Tours/Glasgow/City Sightseeing Glasgow Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Viator

City Sightseeing Glasgow Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

4.3(1,958)Glasgow1 hour
VIATOR4.2(635)TRIPADVISOR4.4(1,323)

Description

Explore Glasgow, one of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan destinations in Europe with this 1 or 2-day unlimited hop-on hop-off bus tour of the Red Route. From the open-top deck you'll have fabulous views of Scotland's largest city, and everything it has to offer, including impressive architecture, history and culture! Sit back for a relaxing loop of the tour whilst enjoying the on-board audio tour commentary in a variety of languages.

Tour Options

2-Day Bus Ticket - Red Route
  • 2-Day Bus Ticket: This ticket includes a 2-day hop-on hop-off bus tour
1-Day Bus Ticket - Red Route
  • 1-Day Bus Ticket: This ticket includes a 1-day hop-on hop-off bus tour

Highlights

Audio commentary available in 7 languages + free headphones
Vouchers valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
Stops near all the major sights
Live guide in English from April to September
1 or 2-day hop-on hop-off bus tour

What's included

Included
Audio commentary available in 7 languages + free headphones
Vouchers valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
Stops near all the major sights
Live guide in English from April to September
1 or 2-day hop-on hop-off bus tour
Not included
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Food and drinks, unless specified
Entry to attractions

Traveller Ratings

4.3
1,958 reviews
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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
  • 22nd May - 25th June: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:30am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 4:30pm. Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • 26th June - 30th August: First departure from Stop 1 at 9am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 5:30pm. Frequency: every 15 minutes
  • 31st August - 28th September: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:30am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 4:30pm. Frequency: every 20 minutes
  • From 29th September: First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 4pm. Frequency: every 30 minutes
  • Tour duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes approximately
  • Mobile and printed paper vouchers are accepted on the tour and can be redeemed at any of the stops along the route
  • Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the travel date selected at check-out
  • Full accessibility for wheelchair users is available on all the tours. One dedicated wheelchair space is available on the lower deck of each bus
  • Updates in place until further notice:
  • Stop 1 - Temporary Stop 1 located on George Street across from the City Chambers
  • Stop 3 - Tennent's Brewery: Temporarily unavailable due to roadworks. Please use Stop 2 Cathedral Square as your nearest boarding point
  • Stop 13 - Govan Stones: Temporarily unavailable due to roadworks. Please use Stop 14 Fairfield as your nearest boarding point
  • Saturday 4th July: The tour will be operating a half route due to Orange Order marches taking place

Reviews(1,958)

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Marisa_B
July 3, 2026
Good view of Glasgow with lots of History

Very educational and good price. Riders may want to choose a bus with headphone tour so that they may hear best and in their own language. Bus on July 1st boarded at alternate stop and better visuals or communication would be helpful. Some of route had adjustments due to roadworks (with 2 stops out of order but adjacent stops very close for backtracking). For this reason we are not sure of entire route for future, but we thoroughly enjoyed the entire ride and decided not to disembark at any point.

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LolaMay30
July 1, 2026
Great way to see the sights

A great way to get around some of the key points in Glasgow, just wish I had more than 1 day to go around! I did a fair bit of hopping on and off, and also did a full circuit with one of the actual guides rather than the headphones. This was really fun and informative, so thank you Davey! The buses were quite busy at times, but there was still room to accommodate everyone. There were some access issues which are understandable as some roads are still closed following the recent fire near Central train station, but it wasn’t very clear were stop 1 was at first. Can’t be helped while so much work is going on in the city centre though, and we didn’t seem to get stuck in any major traffic which is a massive plus! My 1 day ticket was £20 and I definitely got my moneys worth.

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Meander54804072713
July 1, 2026
Hop on hop off tour

Excellent tour, thoroughly enjoyed the commentary as we travelled along with very friendly driver. Would highly recommend the tour.

