 5/5 Genny W. 8 months ago on Google
    Lovely bus tour, says total tour is 1 hour 25 minutes but we completed in nearly 2 hours, and can go all day. We can hop on and off in any of their stops and bus comes every 15 minutes-ish. There is audio guide in 7 languages in all seats. The earphones were too big for my kids, so got them kids headphones for the rest of the tour. They enjoyed the commentary.

  • 4/5 Eileen W. 4 years ago on Google
    I definitely recommend the HOHO bus if you have an hour to kill in Glasgow. It was well worth the cost to get a tour of the entire city, hearing the history from a good live guide. I saw so many interesting buildings and areas. (We had a short time here on a cruise ship for the day (docked in Greenock) - we did it on our own and fit in the Necropolis, Glasgow Cathedral, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, Provand's Lordship, the HOHO bus, lunch at George Square and Rick Steves "Glasgow Walk" from his book.)

  • 5/5 MM M. 9 months ago on Google
    Absolutely brilliant. Not my first time using this service and not my last. Most recent was bringing Canadian family for the day and they loved every minute. They had just came from london and said the open top tour there was nowhere near as good as the Glasgow version which was so informative, funny and interesting. Such good value and only and extra pound for the second day. Most of the stops visited have free entry too. All in all a fantastic day out.

  • 4/5 Allan S. 2 years ago on Google
    The tour was very informative and bus service regular, one downside is my partner is deaf and there is no written information for deaf people to read along with as the tour goes on, lucky I could sign for her, but a deaf person on their own has no information or way of telling which stop the bus is coming to or how frequently the bus comes.

  • 5/5 Eilidh V. 7 months ago on Google
    We brought our children to explore the city we met and where I grew up. Friendly service, great information. Adults enjoyed the local commentary. Would love a kids channel on the commentary like CSS tours in other cities. We do our local CSS in Cape Town often and benefitted from a discount when we showed our most recent Cape Town tickets. Perfect if you want to see the highlights of Glasgow in a day or two

  • 5/5 Penny Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Great service, staff are helpful and friendly. 21 stops with some interesting place to visit.

  • 5/5 Yvonne T. 2 years ago on Google
    Great tour, well informed guide.

  • 5/5 Peter W. 5 months ago on Google
    Excellent way to see Glasgow. You can jump on and off all day long or you can sit and do the full tour. Running commentary describes details at and between stops. If you can use it, the extra day is a bargain.

  • 5/5 chi c. 1 year ago on Google
    Used this bus service ,it was quite fun , everything was explained well by this student tour guide she was amazing. Enjoyed it.

  • 5/5 Therese M. 11 months ago on Google
    We did this tour in Glasgow this morning and the staff were all amazing. A special mention to Martin our live guide who was professional, informative with a great sense of humour. Thoroughly enjoyed it 👌

  • 5/5 Shayne M. 1 year ago on Google
    If you ride with the redheaded tour-guide Roz you will have a seriously good time. He is funny, has a lot of inside info on Glasgow and a real storyteller. We also had some other guides who were a bit drier. So definitely hop on and off to mix it up a bit. But we learnt cool stuff and it drives to the right places, so we’ll certainly take it again next time we’re in Glasgow.

  • 5/5 Ian H. 4 months ago on Google
    Amazing way to get an overview of Glasgow as well as a good way to get from attraction to attraction. The audio guide was interesting and the drivers were very friendly. The route was nice and the timetable at each stop was a good touch.

  • 4/5 Mary A. 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting live commentary by Mark. Kevin the driver was also very good. The day ticket is for a whole day so one could hop on and off as many times as possible. I think next time I’m Glasgow, I will opt in for a 2 day ticket which is more economical and one can use it for 2 days.

  • 5/5 Greta J. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely brilliant service. Used the buses for 2 days and every member of staff were so courteous and helpful. Liz, our guide on Tuesday, was so knowledgeable..... more like a living encyclopedia!! She made it so interesting.

  • 2/5 Todd O. H. 11 months ago on Google
    A bit pricey given the public transportation options, but with some degree of tourism guidance and a more tourist optimal set of stops. Be warned, and signaling the driver is REQUIRED, and I strongly recommend jumping in the buses path and jumping up and down as the only signal guaranteed to work, after being left at a stop where the driver refused the pickup. Not at all clear to first time riders that the "stops" are not in fact, ACTUAL STOPS.

