Hollywood & Pacific Coast: LA Bus Tour
3.4
486 Ratings

Experience the splendor and sparkle of Hollywood and the relaxed vibes of the Pacific coast with Big Bus tours in Los Angeles. Bask in the sights, delve into the history, and get acquainted with the narratives that frame a city known for its story-telling prowess, all with our multilingual recorded commentary.

Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Hollywood Loop (Route)

Operating Schedule: The Hollywood Loop departs from Stop #1 - Big Bus Welcome Center at 6763 Hollywood Blvd every 30-45 minutes between 10:00 am and 4:30 pm.
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Stop 1 - Big Bus Welcome Center
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What's Included
  • Unlimited Hop-on hop-off bus tour access during validity
  • Digital commentary with earbuds provided
  • 2 Routes - Hollywood Loop and Beach Loop to Santa Monica
  • 30-min TCL Chinese Theatre Walking Tour (if option selected)
  • 2-Hour Celebrity Homes & Lifestyle Tour with Live Guide (if option selected)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Parking fees
Additional Information
  • Wheelchair accessible, must call 24 hours ahead for arrangements
  • Show your voucher to a member of the Big Bus staff at any of the stops along your route to redeem.
  • Redeem vouchers at the start of the tour at 6763 Hollywood Boulevard, or at any Big Bus Stop
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
3.4
(486 Ratings)
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Kelly
Jun 27, 2025
Great ride! - Betty was great while we waited for the bus. She gave us great ideas of sights to see in the area. What a great experience. Thank you!
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Alleya_b
Jun 22, 2025
Super convenient! Loved... - Super convenient! Loved the blue loop want to go back for the Hollywood loop. A definite way to learn while cruising.
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Michael_mandm
May 26, 2025
Great Way To See The Sights - We've been on Big Bus tours in many cities, and it's a great way to get around and see the sights. The concept of hop-on / hop-off at any stop is fantastic, enabling you to just get off at any place you'd like to visit or explore, and then get back onto the next bus on the route. In our case we visited Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach, both of which were well worth seeing.
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Jennifer
May 25, 2025
Tour time with Rodney! - Rodney was a fun, polite, and entertaining driver! Highly recommend! Great tour of celebrity homes!!! Go see - alone or with your buddies.
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Ian_s
May 21, 2025
Hopping fab! - Fabulous way to see such a big and vast city with great commentary! One thing… take note of the last bus back from the waterfront…
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2happy2hate
Jul 7, 2025
Relaxing and Adventurous! - This is a great opportunity for large groups who want to explore various tourist destinations in LA without the hassle of having to pay for parking (parking gets expensive in LA). Just sit back and relax with your folks, enjoy the ride through the beach scenery, exploring Santa Monica and the Hollywood scenes, such as Ripley's, the Walk of Fame, etc. There's something for everyone. We did the 48-hour tour -we tried to do it in one day, which I wouldn't suggest. Do the beach tour one day, so you're not rushing to visit and enjoy the other attractions. Do the Hollywood tour another day because there's a lot to see. The ride itself is just relaxing. I gave it four stars because, unlike the Big Bus tour in other states, the LA tour doesn't provide a real-life tour guide. The tour guides can make great suggestions for restaurants and other attractions that may not be mentioned in the handout. You are provided with a pair of free earphones to listen to a pre-recorded tour guide. However, it's not in sync with the drive. Their representatives located at the hop-on, hop-off stops were great! Shout to Beatriz (or Beatrice, I am sorry if I misspelled your name), Logan, and Tre! Ya'll were great!
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Bronson
Jun 1, 2025
Overpriced and disappointing - Our whole bus had issues with the recordings freezing and/or being skipped. The driver was aware of the issues and yet couldn't resolve them. Furthermore we nearly missed a stop as the the bus driver didn't announce the stop name in lieu of the recording and there is no signage at each stop. Extremely disappointing and given this tour is 60USD per person (a more expensive one in LA). it's a pretty poor experience.
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Ktravel75
Jul 6, 2025
Not your typical Hop On Hop Off - I want to start by saying that I have done many hop on hop offs, London, Boston, New York City, Etc. All of them have been spectacular and I have even used the Big Bus Company before. That being said, here is why I rated this one a waste of money and time. We got off to a bad first experience. As I was scanning the code on the kiosk a worker said that he could just help us. Looked at the 5 people in my family and said, yes, you have all adults. I said, I don’t know the prices but one of the boys was a minor. The worker said no, he’s taller than me, he’s an adult. My fault, I should have looked to see if it mattered if he was under 18 or not for price. I said several times that he was not 18 and they just kept saying no no sorry, he’s taller than me. Hard to argue when they are under 18 because they don’t have an ID to prove it. I should have bailed out and gone to a different company. At this point I didn’t even know if being under 18 was a different price. So, paid for 5 adults whether I should have or not. Wish I had bailed out at this moment. Next up, this is nothing like any other hop on hop off. No live commentary from the driver. The driver doesn’t even talk to you. No fun antics or personal stories. Instead, headphones that are not even in sync with your tour. Sometimes it is too far ahead of where you are and sometimes you have already passed. Also, no indication of stops coming up or when you are there except a quick something on the headphones, so don’t miss it. Most of the time you are just listening to music. Not enough material, I guess, to talk about as you sit in traffic. We were also diverted and on the headphones it said that we had been diverted without explanation. We didn’t get to see several sites including Paramount. Just played music until we got back on track. Lastly, when we left the bus they asked for the headphones back in the bin. This grossed me out as this is where we got our headphones from when we entered the bus. No indication that they were cleaned. My advice is to look up a phone tour that you can take yourself. You will save yourself a bunch of money, same traffic, and will learn a lot more than you will from the bus. I will ask a lot of questions before my next hop on hop off. I still will not give up on them but if this had been my first experience it probably would have been my last. Good luck in Los Angeles
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815dannyk
Jun 15, 2025
Not recommended - I cannot express myself in a positive way, unfortunately. The Bus is a typical service offered in many cities around the world to visit typical places in the area. In this case you wanted to visit the part of Los Angeles between Hollywood, Beverly Hills and the surrounding area but the journey was more tiring than interesting. Starting from the fact that the cost is absolutely disproportionate to the service, it must be said that the only languages available were English, Spanish or Chinese. Absurd for a service that should offer a vast array of multicultural languages. Unfortunately I must say that I would not recommend it but, perhaps, better to visit the area on foot.
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Geraldine_c
May 27, 2025
No - One bus per hour!!!!! 😡🤬🤬🤬😡😡very slow and in between the 2 loops you have to wait 15 to 30 min for the other bus OK it was a public holiday, but that doesn’t mean that on the site it could warn🤬🤬🤬🤬
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