City Sightseeing bus + Historical City Cruise
Location
Essentials
- Hop off at all major sightseeing points in Berlin
- 1 hour boat tour
- See the main sights in the city centre from the water and the bus
Practical info
Includes
1 hour cruise on the Spree
24 hour access to the City Sightseeing Berlin buses
Free of charge earphones which you can keep and reuse when you hop-on again
Free WiFi on the buses
Free city map on the buses with discounts to several Berlin attractions
Children
Child ticket for 6-13 year olds
Free for children 0-5 when accompanied by a paying adult (maximum of 2 children per adult)
Languages
The GPS audio guide on the bus is available in 13 different languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Polish, Chinese and Japanese
The audio guide on the boat is available in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Hebrew, Chinese and Russian
Operating hours bus
Check the Berlin City Tour website for operating hours
Check-in boat
If you want to be sure you can sit together, check-in 15 minutes before departure
Stops
Click here for the map or find the locations of the stops in the City Sightseeing Berlin app.
Accessibility bus
The Berlin City Sightseeing buses have an easy access for disabled people and/or passengers with reduced mobility. All buses provide a ramp and one space for a wheel chair. The Berlin City Sightseeing buses are even certified barrier-free with the "Travel for All" certificate.
Here you can read more about accessibility with photos and detailed information.
Ticket information
Ticket directly available on smartphone
Tickets cannot be rescheduled or cancelled
More information
For questions about the product, please contact [email protected]
Accessibility
Getting there
Public Transport
The nearest stop is Bahnhof Berlin-Friedrichstraße (U-Bahn U6 and trains).
About
One city, one tour
With the Hop on Hop off tour you will be able to discover this unique city at your own pace without worrying about transportation. You choose where to hop-on and where to hop-off at any of the 19 stops in the city or take the full 2.5 hour bus tour before deciding what you want to see up close.
This tour will take you from West Berlin to East Berlin and back again. You’ll see all the historic neighbourhoods of the German capital and once you see something interesting, you can hop-off and explore the sight. From the Brandenburg Gate to Potsdamer Platz and from the Berlin Zoo to the Checkpoint Charlie, you’ll see it all.
Relax and enjoy
During the cruise you’ll pass Museum Island, with its many famous museum; the Reichstag, home to parliament; Friedrichstrasse station; Haus der Kulturen der Welt; and many more interesting sights on the banks of the Spree. As the tour nears the Reichstag, you'll cross from what was once East Berlin to West Berlin where some people attempted but few succeeded to cross the Berlin Wall.
The cruise will provide you with plenty of fresh air, or 'Spreeluft', as you take in the sights and sounds on the river bank. Yet the tour is not too long for kids and with a city like Berlin there is always something new to see on the shores.
Reviews
53 reviews
Hop On Berlin
A great way to see all the sights of Berlin, the tour is nearly 3 hours long in one lap. There is an audio guide in several languages. You do get really close to all of the attractions. The bus driver was friendly and welcoming.
Had a great time, highly recommend!
Great service, friendly staff and great views! Would recommend the Hop on Hop off bus as a great way to see Berlin. Be prepared though, the entire route is @2.5 hours long!
Brilliant.
Okay … I have just read the recent reviews and it would seem some individual(s) rated the Sight Seeing of Berlin (Hop On, Hop Off) as not particularly great. However, I have found my tour brilliant. Whilst the tour bus, was not particularly crowded. Claudes, the bus/tour guide, was exceptionally brilliant, so knowledgeable, with a great sense of humour. Appreciated his storytelling of why the Berlin Wall was built,; explained the Berlin Wall Museum and the drawings etc … we stopped twice for a 15 minute break. Claudes, spoke about the history of Berlin and it’s check points. It’s a shame, you can’t ask for Claudes, for your tour guide … he was & is brilliant 😊
Excellent tour guide
We purchased a ticket that gave us a 48 hour pass with guided walking tour and free curry wurst. The directions to activate your ticket were not great, nor was information on redeeming your curry wurst. However the actual tour bus was great. The first driver we had was entirely unhelpful but the other ones were excellent. Also the sellers and agents around the mail stops were super helpful. The English guy we had for the walking tour was hilarious and very knowledgeable. He really did an excellent job.
a good way to see Berlin
I would have been unable to experience visiting all of these sights without using this bus service......and just like in London, another bus will soon arrive, after you visit a given stop.
