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Big Bus Company

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #266 of 1,201 attractions in London
Traveler Description: Visitors can tour London by hopping on and off these open-top, double-decker buses, with a choice of live commentary in many different languages.
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Attraction type: Tour
Activities: Group tours/bus tour
Address: 48 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W ORN
England
Tel: 44-0-20-7233-9533
Fax: 44-0-20-7828-0638

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Reviews of Big Bus Company

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Nov 16, 2008

I am from Newcastle and i visited London with my daughter for the first time at the begining of November, we made our way to The London eye and happened to be asked if we wanted to buy a ticket to see the sites of London. It was the best thing we ever did we would never have seen as... more

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4 of 5 stars
Evanston, IL
Nov 14, 2008

I was in London with my father the first weekend of November 2008. He was traveling for business and I came along to help. He is visually impaired and normally uses a guide dog, but we didn't have time to get her rabies records in order before traveling to the UK. I wanted to do some kind of tour so... more

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4 of 5 stars
Southport, UK
Oct 22, 2008

These red open top buses can be seen around London as you walk around the City and you can buy the tickets from many outlets and agents all over London. Or you can book in advance via thier own office or website. They have headsets that plug into the seat in front of yours and this provides an excellent commentary... more

Sep 19, 2008

I think the Big Bus is great. My wife and I used our tickets to the max, we went on two of the walking tours (guard change and the pub one) used the bus to hop and off and even went on a boat trip. Now I am not saying we did not have any difficulties (like traffic and hard... more

Aug 26, 2008

DO NOT USE THESE GUYS. Audio tour is pretty much non-existant (it went past Parliment House saying NOTHING!!), so swapped buses to a live tour and had one good real guide but also had a terrible guide on 3rd trip who spent more time talking about himself and cracking awful jokes then giving any facts. I live in London and... more

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1 of 5 stars
Sunningdale, UK
Aug 20, 2008

I brought my visitors on the big bus tour thinking it would be great for children. Well, they made us get on and off at several stops with much waiting time between buses. We had 5 children with us who were not happy. At Hyde Park, we were told to get off the bus, get in a queue and then... more

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2 of 5 stars
London, United Kingdom
Jul 28, 2008

I’ve only just recently moved to London and am not quite a pro at tourist attractions yet, so when I had family coming to visit for the weekend we decided to do the Big Bus Tour. We chose Big Bus over the Original Tour because they had live commentary instead of the audio headsets. Well, this isn’t true for ALL... more

Jul 8, 2008

Well, let me start off by saying that we bought this bus trip probably more for the walking tours and river trip than the actual bus tour. We bought our tickets at 6pm on our first night in and joined the Ghost and Gas lamp tour. (Not that it got dark at all - it stays light so late in... more

May 25, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Date: Fri 23rd May 2008 Review: Having looked at both the "Big Bus Co." and "Original Bus Tours", we chose the "Big Bus Co.". At £24 per person it was a huge mistake, although I do wonder if the alternative would have been any better? The staff were friendly enough at the sales centre (naturally) but when we got to... more

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5 of 5 stars
San Diego
May 19, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

The Big Bus Company is definitely the BEST way to see London. I took the bus tour on March 25th, 2008 expecting it to be just a typical drive with some typical guide, anticipating that he would have the enthusiasm of a two-toed sloth. I was happy to be proven wrong. It was a cloudy and windy first day in... more

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Big Bus Company Address

48 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W ORN, England
Tel: 44-0-20-7233-9533 Fax: 44-0-20-7828-0638