Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour
3.5
Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour
By Big Bus Sydney
A Sydney and Bondi Beach bus tour lets you enjoy all the benefits of a guided tour—including hassle-free transportation and onboard audio commentary—while exploring the sights at your own pace. Tickets are valid for 24 or 48 hours, so you can hop on and off at attractions like Sydney Harbour, the Rocks, Royal Botanic Garden, and Hyde Park, or simply enjoy the views from an open-top double-decker bus.
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€41.32
Ages 3-99
Duration: 1h 30m
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Mobile ticket
German, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Highlights
- Convenient hop-on hop-off transportation on an open-top double-decker bus
- Several stops around the city including Sydney Harbour, Bondi Beach, and Darling Harbour
- Onboard audio commentary ensures you don’t miss anything
- Travel along two routes with buses departing regularly for your convenience
- Choice of 24 hour or 48 hour pass
- Pre-recorded commentary in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean
- Up to 34 stops to Hop-on and Hop-off
- Free WiFi Onboard
- Make your way to any of the stops (see itinerary) to validate your 24- or 48-hour ticket, then hop aboard one of the open-top double-decker buses. Your tickets offer access to both the Sydney and Bondi Beach bus routes, which connect at Cook and Phillip Park, 100 William Street or Central Station stops. You can jump on and off as many times as you like on each circuit. Perhaps get off at Sydney Harbour to enjoy magnificent views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House, take a stroll around Hyde Park or the Royal Botanic Garden, or explore Chinatown. Or visit Sydney Fish Market, watch the surfers at Bondi Beach, and discover neighborhoods like the Rocks and Paddington. While onboard, don’t forget to plug in your headphones and listen to the audio commentary, which points out all the main attractions along the route, and offers background history and fun facts to help you learn more about the Harbour City.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5010SYDNEY- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- When booking the 24 or 48 hour Pass, only the lead passenger name is required for a booking. At time of booking you only need to enter 1 adult to complete your booking
- Infants aged 0 to 3 years travel free of charge
- Most travellers can participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- Which attractions will I visit with Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:
- Sydney Tower Eye Observation Deck
- Hyde Park Barracks
- Australian Museum
- Sea Life Sydney Aquarium
- Darling Harbour
- How much is Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour?
- Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour price starts from €41.18. Discover and book Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour cancellation policy?
- Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour?
- Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour is hosted by Big Bus Sydney. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Big Bus Sydney on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Big Bus Sydney and Bondi Hop-on Hop-off Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5010SYDNEY
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Shaggle11
00It’s Amazing!!!!
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royat551
00Amazing
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Dave P
00Woefully disorganised waste of time
Ridiculously priced "service" that is by no way hop on hop off. Buses every 45 minutes and poorly organised. If I c…
Peter M
00Sydney Hop on Hop Off Bus
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tawsifamin93
00Amazing Experience with a great Driver named ADAM.
Bus driver ADAM was a great guy. He was helpful, friendly & good hearted Men. Even after end of his duty time, he w…
Paul C
00Disappointing and poor value
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AnnieIlario
00Great service from Jo
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00Poor experience
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Blesssssssss
00The Best of Sydney
Great drivers Adam and Scott was great. Specially Adam he went out of his way to hep me get around and other passen…
angelat654
00Didn’t disappoint - fantastic value with the best staff
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Roobythepug
00Waste of time and money
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00enjoyable trip
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00Explore your own city
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Vesna M
00Good for getting an idea about the city
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3.5
459 reviews
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Very good
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Average
65
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Jay M
18 contributions
Feb 2023
For the price, it is a great way to spend the day seeing downtown Sydney. They provide earphones so you can hear narration during the ride. We rode the entire loop to see the town, then continued again to get off at a couple stops to shop and eat. The app works pretty well to let you know when the bus will arrive at a nearby stop to Hop back on. You can save on the cost if you pre-purchase your ticket on a site like Trip Advisor. We paid the bus directly, which was over $50 per person.
Written 15 February 2023
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Jay M, reviews like this give us motivation and help us ensure we provide high-quality care.
Written 25 February 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
lexmiller
Burlington, MA1,117 contributions
Mar 2023
Loved this tour. We'd read some not so positive reviews but we simply can't figure out why?! We "hopped on" in The Rocks and we never actually "hopped off" as our goal was to get an overview of the city and it's neighborhoods, seeing what was out there - so we stayed on. We did the city route which took you near and far, though not to Bondi - that's a different route, also offered by Big Bus. The narration is brilliant - individual headsets tied to a recording with a crystal clear speaker speaking through the headsets in your language of choice. So often, you ride one of these buses and the live human in the flesh speaker is impossible to understand because the audio system onboard the bus is not the best, or you may have hearing issues or who knows what as there are so many reasons it can go wrong. No problem here, with your own individual headsets tied to the recording, which is GPS activated. Highly recommend! We learned a lot and had a wonderful time.