Great tour and relaxing. Easy on and off👍
The bus ride was a great way to see the city and listen to someone tell us about all the highlights of what we were seeing. Super easy to hop on and off. The boat tour was nice but we didn’t understand anything said since it wasn’t in English…but it was still a nice ride.
A good overview of Berlin
Read a few poor reviews but have to say ours was a good experience. Talked to a few of the ticket sellers as they lower their prices as you move around. We were happy with the price we paid. We enjoyed the banter on the commentary and have little to complain about. This company pairs up with another so there's more choice of buses at each stop. There is a negative in that there are no *bus stops* so you have to remember where you got off. We bought tickets and boarded where there were ticket sellers. That helped, but they're not at every stop. One other gripe was other tourists chatting loudly so we couldn't hear the commentary. Overall, a great way to see the highlights of Berlin.
Handy tour bus quite frequent
Tour bus handy - right outside our hotel at East Side Gallery stop! Bought 2 day ticket for extra 4 euros which was worth it. They let you use red hop on and hop off bus as well as the red city sightseeing bus so both were quite frequent. Did full tour took 2 hours but bus does stop as major sights for 15 mins during that time ie Brandenburg gate and also at stop 1. Detailed recorded tour although sometimes it continues even when you are at red lights so unsure what its referring too but still informative. There was a boat ride but we couldnt find where to pick this up from so ended up doing a separate boat tour on Reederei Hadynski which was very good. Bus was clean and soft drinks available but you need cash as card machine didnt work.
A great way to see central Berlin
I traveled to Berlin for a day trip with my son and therefore needed the ability to see as many of the sights in a short space of time and this tour ticked the box. We booked the combined tour and one hour river trip in advance and when we got to the central station it was really easy to find the bus stop, number 19 on the list. As one can imagine the bus was quite full but we managed to get upstairs seats and had great 360 views. A downside, not worth marking down was that the initial Jack for the headphones was as faulty but the next one did. The circular tour takes 2.5 hours if one stays on but the clue is in the name so we hopped off for the river cruise before getting back on at a different stop to get back to the station. The guided information adds humour to interesting facts. Well worth using to understand Berlin
Perfect for a 3- day trip to Berlin
A great way to see the sights over two days - the 2 day ticket is good value. One downside - the really cheesy audio track. Very informative, though.
Mitarbeiter Bewertung
Der Busfahrer Jörg, ist eine richtig coole Socke und geht auf seine Gäste ein, zehn von zehn Punkten!😊
Fahrt mit Klaus - absolute Empfehlung!
Ich selbst habe einige Jahre in Berlin gewohnt und habe noch Verwandtschaft dort. Wenn ich nun zu Besuch in Berlin bin und Rundfahrten buche, wähle ich City Sightseeing Berlin quasi aus Gewohnheit. Dieses Mal jedoch bin ich so dermaßen überzeugt, dass ich sogar eine Bewertung schreibe. Das liegt an Klaus. Klaus ist der Busfahrer, der uns an unserem zweiten Tag durch Berlin begleitete. Wir hatten das 48-Stunden Ticket gebucht, da wir damit rechneten, dass am 03.10. bestimmt einige Demos und Kundgebungen unsere Rundfahrt "stören" würden (was dann ja auch so war). Wir stiegen zu Klaus in den Bus und bekamen eine very special Rundfahrt. Das Wetter war kühl und windig, so dass das Dach eh geschlossen war. Also blieben wir im unteren Bereich. Klaus ist das komplette Gegenteil vom kaltschnäuzigen Berliner. Er begrüßte jeden neuen Fahrgast sehr persönlich (obwohl er die Menschen ja noch gar nicht kannte!) und souverän in