Hop On Hop Off Double Decker Bus Tour of Philadelphia

Name: Hop On Hop Off Double Decker Bus Tour of Philadelphia
Brand: Philadelphia TrolleyWorks
SKU: 13471P18
Price: 36.00 USD
Rating: 4.0 (59 reviews)

Philadelphia, USA

Hop on Hop off Trolley Tour of Philadelphia

From $36.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

1 hour 30 minutes
Offered in: English

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Overview

Philadelphia has it all, from major historical sites to art museums and pop culture landmarks. Optimize your sightseeing experience with a hop-on hop-off bus tour that lets you see all of the City of Brotherly Love’s most famous attractions while getting off to explore on foot as much as you wish.

Take in the city views from the open-air top of a double-decker bus
Your guide will educate and entertain with live commentary along the route
27 stops, including Reading Terminal Market, South Street, and the Rocky Statue
Get on or off at any stop on the route

What's Included

Local guide
Live commentary on board
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Hop On Hop Off

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Market St & 6th St
Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
Stop 1 is on the Southwest corner of 6th and Market Streets

Start time

Opening hours

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Philadelphia Visitor Center (Pass By)

Betsy Ross House (Pass By)

United States Mint (Pass By)

National Constitution Center (Pass By)

Philadelphia Chinatown (Pass By)

Reading Terminal Market (Pass By)

City Hall Visitor Center (Pass By)

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Pass By)

Barnes (Pass By)

Rodin Museum (Pass By)

Eastern State Penitentiary (Pass By)

Perelman Building (Pass By)

Philadelphia Zoo (Pass By)

Please Touch Museum (Pass By)

Rocky Statue (Pass By)

Philadelphia Museum of Art (Pass By)

The Franklin Institute (Pass By)

One Liberty Observation Deck (Pass By)

The Bellevue Hotel - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt (Pass By)

Academy of Music (Pass By)

Pine Street (Pass By)

South Street (Pass By)

Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Pass By)

Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing (Pass By)

Penn's Landing (Pass By)

Old City (Pass By)

Faith And Liberty Discovery Center (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Operating hours vary by season
Not wheelchair accessible

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 65 travelers

Operated by Philadelphia TrolleyWorks

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

59 reviews

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Good for the family- covers a lot

Rebecca_V, Apr 2024

We had 8 people on our party, including a 7 and 9 year old. We all enjoyed and learned a lot from the narration. The staff both on and off the bus was helpful and kind. We took advantage of the hop on, hop off feature, and this worked at most stops. However, we ended waiting 40 minutes at one stop and started walking the route. We ended up finding staff on route a few stops away and they updated us on when next bus would come. I’m wondering if lunch time affected what was supposed to be 25 minutes between buses. This extra waiting is the only thing preventing a 5 star rating, other than this frustrating wait, we had a great time, learned and saw a lot of Philadelphia history.

Awesome

Sam_H, Mar 2024

AWESOME experience, they even waited on me. The ride was so informative, they are really good at explaining things as we go by historic sites. I highly recommend this tour for your travel plans.

Hop on Hop Off

Jermaine_D, Feb 2024

The tour was amazing and the staff was great. Due to construction, we were unable to go to the Riverside.

Convenient and Friendly

Russmga1, Dec 2023

Uncle Bruce was very friendly and informative. We went exploring after the first revolution and ended at the Reading Terminal Street Market to hop on. Called and got instructions for hop on to Rodin. Then as we waited for LYFT to hotel, Brucie came by and made sure we didn’t a ride on the circuit again. Empressive!

Feeling the love in the City of Brotherly Love!

pkulesa, Dec 2023

Tour guide was so knowledgeable and really made the tour a wonderful experience! He shared historical and local history and brought comedy into the tour. Great job!

Weekend trip

Zenovia_m, Oct 2023

Really enjoyed Eastern State Penitentiary. Bus tour was very nice. I like that you can hop off at any stop and another bus will come very 20mins. The bus seats are a bit tight on the smaller side. At times the bus got extremely crowded.

