City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
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City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
By City Sightseeing Oxford
Oxford’s public bus system caters much more to locals than it does to tourists. Save time and money as you explore on a hop-on hop-off bus with a loop of several stops that's perfect for independent travelers. An open-air top deck delivers 360-degree views, while audio commentary is available via headset. Choose between 24- and 48-hour tickets.
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Duration: 1h
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Highlights
- Discover Oxford, the “City of Dreaming Spires”, at your own pace
- Enjoy several stops, including Oxford Castle, University Park, and the station
- Soak up 360-degree views from the top deck as you listen to audio commentary
- Choose between 24- or 48-hour tickets to suit your schedule
- 24 or 48 hour bus pass
- Guided walking tour
- On-board audio commentary available 11 languages + free headphones
- Vouchers valid for 12 months
- Mobile tickets accepted
What's not included- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Hop on the bus at a stop that suits you—perhaps at Oxford Railway Station—choose between cozy indoor seating or the open-air top deck, don your headset, if required, and explore away. Depending on whether you’ve purchased 24-hour or 48-hour tickets, you are able to hop on and off at any one of the stops, listed under itinerary below, for one or two days. Buses travel at regular intervals, depending on the season, so you never have a long wait for pickup. Stops include Oxford Castle, the Sheldonian Theatre, and University Park, not to mention Christ Church College, a key filming location in the 'Harry Potter' series. Soak up the onboard commentary and historic views as you savor this elegant city, hopping on and off when and where you want.
- Departure details
- Location Name: The first tour stop is Oxford Railway Station, for a full loop of the tour, hop-on here. Passengers can also feel free to join the tour at any of the tour stops along the route. Location Address: Stop 1 Oxford Railway Station Park End St, Oxford OX1 1HS Return Location: At the 'end' of the tour, the bus will return to the first departure point - the Oxford Railway Station.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2065OXF- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Operates: All Year Round (except 1st January, 25th & 26th December)
- Tour operates 9:30am - between 5pm and 6pm depending on the time of year. Frequency of the bus is every 10 - 15 minutes
- Duration: 1 Hour
- 45-minute Stepping Through Oxford Walking Tour: 11:45am, 12:30pm, 1:15pm, 2pm, 2:45pm and 3:30pm
- 1.5 hour Town and Gown Walking Tour: 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3pm and 4:30pm
- Please note that the guided walking tour is seasonal, and customers should enquire upon arrival for more information.
- Mobile or Paper Vouchers accepted. Paper vouchers must be redeemed at City Sightseeing shop in Oxford Railway Station.
- Vouchers are valid for 12 months
- Please note that because of Oxford Pride Event on Saturday 3rd June, there will be disruptions to the tour. The parade will start to move from approx. midday and there will be rolling road closures. The parade is expected to be finished by approx. 1:30pm
- Most travelers can participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- What you can expect during your visit
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour on Tripadvisor
- How much is City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour?
- City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour price starts from $22.80. Discover and book City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour cancellation policy?
- City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour?
- City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour is hosted by City Sightseeing Oxford. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact City Sightseeing Oxford on Tripadvisor. Discover and book City Sightseeing Oxford Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2065OXF
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tessiett
0090 min walking tour
We did this tour with Lesley and what a wonderful, informative, interesting and at times humorous look at Oxford. …
Crickster22
00Good way to see the city
Initially easy to book - followed instructions - saved ticket to my phone and printed a paper copy as back up. Bus …
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00Team Sightseeing Trip!
Our company organized a sightseeing trip for the team, the bus was on time. Greg was our tour guide.. he was very k…
kirstyr923
00Excellent
It was great lots of information history facts about Oxford and the staff very helpful and friendly too . Chris Coc…
matthewmT4103PP
0010/10 would recommend.