  • 5/5 Dave L. 1 year ago on Google
    We started at stop 1 near Queen Street Station on the lower level of the bus which was unfortunate. Hard to see anything and the guide commentary was taped. We were given ear plugs to listen but much too soft to hear much. After the first stop at the Glasgow Cathedral we made the second level and viewing was much better. Also had a live person, Donna, as our guide. She provided a lot of good information and was very pleasant. We stayed on until the end a really enjoyed her commentary.

  • 5/5 Joan T. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent way to see the sights and learn some of the history of Glasgow with clear dialogue through headphones. On the 2nd day we stopped off at the Riverside museum and then Kelvingrove. Both excellent. Would certainly recommend.

  • 5/5 Peter M. 1 year ago on Google
    We got a 2 day hop on and off ticket for the family. Well worth the £37 price. Hopped on and off all day and managed to get the last bus home. Headphones and automatic tour means you can hear well and also if you just want the sights can do that too.

  • 5/5 Ruis H. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome city and persons are very gentle

  • 2/5 Ross 1 year ago on Google
    Tour information and route was great. Let down by the buses being late. We were left standing at a bus stop for 40mins in the cold with a toddler with no live information on why the bus didn’t arrive.

  • 5/5 Colette 10 months ago on Google
    I know Glasgow well. But wanted to take my boyfriend (who is Greek) and myself on a guided tour around the city, was excellent. Glasgow Cathedral is a must. Never been before! It was amazing. Brilliant. Can highly recommend taking a tour. Staff were lovely, knowledgeable and helpful. Had a fantastic day out.

  • 5/5 Niesjen I. 10 months ago on Google
    Very nice and well organized way to explore the main headlights of the city. With a one or more day-pass it is a great way to get around the city too and with a nice voice over you get to understand a bit of the surroundings and history. Great value!

  • 5/5 Emil J. D. 11 months ago on Google
    We dropped lucky as the first bus we got on we had a guided tour by Donna. She was brilliant at it. She made the tour so interesting and was very informative. We were very impressed...thank you :)

  • 5/5 Stuart M. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent and Donna the guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable making the 1 hr 30 tour flew by.

  • 5/5 Lynn W. 4 years ago on Google
    Seeing key sites in limited time

  • 5/5 Mark P. 4 years ago on Google
    1st time to Glasgow and totally loved it. Great city, friendly people and a fantastic range of shops

  • 4/5 Colin G. 4 years ago on Google
    Gives a brief description of the history of Glasgow

  • 5/5 Vicky S. 4 years ago on Google
    Very friendly driver and informative tour.

  • 5/5 Daiva B. 3 years ago on Google
    We loved the sightseeing bus in Glasgow ( Scotland) . We had just a weekend in Glasgow , that is why we took the bus. We passed by most famous tourist places in Glasgow.

  • 5/5 marius b. 3 years ago on Google
    Verry good

  • 1/5 the t. 3 years ago on Google
    Sadly I sent this company an email never fit a reply. So dont think I'll bother with them. In my opinion good manners costs nothing

  • 2/5 Andy C. 3 years ago on Google
    We paid £32, were upstairs and were asked by staff to move to the back of the bus (which we were happy to do) to allow a family to board (and more revenue for them). When the bus took off it was impossible to hear the onboard commentary! Not good value for money, as the woman doing the commentary seemed very good. Very disapointed, refund required, staff not interested!

  • 5/5 Arturs V. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely experience with tour buss, affordable and can travale all day round, headphone provided and guide talking through while you enjoy beautiful view.

  • 3/5 Marius M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great tour and very informative too bad it was ruined for us by a really rude and nasty diver that really seemed to hate firstly his life and secondly his job. Reckless driving and not very professional, very rude when aproached and not welling to answer any questions.

  • 5/5 Donna S. 4 years ago on Google
    If you ant to see the city of Glasgow I'm a short space of time this is the tour to do. I absolutely loved this tour as it gave lots of information and history on this great city. A definite must do when visiting.

  • 5/5 John H. 4 years ago on Google
    Great way to see the city

  • 5/5 Denise S. 4 years ago on Google
    We visited Glasgow in Sep 2019. So easy & convenient! Staff was super friendly - and the guide knew so much to tell about his city. Definitely recommended.

  • 5/5 sonya d. 4 years ago on Google
    Glasgow is amazing, it's got so much character and interesting aspects. It's my go to happy place and the people are fab!

