Dublin Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

Tour Overview

We’ve been bringing visitors to all of Dublin city’s top attractions since 1988 and we’re masters at showing you the best Dublin city has to offer.

The Hop-on Hop-off tour has 25 convenient stops around the city to all the major attractions around the city like:

• Guinness Storehouse - Stop 16
• Trinity College - Stop 4
• Books of Kells - Stop 4
• Little Museum of Dublin - Stop 7
• EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum - Stop D
• The Jeanie Johnston - Stop D
• Teeling Whiskey Distillery - Stop 15
• St. Patricks Cathedral - Stop 14
• Dublin Zoo - Stop 20

For the full list of attractions that are on our Hop-on Hop-off route, check out the DoDublin Tour Map

Great Deals with the Dublin Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

With every Hop on Hop off adult ticket purchased, one child travels for free! and free entry into arguably "Ireland's Best Museum Experience", The Little Museum of Dublin and you'll receive a free map of the city!

You’ll enjoy live commentary from our Fáilte Ireland trained drivers, all native Dubliners and all of whom are great entertainers. The term “gift of the gab” was invented for DoDublin tour guides! They take great pride in presenting the best of Dublin city, with plenty of historic and cultural references, quotes by famous Dublin poets and writers, loads of jokes and plenty of Songs from Dublin City too. We also provide pre-recorded multilingual tours in 9 languages.

Docklands Tour

Enjoy our new tour of the Dublin Docklands. This 45 minute tour is separate from the Original tour and departs from the top of Parnell Square, which is the second stop on the Original Tour.

The Docklands tour has 8 stops bringing you to the likes of EPIC, The amazing Samuel Beckett Bridge, the spectacular Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Windmill Lane Studios and more.

You'll learn lots about the area from the famous DoDublin tour guides and the best part is the tour is 100% Free with your Hop-on hop-off tour ticket!

The Docklands Tour is only available in English with a live tour guide. For further details on this tour please visit our blog

Ghostbus

Why not check our our popular Ghostbus tour - Tickets on sale here.

Tour Details

Original Tour:

• First Tour departs Stop 1 at 09:00, last tour departs Stop 1 at 18:00
• Buses every 30 minutes from 09:00 to 10:00, every 20 minutes until 16:00, and every 30 minutes until 18:00.

Docklands Tour:

• Departs at 5 past the hour from the 2nd stop on the Original Tour (Called Stop A of Docklands Tour)
• First tour departs at 09:05. Last tour departs at 18:05

Little Museum Tickets

Customers must ask Bus Driver for a Ticket for Free Entry to Little Museum

Child Tickets

*One child under 15 travels free with each adult. Tickets must be purchased for additional children and Student tickets must be purchased for children 15 years old and over.
*Max 8 child tickets per booking (including FREE). Any addition children per group must hold a student ticket.

Live Tours

Live tours are provided in English only, except for the German Live Tour which operates on Wednesdays Friday's and Saturdays only during the high season

Multilingual Tours

Multi-lingual buses are provided in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian and Irish.

Please look for the sign on the front of the bus.

Starting from the first departure of the day, every bus on the hour features a Live, English Tour. Every second bus, offers a multi-lingual service.

*Offer only applies for full fare adult tickets and not for discount price offers such as from pigsback.com or Groupon

Children travelling for FREE do not need a ticket.

Additional Information

Guides & Languages

The Hop-on Hop-off tour has live commentary by the driver guides

There is also multilingual recorded commentary in 8 different languages

During the summer there is a Live Tour Auf Deutsch with a live German guide on board.

Accessibility Information

The Hop-on Hop-off Tour is fully wheelchair accessible

Frequently Asked Questions

• How does a hop-on hop-off bus work?

Purchase either your 24, 48 or 72 hour ticket and get onto the bus on any of the 25 stops around the city. Show the driver your ticket on your phone or can print out, they will scan your QR code and this will activate your ticket and you can travel around the city and hop on and hop off as much as you like.

• Where does the Dublin tour start?

The tour begins at stop 1 on O'Connell Street but you can join the tour at any of the stops around the city, for our full list of stops use our DoDublin interactive map 

• How often do the buses run?

From May - September the buses run every 20-30 minutes with the last bus departing from stop 1 at 18:00 and from October to April they run every 30 minutes with the last bus departing stop 1 at 17:00.

• How long foes the full route take?

The full Hop on Hop off route takes 1 hour 45 minutes.

• Can tickets be used across multiple days?

Once you activate your ticket then you can use it but the days must be consectutive, you cannot use a 48 hour ticket on a Monday and then use it on Thursday as once its activated on Monday thats when the 48 hours begin.

• Can passengers join at any stop?

Yes of course! You can get our bus from any of the stops along the route.

• Are the buses wheelchair accessible?

Yes, all of our hop on hop off buses are wheelchair accessible

• Which languages are availbale?

We have recorded multilingual commentary in 8 different languages - German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian and Irish

• Do children travel free?

Yes, with each adult ticket one child under 15 travels free. Children tickets must be purchased for additional children and student tickets must be purchased for children 15 years old and over.

• What happens if it rains?

The good news is our tours will still run no matter the weather, we have a number of covered seats so you can still enjoy the sightseeing of Dublin without getting wet!