diversen Sprachen. Jeder fühlte sich willkommen. Falls jemand filmbegeistert ist: wartet auf Klaus. Er weiß genau, welche Filme wo in Berlin gedreht wurden (aktuell: Tribute von Panem). Wir haben auf dieser Tour so viel mitbekommen, was nicht in den Kopfhörer-Ansagen erwähnt wurde! Meine (19jährige) Tochter hat angekündigt, dass sie auf ihrer nächsten Berlin-Reise nur noch mit Klaus fahren möchte. Wir haben tatsächlich einige Stopps, an denen wir eigentlich aussteigen wollten, ausgelassen, um weiter mit Klaus zu fahren (und haben sie dann später erlaufen). Achtet darauf, in welchen Bus Ihr einsteigt: die Hör-Texte des Kooperationspartners sind zwar natürlich ebenfalls informativ, aber sehr nüchtern und unpersönlich. Vielleicht kann man das mal anpassen? Wir stiegen um 17h in einen Bus am KaDeWe ein, dessen Fahrer uns dann mitteilte, dass er nur noch bis zum Potsdamer Platz führe (zwei Stationen). Bisschen irreführend, wenn es heißt, dass der nächste Bus um 17h kommt - wir waren davon ausgegangen, dass der Bus dann dann noch einmal die komplette Runde fahren würde. Zumal andere Unternehmer offenbar länger unterwegs waren (wir haben die Busse der Konkurrenz deutlich später noch gesehen). Trotzdem und ganz deutlich: absolute Empfehlung für die Tour mit Klaus. Für den Kooperationspartner spreche ich ganz deutlich keine Empfehlung aus. Es kam kein Hinweis, dass die gebuchte Strecke gesperrt war und ein Hinweis auf möglicherweise auf möglicherwiese veränderte Routen fehlte ebenfalls. Auf einem Teilstück waren auch die Kopfhörerbuchsen offenbar kaputt. Auf unseren Hinweis erhielten wir vom Fahrer (nicht Klaus!) ein eher unfreundliches: "Det passiert". Klaus ist für uns ein absolutes Argument für diese Tour mit diesem Unternehmen. Ich weiß jetzt, warum es in Berlin überall diese überirdischen Rohre gibt (die ich bisher für misslungene Kunstinstallationen gehalten habe) und ich weiß, wo es den Schacht gibt, der der Stasi damals die Spionage des Alex ermöglichte. Und: Klaus, falls du das liest: natürlich waren wir noch in den Hackeschen Höfen! Liebe Grüße von Natalie (die mit dem interessanten Pulli) und der Mutter!
Absolut empfehlenswert
Von Herzen ein grosses Dankeschön für diese Möglichkeit. Meine Schwiegermutter (85) war fasziniert von der Stadt und kaum aus dem Staunen nicht mehr heraus, wie gross Berlin doch ist. Für eine 85jährige ein absolutes Highlight, da sie nichts erlaufen musste und die Stadt sitzend geniessen konnte. Die Streckenführung war super. Die Stopps in der Stadt gut gewählöt und zentral. Die Häufigkeit der Busfrequenz war sehr praktisch und mit max 20min hat man stets Zeit, sich kurz die Beine zu vertreten und/oder ein Getränk zu kaufen. Der Bus war super sauber, das Personal professionell und super freundlich. Der Service während der Fahrt informativ und excellent. Unser Platz oben und in der Sonne war perfekt. Eine absolute Empfehlung!
Preis-Leistung ok.
Wir haben die negativen Bewertungen gelesen und können sie in keinster Weise nachvollziehen. Der Fahrer war nett und freundlich, konnte auch Fragen beantworten. Für die mangelnden Sehenswürdigkeiten in Kiel kann der Fahrer sicht nichts, im Gegenteil. Er hat versucht alles positiv zu erzählen.
Pleasant way to while away an hour
Pleasant one hour trip up the Spree to see the sights. We used all-inclusive Berlin Welcome Card - couldn't see how to book online so just queued and they accepted my voucher to get "free" entry. Enjoyable little outing in the sunshine
Pleasant way to chill for a couple of hours.
This time we opted to try the 7 lakes tour out of Wansee rather than Spree city cruises. Blessed we a lovely sunny and warm day and a quite full boat. We enjoyed the easy cruising through the much more residential landscape on outer reaches of the city. Drinks and some food available on board, along with some German only commentary. Nice alternate tour option if visiting Berlin. Easy to get to on S1 line to Potsdam/Wansee.