  • 5/5 Damien L. 4 years ago on Google
    Standard open top sight seeing bus tour. Hop on, hop off as many times as you like and late running (last bus around 2200) so can really be used all day. All of the main attractions and 2 different audio guides in English plus the live guides who are excellent and who give facts about different places so even if you go round several times you will hear something new!

  • 5/5 Ronald S. 4 years ago on Google
    Very cool and informative. Love the river Clyde and learning all about the mercantile district and Glasgow's history. And was pleased to learn how to say Sauchiehall correctly.

  • 5/5 Willie M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great hop on hop off service. Had 1 complete tour to select where to hop off on the next tour, repeated 2 more times and following day for an extra pound. Good value.

  • 4/5 Cees Z. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A great way to easily move around the sights in Glasgow. The choice of the coach with guidance in English turned out not to be very happy because the supervisor was played loudly through the speakers via the microphone. Fortunately there is a bus with a multilingual version (from a tape) where you get free earplugs and in addition to the sound strength you can also choose from 8 languages ​​where we liked the voice of the Schot Neil Oliver: he also kept his mouth shut occasionally. ..... Sitting on the part with the open deck turned out to be laborious because of the many tree branches that the bus can throw. The information spoken along the way is plentiful but interesting. The frequency of driving was also excellent, so you never had to wait long for transport. It is a pity that the last bus departs relatively early, but because almost all museums are closed, that makes sense. (Original) Een prima manier om je eenvoudig in Glasgow te verplaatsen tussen de bezienswaardigheden. De keuze voor de bus met begeleiding in het engels bleek niet erg gelukkig omdat de begeleider via de microfoon ongehoord hard werd weergegeven via de luidsprekers. Gelukkig is er een bus met meertalige versie (vanaf een geluidsband) waar je gratis oordopjes krijgt en behalve de geluid sterkte ook uit 8 talen kunt kiezen waarbij de stem van de Schot Neil Oliver ons goed beviel: die hield ook af en toe zijn mond...... Zitten op het deel met het open dek bleek bewerkelijk vanwege de vele boomtakken die de bus in kunnen zwiepen. De onderweg gesproken informatie is overvloedig maar interessant. Ook de frequentie van rijden was prima waardoor je nooit lang hoefde te wachten op vervoer. Jammer dat de laatste bus al relatief vroeg uitrijdt maar omdat vrijwel alle musea dan ook dicht zijn is dat logisch.

  • 5/5 Kevin A. 4 years ago on Google
    Great service and knowledgeable commentary....glasgow is a big city so using the bus is ideal...highly recommend getting off at the Riverside Museum

  • 5/5 Blair D. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent

  • 5/5 Alison Sarah c. 4 years ago on Google
    Wonderful

  • 4/5 rahul s. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing

  • 5/5 Ryan L. 4 years ago on Google
    Good tour! Note that the tour is given by a live guide in English

  • 4/5 Lee J. 4 years ago on Google
    Really good way to see the city.

  • 5/5 Steve F. 4 years ago on Google
    90min trip around Glasgow with earphones or live commentary. The earphones are available in many other languages. The trip takes you around many of Glasgow's attractions and gives the history of this lively city. We went on the bus for a round trip from George Square and decided where we would head to spend our limited time. This was a well run, quality trip that leaves every 15mins throughout the day.

  • 3/5 Amjad N. 4 years ago on Google
    Must do in glasgow.

  • 5/5 Rector St John L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great tour

  • 1/5 Neil S. 4 years ago on Google
    Feel completely ripped off after buying 2xadult 2xchild tickets instead if being offered a much cheaper family ticket

  • 4/5 Margaret L. 4 years ago on Google
    Glasgow is a great city. Very vibrant and plenty to see and do. Hop on hop bus is perfect way to get around.

  • 5/5 Steve R. 4 years ago on Google
    Best way of covering the city. Recommended.

  • 5/5 Manjit K. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice

  • 5/5 Tracey S. 4 years ago on Google
    Very enjoyable informative city sightseeing tour of Glasgow. Very convenient hop on hop off stops. One of the best we have been on. Well worth the money. Highly recommended.

  • 5/5 Abla88 4 years ago on Google
    Must ride

  • 5/5 Chelsey S. 4 years ago on Google
    Best way to see the city! Really enjoyed the tour guide recording. The kids enjoyed catching all the Pokémon characters.

  • 5/5 Caroline E. 4 years ago on Google
    Such a good tour. Hop on and off. Friendly staff. Good way of seeing Glasgow. Would definitely recommend.


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