Boston Trolley Tour: Explore Historic Highlights

Experience the best of Boston with an affordable hop-on hop-off trolley tour. Explore historical sites, learn about Boston’s role in American history, and enjoy a convenient and informative narrated tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Historic Boston & Freedom Trail Sights Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley (Route)

Operating Schedule: Trolley operates daily from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, extending to 5:00 pm on weekends.
*Hop-on hop-off tours run approximately every 15-20 minutes. For precise stop locations and live trolley tracking, please visit cityviewtrolleys.com for a trolley map, route,…

What's Included
  • Narrated Hop-On Hop-Off Trolley Tour of Boston
  • 20% Off 60 Min Harbor Cruise
  • 40% Off Old North Church
  • Fully narrated stories sharing about the history, people, and stories of Boston
  • Bonus GPS Self-Guided Walking Tour via App of area near trolley stops
  • 50% Off Sports Museum
  • 1 or 2 Day (consecutive days) Trolley Pass Options available at…
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Trolley Tour Only - This ticket does not include admission to any of the featured attractions.
Additional Information

Experience Boston’s budget-friendly trolley tour! CityView’s silver trolleys navigate the streets of Boston, offering a convenient hop-on hop-off service to explore the city’s highlights. Discover historical sites and events, such as the Freedom Trail, Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s Ride, the Boston Massacre, and the significant role of Bostonians in…

Cancellation Policy

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

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Mariadt8015gh
Jul 5, 2025
Best guide in Boston - Had a wonderful tour with family on this trolley ride. Our guide Jesse was not only knowledgeable and informative, but he brought a great personal experience to the tour. He interacted with every guest who boarded, played his harmonica and treated kids with a special gift. Definitely the best guide in Boston and a must do for a full city experience!
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Anahg4313lh
Jul 4, 2025
Jesse was the best - Took the tour with family. It was fantastic and so much fun. Our Driver Jesse was fantastic. Would highly recommend . Looking forward to taking the tour again
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Danielledw2889tv
Jul 1, 2025
So fun! - Had so much fun on the tour! Jesse was a great guide and we learned and laughed a lot. Could not have had a better time with everyone. Jesse was funny and knowledgable.
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Krystelleda
Jun 23, 2025
Great time - Hugo was fantastic! He was very funny, and very helpful with our stop. Great way to get around Boston in the heat! Because of this tour, we also have a few places we're going to go back and explore.
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I8640setonyc
Jun 23, 2025
Huzzah for Hugo! - Did the trolley tour today with Hugo. He is a very good guide, intermixing history, knowledge and humor. Hugo kept us entertained. Also, being on the trolley, sitting and a nice breeze, was a very nice departure from walking around Boston in the sweltering heat. Loved it. Tony and Kevin, Tampa, FL
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V7888ywheathers
Jun 9, 2025
Great way to see and learn about Boston. Get Jesse as your driver! - This was an incredible way to see and learn about Boston. Our favorite driver was Jesse, who started the tour playing the harmonica and then delighted us with historical and personal stories throughout the trip. We hopped off after going around the full loop and then got back on at different places we walked to. Another fun driver was Hugo. Interesting stories, funny jokes and make the experience a great one. We also enjoyed the walking tour app that came with the ticket at each stop. We will definitely use CityView Trolley Tours in other cities that we visit.
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Sebastianmw275ob
Aug 23, 2025
Scam - No Spanish speaking tour guides - It's a scam. I went with Spanish-only speaking relatives. There are no Spanish-speaking tour guides as advertised and as shown on the portal when booking. It's just an app with a recorded description that you have to download and constantly operate, so that you will miss all the sightseeing.
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Camiville34
Aug 16, 2025
Very unpleasant experience on the Boston tour - We bought this tour because the live guide was guaranteed to speak Spanish. However, upon arrival we discovered that he spoke only English. We tried to find a solution by downloading the app to listen to the audio guide in Spanish, but the guide who was in charge treated my family very badly: he yelled and ridiculed them in front of the other tourists. I find it totally disrespectful to receive this treatment, especially in the case of an Enterprise that should be prepared to serve people of different languages. As a result, my family didn’t understand anything about the story or the tour and ended up having a horrible day, a very unpleasant experience that I wouldn’t recommend.
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Carlos
Aug 15, 2025
Disappointed that there were no hearing aids to listen to in Spanish - I was guaranteed that the tour would be in Spanish, when I got on the tram I was disappointed because the driver was the one who guided the tour and only spoke in English, I looked at my phone to see if I found a guide on the triadvisor page, but the driver seeing that he did not hear it treated us badly in front of the people. Then he reached down and gave me a hearing aid so that I could download the app on my cell phone and understand, still it was already difficult, but to the driver we said that if we were listening to avoid inconvenience.
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W7172ltcarlosv
Aug 15, 2025
Disappointed because I was promised to speak Spanish and I wasn’t. - I bought two tickets to do this Tour because they assured me that I could listen to the audio in Spanish, when I got on board with my wife I found that the guide was the same driver and spoke in English, I was disappointed because they did not give me the headphones to listen in my language, while the driver was driving I was struck by it because I only looked at my phone looking for information to help me do the translation, but the driver treated me impolitely and made me look ridiculous to all the other passengers because I did not pay attention.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).