15 Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tours in Ireland That Fill a Day

1.Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,470 reviews · from $36Our pick

See Dublin’s top sights at your own pace on a 24 or 48-hour bus tour with live guides, audio commentary, and free Little Museum entry.

“we greatly enjoyed the narrated history of the trip”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2,416 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32

Review of Dublin’s hop-on hop-off bus tour, with route highlights, ticket value, timing, stops, audio commentary, and practical tips.

“Easy to hop on and off throughout the city. Great to sit and relax after walking all day. While driving they tell some good history. They provide headphones for different languages. They also provide maps. This bus seems to have more stops then the others.”

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3.Big Bus Dublin Hop-on, Hop-off Sightseeing Tour with Live Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,387 reviews · 1 hour 50 minutes (approx.) · from $41

Review of Big Bus Dublin, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, guide quality, ticket value, timing, and tips for choosing a pass.

“We had an enjoyable and informative big bus Hop on , Hop off tour with Len. The weather was perfect and Len did an outstanding job highlighting all the historical sights in Dublin. Len has a great sense of humor. We smiled and laughed the entire time on our tour. So much fun.”

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4.Dublin Public Transport and Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 851 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $59

Review of Dublin’s Freedom Pass with 72-hour transport, airport buses, hop-on hop-off sightseeing, commentary, and attraction savings.

“Purchased a 3 day pass used the airlink bus from airport to Temple Bar, the bus driver was very helpful Did the full tour of Dublin the second day ,plenty of room and the driver was knowledgeable and funny . would purchase the freedom pass again Think the drivers name was (Tyrone) nice guy.”

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5.Big Bus Hop-On, Hop-Off Tour with Live Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 845 reviews · from $36

Review Dublin’s Big Bus tour, with live guides, flexible 24 to 72-hour tickets, major sights, walking and night-tour upgrades.

“Jimmy O’toole was the absolute best guide. His personality made us welcome. Jimmy told us lots of stories, which made us laugh and really made the day memorable. Thank you Jimmy! We’ll be keeping an eye out for your sons licence plate number 🤣 Well worth the money!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 597 reviews · from $36

Review of Dublin City Sightseeing Bus Tour, with route details, prices, stops, walking tour, timing, accessibility, and practical booking advice.

“Thoroughly enjoyed the Dublin hop on/off bus. Saw lots of historical and famous landmarks which were clearly explained. Well worth the money and definitely recommend.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 321 reviews · from $18

Review of Galway’s 24 or 48-hour open-top bus tour, with 13 stops, Salthill views, historic sights, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“The hop-on hop-off was a great way to see the city. The speaker was very good”

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8.Guinness Storehouse Ticket and Big Bus Dublin Hop-on Hop-off Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 298 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

Review of Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse and Big Bus tour, with route details, ticket tips, value advice, and practical ways to plan your day.

“Interest and informative! Worth the visit and pint at the end! A bit crowded at the top don’t expect a table and a seat!”

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9.Airport Transfer and Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 209 reviews · from $42

Review of Dublin’s airport transfer and hop-on hop-off bus package, with route tips, guide highlights, prices, stops, and honest drawbacks.

“Great value and was easy access getting us from/to airport and the hop on/off bus was great. We were at the end of a 2 week EU trip so this was a great low key ride allowing us to see sites in Dublin and enjoy the areas. Drivers were very friendly and fun 🙂”

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10.Guinness Storehouse Ticket & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 201 reviews · from $71

Pair Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse with a flexible hop-on hop-off bus, Gravity Bar views, city landmarks, and an optional night tour.

“It was really super interesting and beautiful . The guide was really funny”

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11.City Sightseeing Galway Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 134 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $25

Review of Galway’s hop-on hop-off bus, covering stops, timing, audio commentary, value, route tips, and who should book.

“Enjoyable bus tour around Galway. Stopped at the key sights. Easy 1 loop bus tour so very simple and easy to use”

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12.Cruise Excursion Hop-On Hop-Off Tour & Rail Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 101 reviews · from $36

See Dublin from Dun Laoghaire by rail, then explore Trinity, Temple Bar, Guinness, Phoenix Park, and more by hop-on hop-off bus.

“There was a demonstration on but our driver managed to still give us a great tour.His name is Tyrone and we certainly got our money’s worth.Also we had trouble getting our paid tickets on our phone .We booked on line in Canada and being seniors navigating the internet is difficult but Tyrone was great in helping us .It turn out that Dublin was our favourite city on this cruise .Thank you Tyrone and your great singing voice.”

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13.Dublin Cruise Ship Shore Excursion|Hop-on Hop-off & Rail Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 90 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $46

Review of Dublin’s cruise transfer, DART train, and 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus, with stop-by-stop tips, value advice, and practical drawbacks.

“We were met by the dock and given all the information we needed to take the Dart train to Dublin and back to the dock. Enjoyed our tour very much and appreciated the live commentary and Mark’s singing. Thank you.”

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14.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus to Killarney National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 89 reviews · from $17Best value

Ride Killarney’s hop-on hop-off bus to Ross Castle, Torc Waterfall, Muckross House, farms, and abbey for a flexible park day.

“Kevin our bus driver was excellent and pointing out interesting sites, letting us know when and where to meet the bus at each of the stops and all around a great guy. Very happy with our experience!”

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15.Dublin Shore Excursion: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 89 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32

Review of Dublin’s hop-on hop-off shore excursion, with stops at Guinness, Dublin Castle, Trinity College, Phoenix Park, and Jameson.

“Great way to see Dublin! Buses were always available and the stops were at all the highlights of Dublin.”

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