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The 12 Best Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tours in Berlin

12 tours  ·  from $22

One ticket, a fixed loop and the freedom to get off at the far end of a long city. These 12 differ on route coverage, how many days the ticket runs and whether a boat leg is bundled in, each priced clearly.

Berlin: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Live Commentary - Starting at Kurfürstendamm and heading east
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Berlin: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Live Commentary

1.Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Live Commentary

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 8,579 reviews · 1 day · from $22Our pick

Ride Berlin’s main sights with a live guide speaking German and English, stopping near Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, and the Reichstag. Guides such as Otti, Dimitri, Steve, and Thilo add humor and personal stories, while frequent buses make it easy to hop off.

“Demitre was the best guide today. So much fun and very informative!!!!!”

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Berlin: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Starting the Classic Route in West Berlin
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Berlin: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

2.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4,233 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $25

Use a 24 or 48-hour City Sightseeing ticket to circle Berlin’s main sights, then switch to the East Berlin and Wall Route with an All Lines ticket. Expect open-top views, multilingual audio, WiFi, and an app showing bus times and stops.

“Great bus tour around the city - we saw so much & element so much too”

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Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus with Boat Options - The red route from Alexanderplatz to Checkpoint Charlie
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Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus with Boat Options

3.Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus with Boat Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4,012 reviews · from $30

See Berlin by open-top bus on two routes covering Museum Island, the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, and East Side Gallery. A 48-hour ticket can add currywurst, Freddie’s live Third Reich and Cold War walk, an evening tour, or a Spree cruise from April to October.

“Definitely recommend, the staff were so nice! The only issue is the bus stops abit long at each stop and considering the last trip is 4:15 it kind of takes abit of time to get around, but I always do the big bus when I go to different cities.”

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Berlin: East and West Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - From Kurfürstendamm to Potsdamer Platz
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Berlin: East and West Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

4.East and West Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 2,195 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $24

Take a 24 or 48-hour City Circle bus pass through Berlin, from Kurfürstendamm and Checkpoint Charlie to Alexanderplatz, the East Side Gallery, Brandenburg Gate, and Reichstag. Stay aboard for a 2.5-hour overview or hop off to explore. Audio commentary is available in 20 languages.

“This was awesome. No worrying about having to print it a paper ticket! Order on phone and go straight to the bus.”

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Berlin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Cruise - Alexanderplatz and Berlin’s eastern center
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Berlin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Cruise

5.Berlin City Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Optional Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 1,155 reviews · 1 day (approx.) · from $31

See Berlin by open-top sightseeing bus on a 24- or 48-hour pass, with multilingual audio and a kids’ channel. The route links Kurfürstendamm, Checkpoint Charlie, Alexanderplatz, the East Side Gallery, Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg, and more. Add a one-hour Spree cruise for another view of the city.

“Saw many things would have otherwise missed. Commentary was brilliant. Unfortunately it was a very hot day. Never had a problem waiting for the bus ( roughly 15 mins ) The cruise was also good but only in German so my partner didn't understand. Just a lovely day.”

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City Sightseeing Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Checkpoint Charlie and Gendarmenmarkt
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City Sightseeing Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

6.City Sightseeing Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 981 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Berlin from a red open-top bus on the 120-minute Classic route, or add the 60-minute East Berlin and Wall route with an All Lines ticket. Hop off at landmarks such as Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, Alexanderplatz, and the East Side Gallery, using audio commentary in 13 languages.

“Nightmare finding where the stops are, routes appear to change at will. Good for one day only, don't bother with day two, pick your locations and uber it”

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Potsdam: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Starting at Luisenplatz and the Brandenburg Gate area
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Potsdam: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Big Bus Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour & Currywurst - Alexanderplatz to Museum Island: the eastern start
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Big Bus Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour & Currywurst

8.Big Bus Berlin Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour & Currywurst

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 856 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $25

Use a 24-hour or 48-hour Big Bus ticket to see Berlin from an open-top bus on two routes. You’ll pass the Brandenburg Gate, East Side Gallery, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island and more, with English commentary, an app, currywurst, and optional walking or live-guided evening tours.

“Night tour repeats some of standard bus tour and you don’t get off the bus. Also, bus starts around 9:30 or 10 and ends early like 4-4:30”

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Berlin: Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus with Boat Cruise Option - Starting at Kurfürstendamm and the western city
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Berlin: Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus with Boat Cruise Option

9.Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus with Boat Cruise Option

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 818 reviews · from $51

Cover Berlin’s main sights in one day aboard a double-decker bus, hopping off at Checkpoint Charlie, Alexanderplatz, the East Side Gallery, Brandenburg Gate, and more. Add a one-hour Spree cruise for another view of the city. Audio comes in 15 languages, with WiFi on board.

“all the guides we had Amey and Max were very professional and definitely knew there stuff”

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Berlin: Live-Guided Evening Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus - Alexanderplatz to the East Side Gallery
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Berlin: Live-Guided Evening Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus

10.Live-Guided Evening Sightseeing Tour by Open-top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 783 reviews · 1h 15m · from $35

Set out from Alexanderplatz at 6:00 PM for a 75-minute, live-guided loop through Berlin. You will pass the East Side Gallery, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Kreuzberg, and Prenzlauer Berg, with commentary in English and German. Guides such as Simon and Demitri have made the tour especially personal and lively.

“Driving around Berlin with our tour guide was a history dream come true. He was so knowledgeable on the history of Berlin and seemed excited to share. I will do this again!”

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Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour by Bus and Boat - From Kurfürstendamm to Potsdamer Platz
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Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour by Bus and Boat

11.Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour by Bus and Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 488 reviews · 2 days · from $55

Use Berlin’s open-top double-decker bus to reach Kurfürstendamm, Checkpoint Charlie, Museum Island, the Reichstag, and more. Then switch at Karl-Liebknecht-Straße for a one-hour Spree cruise. Live bus commentary is in English and German; the boat commentary is in German.

“Sehr nette Guides und Busfahrer. Man kann jederzeit Fragen stellen und bekommt viele zusätzliche Details erklärt. Ist viel persönlicher als vom Band👍! Top!”

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City Sightseeing Potsdam Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - How good is the commentary?
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City Sightseeing Potsdam Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

12.City Sightseeing Potsdam Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 80 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $24

Ride an open-top double-decker through Potsdam, stopping at Sanssouci, Cecilienhof, the Dutch Quarter, Alexandrowka, and more. Your one-day pass includes audio commentary and unlimited rides, but buses may run hourly, and the service ends early enough to limit palace visits.

“The city of Potsdam was beautiful! As for this tour, the spot for pick-up is not well marked, so that started the tour off pretty tough. I am English speaking and the audio on this tour was not that great. It was a male and female having a dialogue during part of the tour. When we reached a point of interest there would be facts given, but that was about it. Music played or the two would dialogue some. If you are German speaking, there is a live guide that gives a detailed explanation of every sight. I know it would be better. If I had it to do over…”

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