Tour overview
The Belfast City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off Open-top bus tour provides you with a comprehensive look at Belfast city and allows you to explore every area and district of this unique place. Our tour operates seven days per week. If you do not Hop-on Hop-off the tour lasts approx 1 hour 10 minutes.
With one route featuring 19 stops conveniently located around the city, Belfast City Sightseeing will take you around the most prominent landmarks and attractions, including: Titanic Belfast, Ulster Museum, Peace walls, Political Wall Murals and much more.
Tour highlights
- 19 Hop on Hop off Bus Stops
- Over 50 places of interest
- 1 day and 2 day tickets
- Adult, child and family tickets
- Open-top bus tour
- Stops at Titanic Belfast
- Stops at Political Wall Murals
- Stops at Belfast Peace Walls
- Stops at Crumlin Road Gaol
- Live tour guide
- Discount vouchers for attractions
- Multilingual commentary
Tickets
Tour description
Choose between a 1 Day or 2 Day unlimited Hop-on, Hop-off ticket online, on board our buses, at our bus stops, at your hotel reception or in our Tour Shop. Mobile e-Tickets and printed tickets accepted onboard our buses and at our stops. The Belfast City Sightseeing tour can be joined on any day and at any time. Tickets purchased online are available to use at any time within 12 months of booking.
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 World Host accredited tour for excellence in customer service.
Tours depart from Donegall Square West, beside Belfast City Hall 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.
Please Note: Belfast City Sightseeing tickets are also valid on City Tours Belfast services.
Tickets
Tour itinerary
Summer schedule
Stop 1: Donegall Square West
Departure Point, Belfast City Hall (Open in Google Maps)Stop 2: SSE Arena
Odyssey Pavilion, W5 Interactive Discovery Centre, Odyssey Cinemas, Ten Pin BowlingStop 3: Titanic Quarter
Premier Inn, Titanic Quarter, The Dock Café, PRONIStop 4: HMS Caroline
HMS Caroline Tours, Titanic Dock, Green Light and Maritime MileStop 5: Titanic Belfast
Titanic Visitor Experience, SS Nomadic, Vertigo indoor Skydiving, Spud Murphy'sStop 6: St. George’s Market
Market Days: Friday, Saturday and SundayStop 7: Great Victoria Street
The Tour Shop (Open in Google Maps) Tourist Information, Crown Bar, Europa Hotel, Europa Train and Bus Station, Grand Opera House, Holiday Inn Hotel, Hampton by Hilton HotelStop 8: Dublin Road
Golden Mile, Etap HotelStop 9: Shaftsbury Square
Lavery's Bar, Benedicts Hotel, Crescent Arts CentreStop 10: Queens University
Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Tropical Ravine (Tours)Stop 11: Eglantine Avenue
Windsor Park International Stadium, Malone Lodge Hotel, Lisburn Road ShoppingStop 12: Culturlann McAdam O'Fiaich
Art Gallery, Bookshop and Gifts (Café & Tourist Information, James Connolly Memorial StatueStop 13: Falls Road
Falls Memorial Garden, Bobby Sands MuralStop 14: International Wall Murals
Peace wall, St Peter's CathedralStop 15: Belfast Peace Wall
Hop off to leave your markStop 16: The Spectrum Centre
Spectrum Tourist Information Centre, Shankill Road Wall MuralsStop 17: Shankill Memorial Garden
WWII Murals, Queen Elizabeth MuralStop 18: Crumlin Road
Crumlin Road GaolStop 19: Clifton Street
Clifton Street Poor House (Tours), St Patricks Church, St Anne's Cathedral (Tours), Cathedral Quarter
You can Hop on/Hop off at any of our 19 designated bus stops:
- Summer Frequency: 30 minute service between 10am - 4:30pm
(This may change during peak times) - Winter Frequency: 30 minute service between 10am - 4:00pm
You can Hop on/Hop off at any of our 19 designated bus stops:
- Summer Frequency: 30 minute service between 10am - 4:30pm
(This may change during peak times) - Winter Frequency: 30 minute service between 10am - 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
- Rain coat
- Your boarding ticket/voucher
- Hop on/Hop off bus service
- Discounts for some events and attractions
- Entrance fees into events and attractions
- Online tickets are valid for up to 1 year after purchase
- Tickets are active for one day or two days only
- 20% admin fee will be imposed on cancelled tickets
- 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 City Sightseeing Belfast.
- The Belfast City Sightseeing departure point has moved to Donegall Square West (Beside the City Hall) and the last stop (19) has moved to Clifton Street.
- The Belfast City Sightseeing tour can be joined on any day and at any time.
- You can present the voucher either through print out or on your device (i.e mobile, tablet).
- Your voucher will be exchanged for a paper ticket.
- Children under 5 years of age travel free.
- Please note we operate closed top buses throughout the each for your comfort.
- Our city tours are dog friendly so bring your pet along for the tour! If you suffer from allergies, please inform us of this and we will cater to your needs.
- Lost tickets will not be replaced or refunded.
- Belfast City Sightseeing tickets are also valid on City Tours Belfast.
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Tour highlights
- 19 Hop-on Hop-off Bus Stops
- Over 50 places of interest
- 1 day and 2 day tickets
- Adult, child and family ticket options
- Discount vouchers for attractions
- Open-top bus tour
- Stops at Titanic Belfast
- Stops at Political Wall Murals
- Stops at Belfast Peace Walls
- Stops at Crumlin Road Gaol
- Live tour guide
- Multilingual commentary
Need help?
- Call in and book directly at The Tour Shop, 10 Great Victoria St, Belfast.
- Phone +44 (0)28 90 321321 and speak to one of our reservations team.
- Email your request to info@citysightseeingbelfast.com