Great sightseeing trip of the lakes around Wannsee
We were pleasantly surprised by the trip as it stated on our ticket the tour did not include a guide or any commentary. However, the captain of the boat did a vey good job commenting on the different landmarks we passed during our 7-lakes-trip. It really is a beautiful trip from the Wannsee to Babelsberg- almost reaching Potsdam and then returning to the pier at Wannsee. The only thing we found strange was that we were not told before the trip about the option to get off the boat at the different stops and then resume the ride. They could have sold a lot more drinks and food on the trip if the waiter had not only come by once asking us if we wanted to order anything. Maybe the company could set up a menu in different places of the boat and take orders throughout the trip.
1 hour city tour - nice trip but noisy!
We had pre-booked for a Friday morning at 11.30am on our last day in Berlin. It was a large boat that could hold quite a lot of passengers but it seemed that we were joined by a large Italian tour group who were extremely noisy, so much so that if I could have understood the German commentary that was on, I wouldn’t have been able to hear it! The tour lasted 1 hour and went up the river and you could see the sights from a different angle. The seats were set around tables for about eight people. You could buy food and drinks on board for decent prices and there were toilets available.
Fantastic scenery , grumpy cafe staff
We went on a 2hr round trip from Jannowitzbruecke up the Spree. The boat was excellent - I think electric so very quiet and no diesel fumes. Seeing Berlin from the boat was fascinating, especially as the river formed part of the east west border, so different architecture etc on each side. It would definitely have been 5 out of 5 if the cafe/bar staff had been even a tiny bit friendly. The lady was completely disinterested, unresponsive, unhelpful. Bought beers, and when I asked for glasses she seemed annoyed, and initially tried to give me small tumblers. One of our group later bought an ice cream, and the allegedly didn't have change for €5 for a €3.50 lolly, so they kept 50c. Wouldn't have minded this if they were friendly and helpful, but as it was, it seemed like they were forcing being tipped. However, the boat trip itself I'd highly recommend, and hopefully staff are in a better mood!
Wir haben die Tour genossen
Wir haben zusammen mit englischsprachigen Freunden eine Schiffstour von Wannsee nach Potdam und zurück gemacht. Die Anzahl der Passagiere war unter der Woche und außerhalb der Ferien angenehm überschaubar. Das Personal war freundlich und die (persönlichen) Ansagen nett, sehr informativ und dezent humorvoll. Ein Wermutstropfen gab es allerdings: Die englischsprachigen Ansagen, die es üblicherweise auch geben soll, fielen aus technischen Gründen aus und unser Bootssprecher konnte sie wohl nicht ersetzen. So hatten unsere Gäste das Nachsehen.
Erholsame Schifffahrt
Unsere Fahrt vom Treptow zum Müggelsee und zurück gefiel uns hervorragend. Eine tolle Art bei so warmen Wetter wieder einen unbekannten Teil gemütlich zu erkunden. Der Service war sehr nett, die Preise sind moderat. Wir freuen uns schon auf eine nächste Fahrt und auf weitere Erkundigungen per Schiff.
Schöne Bootstour
Sehr schöne und entspannte Bootstour mit gut ausgewählter Strecke. Eis und Getränke können zudem auch erworben werden.
Relaxed
Relaxte tocht op de Wannsee, ruim 1,5uur. Precies lang genoeg. De mooiste huizen van de Duitse elite vind je langs het water, de een nog mooier dan de ander. Aan boord lekkere drankjes verkrijgbaar. Dit alles stelde ons niet teleur.
Intéressant à faire
Croisière d’une heure sur la Spree qui permet de voir un certain nombre de bâtiments et de lieux incontournables à berlin. Le plus impressionnant reste le passage à côté du Berlin Dom. La croisière dure une heure. C’est un peu dommage que le circuit soit un aller retour avec la même vue. Une balade plus longue qui prend à un endroit et dépose à un autre autre aurait été plus appréciable. Commentaires en allemand si vous ne prenez pas l’audio guide. Le prix reste assez élevé mais classique pour ce type de croisière (19€).
