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 (outside Office Shoe Shop)
Carrolls Gift Shop, Albert Clock, Starbucks Coffee and the Award Winning Fish City - Stop 2: Customs House Square
Big Fish Sculpture, Customs House and McHughs Bar - Stop 3: SSE Arena
Odyssey Pavilion, Premier Inn Hotel, W5 Interactive Discovery Centre, Odyssey Cinemas and Ten Pin Bowling - Stop 4: HMS Caroline
Hop-off for HMS Caroline which saw combat in the First World War and Titanic Dock & Pumphouse - Stop 5: Titanic Belfast
Titanic Visitor Attraction - The World's Largest Titanic Attraction, SS Nomadic, The Wee Tram and Cast & Crew - Stop 6: Parliament Buildings (East Belfast)
Stormont Estate (Stop only operates 10:00am - 3:30pm daily), Stormont Hotel, CS Lewis/Campbell College - Stop 7: Belmont Road
Park Avenue Hotel, Shops, and award winning Restaurants and Cafes fit for foodies! - Stop 8: Holywood Road
The Landmark CS Lewis Square featuring 7 sculptures and the EastSide Visitor Centre - Stop 9: Lower Newtownards Road
Known in Belfast as Freedom Corner with Wall Murals, the Titanic Mural & The Yardmen Statue - Stop 10: St. George’s Market
UK’s Best Large Indoor Market 2014, Variety Market on Fri, City Food & Craft Market on Sat & Mixed Market on Sun - Stop 11: Belfast City Hall
Visit Belfast City Hall which is open for free guided tours Monday through Saturday, Titanic Memorial Garden - Stop 12: Great Victoria Street
Irish Tour Tickets Tourist Information Centre, Crown Bar, Europa Hotel, Bus and Train Station and Grand Opera House - Stop 13: Dublin Road
Etap Hotel, Movie House Cinema, The Five Points Whiskey & Alehouse & Filthy McNasty Pub & Club - Stop 14: Shaftsbury Square
Shaftesbury Square, Bradbury Place, Laverys Bar and The Alibi Bar & Club - Stop 15: University Road
Queen’s University, Botanic Gardens and Ulster Museum (entrance to the gardens and museum is free) - Stop 16: Eglantine Avenue
Windsor Park - National Football Stadium, Malone Lodge Hotel and Lisburn Road Shopping - Stop 17: Falls Road
Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich (Café and Tourist Information) and St. Mary’s Teacher Training College - Stop 18: Falls Memorial Garden
Bobby Sands Wall Mural and Sinn Fein Centre and Gift Shop - Stop 19: International Wall Murals
Falls Road International Wall Murals, Peace Walls and St. Peter’s Catholic Cathedral - Stop 20: Spectrum Tourist Information Centre
Spectrum Tourist Information Centre and Shankill Road Loyalist Wall Murals - Stop 21: Shankill Memorial Garden
WWII Murals, Queen Elizabeth II Mural and Bayardo Remembrance Garden - Stop 22: Crumlin Road
Crumlin Road Gaol Visitor Attraction and Conference Centre and the Old Courthouse - Stop 23: Donegall Street
Clifton St. Poor House, Cathedral Quarter, St. Anne’s Cathedral, St. Patricks Church and Northern Ireland War Memorial
- 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
- All sales are final and no refunds will be issued. If your plans change we will be happy to change your booking to any other date within the next 10 months.
- Tickets for events or attractions are non-refundable
- Airport, limousine and coach transfer services are non-refundable
- 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