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The vibrant and largest city of Wales is best experienced on a bus sightseeing tour which offers the utmost comfort to make the most of it in a short time. Also known as the City of Castles, it has over 20 castles that give a glimpse into Wales’ glorious history. With the myriad of arcades throughout the city, Cardiff is also famously known as the City of Arcades.

During your visit to the city, you can explore its key landmarks, immersive museums, art galleries, music venues, and more on a Cardiff open bus tour. The bus tour covers more than 13 attractions of the city including Wales Millenium Centre, the Bay Gallery, Cardiff Barrage, Fitzalan Place, Norwegian Church, Mermaid Quay, Techniquest, Craft In The Bay, Cardiff Bay, Principality Stadium, and more. All you have to do is sit back and relax while enjoying the fascinating views along with engaging audio commentary.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: what is the best time to book a cardiff hop-on hop-off tour.

Cardiff can be best experienced on a bus tour in the months of June through September. The weather is pleasantly warm and the days are long. Spring also makes a great alternative for exploring Cardiff. However, it may rain a little as the city is approaching wet weather.

Q: How does it work?

Cardiff bus tour offers you the convenience and flexibility to get off at the nearest designated stop. No tour guide, you set your own itinerary. You’ll find all the stops are located strategically at all the major attractions, making your touring as hassle-free as possible. And then, when you’re ready to continue, return to a designated bus stop, show your pass, and hop back on the bus and onwards towards your next attraction. So, go ahead and make a whole loop of the route once you have your tour ticket, get familiar with the city and pick out your favorite places to visit and then return to them during your stay.

Q: What time do Cardiff bus tours operate?

Bus tours will run at different times of the day, especially if you have booked admission or skip-the-line tickets to the attractions. Make sure to check the tour details for full details on timings.

Q: Where do I exchange my bus tour voucher or paper ticket?

You will receive the bus tour vouchers on your smartphone. Since it is an E-voucher, you can show it at the time of arrival.

Q: Where can I find a list of all the stops and a map of the various Cardiff hop-on hop-off tour routes?

You can visit the relevant product page and check the Useful Downloads section to find the latest information as routes, stops, and timings change frequently.

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You can now amend or cancel your ticket for free of charge upto 24 hours before the chosen travel date (During the ticket validity period.). 100% cancellation fee applied within 24 hours of travel date. This ticket is non-transferable.

For groups of 12 or more, you may send us an inquiry at [email protected]. Although we do not guarantee bulk deals for all our tours, there are some tours for which we can offer discounted pricing. Ordinary hop-on-hop-off bus tickets are entitled to group savings. Attractions, pass items and combo tickets aren't.

Due the nature of this type of tour and varying demand, group travellers should be aware that there is no guarantee that the group will be able to travel altogether as the available seats vary from stop to stop and depends on demand each day. The group may need to split up and/or wait for the next bus(s).

As, we cannot guarantee that the group shall be able to travel together as one group, therefore we will reduce the group size down to 4-5 smaller groups per ticket (depending upon group size).

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• TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence in 2016, 2017 and 2018 as well as TripAdvisor's Travellers Choice in 2020
• Access to unlimited Hop On Hop Off bus tour for 48 hours across the city.
• Multilingual audio guide to provide you best information about various landmarks we cover.
• There is a facility of live English commentary by the local guides.
• Our buses are sanitized frequently. So, no need to worry while travelling amid pandemic situations too.
• 14 major stops which cover all the must-visit attractions of Cardiff.
• Free Wi-Fi and earphones on board.
• Smartphone Voucher Accepted! No need to print.

The splendid capital city of Wales, Cardiff is one of the loved tourist attractions worldwide. The city showcases famous well-preserved castles with great historic significance, notable museums and bustling shopping outlets. Cardiff is also a very green city and is surrounded by five different castles. Still wondering, how to explore the whole city in a go? Your answer is comfortable Hop on Hop off buses. Tourists are welcome on board the open-deck buses for complete city sightseeing at the most pocket-friendly budget.