Written 27 May 2023
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Thank you for posting a five star review and detailing such a wonderful experience you had on our buses while you were in Sydney. Big Bus is the perfect way to have an overview of Sydney city and Bondi and the harbour bays. We offer our fun and informative commentary in eight languages to allow our guests to immerse themselves in history and culture throughout our tours. Your review will be passed on to our fantastic team of drivers who strive to ensure the best experiences for all of our guests. Thank you once again for your review and we hope to see you back in Sydney soon.
Written 29 May 2023
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Jorge P
Pinecrest, FL5 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
The bus goes to all the tourist spots but the wait time between buses is very long. You loose a lot valuable time waiting at bus stops. There is a usual wait of 30-45 mins between buses. At busy times like early morning buses are so full that you have to wait to get in another bus making the wait even longer. When you only have a couple of days to see the city it’s not worth it. The option of a hopper cruise in the bay is very nice and relaxing.
Written 27 February 2023
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Thank you for providing us some feedback on our frequencies. We are sorry that you felt you had waited at length for our buses. At busy times such as the morning, we use more buses to increase the frequency and reduce wait times. We of course value this feedback and will endeavour to improve our service even further. We are happy to hear that you had a relaxing day on our beautiful harbour. Thank you for your feedback once again.
Written 9 March 2023
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Xstchlady
South Portland, ME66 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
Get more than 2 buses driving this route. The first bus arrived full and the 2nd bus had room for 12 people. More music was played on the headsets than locality information given over them. The info given needs to be expanded and updated. I felt the lack of info given and the time taken to issue tickets at each stop made this an unacceptable tour. There has to be a better way to issue tickets. Most cities have you purchase tickets at kiosks or online which we did.
I felt sorry for the drivers being responsible for so many people. They also had to issue tickets at each stop when new people were boarding which took a lot of time. The driver cannot be responsible for keeping the bus sanitized and we didn’t see anyone else wiping it down and sanitizing it.
I felt sorry for the drivers being responsible for so many people. They also had to issue tickets at each stop when new people were boarding which took a lot of time. The driver cannot be responsible for keeping the bus sanitized and we didn’t see anyone else wiping it down and sanitizing it.
Written 21 October 2022
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We are sorry your tour fell short of your expectations on this day. At certain times of the day our tours experience a higher volume of customers. We plan ahead to prevent crowded buses and delayed services. Our buses are checked every day before service so we can ensure that no commentary or other technical issues arise during the day. It is unfortunate you experienced these issues on this occasion. Thank you for your feedback, it is valuable for our continual improvement at Big Bus Sydney.
Written 10 November 2022
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Mel H
Palatine, IL18 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
Don’t plan on being able to go on the Bondi route. We bought a two-day ticket planning to do the red route one day and the blue route the next. The day with the red route went smoothly. However, the next day we were unable to use our pass due to full buses. We waited about 20-30minutes for a blue tour bus at the William Street stop. When it came we were told it was full. Waited another 50-60 minutes for the next blue bus. Also full. At that point we threw in the towel and went to the Australian Museum for the day. Even if we had eventually been able to get on the blue line, I would have been afraid to get off at Bondi Beach (or anywhere else) for fear of being stranded there. I have emailed the company, but have not received a response. I feel I am owed a partial refund. They are obviously overselling tickets for the amount of buses they are running. Definitely DO NOT RECOMMEND,
Written 5 January 2023
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915melh, thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience with us. It is clear that on this occasion we have not been able to reach the standards that coan normally be expected of us. We've taken your feedback into account and have already started taking measures to reduce overcrowding. In the meantime please do reach out to us on infoAU@bigbustours.com - we would love an opportunity to make this right.
Best - Ollie @ Big Bus
Written 11 January 2023
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Denise
Gravesend, UK18 contributions
Mar 2023
Seeing all around Sydney so that you could plan your visit in greater detail was a really good way to do this. The Big Red Bus, where we started, was also where we boarded to begin our trip to Bondi Beach after we had completed our round the city tour. For the length of time each tour took we thought it good value for money. You see a great deal. Have free commentary in various language choices. We were lucky as the weather was good so sat at the top on the open top bus. Especially for camera shots! Would recommend.
Written 3 April 2023
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Dee ce
Oamaru, New Zealand89 contributions
Took the tour on 12th Feb, caught the first red bus tour of the morning. Great way to see Sydney and work out what there is on offer. We had pre booked as had many others, it got a little busy because several people needed to pay and wanted to ask questions.
