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Thessaloniki Sightseeing: Explore Byzantine Monuments with Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour
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69 Ratings
Explore the Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Discover ancient history, stunning architecture, and panoramic coastal views.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
Bus Route (Route)
Operating Schedule: April & May: 10am - 4pm, every 30 minutes
June - September: 10am - 6pm, every 30 minutes
October: 10am - 4pm, every 30 minutes
November: 10am - 2pm, every 120 minutes
1. White Tower of Thessaloniki
2. Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
3. Holy Church of Saint Demetrius, Patron Saint of Thessalonica
4. Ano Poli
5. Leonida Iasonidou 2
6. Egnatia
7. Paleos Stathmos
8. Port of Thessaloniki
Points of Interest
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White Tower of Thessaloniki
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Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
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Port of Thessaloniki
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Church of Saint Dimitrios - Patron of Thessaloniki
What's Included
- Unlimited hop-on hop-off bus tour for 1 day
- All vouchers valid until 1 year from the date of travel
- Audio tour commentary & headphones
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drink
- Entry to attractions
Additional Information
Take in the scenic beauty of Thessaloniki on an educational and entertaining hop-on hop-off bus tour. With infinite access to the bus network for a single day, feel free to board and de-board at your leisure, catching sights of crucial landmarks along your journey. From the bus’s open-top, bask in panoramic vistas of the breathtaking coastal landscape. This ancient Greek port city invites exploration, notably at the Ano Poli (Upper Town). The on-board audio guide ensures your experience is both educational and engaging, providing intriguing insights along your journey. Your sightseeing adventure uncovers breathtaking architecture, like the Agios Dimitrios Church originating from the Byzantium empire! Thessaloniki is brimming with places to see and thanks to the bus stops conveniently located around the city, this double-decker bus tour offers a comfortable and delightful way to discover Thessaloniki.
- Season: All year round except 21st April, 5th and 7th May, 8th September, 25th, 26th and 28th October and 17th November
- April & May: First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 4pm. Buses run every 30 minutes
- June - September: First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 6pm. Buses run every 30 minutes
- October: First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 4pm. Buses run every 30 minutes
- November: First departure from Stop 1 at 10am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 2pm. Buses run every 120 minutes
- Tour duration - 75 minutes
- Guests are reminded to exchange their purchased ticket for their tour ticket with the City Sightseeing staff at Lefkos Pyrgos (Stop 1) or the bus driver upon boarding the buses
- Please make sure there is the correct City Sightseeing company applicable to your voucher when boarding
- The tour operates with double-decker buses with a capacity of 70 - 82 passengers
- Estimated frequency and duration due to traffic, weather and/ or any other conditions beyond City Sightseeing Thessaloniki’s control
- Mobile and paper vouchers are accepted for this tour. Mobile vouchers must be redeemed at Bus Stop 1 (Lefkos Pyrgos). Paper vouchers can be redeemed at any of the stops along the route.
- With your voucher, enjoy flexible access for up to 12 months from the travel date you select at check-out.
- Please note, due to a national strike and extensive marches taking place in the city centre, this tour will not operate on Tuesday 21st May
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.3
(69 Ratings)
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Elizabeta_v
Jun 17, 2024
We Loved It!!! - Great experience. Many language options and interesting places to see in Thessaloniki, Greece. Highly recommended!
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Bougiebougierson
Jun 15, 2024
Good overview of city - Did the tour as it was way too hot to walk between the main sights. Unfortunately some stops were closed due to the underground metro works.
You had to wait at least an hour before catching the next bus.
It was a good overview of the city.
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Moniquecu7612df
Nov 17, 2023
Weak narration; primarily good for getting your bearings around the city - The primary advantage of this tour is that it gives you an overview of the city, so you can get your bearings and decide where to go.
The narration is quite limited and the timing of the narration does not coincide with the sights.
Compared to hop-on-hop off tours in other major European cities, this one is quite disappointing, so temper your expectations.
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Artm400
Sep 22, 2023
Mostly positive experience - The route gets you close to all the top sights in Thessaloniki and the onboard recorded commentary is good and not too many facts. One negative is they don't have any bus stops and advise you to remember/photograph where you ate dropped off first getting back on. Unfortunately we discovered that the driver stops where there is availability on the street in question and because Thessaloniki is so busy that can be 300 metres away!
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Katharina201509
Jun 18, 2024
This can be done better - The bus ran every 40 minutes, but with no specific schedule. If you want to get on at a different station to the one you got off at, you won't find the stop because there are no stop signs or information signs indicating the exact stop. That wouldn't be a problem if the bus came more frequently; you could just take the next one. But not with a 40-minute wait. The next day we wanted to get off at the Kastel on the mountain and then walk down into town. We had considered this the day before when we did the full tour. Unfortunately the bus didn't go there the next day and there was no information about it. So we trudged through the route, which was less interesting for us, in great heat and traffic jams. Not recommended.
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Agneaua
Jun 6, 2024
ESPECIALLY NOT - We thought it would be a good idea to visit a site and take the bus back to another stop. But the routes indicated on the map given with the ticket are not always respected (probation works) and above all are not marked on the street. So difficult to find the point to take the bus again. Then the bus, according to the brochure, passes every 40/60 minutes. You never know when you are waiting if you are in the right place and for how long you have to wait. 30/40 minutes to wait is a very long time...
So we left on foot. 18€ is very expensive for a bus stop. I strongly advise against it because it is not reliable enough and poorly organized.
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Dani
May 29, 2024
Not a great experience in Thessaloniki - This was not my favorite experience during our trip to Greece. We bought our tickets online and for some reason you had to go to the second stop, not the one by the cruise port, to have them scan it. The process seemed very unorganized, it would have been easier just to buy the tickets when we got there. The stops are not clearly marked, and if you don't actively flag them down they will drive right past you and you'll have to wait for the next one. On our last leg back to port, the first floor of the bus had poop all over the floor. The only redeeming thing about the experience is that they give you headphones to listen to the guide as you go around the city, so it is a neat way to hear the history and see all the highlights of the city in one go.
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204anniee
Apr 8, 2024
Rather hostile and not worth the money - I cannot not recommend this. Text on earphones not too bad. Absolutely convinced the route on the map provided was not properly followed. My husband and I travelled from the White Tower to the castle in Old Town where we stayed for a couple of hours. When we tried to board a hop on bus to return the driver claimed he could not let us on as we could not produce a paper receipt. We did show him our clearly valid tickets on my phone ( bought on line) plus map plus red headphones issued by the company but that did not help. Because we insisted - valid tickets!!! - he begrudgingly let us on but was most unpleasant. My husband and I are both 71 and had remained polite… it was extraordinary.
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Hanocht2014
May 29, 2024
A waste of time and money - A waste of time and money. the earphone guide was not at the right time. The dawn part of the bus was full with equipment so there was no place to seat. the driver didn't speak English and wasn't kind
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V2885jxkevinh
Sep 17, 2023
Expensive ripoff. AVOID - Driver wouldn't stop at the stops. Said there wouldn't be a ride back because he probably wouldn't be coming back. Sound on the info recording was terrible and way out of synch with the tour. Total waste of already limited time.
We walked back up the hill and saw what we could get to in our limited time. No roads closed.
A complete waste of $53.
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