We did the 45 minute walking tour and it was amazing! Our guide, Chris Lochran, was a local of Oxford and an incred…
amynL4746QC
00Oxford City Walking tour with Chris Cochran
Chris was our walking tour guide as part of the city sightseeing bus tour. Professional, knowledgeable, engaging. T…
KAREN C
00Exchange your wallet ticket for a paper receipt from office
We brought tickets from trip adviser Got on bus, showed the drive our tickets in my wallet on my phone which it sa…
Coastal00852567734
00Excellent experience!
Excellent informative bus sightseeing trip with a 45 minute walking tour, we loved it that much we did bus tour twi…
andrewbX1810WP
00Excellent Tour
Great informative Bus Tour of Oxford main sights with excellent commentary from Greg, who had great in depth knowle…
larysaprobyyholova
00Hop on bus
Very knowledgable and pleasant live commentary man, Greg. Enjoyed every minute of it, learnt a lot too . Would high…
carolinehT3422DW
00Wet but worth it!
We had a wonderful walk with a knowledgeable and entertaining gentlemen, Chris Cochrane . Even though it was pourin…
216CarlH
00Well worth using the tours
We did both the bus tour and the walking tour. The bus tour was very well set out covering a lot of the area with l…
487aniac
00excellent
Penny Is the best. 👍Thank you. I learned many interesting facts about the city..... I recommend starting your tour…
908mariant
00Excellent
Chris Cochran was our Guide for a Walking Tour of Oxford. Chris was friendly and really knowledgeable about Oxford.…
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00Enlightening
Greg was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable host on the bus tour. Thank you for being so welcoming and eager to answ…
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erica
Glasgow, UK96 contributions
We decided to visit Oxford and only had about 4 hours to see the city so decided to opt for the hop on hop off bus tour as had used them in the past and found this normally a great way to see the city. It did take us a while to find long term parking and as a tip would recommend the Westgate centre as it was around 9 pounds for the 4 hours and it’s on the stop list so was easy to get back to the car at the end we then had to redeem our voucher for bus tickets as we bought online the office was about 8-10 mins from west gate on the high street another tip I would just buy on the day from the driver as I saw someone else do this and would have e saved us about 20mins . The actual bus tour was great We did the loop twice and it allowed us to cover a lot of the city in a very short period the buses were very regular and the headphone audio was really factual and interesting loved it . It was really good value for money and we came away feeling we had got to see a lot of the beautiful city in only a few hours.
Written August 21, 2021
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Thank you for your positive feedback, it's good to hear you enjoyed your journey.
Written August 24, 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Travelmom
United Kingdom45 contributions
May 2022
I took my parents on a day trip to Oxford. Never having been, with not much time to plan, I was relying on the Hop on Hop off bus to direct our day. Jules at the desk at the train station was exceptionally helpful, giving us opening times and costs of entering a variety of Oxford colleges. Greg was our guide on the bus and was very personable and knowledgeable about the city. Clearly he loves his hometown. We even stayed on the bus longer than planned just to listen to his commentary. Having recently done a hop on hop off bus tour in London that I would not recommend, I would certainly recommend this convenient tour. At the end of our day, my young son ran ahead to ask the bus driver to wait for his grandparents to catch up. When I got on the bus, he was very proud to have had a great, grown up conversation with the friendly bus driver.
Written May 20, 2022
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Thank you for your positive feedback, your kind comments are much appreciated.
Written May 23, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Karen L
Ottawa, Canada7 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
5 of us took the bus today - in fact we took it twice as there was lots of info to take in. The first time the talk was by a taped program and the second time was by an on-board guide, Greg, who was fantastic. He added much more information and pointed out places that were not mentioned in prerecorded taped guide. I would highly recommend the hop on hop off bus as a brief intro to Oxford, if you only have a short time, or as a means to orient yourself to the city.
Written September 1, 2022
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Thank you for your positive feedback, it's great to hear you enjoyed the tour.
