Paris L'Open Hop-On-Hop-Off Tour

Paris, France

See Paris at your own pace on a one-day or two-day hop-on hop-off tour. With four interconnected routes, this tour is the easiest way to get around Paris and see all the sights. Get a bird's eye view of the cobbled streets of the Left Bank, the Napoleonic splendor of the Ecole Militaire and the structure they thought wouldn't last more than a few years - the Eiffel Tower! Take time out to explore the Paris you've been looking for: historical, romantic, fashionable, fun and shopper friendly.

You can hop on and off the tour as many times as you like aboard this open-top double-decker bus. The four tour routes are interconnected so you can easily hop between them to discover the best of Paris. Your ticket is valid on ALL routes.

Paris Grand Tour
The entire route takes 2 hours. Buses departs every 10 to 30 minutes from each stop. Highlights include Madeleine, Opera, Louvre Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Orsay Museum, Concorde, Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower and Invalides.

Bastille-Bercy
The entire route takes 60 minutes. Buses departs every 30 minutes from each stop. Highlights include Notre-Dame Cathedral, Saint-Paul, Bastille, Gare de Lyon, Gare d'Austerlitz and Parc de Bercy.

Montmartre - Grands Boulevards
The entire route takes 60 minutes. Buses departs every 15 to 20 minutes from each stop. Highlights include Funiculaire de Montmartre, Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est and Grands Boulevards.

Montparnasse - Saint-Germain
The entire route takes 60 minutes. Buses departs every 15 to 20 minutes from each stop. Highlights include Jardin du Luxembourg, Observatoire, Catacombes, Invalides and Saint-Germain-des-Pres.

USD $39.58

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Geraldine O	April 2012
Had a 2 day ticket first day was great no problems 2nd day not so good late running buses problems with people trying to buy tickets on the day

Review by: Lawrence C	April 2012
Very badly organised There were no staff available "on the ground" only drivers It was very difficult to find stops as they were badly signed and not accurately described in the literature available Because no-one was available for queries, times of buses were not known and waits up to and over an hour were common Also some stops had been temporarily moved because of road works but no indication given where to find them I was very disappointed with this tour as I have been on many other Viator city tours which are excellent

Review by: Ping C	April 2012
We bought the two day's pass. It was really worthy it. The 4 routes covered in our tickets pretty much showed us the entire Paris. Saved a lot of time walking. Highly recommended.

Review by: William A	April 2012
Buses couldn't hold the people who wanted to go. Many had to stand inside the bus so you couldn't see out the windows, nor could you pulg in the headset.

Review by: Pauline R	April 2012
This is a great way to get around Paris. Pretty good value. Initially I wasn't too sure about where the stops were until we picked up a route map from the Cityrama Office in Rue de Rivoli. Then, it all became crystal clear. Also, once on the bus there are plenty of maps to pick up from the rack next to the driver. I am not sure whether the route map is somewhere on the website but I didn't come across it. It would have been useful to have had it before we set off. I met someone at the bus stop on our second day who had just arrived and was confused about the stops. I gave her my route map and picked up another on the bus myself.

Review by: philip s	April 2012
My wife and daughter 2 days in Paris. Crowded bus, standing room only. Slow in getting to stops. We decided to leave after second stop and walk for rest of morning.

Review by: Colin S	April 2012
The tour covers Paris very well but there can be long waits for buses especially away from the main green route.

Review by: James M	April 2012
We had two problems with the tour. When you are waiting for a tour bus there is no way of telling what route it is serving i.e. green, yellow etc. You have to get in the queue for that bus and ask the driver. If it is not your chosen route you have lost your place in the queue. To be honest we gave up and took the metro most of the time. The second issue was that the frequency of the buses was insufficient for the numbers of people waiting and the bus filled before you could get on. I accept this was a busy time and schools were on holiday etc. but that should be anticipated.

Review by: Janae J	March 2012
We enjoyed our 2 day hop-on hop-off tour. But be careful at the end of the day. The buses may not finish where you started.

Review by: Rudy S	March 2012
great for sightseeing and ample busses

Review by: renee f	March 2012
Great way to get around... Only drawback is some of the buses did not run on time... Overall, worth the money!

