Tours/Boston/Boston Shore Excursion: Boston Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour
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Boston Shore Excursion: Boston Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour

4.0(200)Boston1 hour
VIATOR4.1(135)TRIPADVISOR3.7(65)

Description

After your cruise ship docks in Boston, spend your time seeing the city's top attractions on a hop-on hop-off trolley tour! Explore Boston at your leisure, which allows you to create your own itinerary and see the most popular sites of Boston at your own pace. Board the trolley within a short walk from the cruise port, and enjoy a day of visiting Boston’s famous landmarks and must-see sights.

Tour Options

Boston Shore Excursion: Boston Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour

Highlights

Trolley tour
Narration by professional tour conductor
Discount on the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum ticket

What's included

Included
Trolley tour
Narration by professional tour conductor
Discount on the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum ticket
Not included
Gratuities
Items of a personal nature
Food and drinks

Traveller Ratings

4.0
200 reviews
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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This excursion is independent of the cruise line; you will be included in our general public tour
  • Three Loops - Green City Tour Loop 2 Hours with 9 stops, Orange Back Bay Loop 30 Minutes with 4 Stops, Blue Seaport Hotel/Cruise Terminal Shuttle 30 Minutes 4 Stops
  • Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking if a wheelchair-accessible trolley is required
  • Pick up is at stop 15 for cruise ship passengers only; if you are not arriving on a cruise ship you will need to board at another stop.
  • Service animals allowed. Pets and emotional support animals are not allowed

Reviews(200)

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Debbie_Y
July 3, 2026
Disappointed

Our 3rd Hop On And Off Trolley experience. This one takes too long to get to where you want to go. We were an hour late to 1 excursion and never made it to another! So start early and build in alot of travel time. Also windows are poorly located to take photos. Drivers were mostly interesting and funny.

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linwal2015
May 26, 2026
Great day for a trolley ride

Wry interesting tour. Great day for an open air bus ride. Even found parking not too far away.

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Cynthia_P
May 3, 2026
Trolley ride was fun

Great experience with only one wait time of 30 minutes. Our trolly drivers Spenser, Earnest and Pudge were great.

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jessI7994RH
April 18, 2026
Mixed experience depending on operator

Very mixed experience. We did the first few stops with banzee (?) who was absolutely excellent. Funny, personable and obviously very knowledgeable. We got off at USS Constitution and picked back up later with Gemini. Guide was awful - completely undecipherable, made absolutely no sense whatsoever and felt like a waste of money and time. Very disappointed as I have done this tour before and was bringing my husband as it was always excellent.

Operator response

I’ve read your review and am sorry to hear that that was your experience. What you describe does not reflect our standards or training procedures. I have forwarded your comments to the General Manager of the Operation, and your experience is currently being looked into. I would like to assure you this is not an example of our company culture or our hospitality training. You can read about our satisfaction guarantee by selecting, "100% Satisfaction Guarantee" on our website, trolley tours dot com. Or go directly to trolleytours.com/guarantee. We hope to see you again when we can offer a better experience.

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Melissa_D
April 7, 2026
Girls Boston trip for cardi B concert

Tour operator JD was very knowledgeable about the city and the history of Boston. I definitely recommend everyone visiting to go on this tour.

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Santosha_G
April 5, 2026
Cruise

Nice atmosphere good vibes. Able to have refreshments. Great view of the harbor and city.crew onboard were extremely helpful and friendly.

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Nicola_C
March 31, 2026
The Quick Way around Boston

Each trolly driver had a unique take on Boston history, which made for a great take away from my trip. Will definitely take the time to further look at Boston history. I loved Boston, I will need to revisit.

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judydonohoe
March 1, 2026
Great way to tour snowy Boston

Great tour with Gemini - it was snowing so it was a great way for us to see Boston for the first time and avoid all the snow.

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Kim K
November 6, 2025
Hop on hop off with Crafty

Crafty was an excellent tour guide! He was engaging and informative. Kept us on our toes. If I were to rate him he would get 10 of 10.

Operator response

We’re so glad to hear you enjoyed your time with Crafty. We hope to see you again soon in one of our other destinations!

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Cathy
October 30, 2025
A perfect glimpse of Boston!

Driver was very kind and relaxed despite the difficulties with driving a big bus in small spaces with traffic. He was quite interesting with information about Boston & stories. We saw a lot in the short time we were on the tour.

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