City Sightseeing Belfast Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Bookable Extras
Description
Experience the best of Belfast at your own pace with our 2-day hop-on hop-off bus tour. With 19 convenient stops across the city, you’ll have the freedom to explore each of them in depth and take in all the must-see sights. Your ticket also works with City Tours Belfast, giving you access to the most frequent and flexible service available. Journey through the iconic Titanic Quarter—the birthplace of the RMS Titanic—and travel along the city’s famous peace lines and murals, where Belfast’s rich political history comes vividly to life. From the open-top deck, sit back and enjoy amazing panoramic views as you make your way between stops. With engaging audio commentary available in multiple languages, you’ll uncover the fascinating stories and history that make Belfast such a remarkable city. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a returning traveler, this tour is the ideal way to experience everything Belfast has to offer. Book your City Sightseeing ticket today!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Winter Season (October - March): First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 3pm
- Summer Season (April - September): First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 4pm
- Tour times are subject to change, please check locally. Tour duration: 90 minutes for a full loop. Frequency: every 20 - 30 minutes depending on the time of year
- Mobile and printed paper vouchers are both accepted on this tour
- Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date you select at check-out
- The first stop along the route is located at Donegall Square West near City Hall. However, you can board the bus at any of the allocated tour stops along the route
- Your ticket is also valid on City Tours Belfast service. Between City Tours Belfast and City Sightseeing Belfast a 20-minute service is offered. You may use either company's buses with these tickets
- Giant's Causeway Day Tour (only if the 2-Day Bus + Giant's Causeway ticket is selected):
- Meeting Point: 8:15am at City Hall, Donegall Square West
- Departs at 8:45am. Returns at 6:30pm approximately
- Itinerary: Giant's Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (viewpoint), drive through Cushendall, Glenariff and Cushendun villages, Carnlough and Carrickfergus Castle
- You have the option to enter and explore both Carrickfergus Castle and Dunluce Castle as an optional paid extra
- Please note: the tour involves a lot of walking, and the surfaces are often uneven. Come dressed appropriately for the activity and season; we recommend you wear warm clothing and comfortable shoes
- Multi-lingual commentary is only available on the City Sightseeing bus. The Giant's Causeway tour is in English only
- When making the booking, please choose the date on which you would like to take the Giant's Causeway Day Tour. You can then take the 2-day hop-on hop-off bus tour on any of the other days during your trip to Belfast
- Please note, the bus tour will not operate on Monday 13th July. The Giant's Causeway Day Tour will still operate
Reviews(2,163)
I booked 9 tickets for family and friends. We had one day in Belfast and intended to take the tour after visiting the Titanic Museum in the afternoon. On the day in questions there were apparently some unexpected road closures due to an unplanned rally which resulted in the 4pm bus rerouting in the opposite direction, so that when we went to board the bus at Titanic instead of being at the beginning of the tour we were brought 2 stops back into the city with no offer of a refund. Back in the city we did not observe any road closures and the rally seemed to have been very much planned due to a stand errected outside city hall. It would have been nice to get a notification about the reroute and might have allowed us to replan our day. Having contacted the operator by email twice for an explanation and possible refund and not received any response, I would consider this a very poor customer service and will definitely be using this operator should we travel to Belfast again. Very disappointing.
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip, the bus driver / tour guide Joe was just hilarious .....would highly recommend!
Tour guide Rodney and driver John were a great team. The tour was informative and Rodney threw in a few good jokes as well. Nice to see the city and interesting to see the Troubled areas with it's murals and flying flags.
Lisa the guid was very informative and funny. Great tour and knowledge. Cheers John for driving so skillfully
A good way to get your bearings in any new city we found the experience varied in quality depending on who was doing the commentary as some drivers were more informative, humorous, or easier to understand. Fortunately on our first bus where we completed the circuit we enjoyed the commentary. Later when hopping on and off we were less impressed. All but one of the buses were comfortable. I ended up with a bruise when I sat down in one rather tatty bus as the seat belt socket was broken. The company needs to trim branches on the route as in a number of places the people sitting outside near to the covered area had branches whipping back in their faces. I can forsee claims for injuries or broken spectacles. Do not sit in the front 3 rows outside just in case. One driver even said "the branches are much worse this year" so they are aware, just have not taken action to prevent injury.
George was our 🧑⚕️ very good and new lots of information and made the commentary interesting and fun
Brilliant way to see Belfast. Bus every half hour just enough time to see some of the sights and catch the next one.
Easy to find the starting point. Great team - George was very funny. Very much appreciated the fact that the driver also did the commentary rather than an impersonal headset. Good value for money
Dear H_a, Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We are delighted to hear that you had such an enjoyable experience with City Sightseeing Belfast. It's great to know that you found the departure point easy to locate and that you considered the tour to be excellent value for money. We're especially pleased that George made your tour so memorable with his humour and engaging live commentary. Many of our guests enjoy the personal touch of a live guide, and we're glad it made your visit even more enjoyable. Thank you for choosing City Sightseeing Belfast. We hope to welcome you on board again on your next visit! Kind regards, Quality Department
Stevie was excellent, knew his stuff, great tour. Just a hint: the bus stops noted on the map are not necessarily where they are in reality.
AVOID AVOID AVOID this service. We had a terrible experience yesterday. The map provided on both leaflet and website does NOT make it evident that the stops for hopping on and off are actually VERY limited, we waited for ages and ages in the mid afternoon at 2 different stops as marked on map but were passed by only 2 buses speeding past. Service by mid afternoon is infrequent. No response to complaint feedback. JUST AVOID!