Written September 3, 2022
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MattandLeaAbroad
Johannesburg, South Africa52 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Very poor experience. We booked tickets online, but there was confusion from the driver who then told us to go speak to the man on the pavement to get tickets. The audio on the headsets only played through one ear and the max volume is so low it can barely be heard. The stops numbers are not announced by the driver/guide/audio so it can be confusing which stop you are at. The bus would stop for over 10 mins at a time for the driver to generate tickets or take payments for people just getting on - very frustrating - this should only be done at the train station and not hold up an entire bus of people waiting to get to a specific stop.
The normal bus charge from High Street to the train station was £0.10, which is what we will be using on our next visit. Very disappointed at having spent £34 for such a poor experience.
The normal bus charge from High Street to the train station was £0.10, which is what we will be using on our next visit. Very disappointed at having spent £34 for such a poor experience.
Written July 10, 2022
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Hi there, I am very sorry to hear about your experience. Please provide more specific details of your journey to info@cityseightseeingoxford.co.uk so we can look into this for you.
Written July 11, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
d0ttyd0t
scotland31 contributions
Jul 2022 • Friends
As advertised on their leaflets we went to buy a ticket at the park and ride as part of our travel into the city. The bus driver was quite rude and couldn’t work out how to give us student fares we ended up paying full price as to not hold up the bus any longer. Maybe some more information is needed here. The leaflets also say there is a live guide but we’re disappointed to find it was a prerecorded audio guide. I always find these to only tell you a wee bit of a story and found myself googling quite a bit.
The buses were regular and great to see the city.
I highly recommend the walking tour that is included in your ticket; It was only us on the tour and Graeme our tour guide was great at showing us the bits that the bus can’t go to.
The buses were regular and great to see the city.
I highly recommend the walking tour that is included in your ticket; It was only us on the tour and Graeme our tour guide was great at showing us the bits that the bus can’t go to.
Written July 9, 2022
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Thank you for your feedback, if you could provide more specific information about your experience with the driver at info@cityseightseeingoxford.co.uk we will be able to look into this for you.
Written July 11, 2022
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VickyV2307
Forest Row, UK4 contributions
Jul 2022
We parked at Thornhill park and ride and bought our hop on hop off tickets with our park and ride ticket. We got off the park and ride bus and onto the hop on hop off at stop 10 (Magdalen Bridge) We were fortunate in that the bus we hopped onto had Gary doing the live guide. He was very knowledgeable and it was a thoroughly pleasant experience. We did the full loop listening to Gary and then hopped off in town for a wander through the covered market and to pop into the Bodleian museum and have some lunch. We then hopped back on to get back to Magdalen Bridge to go punting. The second bus did not have a guide.
We didn't listen to any of the pre-recorded tour, but thought it was good value for money and very informative.
We didn't listen to any of the pre-recorded tour, but thought it was good value for money and very informative.
Written August 8, 2022
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Thank you for your positive feedback, it's great to hear you enjoyed your visit.
Written August 10, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Tibs
Essex, UK58 contributions
A great way to see the city and learn some of it’s history. We found the ticket price to be reasonable, especially as it includes a 30 minute walking tour, particularly useful for the parts the bus cannot reach such as through the colleges and around the cobbled streets.
We started off by staying on the bus for the whole circuit whilst listening to the tape through the headphones. Later in the day we had intended on ‘hopping on’ for 2 stops, however one of the live guides (Catherine) was on board and invited us up to the top deck where a few other guests were sat, and she told us so much more about the city than the automated tape had! She was very engaging and her facts and stories were so interesting that we ended up staying on for the whole circuit again! She took the time to learn where everyone was from and tried to link some of the facts back to each person’s place. She was also able to recall all of the exhibitions that were currently on within the city centre and suggest activities for that evening. Her passion and enthusiasm were contagious and really made our Oxford experience, thank you!