Great overview of the city

renee_s, Aug 2023

Can’t beat the experience when going to a new city. Guides were knowledgable and the sights were the highlights you’d want to see. Do it early on your trip so you get familiar with the city.

Fun Time

Carrie_C, Aug 2023

Tour guides were knowledgeable, funny and interesting. Saw the city and was able to get on and off with ease

The most bang for your buck.

Vanessa_W, Jul 2023

I was able to visit multiple places over the day. It’s well worth it. I learned so much and actually saw many of the places I teach about.

Terrible experience

Jane_H, Feb 2023

We waited at several different location for up to 30 minutes and never saw a bus. We have used this company in other cities and never had an issue. We spent close to $100 in Uber fees to get from place to place

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Hello, We are sorry that you were disappointed with your experience. However, during the winter months, the buses run approximately every 45-60 minutes. Philadelphia Trolley Works

Was a little disappointed ;(

Lisa_L, Nov 2022

The Tour guides and bus drivers were outstanding but the experience wasn’t that great as long as you stayed on the bus you were good but when you hopped off you could spend 45minutes to an hour waiting for a bus. I always do these tours in every city I go to and this one was not the best.

Somewhat educational during the tour

Stephen_A, Jul 2022

Had trouble finding the QR code for the reservation. Need better get instructions. Has to copy site url onto another web browser to work.

A must see!!

Tom_M, Oct 2021

Whole tour was excellent. Didn't realize Ben Franklin was such an overachiever. Tour guide was very knowledgeable of Philly and its history

Pretty Disappointed

Maegan_I, Oct 2021

I've done big bus tours in other cities and this one was not great. They sped through the tour so quickly that you didn't really get to see the sights unless you were at a designated stop. The live tour guide was nice and fairly interesting. And just FYI this tour and the red double decker bus are the same tour under different names. If I had it to do over, I wouldn't spend the money.

See the high points of Phily in 90 mims

Erin_O, Oct 2021

Able to see multiple historic sites. Mike, the guide, very knowledgeable. It is nice when options for two companies merge in the off season. Reminder, Tuesdays museums are closed.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Hello Erin_O, Glad to hear you enjoyed the tour! Thanks for the review. Philadelphia Trolley Works

10/10 👍

ilikeboba, Aug 2021

Our tour guide was amazing!! He made so many jokes and made the day very enjoyable. The driver was very safe. And I learned many facts while having an enjoyable time

Wonderful!!

Sally_B, Jul 2021

The driver Will and the beautiful young lady was fantastic! So knowable! Would definitely do it again when we come back!! Seating was a little tight! We didn’t get time to hop on and hop off because it took us over an hour to figure out where to go and where to park! But just to see the great historical sites was great! Looking forward to doing it again!

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for choosing Philadelphia Trolley Works & Big Bus. I am pleased you enjoyed your tour experience, and your feedback is appreciated.

Very bad

Jackeline_P, Jun 2021

very bad experience..Unkind drivers I bought my visit with this company and it was the other company who made me the tour..around the city ... I was presented with the inconvenience that I lost my car keys and they were totally indifferent to my concern while the other company attended to me asking themselves to find out if by chance among their colleagues someone gave them a lost key

Rainy day ride not so good

Pete_R, Jun 2021

Unfortunately it was a rainy day and the upper deck really couldn’t be used. The red buses had enough room for most everyone but the brown buses are tiny in the bottom section. They also have a wrap over the windows which makes it very hard to see out. Do not use the Big Bus If you plan to sit in the lower section as you cannot see. Also unfortunately in the particular Big Bus that we were in the speakers were very scratchy and it was tough for us to understand the commentator read We’ve used a number of bus tours and this was only fair

Hop on hop off

Margaret_D, Jun 2021

Seeing and hearing about the sites. Both our guides were super great! We highly recommend it. Watch out for tree branches Ha!

Response from Host, Jun 2021

Thank you for choosing Philadelphia Trolley Works & Big Bus. I am pleased you enjoyed your tour experience, and your feedback is appreciated.