Do your homework and check which tour you want, the more pro active you are the better your trip will be. I recommend downloading the app, great for tracking the busses en route and where the pick up spots are. The driver was a bit swamped, so he let everyone on and sorted tickets later to avoid too late a start. Smart move driver. After a few stops we had to transfer to another bus to continue red tour as our bus had to do blue tour. However, the driver made it quite clear what was happening and made sure everyone who wanted to swap busses could. Not ideal, but the driver did his best, some people are like herding sheep!!, it's not always the company's fault if things don't go smoothly. We managed to see loads by hopping on and off and sometimes walking a short distance to get on at a stop further along. At the end of the day, we wanted to curtail some of the tour. At this point a couple of the drivers were truly helpful, gave us great and detailed advice and even called one of the other buses to say we were trying to get across to his route. Great service drivers. Thankyou so much, you made our trip great. 😊👏👏
Do your homework and check which tour you want, the more pro active you are the better your trip will be. I recommend downloading the app, great for tracking the busses en route and where the pick up spots are. The driver was a bit swamped, so he let everyone on and sorted tickets later to avoid too late a start. Smart move driver. After a few stops we had to transfer to another bus to continue red tour as our bus had to do blue tour. However, the driver made it quite clear what was happening and made sure everyone who wanted to swap busses could. Not ideal, but the driver did his best, some people are like herding sheep!!, it's not always the company's fault if things don't go smoothly. We managed to see loads by hopping on and off and sometimes walking a short distance to get on at a stop further along. At the end of the day, we wanted to curtail some of the tour. At this point a couple of the drivers were truly helpful, gave us great and detailed advice and even called one of the other buses to say we were trying to get across to his route. Great service drivers. Thankyou so much, you made our trip great. 😊👏👏
Written 11 February 2020
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Louise J
Cardigan, UK113 contributions
Had to wait for an hour at the maritime museum for the first bus of the day to finally arrive. Phoned the company to double check service was even running as it was Monday. Some other customers at the bus stop gave up. Live tracking wasn’t working for this bus either so couldn’t see when it would arrive.
If you want to transfer onto the Bondi route there is a 40 minute wait outside the Australian museum.
The audio tour was enjoyable and the music was fun.
If you want to transfer onto the Bondi route there is a 40 minute wait outside the Australian museum.
The audio tour was enjoyable and the music was fun.
Written 7 December 2022
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Hi Louisejamesy thank you for taking the time to leave us your honest feedback. At Big Bus we pride ourselves on having the technology to help you find your bus, and enjoy a great commentary experience once you're on it. I can see that in this case we've failed to reach the mark - if you would be able to get in touch with us on infoAU@bigbustours.com with more info of when and where these issues occurred it would be much appreciated so we can put things right.
Written 23 December 2022
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Matias A
1 contribution
Jan 2023 • Family
Why go to the hustle of using public transport when you can wait 30-45 minutes on your stop and really get to know your surroundings? Once boarded, you can relax without friends and family interruptions, who will be at far away seats. Enjoy a repeating 5 song track set as you quickly roam trough the city, with only brief moments of audio guide information to distract you from your music. The cherry on the top? More than enough opportunities to tan your skin with surprisingly long stops every few blocks at the sun.
Written 3 January 2023
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Hi Y2233ggmatiasa, we appreciate your honest review. We set a high standard for ourselves, so we are disappointed to hear that your experience with us was not a positive one.
Written 6 January 2023
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Suresh I
1 contribution
Dec 2022 • Friends
We bought the ticket at circular quay at 10:15 and the lady guided us to George St to catch the bus due in 8 minutes. We reached there in 3 minutes. The bus came at 11:10 but was full, the next bus picked us up at 12:00. The driver was more determined to off load us to accommodate more passengers. He promised the bus for Bondi Beach will pick us up in 30 minutes. It is already 12:50, no bus has turned up yet. It is a rip-off.
Written 8 December 2022
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Hi 752sureshi, we regret your most recent visit with us was not up to the standards we strive for. This was clearly a frustrating experience, and we'd love to put things right - please contact us on infoAU@bigbustours.com, and we will do our best to make it up to you!
Written 23 December 2022
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Aftabfarooqi
Union City, CA3 contributions
I am in Sydney for less than 24 hours. What is the duration of each red and blue line trio from the central station. Assume I am not getting off at all. Thanks.
LamsUK
United Kingdom27 contributions
Hi Aftabfarooqi,
Although Red is the City route it was the longest, I think from memory it took approximately 2 hours to do the full cycle (no hop-off).
Blue is Bondi Beach route and it took approximately 90 minutes in total (although we did hop-off at one stop).
Hope this helps :)
What time is the first departure? And where will it be?
Thank you
LamsUK
United Kingdom27 contributions
Hi Kevin T,
So sorry for the late reply.
Download the BigBus app and it will give you real time estimates for each stop for both routes (we found this very helpful).
Start time from memory was approximately 9:30am but you can hop onto the nearest stop which is most convenient for you.
If you have any questions the Bus Drivers were very helpful and friendly too.
Hope this wasn’t too late of information 😅
Is the Maritime Museum stop at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Murry St., Darling Harbour
Is the Maritime Museum stop at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Murry St., Darling Harbour
Luis Lizama
Santiago, Chile6 contributions
Cuál es la parada más cercana al Hotel Ovolo Wooloomooloo en la que se puede comenzar el tour?
Discover25280896256
Goodyear, AZ
Our cruise stops at White Bay Terminal on Nov 9th. Does a HOHO bus stop and drops off here?
OVERSZ
South Island, New Zealand1,100 contributions
yes
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