We started off by staying on the bus for the whole circuit whilst listening to the tape through the headphones. Later in the day we had intended on ‘hopping on’ for 2 stops, however one of the live guides (Catherine) was on board and invited us up to the top deck where a few other guests were sat, and she told us so much more about the city than the automated tape had! She was very engaging and her facts and stories were so interesting that we ended up staying on for the whole circuit again! She took the time to learn where everyone was from and tried to link some of the facts back to each person’s place. She was also able to recall all of the exhibitions that were currently on within the city centre and suggest activities for that evening. Her passion and enthusiasm were contagious and really made our Oxford experience, thank you!
Written March 7, 2022
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Hi there, thank you very much for your feedback, it is good to hear you enjoyed the experience.
Written March 9, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Clare J
2 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
Very good. We purchased a 48hr ticket to use over our weekend and had no issues hoping on and off at the different stops. The drivers were all very lovely and friendly.
The automated tour guide speaker over the headphones was a good touch giving lots of information. On our last return bus journey we had a live commentator Greg who was very good, very knowledgeable about all the different colleges, and all the different people that attended them.
Only one complaint that dampened our weekend, unfortunately we arrived at the last slot for the journey through Oxford walking tour that comes with the bus ticket and no one arrived to start the tour. I’d spoken to the 2 lads on reception that told me the tour was going ahead and would be at 15:30. By 15:45 my partner and I got fed up of waiting and left.
The automated tour guide speaker over the headphones was a good touch giving lots of information. On our last return bus journey we had a live commentator Greg who was very good, very knowledgeable about all the different colleges, and all the different people that attended them.
Only one complaint that dampened our weekend, unfortunately we arrived at the last slot for the journey through Oxford walking tour that comes with the bus ticket and no one arrived to start the tour. I’d spoken to the 2 lads on reception that told me the tour was going ahead and would be at 15:30. By 15:45 my partner and I got fed up of waiting and left.
Written October 23, 2022
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Thank you for your feedback and apologies for the issues experienced. It is great to hear that overall, you enjoyed your experience.
Written October 28, 2022
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Hannah N
2 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
Greg was our tour guide on our trip around Oxford, he was very knowledgeable, humorous and friendly. We stayed on the bus the full trip before going round again and hopping off to hear all about the city. Would really recommend this way of seeing the sights and hearing about the historical and current culture of the city.
Written November 4, 2022
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Thank you for your positive feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed the tour.
Written November 16, 2022
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Tracey G
Halesowen, UK2,035 contributions
Quite a sort tour only about 55 minutes but Oxford is only a small compact city
Good commentary in many languages. Buses run to schedule with helpful drivers
Keep your tickets as this give you discount on future city tours anywhere in the world. Applicable now we can TRAVEL AGAIN. Yippeeeeee
Good commentary in many languages. Buses run to schedule with helpful drivers
Keep your tickets as this give you discount on future city tours anywhere in the world. Applicable now we can TRAVEL AGAIN. Yippeeeeee
Written March 22, 2022
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Thank you for your positive feedback, it is good to hear you enjoyed our tour service.
Written March 23, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
AM2023
Hong Kong, China26 contributions
Hi,
Is the tour free or chargeable for 4 year old?
Also do all the tours throughout the day include a walking tour or only tours with specific timing include walking tour?
Thank you very much
Suzanne C
Bristol, UK113 contributions
I am afraid that I don't know about children's rates but there is a bus only or bus and walking tour option available
adriana
Aylesbury, UK
what times does these buses run
Bentley Bear
Harpenden, UK406 contributions
When I went on a Saturday they were every 15 minutes from the train station, which is the main starting point.
adriana
Aylesbury, UK
what are the sites that we will be passing on this tour?
Bentley Bear
Harpenden, UK406 contributions
Pretty much everywhere within the main city including all the university buildings, the cathedral, main shopping centre/streets and the castle.
glenn b
chigwell uk9 contributions
How long is the tour on the bus? Does a bus go the other way if you want to go back?
Do you allow dogs on the bus?
stephyannie
Sutton, UK175 contributions
Are the bus tours running now restrictions are being lifted?
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