Berlin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Berlin, Germany

Berlin hop-on hop-off tour allows you to hop-on and off as many times as you like aboard open top double decker buses. There are 16 stops around Berlin, and buses departs every 10 minutes in Summer or 15 minutes in Winter. The continuous route without hopping-off is 2 hours and a guided commentary in 13 languages is available. Tickets are valid for 48 hours from first use. Many must-see Berlin attractions are easily accessible enroute including Checkpoint Charlie, Berliner Dom (Cathedral), Pergamon Museum, Brandenburg Gate and the enchanting Charlottenburg Palace.

At time of booking choose to include a one hour boat trip or return shuttle transfers to Hamburg for a one day visit.

Upgrade to Berlin River Boat Tour: (April - October only)
Add a one hour boat trip to your Berlin hop-on hop-off tour and see the city from another vantage point. The tremendous views of the urban landscape unfold as you cruise along the River Spree. Simply hop-off the tour at Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) and hop-on the boat tour. Departure between 10:00am and 02:00pm every 30 minutes. After the cruise, you can continue to use the hop-on hop-off tickets to explore Berlin.

Upgrade to Roundtrip Shuttle Bus to Hamburg:
You have the option to combine the Berlin hop-on hop-off tour with one full day in Hamburg. The BerlinLinien Bus takes you from Berlin-ZOB central bus stop/Masurenallee to Hamburg. You can choose from 8 daily departure times between 7:00am and 9:00pm (departs every 2 hours).

In Hamburg, enjoy time at leisure to discover this thriving metropolis. It is spectacularly located on the Elbe and Alster Rivers, with its colorful St. Pauli entertainment district, Michaelis Church ('der Michel') and the impressive city harbor. You can return to Berlin on the last departure at 5:00pm. The travel time between Berlin and Hamburg is approximately 3 hours.

USD $28.00

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Sigrid H	April 2012
Only way to get around Berlin, it's so big! Very easy to find and description was great!

Review by: E A B	April 2012
Initlally the problem was the info given by Viator re the meeting place was totally incorrect, and but for the help of a local we wouldn't have found the bus. We found it interesting, but we just went straight round and then stopped for a bowl of soup - but by this time the last tour had departed, so we didn't have time to go round again. However we thought the area covered in the tour was huge, and from that point of view well worth doing. We didn't expect the tour to take in such a wide area, and from that point of view we recommend it.

Review by: David K	April 2012
Good deal for a really useful means of getting to main sights.

Review by: Robert K	April 2012
This tour is a farce. Under no circumstance should you use it...

Review by: Britta F	April 2012
It was very hard to find the office where you should show your viator-note before entering the bus. We didn´t know it was a minibus. The tour was very good. We were surprised to find the Swedish language in the menue.

Review by: Javi	April 2012
Very complete and very economy. The experience was good.

Review by: Kevin Cox	March 2012
Great tour and the fact that it lasted for 48 hours seemed to be the longest tour offered by any of the operators. Every 10 minutes there was a bus and the information on the headsets was excellent. I would have no issues promoting this to others.

Review by: JILL G	March 2012
The tour itself was good - however on the 2nd day after visiting 2 museums we got back on the bus to at stop 6 to return and was told at stop 16 that the tour ended at 5pm. We plus others were then left to find way back which was not what we expected. So beware that you leave time to return to your stop.

Review by: Ketsu	February 2012
Like all hop on hop off bus tours this one is no different. It's a great way of getting your bearings in a strange town. Getting two days for the price of one is the bonus when traveling in the off season.

Review by: Karen L. P	February 2012
The fact that the tour was available for 2 days was a great help in seeing more of the city.

Review by: Stefani M	January 2012
While the tour itself was wonderful, the driver was very rude, gave no information and took corners at a speed that terrified us.

Review by: bowser	January 2012
Great way to see the sights of Berlin. We had the 48 hour ticket. This was good value for money too see the major sights and get round the city. Would recommend to any visitors.

Review by: Brian S	January 2012
I had read that others had a problem with the tour company accepting Viator bookings or not honouring the 48 hour deal but we had no problem. The tour was well paced and informative. We would have preferred it to start earlier than and finish later, but that was not big problem.

Review by: DR AINOL	January 2012
Fantastic if you have lots of time. Tour non stop takes 2 1/2 hours. Bus makes too many breaks 10-13 mins even with a nonstop tour.

Review by: dwalsh	December 2011
Great way to see the city however some of the buses were a bit date and noisy which effected the quality of the commentator. Still good value.

Review by: Kirstie Y	December 2011
It was ok. Thought the times it ran until in winter wasn't late enough like the last pick up from one stop was 2.45. Found it difficult to see what the guide was talking about because it was talking about buildings that we hadn't got to yet. Also it was talking about buildings behind other buildings that we couldn't even see. So it didn't really make much sense. I found the walking tour much better as it told you the history behind the buildings and monuments in much more detail.

Review by: Julie F	November 2011
Value for money, with a great opportunity to explore the city. We did the full circuit of the route first and then picked our hop off spots to suit the weather and our walking ability. Getting the river trip was a great addition - the commentary supplied by a real person was pitched for the group on the boat perfectly.

Review by: Vibeke N	November 2011
Excellent service except that critically I thought for some reason that it was for 48 hours but you only gave us from 10am Thurs to 1pm Fri which meant that we had to get public transport after that.

Review by: ROY W	November 2011
Viator advertised and I bought a 48hr ticket on the Berlin City Hop On bus but the bus company refused to honor the voucher and would only exchange it for a 24 our ticket.

