Austria · HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS TOURS
The good hop-on hop-off bus tours go early and the best go earlier. Below, 8 of them with what is included, what each costs and how they differ.
See Vienna’s grand sights by bus on four flexible routes, with 19-language audio, free Wi-Fi, palace stops, and a self-guided walking app.
“Excellent, punctual and frequent, all lines covered major sightseeing”
Big Bus Vienna review: compare the two routes, stops, audio guide, walking tour, river cruise, value, and practical tips before booking.
“Great way to get around the city of Vienna. We were able to stop at different locations and listen to an explanation of all the buildings.”
Vienna Hop On Hop Off review covering routes, stops, audio, wait times, value, and tips for choosing a 24, 48, or 72-hour pass.
“Why not make vouchers redeemable at every stop rather than just two? That is a big downer and terribly inconvenient especially if you don't know the city.”
See Salzburg’s major sights by air-conditioned coach, with flexible hop-on stops, multilingual audio, Sound of Music commentary, and useful discounts.
“Truthfully, I should have known Salzburg is a walking city. So you essentially do a big circle on the outside of the city and around the other side of the mountain. The advantage is that you can go to these places easily - in that case get the 48 hour”
Review of the Vienna PASS with hop-on hop-off buses, 90 attractions, palace access, museums, value tips, and practical advice for 1 to 6 days.
“Very convenient, much easier to decide what to visit, and to enter each attraction. It was very easy to create a 2 day plan based on the guide included and to visit everything we were interested in.”
Salzburg’s hop-on hop-off bus covers Mirabell, Hellbrunn, Mozart sites, and Sound of Music locations, with useful tips on routes and value.
“It was a beautiful day. Great staff and very helpful. Amazing tours on two different routes, a free city bus pass too!”
Review Vienna’s bus, Ferris wheel, and Danube cruise combo, with route tips, timing, ticket advice, and honest value guidance.
“Plan is amazing. Whole city tour with hop on and off as much as you want “untill 17:00” which wasn’t mentioned until we went to the meeting point and get the brochures of the event. The thing is they divided the city tour into 2 lanes. Blue lane and red lane. One day is not enough at all to visit all destinations by hopping off the bus every single time so you have to pick locations by elimination method which was a clueless experience via google. We had the full package with my kids which included boat tour and ferris wheel ride and we didn’t have time to go there…”
See Vienna by bus, boat, and Ferris wheel with two routes, a Danube cruise, audio commentary, and practical tips for better value.
“The river boat ride was very boring went 2-3 miles up river and turned around. No guide to point out buildings or architecture”
Concert halls, palace queues, lake villages and the road over the pass.