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394andeb
June 30, 2026
Not for me

Disappointed. I wanted to learn more about the city of Glasgow, which seemed ordinary to me. I feared missing out on its history, so I took this bus. However, its route was not what I had hoped for as it took us to the outskirts of the city. Headphones allow us to access explanations provided in 7 languages, but between two comments, a deafening music fills our ears when we could just absorb the sounds of the city. I do not recommend this useless experience at 20 pounds.

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mcam1234
June 29, 2026
Good tour

Good tour. Great value for a family. Great music throughout the commentary.

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890heatherd
June 29, 2026
Fun tour

As someone who lives in Glasgow I took the tour with my son for novelty value. Lots of fun. A one off tho.

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andyadkinsa
June 28, 2026
Bus Stop Chaos

Well my friend and I when visiting somewhere new, always lie to book a two day Open Top Bus Tour, doing the circuit to find out places we wanted to hop off on when we went out on the second day. As we are fairly elderly, we like places with easy access. We identified the Riverside Museum and the Kelvin grove Museum as the two places we would like to visit, and set off with that intention. Everything was going smoothly but when we got to the Riverside the bus carried straight on, instead of following the route it had taken the previous day and stopping outside the museum, there were so roadworks going on, but our bus the previous day had gone down through these to the Museum. It actually stopped at a normal bus stop further down the road, but this was too far for us to walk back, about 4 other people had wanted to get off her, but none did in the end. When we got off and Kelvin grove my friend asked the driver why he didn't go down to the Museum, and he said because of the roadworks. My friend pointed out that the bus yesterday had gone down and stopped there, but the driver just said we had been told at the start of the tour that we would not be going down, which we had not. We could not have been running behind schedule as we had an unannounced 5 minutes stop at the Vets Campus so the driver and his friend could have a Vape. We also found on this trip that the pre recorded commentary did not quite sync to where we were on the route so we were looking for things that weren't there! On the bus back from Kelvin grove there was a lady doing a live commentary, which was so much better than the prerecorded one, so I would recommend trying to get on a trip with a live commentary

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Samantha C
June 28, 2026
Great chilled, informative and interesting experience, would definitely do again.

Free earphones so you can listen to your guide as you tour, very informative and a lovely chilled activity. Has made me want to do this again wherever I go. On two of the trips there were live guides which added a more intimate and often humorous feel but did equally enjoy not having a guise so I could just switch off and chill. Would recommend this as you can just hop on and off and wander about exploring!

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Bryan_V
June 26, 2026
Good tour with one recommendation.

It a good tour and you see the highlights of Glasgow. We enjoyed it. The only thing I would recommend is that you take the tour with the live guide instead of the recorded narration where you listen through ear buds.

Operator response

Hi Bryan_V, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your City Sightseeing Glasgow Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour 🚍 We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and were able to see the highlights of Glasgow. It’s great to know you had a positive experience overall. We also appreciate your helpful recommendation regarding the live guide option versus the recorded audio. Feedback like this is very valuable and has been shared with our local team for consideration. We hope to welcome you again soon for another City Sightseeing experience! Best regards, Quality Department

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Bonnie_M
June 26, 2026
No good signage of...

No good signage of temporary stops due to construction! Talked with three others trying to find the stop along the river....no one could find where the stop was. One driver clearly did not want to be doing his job. Wasted a good part of our one day in Glasgow. Edinburgh hop on hop off was ran awesome!! Glasgow couldn't compare! Reached out via messaging for help at the time...and have yet to hear back the next day.

Operator response

Hi Bonnie_M, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your City Sightseeing Glasgow Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour 🚍 We are very sorry to hear about the difficulties you experienced finding the temporary stops due to construction and the lack of clear signage. We also regret that you were unable to get the assistance you needed at the time and that your message was not responded to promptly. This is not the level of service we aim to provide, and we fully understand your frustration. Your comments have been shared with our local team for review, particularly regarding stop communication, driver service, and customer support responsiveness. We appreciate your feedback and hope we may have the opportunity to provide you with a much better experience in the future. Best regards, Quality Department

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