Dublin Sightseeing: Explore UNESCO Landmarks with Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
4.1
2,288 Ratings
Discover Dublin's UNESCO landmarks on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore at your own pace, with discounted entry to the Irish Whiskey Museum and a free walking tour.
Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Dublin City Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:15am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 5pm. Duration - 105 minutes. Frequency - every 30 minutes.
The walking tour runs at 11am every day and starts at Barnardo Square next to City Hall.
Please note, there are only 24 stops in operation on this tour

1. Irish Whiskey Museum
Irish Whiskey Museum, Trinity College, Book of Kells

2. Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle, City Hall

3. Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublinia Viking Visitor Centre

4. St Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Marsh’s Library

5. Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Teeling Whiskey Distillery, The Dublin Liberties Distillery

6. Dublin
Stop 6 - Not in use

7. Guinness Storehouse
Guinness Storehouse

8. Pearse Lyons Whiskey Distillery
Pearse Lyons Distillery

9. Irish Museum of Modern Art
Irish Museum of Modern Art

10. Dublin
Stop 10 - Not in use

11. Heuston Station
Heuston Station

12. Dublin Zoo
Phoenix Park, Dublin Zoo

13. Tipperary House Dublin/ Luggage Storage Heuston Station
Parkgate Street, Heuston Station

14. Collins Barracks
Collins Barracks, National Museum for Decorative Art & History

15. Smithfield Square
Smithfield Square, Old Jameson Distillery

16. Temple Bar
Temple Bar, The Irish Rock & Roll Museum

17. 18 Parnell Square N
Dublin Writers Museum, The Hugh Lane Gallery, Garden of Remembrance

18. O’Connell Street Upper
O’Connell Street

19. An Post, General Post Office
The GPO, Abbey Theatre

20. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Jeanie Johnston

21. Samuel Beckett Bridge
Samuel Beckett Bridge, The Convention Centre Dublin, 3Arena

22. Clayton Hotel
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Dock, U2 Studios, Shelbourne Park

23. Dublin
Stop 23 - Not in use

24. Dublin
Stop 24 - Not in use

25. Dublin
Stop 25 - Not in use

26. Dublin
Stop 26 - Not in use

27. Dublin
Stop 27 - Not in use

28. 704 Merrion Square W
Merrion Square, National History Museum, The National Gallery of Ireland

29. 32 Merrion St Upper
National Gallery - Merrion Street Upper

30. Stephen’s Green Nth, stop 790
St. Stephen’s Green, The Little Museum of Dublin, MoLI

31. 40 Dawson St
Mansion House and St Ann’s Church - Dawson Street

Points of Interest

  • Temple Bar

  • Phoenix Park

  • Guinness Storehouse

  • O’Connell Street

  • Kilmainham Gaol Museum

  • Christ Church Cathedral

  • Dublin Zoo

  • Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)

  • Merrion Square

  • Irish Whiskey Museum

  • St Stephens Green

  • River Liffey

  • Dublin Castle

  • Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

  • The Dublin Liberties Distillery

  • Pearse Lyons Distillery

  • Dublin Writers Museum

  • EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

  • Convention Centre Dublin

  • Windmill Lane Recording Studios

What's Included
  • 10% discount at Lazy Bike Tours
  • 10% discount at Irish Whiskey Museum
  • Guided Walking Tour Included
  • Unlimited Hop-On Hop-Off Access for 24/48/72 Hours
  • Free Travel for Kids: Two children (4-12) per paying adult
  • 5% discount at Irish Day Tours
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
Additional Information

Enjoy Dublin at your leisure with a limitless hop-on hop-off bus tour valid for 24, 48, or 72 hours! Explore all the amazing facets of this beautiful city, such as the Guinness Storehouse, Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin Zoo, Christchurch Cathedral, The Irish Whiskey Museum, City Hall, and many spectacular landmarks! From the open-top deck, you can appreciate a breathtaking 360-degree view of the area. Feel free to disembark the double-decker bus anytime to examine attractions more closely. An on-board audio guide available in 8 languages will enrich your knowledge about Dublin’s past as you travel through the city. Enjoy added benefits like discounted entrance to the Irish Whiskey Museum and a complimentary walking tour, making your tour even more captivating. Moreover, every adult ticket allows two children aged 4-12 to ride for free!

