Live Guides:
English speaking live guides operate on many of our open top buses. To travel with a live guide for a complete loop, please board the bus at London Eye, Belvedere Road, SE1 7NA on the hour***.
Departure Points:
You can join the tour from any of our multiple stops. Each of our stops will be clearly signposted with the words Golden Tours sitting below the Transport for London bus stop logo. Each bus stop will also display its stop number. Bus stop numbers can be found in the timetable link.
An alternative way to find each bus stop is to use what3words. This will pinpoint a 3 metre square box where you will find each. The words to use can be found here.
Frequency:
Summer + Holidays = Every 20 mins on the Red and Blue routes. Every 30 mins on the Orange route.
Winter = Every 30 mins on the Blue routes. Every 60 mins on the Red and Orange route.
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Known events or delays that may impact the service: Click here to view the latest service information
Boat Ride: operated by City Cruises.
Boats leave every 30 minutes from:
Westminster Pier, Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JH
Tower Millennium Pier, Lower Thames St, London EC3N 4DT
The boat cruise is approx 30 minutes in duration, depending on where you disembark.
Jack the Ripper Walking Tour
Start time: 3:30pm daily (Please arrive 15 minutes before departure time)
Finish time: 5pm
Departure Point and Directions: Golden Tours Tourist Bus Stop 8 (Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour). Opposite Tower Hill Station.
Return Location: Near Liverpool Street Underground Station.
Royal Walking Tour
Start time: 10am daily (Please arrive 15 minutes before departure time)
Finish time: 12pm
Departure Point: Tourist Bus Stop outside The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Gate, SW1A 1AA (Nearest underground station: Victoria and Green Park)
Return Point: Westminster Abbey (Nearest underground station: Westminster Station)
***We aim to have a live guide on all of these departures, however this can be subject to change.