• 48-Hours Cardiff Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket
• Multi-lingual recorded commentary available in 7 different languages Welsh, English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Polish.
• Live English commentary delivered by our expert local guides
• Hotel Transfers
• Entrance Fees

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You can board the bus at any stop and voucher can be exchanged directly with the driver on board. Mobile vouchers accepted on board. You will receive a ticket in exchange for your voucher, which you must keep until the expiry date/ tour. Please check your ticket to know when it expires. After exchanging your voucher for a ticket, your voucher will no longer be valid. In loss of voucher/ticket, company is not liable for any refund. Tickets Validity: Hop-on-hop-off tickets will now be dated and valid for redemption on the booked travel date or any date before it. Mobile App:  Download  "TooTbus - City guide "  App and explore the city like a local. Find the nearest bus stops and monuments on our interactive map

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Free Wi-Fi :  Yes Wheelchair Accessible  : Yes  Air-Conditioned Vehicle :  Yes  Hygiene Measures:  We have implemented reinforced health and safety measures on board and acquired the official Industry Standard "We're Good To Go" from Visit England as well as the globally recognised World Travel and Tourism Council's "Safe Travels Stamp". Face coverings are mandatory but masks not provided. Please bring your own masks. If you have any question regarding the tour, you can contact local customer care team at  [email protected]  or  0044 (0) 1225 330 444

What is allowed on board? To avoid any danger, we kindly ask to remain seated during the tour and keep with you your personal items (luggage, push chair…). To keep our buses, clean for you and for your comfort, no food is allowed on board. Animals (small ones and guide dogs) are accepted on board. Except for guide dogs, animals need to be positioned on your knees. Please have also in mind that smoking is not allowed on board of our buses.

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City Sightseeing: Cardiff Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour

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City Sightseeing Cardiff Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

• Save money and time by using a hop-on hop-off service to get around town
• Enrich your experience with recorded commentary is available to listen to on the bus
• Travel at your leisure: your ticket is valid for 24 hours from when you first use it
• Get on and off at 11 stops throughout Cardiff
• 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour
• Audio guide commentary in 7 languages + free headphones
• Vouchers valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
• Free coupon booklet
• Hotel pickup and drop off
• Food and drinks, unless specified
• Location Name: Tour starts at Cardiff Castle, however you may board the bus at any one of the 11 stops around the city Bus Stops Include: • Castle St • Gorsedd Gardens Rd • Queen St • Hayesbridge Rd • NCM • Roald Dahl Place • Mermaid Quay • Techniquest • St David's Hotel and Spa • Craft in the Bay • St Mary St • Millennium Stadium
• Wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Near public transportation
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Most travellers can participate
• Tour operates all year round (excluding 25th & 26th December and 1st January)
• First bus departs from Stop 1 at 10am. Last tour departs from Stop 1 at 4pm
• Full tour loop without hopping off takes 55 minutes
• Frequency of the buses is every 30 minutes
• Vouchers are valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
• Please note, there may be road closures on Principality Stadium event days and the City Sightseeing service may be subject to change
• Please note, this tour will cease operations on Tuesday 31st October 2023
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