  • Tour operates All year round (except on Christmas Day), and runs daily.
  • First departure from Stop 1 at 9:15am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 5:00pm. Duration - 105 minutes. Frequency - every 30 minutes, however this is subject to change depending on the time of day and year; please check locally for the latest timetable.
  • Tour begins at the Irish Whiskey Museum, however passengers can hop on to the tour at any bus stop along the route.
  • You must bring a mobile or printed voucher for this tour.
  • Mobile vouchers can be redeemed at any of stops along the route. Paper vouchers must be redeemed at one of the following tourist offices: 37 College Green, Dublin 2. 69 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1.
  • Buses provide a multilingual audio tour commentary.
  • With your voucher, enjoy flexible access for up to 12 months from the travel date you select at check-out.
  • 1 child (aged 4-12) can travel for free with every 2 paying adults. No ticket required for the child
  • The walking tour departs every day at 10am, 11am and 2pm and starts beside the Spire Monument. Customers will need to show their ticket to the guide. The tour lasts approximately 3 hours
  • Please note, there are only 24 stops in operation on this tour
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Travellangworthy
Oct 13, 2021
It was nice - It was fun and informative, the reason it received a lower rating is because there were audio problems, the sound would go out when a bump was hit. Also it was a bugger of a time finding the office to get my ticket validated before getting on the bus. If the driver could just scan my phone that would be much more preferable.
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Destination609664
Sep 9, 2023
Unprofessional Driver - We used this hop-on, hop-off bus service while in Dublin on September 7 and 8. We chose them because of our good experience with them while visiting San Antonio, TX last year; we will not be using them again after our experience in Dublin. Our first driver and friendly and knowledgeable. However, when we hopped back on at a scheduled stop, we found our second driver rude and indifferent. We sat up top to enjoy the sights, and noticed right away that he did not play the narration as we traveled along the route passing two of the sites. He abruptly pulled off the road, not at a scheduled stop, and we heard loud talking and yelling. We thought perhaps there was a dispute with a customer. We sat for at least 10 minutes with the loud talking continuing; easily heard by every passenger on the bus. As he pulled out onto the road, the loud, angry talking continued as did the lack of commentary. He went only a few hundred feet and pulled off the road again as the loud yelling and talking continued. We sat for 5 minutes before we finally decided we had had enough and we were leaving the bus. As we got down to the first level, we looked at a passenger who reported "he is taking and making personal phone calls; it is so unprofessional". And indeed, we saw and realized that the loud voice and yelling we were hearing was the driver. We eventually made our way to the Dublin office to complain, but found ourselves ignored; not greeted or acknowledged in anyway; so once again we left. Later that day, we decided to try it again; we lodged a complaint with that driver and he too was indifferent. I would not recommend this company. Rather, use BigBus Dublin. They have better buses and an app that you can use to let you know when to expect the next bus instead of just standing there and hoping for the best.
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Cameron_m
Jul 15, 2022
Wouldn’t do it again - We were not advised that the bus came only once an hour. We arrived at the stop to see the bus pulling out at 10 am so we had yo wait an hour for the next one, which was half an hour late, the speakers didn’t work so we could not hear the commentary. It was better on the upper deck but it was cold and windy so we moved back down. We would have done better on a city bus just driving around the city…
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Thomas_m
May 9, 2022
Too much time between... - Too much time between buses at stops. Seem disorganized. Tapes of attractions missing in spots. Shoddy
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Alex
Feb 16, 2023
Terrible service - Just an awful experience with City Sightseeing. We've used them extensively before in other cities and they're normally good, but hidden in tiny print behind a little + icon on the website, it tells you that they operate hourly in Dublin - far less frequent than in most of the cities we've been to before. We never did manage to exchange our pre-purchased voucher for a ticket, and over a long weekend in Dublin we only saw one of their buses on 2 occasions. Don't bother with them here. There's two good alternatives in DoDublin (the green buses which come every 20/30 minutes) or Big Bus (no personal experience), both of which have live guides who are far more entertaining than the pre-recorded stuff you'll get here. Contacting City Sightseeing afterwards it's very clear they don't care once they have your money. Avoid at all costs.
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194raphaelk
Jan 30, 2023
bad - Total Foolery You wait at least 45 minutes for the bus. Meanwhile, the green hop-on and hop-off bus and the other red bus pass you twice. We then decided to take the green bus and wanted the money back because we had not used the bus tickets at all. No chance, although we bought them online and should actually get the money back according to EU law. But they are not interested in that, they speculate that in the end you will accept it. Unbelievably unfriendly. Not Dublin-like. Avoid this organisation!!!
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Y723lgjeromec
Nov 7, 2022
It is a rip off - This is a rip off. The site says that they run every 45-60 minutes but we waited for more than an hour and ended up taking "bigbus tours" (slightly more expensive) but they run every 20 minutes. Although we didn't use the tickets, "City Sightseeing" did not provide any refund on the tickets. DON'T USE THEM, spend 10 euros extra with one of the other 2 companies instead!
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294jennan
Nov 7, 2022
DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY - Total waste of money, road the bus only one time 2 days in as it was near impossible to find a bus as we watched loads of other company busses arrive and leave time and time again. Purchase with one of the other companies if you choose a hop in hop off. Terrible service
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Brittany_v
May 15, 2022
Don’t use - Terrible. Buses run every hour where the other companies run every 20 mins. Don’t waste your time. You’ll be better off walking
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Lesley_t
Oct 31, 2021
Terrible experience driver very rude - Bus was 50 mins late went from stop 18 straight to 1 then back to 18 Tour was not completed - wasted money on this tour
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