Review by: Thomas E	March 2012
L'Open Tour was not worth the money I paid. The schedule was confusing and misleading. The bus stops were not clearly marked as they described. The buses were not on time. A few of them stopped well ahead or after the indicated bus stops requiring us to take a different bus 30 minutes later, run to where the bus had stopped, or just walk. I would not use this service next time I'm in Paris.

Review by: David S	March 2012
The hop-on-hop-off tour worked well for us .It was an ideal way to get around and view Paris.

Review by: Rhonda H	March 2012
Way too long a stop at each pickup point. Had to wait for the driver to have a coffee made. Or sit in the bus until he had eaten a whole apple.

Review by: mbuya	March 2012
I had a fantastic day. Toured all day just didnt have enough time in to be in Paris . Needed three days minimum to see beautiful sights .The hop on hop off bus service was fantastic courteous drivers and frequency of buses OK. I did find it difficulty to locate the bus stops initially. Once I got the hang of it I was fine

Review by: nemesis	March 2012
excellent way to know the CIty, very convenient, unfotunately, the service ended at 4:30 pm at la place de la Concorde, if you are close by, fine, if not, like me, I have to pay for a taxi to get back

Review by: jarenjaren	March 2012
Amazing tour - greatest way to see Paris in a short amount of time. The Blue line is definitely the best however, prepare your day because at 6pm sharp they ask everyone to get off the bus!

Review by: tinamayfield	March 2012
Good tour to see the sights and get around town!

Review by: Antoine F	March 2012
It is very apparent that not all four tours operate frequently. For example, the Orange tour is the worst one and you have to wait a very long time for the bus. This should be specified. Some of the stops have been moved due to road work and there was no mention of this. For example it took us ages to find out where the bus was leaving in front of the Eurostar station. It has been moved across a side street. The Notre Dame stop has also been moved. One very frustrating part of the tours is that most of the buses stop for avery log time at aech bus stop and consequently if you had plan you journey, you would have to think again. I would say that the whole experience was just satisfactory.

Review by: Rebecca R	February 2012
An excellent way to see Paris in all it's glory. We only wished for there to be some way of knowing how long we had to wait for the next bus. We will definitely be using the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus the next time we visit Paris.

Review by: IvanStamegna	February 2012
Overall, worthwhile. Convenient way to see most of Paris. Went in mid February; a bit chilly on top deck. Pickups at times were longer than 30 mins.

Review by: Laura S	February 2012
The bus was great. We had a first look at Paris and saw many interesting sights many of which we made sure to see again. The headset worked perfectly and I would reccommend this to anyone on their first trip to Paris.

Review by: Julie T	February 2012
We could not locate the Guard Du Nore stop at first as it is only a small sign and we were looking for one on a regular bus stop! However, once on board, the tour was informative .The coloured route sign is located in the front window, which makes it easy to establish which route you need when its a changeover stop. Maps of the city are available free on the bus, together with other attration leaflets and information. Definate way to tour Paris and all its attractions !!!

Review by: Lester W	January 2012
If you can allot two consecutive days then it is worth the time and money as one can get on and off the bus. Otherwise one can only do two of the four routes in a day due to the frequency of busses. Check to see what the final stop of the bus will be as our bus stopped midaway through the route even though there was still time to complete the entire route prior to the time specified as the last time of the day.

Review by: Diane L	January 2012
These were great tours and very informative. Easy to hop-on and off. We did three of the four tours on offer due to timing issues.

Review by: Thomas S	January 2012
Runs frequently and has many routes, but in winter they close operations too early. I don't think we got our money's worth this time.

Review by: Tracy R	January 2012
We thought the Hop On Hop Off bus tour in Paris was great. Not only did we have a stop very close to our hotel, it stopped at all the main sights and the recorded dialogue was very helpful. A great way to see Paris!!!

Review by: MaLourdesZarina R	January 2012
This is a very convenient way to scope and see Paris....well worth it, but the time span is quite short for any who wish to do the hop on hop off thing,....with the lines at the museums and the intervals of the arrival of the bus it is very hard to do the rounds of all the routes! I do advice that you get at least 2 days to be able to go to all the routes.

Review by: HARRY J	January 2012
Este cubre cuatro rutas, muy buenas, el 30 de diciembre habian muy pocas guaguas funcionando y la espera era de media hora o mas en cada parada, el dia 31 fue mejor, pasaban mas rapido y no habia tanta gente esperando.