• kirstyab02 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Interesting Facts We took the City Sightseeing Bus Tour and throughly enjoyed it. It took us down to Cardiff Bay. Which was nice but really cold. I can imagine on a hot sunny day it would be amazing down there but it wasn’t quite like it yesterday. I’m glad we done it though as it was really interesting. The guide was really nice. Made little jokes and was really enjoyable. Read more Written 20 November 2019
• C E 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great way to see the city I got a discount by showing my Castle ticket and was amazed to be told the ticket was valid for two days. This is great way to get around the city and you can hop on and off as much as you want. No live guide at this time of year but the free earphones were comfortable and the commentary very interesting. Drivers were very friendly and helpful and buses are about every half hour. Also you can use your ticket to get a discount on these buses in any other city which is a very nice bonus. Read more Written 1 November 2019
• jaymeh133 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles As normal good This provides a good opportunity for recon on the city to decided late where your rant to go. The in person host provide personal perspective on the sights, much better that the audio recording tot hey on some cities. Read more Written 11 October 2019
• MerseysideTinkerbell 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Get your ticket at say 11am and do tour all way round then get 10% of castle entry & use next day We wanted to do this although to be fair there arent many stops but if you do like we did and got it at 11am (an hour after the first tour) and then get on the tour at the castle for example and go all the way around which takes about an hour, you here all the commentary (it was live commentary in the morning we noticed) then get off and go into the castle and show your ticket you get 10% off your castle entry ticket price, making your bus ticket that much more value for money. But if you also intend to go down to Cardiff Bay and have thought about catching the water taxi which runs from inside the park next to the castle then why not the next day for example use the bus tour again as transport as long as you use before 11am which is when we purchased ours ie we caught the first bus at 10am from the castle and got off at Cardiff Bay then spent a number of hours around there, going over the barrage and into the welsh assembly building, the pierhead building, the norwegian church etc. Then caught the water taxi back to Cardiff City centre later that day. This made the bus ticket much better value for money because we only paid £4 each for the water taxi one way instead of having to go both ways on it as used the hop on hop off bus as a means of transport as we had already been on the tour twice all the way around. Top Tip! Like I say we got on at 11am on the one day and did the full tour and it was very informative and enjoyable. Then used the ticket to get 10% off castle entry ticket, spent many hours in the castle. Came out and decided why not do the bus tour again as it was a lovely sunny afternoon before it finished for the day. It was the recorded commentary and most of the things that were pointed out were the same but we do find when a live commentary it can be a bit more personal and topical or if something is seen at the moment then it is pointed out to you. We then used it the next day at 10am when the first bus sets off as a means of getting to Cardiff Bay for free effectively and then only having to pay for the water taxi back. Read more Written 12 August 2019
• peggyt2013 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great value for money The tickets are valid for two whole days which we took full advantage of. The live guide, Nigel, was a well of knowledge and humour and made the tours very special. The various drivers we encountered were also very friendly and we enjoyed two great days travelling around Cardiff with them. Read more Written 25 July 2019
• 724naomir 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Entertaining. Not the longest of city tours I've been on but I still enjoyed it. The guide was entertaining and informative (didn't catch his name but it was Thursday 30th at 1pm). The only reason it didn't get 5 stars was I thought £13.50 was a little expensive. Read more Written 5 June 2019
• Gill W 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Brilliant open top bus! We visited the excellent Castle the got the open top bus that you can hop on and hop off anywhere! We did the whole tour around Cardiff it was fantastic and took a couple of hours but we saw everything and the quise was so knowledgeable and made the journey really funny and answered all our questions!! We loved it! Read more Written 26 May 2019
• Antony J 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Don’t - the worst value for money ever! We take sight seeing bus tours everywhere we go. Usually a great introduction to what’s going on. In most cities, the tours pass lots of interesting places that you can then visit later. Not with this one. Basically you get to see where the museum / town hall / university is. Then you go down to the bay (Millennium Centre, Bay, Norwegian Church) Then a drive close to where Shirley Bassey grew up, past the Rigby Stadium and your back at the Castle. Worth maybe £6 possibly £7. But this is not a guided tour so much as a very short jaunt. Read more Written 21 April 2019
• mtducker 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great tour! Well worth it! We booked this tour to get an overview of what Cardiff was like. We booked online using a discount code of 10% off - google to find one! We parked at the ‘Mermaid Quay’ carpark where it costs around £5.50 for approx 3-4 hours. Much more reasonable than anywhere else! The bus stop is also just across the road from the carpark alongside Bill’s Restaurant. Our tour guide was excellent from start to finish- engaging, educational and funny. Thank you for a great few hours:) Read more Written 17 April 2019
• 982victorh 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Hop along Cardiff This is our fourth city we have viewed by bus and have found the audio guides to be very knowledgeable and a good way to get a good overview that is hard to get when you trying learn a new city’s routes and the Tom Tom is always trying to redirect you. The bus tickets from previous routes gets you a discount on your next bus tour and also a discount into Cardiff Castle. Read more Written 7 April 2019
• Heather M 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Simply Cardiffabulous! One of the best hop on hop off tours I have been on. Very informative and a lot of amusing moments. Bus driver does a great job especially in the tight spaces. They cover a lot of ground and great to be able to get off anywhere you want to experience more. Read more Written 23 October 2018
• blondie079 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles A very nice bus tour Came on this bus tour with my mum the bus tour was very good and the guide who did the commentary was excellent it took you to alot of places in cardiff. This tour is well worth a visit. Read more Written 4 September 2018
• David S 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great way to cover the city and learn the history Firstly yes does seem a little expensive our family ticket was I think £38.50 which seemed a lot as family on a tight budget but the kids did love the fact they could keep their ear phones. On boarding the bus we were greeted by the very friendly and helpful driver David. Then we climbed to the upper deck to take our seats. We boarded Cardiff Castle and did the complete circuit which took in and explain history of the National museum and surrounding building complex including university then Cardiff Bay with its amazing landmarks and ever changing history including BBC studios then back towards main town I think the entire journey was about hour and half with a continuous recorded commentary which was highly informative and entertaining throughout. A great way to see a great city Read more Written 30 August 2018
• Orangatanga 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Very informative and amusing I have done quite a few of the tours in Britain and this one was among the best. You could go on and hop off the bus at all the famous landmarks in Cardiff. The guides/drivers on the buses were amazing they certainly knew their stuff and added lots of humour. This is a must do in Cardiff. Read more Written 23 August 2018
• JayC7271 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Expensive! Would have been better value for money if all the stops were available but on the day we visited most of the stops were unavailable due to road closures. The staff on the bus were lovely and very knowledgeable on our outward journey but on the return journey we were just given headphones to listen to a recording which was hard to hear due to a hen party on board! Read more Written 13 August 2018

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