Hop-On Hop-Off Vienna Tour: Explore Imperial Palaces, Cathedrals & River Cruise

Experience the best of Vienna with a hop-on hop-off tour, exploring imperial palaces, cathedrals, and a scenic river cruise on the Danube. Discover the city’s top highlights and enjoy 360-degree views from a double-decker bus. Don’t miss this unforgettable adventure!

Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Full Circuit Time: 110 minutes (approx.)

Bus Frequency: every 30 minutes

Customers are advised to our website or to download Our app to see the most up-to-date bus stop locations and timings. For on-the-day live bus tracking please download our App in advance.

1. Walfischgasse 2
Stop 1 - Opera / Walfischgasse

2. Walfischgasse 15
Stop 2 - House of Music / Haus der Musik

3. Rennweg 2
Stop 3 - Lower Belvedere / Unteres Belvedere

4. 1010
Stop 5 - Museums / Hofburg

5. Rathauspl. 5
Stop 6 - City Hall / Rathaus

6. Straße des Achten Mai
Stop 7 - Votive Church / Votivkirche

7. Taborstraße 1-3
Stop 8 - Schwedenplatz / Danube Canal (River Cruise)

8. 1020
Stop 9 - Prater

9. Handelskai
Stop 10 - Blue Danube / PIER 3

10. Handelskai 265
Stop 11 - Blue Danube River Cruises B / PIER 8

11. 6CR5+QF Vienna
Stop 12 - Danube Tower / Donauturm

12. 6CQF+5F Vienna
Stop 13 - Old Danube / Alte Donau

13. 6CM8+3X Vienna
Stop 14 - Uno City / DC Tower

14. 6CH6+JF Vienna
Stop 15 - Danube Island / Donauinsel

15. Parkring 12
Stop 16 - City Park / Stadtpark

Points of Interest

  • Haus der Musik

  • Wiener Staatsoper

  • Prater

  • The Hofburg

What's Included
  • Audio commentary in 13 languages plus free WiFi
  • Complimentary daily Inner City Walking Tour
  • 48-hour valid tickets
  • Scenic Vienna River Cruise
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Vienna is renowned for its royal history, as can be seen across its elegant city centre and its historical monuments. The city boasts of attractions such as the renowned Ring Street, Schönbrunn Palace, Belvedere Palace, Hofburg Palace, St Stephan’s Cathedral, Parliament, Vienna State Opera, and the Prater Amusement Park.

Take in a panoramic view of Vienna’s iconic locations with a 1 day sightseeing tour on our unique double-decker buses. The tour passes by Schönbrunn Palace, St Stephen’s Cathedral, the Belvedere, the Opera House, Museums Quarter and other attractions on 2 meticulously arranged routes, providing audio commentary on board & complimentary WIFI.

Explore the city centre on an English guided city walk.

Experience a Danube River cruise. The cruises take between 1.5 and 2 hours and offer a unique perspective of the city from the Danube River. Remember to convert our Tours ticket voucher at the DDSG River Cruise Office to get your river cruise ticket before you embark on the cruise.

  • Guided Inner City Walking Tour (starts from Red Stop 1 Opera): Daily departures, English Tour – 11:30am
  • Redeem your voucher at any of our designated stops
  • River Cruise departures may vary due to heavy rain, high- water or other circumstances – Please ask a Big Bus Staff member for detailed info.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Bridgetht8343wz
Aug 27, 2024
Get Sufi as your tour guide! - We took the walking tour with Sigi and really enjoyed it! He took his time to explain everything. Easy to understand in English.
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Lahmscribhinn
Jul 7, 2024
Look... at an imaginary but poignant North. - On the extreme tip of a lakeside promenade, set like a gem in the tiara of Lake Iseo, there is evidence of a time whose vestiges, timidly almost a modesty of yesteryear, appear only to meet curious eyes of them or looks capable of restoring them to life. But suddenly, they quietly lie down, as if to meet the ancestral rhythm of the wave rinse of a fine lake and no longer welcome the extraneous frenzy of all human activity: umbratile destiny and happened, fulfillment and finally perpetual rite of their memory. When here, embraced by all of them, it appears and stands as if it were a treasure chest, the one that is about to welcome those who carry within themselves the abandonment to the flow of their own thoughts: a place of meditated emotion, where it is accomplished that it becomes to be the Wanderer of Time and Perception. Thanks to what will happen to him, what will be given to his Soul Eyes, it will not be discovered but itinerary and common thread of self: revelation of style and hints of ingenuity in every object encountered; reason for amazement because in the presence of complete belonging to the very History of the progress of Art. The welcome of those who welcome, finally encloses the absence of Time in what envelops each guest: let this be an object... a discrete corner... the atmosphere that permeates and governs this place of conviviality... so much so that at each farewell, as the only and possible choice to soothe the inevitable absence, an indelible trace is lost: the certainty of the near future return.
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Spitthedog
Aug 19, 2024
Uncomfortable experience - The tour itself was excellent. So was the River Cruise on which we had an enjoyable lunch at reasonable price. We did not go on walking tour due to heat and knee problems. The staff were good. The reason I have only given it 3 stars is that of the 5 journeys we took only two of the buses had air conditioning. The temperature was in the 90s which made the whole experience very un comfortable.
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Mary_c
Jul 15, 2024
Bus trip ok but river trip disappointing, - None really. It was a very long slow trip. The river trip was disappointing. We did not go very far. We spent a lot of time waiting in a channel.
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Pamela_t
May 28, 2024
Great bus, awful river cruise - The hop on hop off bus was great!! However the nature river cruise was awful. The outside speakers weren’t working and the bench seat was very uncomfortable for an almost 2 hour boring boat trip.
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Exploration626198
Aug 7, 2024
HoHo Vienna big bus - Big scam, i chose this line because of the walk tour and the cruise. They are both a big trap and a scam. The walk tour the guide was mainly talking about coffee shops and tips and prices. The cruise was my worst ever, i chose the river one line B. My first day cruise was canceled without any warning so i went the following day. We spent 5 min in the river then 15 min stopping then he went into the canal. We saw nothing Except ugly graffiti and trees. Then crew said we need to leave the ship. It was so difficult to find the hoho stop. No one adviced that cruise start at stop 11 and should end at stop 8. So upset lost 2 hours ugly experience, if you choose this bus for tour and cruise, my advice they are both so bad.
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Mireiasct
Aug 6, 2024
Bad. - Very bad indication, you can not find the stops outside the center. Finding the Boat terminal impossible. But experience of my life
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Nicole_d
Aug 5, 2024
Very poor. - River cruise all industrial - very boring. Walking tour totally focused on coffee and food not the city at all. Tour guide could also not walk! Commentary on the bus was far from the normal big bus standard, it was very limited. Very disappointing.
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Glenda_m
Jul 3, 2024
Do not use Viator - The fact that prior to the tickets being issued I discovered that even though I had searched for Paris I was given Vienna I contacted Viator and was told that they couldn’t change the booking even though the tickets still didn’t come through for over an hour after I made contact I then tried to change the booking through the bus company which they also couldn’t do as the booking was made via Viator My advise is DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY
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679rahilak
Jun 23, 2024
Very poor experience - Extremely disappointed. The bus was waiting a long time in each stop. Not good description of places. No air condition in the bus in the temp of 33 degrees. The walking tour (11:30) today was the worst tour we have ever gone to. The tour guide only talked about places to eat and food. In one hour he only showed us two places - so we left after 1 terrible hour. We will never recommend this to any of our friends. Total waste of money.
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