City Sightseeing York: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with 24-hour Access

Discover the ancient city of York on a 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore top attractions, learn about York’s history, and enjoy panoramic views from the open-top deck.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: First Tour from stop 1: 9:08am
Last full loop tour from stop 1: 4:38pm
During the winter months, the tour runs every 30 minutes on weekdays and every 20 minutes on weekends
Tour duration is 60 minutes
1. Exhibition Square
Exhibition Square
2. Gillygate
Gillygate
3. Monk Bar
Monk…

What's Included
  • Audio commentary in multiple languages + kids’ version with free headphones
  • 12-month validity on vouchers from selected travel date
  • Unlimited 24-hour hop-on hop-off access
  • Discount booklet with local deals for eateries, attractions, and shops
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Embark on a 24-hour unrestricted hop-on hop-off bus tour around the timeless city of York. The comprehensive sightseeing journey takes you to top attractions including Clifford’s Tower, Monk Bar, Exhibition Square, The Stonebow, Museum Gardens, among others! With the hop-on hop-off service, you can customize your itinerary and explore the stunning…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Shazpotstupee
Oct 24, 2025
Thank you City Tours (red bus) Chris and Nathan were FAB!! - Absolutely excellent!!! Not the best of weather but still worthy of sitting upstairs for best photos. I have mobility issues so driver Nathan was very patient. Guide Chris was superb very very knowledgeable about his city, I did 2 laps of the tour and his details differed slightly to keep everyone interested. All in all worth every penny of the ticket price, there’s places you’d never see in a short visit
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Cherryt1939
Oct 17, 2025
Would highly recommend - I did this tour with a couple of friends and would highly recommend it. We did the initial loop with Mark as a guide who was so informative and made it fun and relatable. When we got off the bus Mark along with the other guides answered our questions and gave us recommendations. The following day we repeated the tour, hopping on and off. I’d do again, when I return.
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Experience543284
Oct 16, 2025
Tour bus with a personal touch - Jordy Mac was an amazing ,entertaining person. He personalised information to suit what passengers were on the bus. He was kind to offer to take photographs for passengers very relatable and so informative. Lovely Man!
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Pauladd7259fj
Oct 10, 2025
Great way to see York - Not be able to walk far myself this was an absolute bonus to see around York Takes an hour but you can hop off and on and tickets are valid for 24 hours (or 48 hours is optional) The tour guide was very informative the staff were excellent definitely recommend this
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Susang618
Sep 29, 2025
First visit - would go back. - Great way to see York and good value for money. Clear audio and interesting. Good that you can hop on and off during 24 hours.
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Abigailci3511yb
Sep 26, 2025
Birds eye historical view and story of York - Fascinating one hour open roof top tour of York. Good narrative that you could hear really clearly. No need for headphones. Learnt a lot.
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Stacey_r
Oct 23, 2025
Pass on This - Very boring route. Only use this is you want transportation around the walls of York as the city is very walkable. There is lots of construction about and they play the commentary over speakers no earphones and only on English. I would not purchase unless have bad walking ability cause you miss 85% of York
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Ssm64
Oct 12, 2025
Not really necessary x - Bus broke down halfway through tour and also as it was a race day at the Racecourse the route was changed and was far less distance. Tbh because of the change of route we decided that the bus wasn’t necessary- The main tourist spots are all in the centre of York and easily walkable.
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Tina_l
Oct 10, 2025
Would have been better... - Would have been better with the guide instead of the pre recorded cd. If you only need to see the centre it is all walkable distance but obviously does give you some history
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Sharon_h
Nov 1, 2025
Disappointed - The narration was via a recording. The sound level was very poor. We tried moving seats several times but it made little difference
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From $22
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).