Review by: writergal78	January 2012
Worked out perfectly!

Review by: Lavacaloca	January 2012
Follow my advise: DO NOT BUY THIS TOUR. I wish someone had advised me!. We just wasted the money, and a lot of time too: We bought two day passes, the first day we just couldn't use it, as we wanted to see different things, and every time we stopped to wait for the bus we got tired of waiting and ended up walking or taking the metro. In the winter this bus comes by every 25 to 30 minutes, while the Red buses come a lot more often and run later in the evening. The second day we decided to wait for this bus, as we wanted to at least justify the expense...While we were waiting at a stop for 24 minutes, we saw 3 or 4 of the red cars go by. We went up the Eiffel Tour and were heading back to Central Paris at about 8 pm. The red cars were still running, while these ones had long stopped operating (at around 4:30 pm). So we had to walk and take the Metro :o)

Review by: Terry K	December 2011
This was a great way to get around the city. It would have been nice to have had access to a timed published route sheet.

Review by: Lisa	December 2011
During the winter months the buses come every 30 minutes whis is a long time to stand in the cold if you just miss a bus and in some instances we waited for more than half an hour. A lot of time is wasted waiting for buses and traveling to a destination where the metro would be much quicker. On some sectors the sound system was not great and difficult to hear the commentary. I would recommend getting a one day pass and do all the loops to orientate to the city, without leaving the bus more than once or twice and then use the metro to travel to preferred sights on following days.

Review by: Stephen F	December 2011
This is the better bus line if you want to see other sights in Paris other than the top 8 attractions or so that the red bus services. However, the red bus is included with the Paris pass..so weight the options.

Review by: Carrol C, United States of America	July 2010
Great staff. I would recommend this tour.

Review by: AUDREY D, United Kingdom	July 2010
enjoyed all four tours of the city

Review by: Larry V, United Kingdom	July 2010
The best way to see all the attractions!

Review by: Lesley U, United Kingdom	July 2010
An excellent way to see the beautiful architecture of Paris with a running commentary. Some of the routes were so good we did them more than once. The temperatures were in the 90s so we were blessed to be able to just sit there and let the bus do all the work. Loved it.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2010
Excellent way to do sight-seeing in Paris and then get off where you want to spend more time. The information relayed about each monument was great. Really enjoyed.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	July 2010
This was a wonderful experience. We were able to cover the city of Paris in a very comfortable, safe bus. I would highly recommend this method of sightseeing in different countries.

Review by: FOOK KUAN Y, Malaysia	July 2010
I bought this tour. However, I forgot that I have booked this tour. May be is the heat factor. Paris is hot.

Review by: Michael Q, United States of America	July 2010
This tour was well worth it. We used the buses for two days and got around Paris very easy.

Review by: Janet H, Australia	July 2010
A very good way to get around Paris. The commentry on this particular hop on hop off bus was one of the best I experienced in Europe.

Review by: Geoff W, Australia	July 2010
Great way to see the city - stops easier to find than in Rome - again timetable finishes just as the city is getting its party dress on

Review by: Angela P, Australia	July 2010
Fantastic way to see the city in a short period of time.

Review by: Richard c, United Kingdom	July 2010
Good value for money easy to use, One word of caution if you are on the top deck and the sun is out use sun block! We are always wiser after the event !

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	July 2010
We had a lovely time in Paris and found the bus tour a very efficient way of seeing the major sights.

Review by: Lisa H, Australia	July 2010
The L'Open tour was a wonderful way to experience the best of Paris within a limited time frame. We spent two days on the bus and found it very convenient and great value for money. The only thing I would suggest is that the bus stops could be numbered more clearly on the signposts as it was sometimes difficult to find corresponding numbers from the map, and you had to rely on being able to locate landmarks instead. Overall, I would definitely recommend L'Open Tour to anybody planning a visit to Paris.

Review by: G. D, Canada	June 2010
If you are in Paris for a limited amount of time. This may be the best way of seeing the highlights of what this city has to offer. It took my family and I a day just to do all the tours.

Review by: Steven S, United States of America	June 2010
bus tours worked well and schedule was convenient