About Bucharest Hop-on Hop-off Bus
Bucharest is a large city with many interesting sights. For this reason, it can be difficult to see all these places if you only spend 2 days here.
In order to get the full Bucharest experience, you should combine two modes of travel: by foot and by bus.
Like in other major cities from Europe, there is a hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus in Bucharest.
The schedule is
In the warm season, it operates daily rides on double decker open tourist buses.
the first bus departs at 10:00 AM
and the last one finishes at 21:45 (9:45 PM)
There are buses going every 20-25 minutes.
A full ride takes around 1 hour to complete.
The start and finish bus stations is
Piata Unirii (click to see on google maps)
Piata Presei Libere (click to see on google maps)
This is where you can find the buses more easily, because they are stationed. Despite this, you can also grab one of the buses at any other stop along the way.
The bus can be picked up at 14 different points
all signalled by a red sign and the words ‘Bucharest City Tour’.
In case you want to see where all these stops are located in Bucharest, you will find a map in the link from the end of the article.
If you will take the bus from Piata Unirii, you could also join our free walking tour in the Old Town which starts close by every day at 10:30 am. This way, you can check out the places available only by foot before deciding to go for a bus ride.
The bus itinerary features
The most famous landmarks and avenues in all of Bucharest, such as:
Triumphal Arch
Calea Victoriei historical avenue
Romanian Athenaeum Concert Hall should you get off here, don’t miss out on our free walking tour about Communism versus Monarchy
Revolution Square
Palace of the Parliament
Village Museum
University Square
The cost of one ticket is
25 lei (5 EUR) for adults
10 lei (2 EUR) for children ages 7-14 years
children below 7 years ride free of charge
This ticket is valid 24 hours after being activated. It can be purchased directly on the bus either in cash or by card.
Included in the price of the ticket
a map with the bus itinerary and other useful information about Bucharest
an audio guide with explanations about the places in various languages: English, French, Italian and Romanian. You also have the option to download this audio guide on your phone from the App Store
free Wi-Fi on the bus
