We're Good To Go! The World Famous Belfast City Sightseeing tour is starting again on the 3rd July 2020.
Whilst we have been away and forced to stop our tours, we have updated our Health and Safety Policy, Cleaning Procedures and a Customer Charter. In addition to this, Risk Assessments have also been carried out an updated for each procedure that we follow. An extensive clean of our premises has been completed and now we have been approved by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board as GOOD TO GO.
So whichever tour of ours you decide to join, your safety and the safety of our colleagues is our top concern.
Our ‘Buy Now – Tour Later’ incentive allows you to book with confidence as you will have 12 months from date of purchase to redeem your ticket. We look forward to welcoming you on board and showing you the best of Belfast!
Irish Tour Tickets will at all times adhere to UK government guidelines on social distancing and other coronavirus related regulations. For more information click here
The Belfast City Sightseeing Open Top Hop On/Hop Off Bus Tour provides you with a comprehensive look at our very special city and allows you to explore every area and district of this unique place. Our tour operates seven days per week and tickets are valid for 24 hours for single day pass holders, or 48 hours for 2 day pass holders. If you do not Hop on/Hop off the tour lasts approx 1 hour 30 minutes.
The Belfast City Sightseeing tour is the ONLY open top tour in Belfast which is 4* rated by the NITB (Northern Ireland Tourist Board) and is the ONLY WorldHost accredited tour for excellence in customer service.
Tours depart from High Street (outside Office Shoe Shop) in Belfast city centre but you can join the tour from any stop along the route. We are the only operator to offer a multi-lingual service available in six languages including, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Mandarin.
For more information you can call our booking office on 028 9031 0101 or simply ask at your hotel reception.
- Stop 1: High Street Departure Point
Carrolls Gift Shop, Albert Clock, Starbucks Coffee - Stop 2: SSE Arena
Odyssey Pavilion, W5 Interactive Discovery Centre, Odyssey Cinemas, Ten Pin Bowling - Stop 3: Titanic Quarter
Premier Inn, Titanic Quarter, The Dock Café, PRONI - Stop 4: HMS Caroline
HMS Caroline Tours, Titanic Dock, Green Light and Maritime Mile - Stop 5: Titanic Belfast
Titanic Visitor Experience, SS Nomadic, Vertigo indoor Skydiving, Spud Murphy's - Stop 6: Parliament Buildings (*Free Tours)
Stormont Estate, Stormont Hotel, Campbell College - Stop 7: Belmont Road
Park Avenue Hotel, Shops, Restaurants and cafes - Stop 8: Holywood Road
CS Lewis Square, Eastside Visitors Centre, Jack Coffee Shop - Stop 9: Lower Newtownards Road
Freedom Corner, Wall Murals, The Titanic Yardmen 401 Statue - Stop 10: St. George’s Market
Market Days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Stop 11: Great Victoria Street
Irish Tour Tickets Tourist Information, Crown Bar, Europa Hotel, Europa Train and Bus Station, Grand Opera House, Holiday Inn Hotel, Hampton by Hilton Hotel - Stop 12: Dublin Road
Golden Mile, Etap Hotel - Stop 13: Shaftsbury Square
Lavery's Bar, Benedicts Hotel, Crescent Arts Centre - Stop 14: Queens University
Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Tropical Ravine (Tours) - Stop 15: Eglantine Avenue
Windsor Park International Stadium, Malone Lodge Hotel, Lisburn Road Shopping - Stop 16: Culturlann McAdam O'Fiaich
Art Gallery, Bookshop and Gifts (Café & Tourist Information, James Connolly Memorial Statue - Stop 17: Falls Road
Falls Memorial Garden, Bobby Sands Mural - Stop 18: International Wall Murals
Peace wall, St Peter's Cathedral - Stop 19: Belfast Peace Wall
Hop off to leave your mark - Stop 20: Spectrum Tourist Information Centre
Spectrum Information Centre, Shankill Road Wall Murals - Stop 21: Shankill Memorial Garden
WWII Murals, Queen Elizabeth Mural - Stop 22: Crumlin Road
Crumlin Road Gaol - Stop 23: Donegall Street
Clifton Street Poor House (Tours), St Patricks Church, St Anne's Cathedral (Tours), Cathedral Quarter
- Tour departs at 10am from Stop 1, Castle Place, Belfast (outside Office Shoe Shop)
- You can Hop on/Hop off at any of our 23 designated bus stops
- Tours operate every 30-60 minutes:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm and Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
- You can Hop on/Hop off at any of our 23 designated bus stops
- Tours operate every 30-60 minutes:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm and Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
If you decide to get off at any of our designated bus stops there can be times where you will need to walk to specific events and attractions. Please come dressed appropriately for the season but keep in mind, the weather in Belfast can be cold at any time of the year.
- Warm clothing
- Comfortable shoes
- A print out of your boarding ticket/voucher
- Hop on/Hop off bus service
- Discounts for some events and attractions
- Entrance fees into events and attractions
- Tickets are valid for up to 1 year after purchase
- Tickets are active for 48 hours after first use for 2 day pass holders, 24 hours for single day pass holders
- Free cancellation of booking up to 72 hours before departure date, no admin fee imposed.
- Free change of date up to 12 hours before departure date, no admin fee imposed. Change of date can be within 1 year of purchase.
- Anything cancelled within 12 hours will not be refunded.
- Cancellation of some attractions may not be accepted. These are set forth by the attractions themselves and not Irish Tour Tickets.
Covid-19 Information:
- All refunds for disruption due to Covid-19 that have been requested on or before 25th June 2020 will be processed by 30th June 2020.
- Timescales for any refunds requested after 25th June 2020 will be communicated as soon as possible.
- The Belfast City Sightseeing tour can be joined on any day and at any time
- You must bring a print out of your boarding ticket/voucher
- Children under 5 years of age travel free