Review by: noora.abbas	November 2011
I loved this tour and it was really wow! I recommend it to all who visit a city like Berlin.

Review by: ccabezas	November 2011
Good option to know Berlin

Review by: Stella C	November 2011
Really the best way to see Berlin, however, there are no signs showing exactly where to get on and off. One driver left us off at one spot and we had to run to find the bus at another at Checkpoint Charilie. Also not enough info in the brochure as to when the final bus stops so that we can reach our point of origin. Again a little confusing, the actual time during one day's tour is six hours, not eight.This does not leave enough time to see many of the stops, you have to pick and choose. The tour operator did not want to honour our 24 hour ticket at first until we insisted. Again, the website was not accurate.

Review by: glen	October 2011
all good

Review by: JOHN H	October 2011
1ST CLASS TOUR, WELL WORTH IT.

Review by: Ms Susan N	October 2011
Had trouble finding the right stops.

Review by: Ms Susan N	October 2011
Covered all the major tourist spots.

Review by: Shirley H	October 2011
This tour was awesome! Stayed in a hotel right near the starting point of the tour, so it served as our city transportation. Had to ask someone to locate the correct tour operator, then had no trouble exchanging the vouchers. The commentary on the tour was interesting and the ease of hop on/off allowed visits to multiple locations. If we'd been able to stay in Berlin longer, we would definitely have used the information from the tour to decide what else to see there.

Review by: Kim B	October 2011
Tour and headphone information was excellent, but it was often difficult to find seats, let alone four seats together for a family. We often had to stand in order to get to our next destination.

Review by: Cat	October 2011
Buses were always on time.

Review by: CHANCHAL C	October 2011
I enjoyed a lot with the Berlin Hop-on Hop-off. Good service. Recommended.

Review by: LINDELANI AR N	October 2011
The tour was great. However, we should have been notified in time (earlier before we got there) about the marathon and that the trip will not be a fool day as usual. That's one inconvenience sort of took place, otherwise the tour is well organized.

Review by: Peter W	October 2011
Just OK, english not up to the tour

Review by: HUGO W	October 2011
Our trip was a complete fiasco. we had only 5 hours to visit Berlin and thought that we could count on your schedules. The buses were either 30-45 min. late but also were full due to these delays. With the chaotic traffic in Berlin, your "on and off" is a joke. we will NOT recommend this method to anyone!!!

Review by: Katherine B	September 2011
Our only problem with this tour was finding the starting point. The Memorial church didn't look like we expected. We didn't realize it was being refurbished and the facade made it look like a bank or legal firm building.

Review by: Reinhilde H	September 2011
This was a good basic tour. There were explanations in English as well as German.

Review by: Josette M	September 2011
We enjoyed it as much as we had in Rome

Review by: rachael	September 2011
The audio information was very interesting and informative and we stayed on the bus for the full 2 1/2 hour round trip (mainly because it was raining!!) and got a very interesting history of the sights in Berlin, many of which we might not have got to see in the short time we were there because Berlin is huge!!

Review by: Mara K	September 2011
Very enjoyable! A great way to get an overview of the city, esp as one as impressive as Berlin.

Review by: Fiona F	September 2011
Due to a protest at Potsdam Platz, the bus took a different route by the Brandenburg Gate, so it took us a while to find the new stop! Also, could probably have got away with not even buying a ticket as no-one ever checked or asked for ours. That said, it was an interesting route, with regular buses. Would recommend.

Review by: Guðríður G	September 2011
We were a family of nine people on this tour, from age seventeen to sixty, and everybody enjoyed it very much. The one-hour boat tour was the best part of it, and I would recommend that to everyone. I think the price is very reasonable too and I will definitely take another tour like this when I visit Berlin again.

Review by: Elsa M, Australia	July 2010
The bus allowed us to see some of the sites in Berlin that were too far to walk from the Mitte. It also allowed us to return to some places that we wanted to see more detail without spending all day walking there.

Review by: Scott C, United States of America	June 2010
Great tour. Very infomative.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	June 2010
Great way to see all the major attractions in Berlin. Buses come very frequently so I was able to cover quite a lot of ground in one day. The river cruise upgrade is definatley worth looking into. Overall great experience.

Review by: Audrey F, United States of America	May 2010
Was travelling alone, so this was a great, safe inexpensive way to see the whole city including all historical sites.

Review by: laurel w, Canada	May 2010
this was a good way to see the city, but the walking tour was the one we really enjoyed. Our tour Gigi was amazing, and full of lots of good information

Review by: Christine F, United Kingdom	May 2010
Always a good idea to do this on first arriving in a new city as it gives a overview of where things are and allows you to get on and off at will. My husband, who is completely blind, felt that he could have been given more information as we went along. There did seem to be a lot of music but we do appreciate that because of traffic conditions it is not always easy to get this right. However, that wouldn't have mattered to my husband who would have just soaked up the information no matter what we weere passing!

Review by: Melita N, Germany	March 2010
It is highly recommended for people who have less time but would like to cover all the important places. Its also very flexible to suit your preference as one can hop on and hop off at any stop. I had a swell of a time even though i was alone on this trip.

Review by: Ronald F, United States of America	January 2010
It was great.

Review by: julie r, United Kingdom	December 2009
Brilliant way to see Berlin

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	November 2009
This is the way to go it is quick, efficient and a very inexpensive means of experiencing the sights of your chosen destination you are the dictator of your destiny