Bus & coach · HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS TOURS IN SAN FRANCISCO
Good hop-on hop-off bus tours in San Francisco fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 7 to book early, what each fare includes and how they differ.
Big Bus San Francisco review covering 17 stops, Golden Gate Bridge views, hop-on flexibility, sunset options, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“These buses are always great in major cities throughout the U.S. I use them o get around when I first get to city to get the lay of the land. They are perfect.”
Big Bus San Francisco review: route, stops, Golden Gate views, ticket value, practical tips, and who should book this flexible city tour.
“The driver was great negotiating tight turns and was informative and polite.”
Explore Alcatraz, cross the Golden Gate Bridge, and see San Francisco with a 48-hour Big Bus pass, sunset tour, and Chinatown walk.
“What an incredible day! Alcatraz was fascinating, eery, bleak but well worth a visit! The ferry there and back was very well organised with regular boats back and forth. Really worth the money including the 2 day hop on and off bus instead of Ubers and has earphones to learn about all the landmarks. Glad I booked this and even better that the weather was incredible!”
Review of San Francisco’s 20-stop hop-on hop-off bus tour, with route details, guide tips, pricing, bus condition, and stop-by-stop advice.
“Excellent tour and Willie the driver just “did what he does”. He made the trip fun and his commentary was great to listen to. Great to see someone actually care about the job he does.”
Review of San Francisco’s Alcatraz and 48-hour Big Bus tour, with route details, value advice, timing tips, and honest drawbacks.
“We had booked a tour that included Alcatraz,it got cancelled the day before we were to take it,tour company did not notify us,we found out when we went to pick our tickets up.The tour boasted “no refunds for any reason” We called Viator who we had booked through and they were able to get our money back for that portion..We went on to enjoy the other half of tour.Glad we booked with Viator or I don’t think we would have been reimbursed”
Big Bus San Francisco Sunset Tour review with Bay Bridge views, city lights, practical tips, cold-weather advice, and honest value notes.
“Good volume on tour bus. Nicely presented information about the city. *BRING a jacket. The bus was fairly crowded but some passengers went in after the stop on Treasure Island.”
Review of San Francisco’s 24-hour open-top bus tour, with route details, Golden Gate views, stop-by-stop advice, value, and practical tips.
“Going across the Golden Gate Bridge, Haight-Ashbury, knowing my brother was here in the 70s. The fact that Janis Joplin been here..”
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