Hop On Hop Off Tours, Paris
Explore the best of Paris on a hop on hop off tour at your own pace aboard a boat or bus. Take your pick from the several services on offer, and make the most of your short trip to Paris.
Navigate the waters of the Seine on a Batobus shuttle boat with a 1 or 2 day pass, and explore the 8 stops at your convenience. The entire route along the banks of the Seine from Pont d’Ilena to Pont de Sully is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Batobuses stop at -
- Port de la Bourdonnais, where you can climb the Eiffel Tower and explore the Cité de l’Architecture Museum of French architecture from the 12th to 18th centuries as well as the Musee du quai Branly which displays art and artifacts from non-European cultures. The Trocadero is across the river from here.
- Quai de Solférino, the stop for Musee Rodin, and the Musée d'Orsay, which has a fine collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art by masters such as Monet, Cézanne, Van Gogh etc.
- Quai Malaquais, for the St-Germain-des-Prés Quarter, from where you can walk to the Musée national du Moyen Âge – Thermes et hôtel de Cluny or National Museum of the Middle Ages – Cluny thermal baths and mansion.
- Quai de Montebello, near the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Flamboyant Gothic Sainte-Chapelle, and the Latin Quarter.
- Pont d'Austerlitz, the stop for Le Jardin des Plantes - the main botanical garden in France.
- Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville where you can see the Hotel de Ville - the historic City Hall of Paris, Centre George Pompidou, and Marais district.
- Quai du Louvre, for the the world renowned Musee du Louvre, Musee de l’Orangerie, and Palais-Royal.
- Port des Champs-Elysées, where you can walk along the wide boulevard of five-star hotels and chic boutiques to the Arc de Triomphe.
Big Bus hop on hop off tours, formerly Les Cars Rouges, run in the vicinity of the Seine, stopping at ●Eiffel Tower, ●Champ de Mars park, ●Palais Garnier, the Baroque Revival opera house near the Galeries Lafayette, ●Louvre, ●Notre-Dame Cathedral, ●Musée d'Orsay, ●Champs-Elysées, ●Arc de Triomphe, ●Grand Palais, and ●Trocadéro. Buses depart every 15 minutes between 9.30 am to 6.30 pm. You can choose to combine your 1 or 2 day ticket with an hour long Seine river cruise on a Les Bateaux Parisiens boat. You can also combine your ticket with a night tour around Paris on a non-stop bus.
L’Open Tour buses traverse all of Paris on 4 different routes, and you can buy tickets for 1, 2 or 3 days. You can also combine your L’Open bus pass with a Batobus ticket for a cruise on the Seine.
- Ligne Verte or Green Line buses on the Paris Grand Tour route stop at ●Auber near Grands Magasins and Musée du Parfum ●Opéra Garnier, with Pl. Vendôme nearby, ●Palais-Royal, ●Musée du Louvre, from where you can walk to Jardin des Tuileries, ●Pont-Neuf - Quai des Orfèvres , the stop for the Conciergerie, the former palace turned prison, ●Cathédrale de Notre-Dame, ●Saint-Michel, the stop for Sainte Chapelle, ●Musée d’Orsay, ●Concorde, where you can visit the Musée de l’Orangerie, ●Champs-Élysées Clemenceau, the stop for Grand-palais and Petit-Palais across the road, ●La Boétie-Champs-Élysées where you can visit Musée Jacquemart – André, ●George V, from where you can walk to the Lido, Arc de Triomphe, and Crazy Horse cabaret, ●Charles de Gaulle-Étoile, ●Trocadéro, with the Musée Guimet of Asian Art and Cité de l’architecture et du Patrimoine nearby, ●Tour Eiffel - quai Branly, and ●Vauban-Hôtel des Invalides and Esplanade des Invalides, where you can explore Musée Rodin and Musée de l’Armée, ●Concorde-Royale, and ●Madeleine. Buses depart every 10 minutes between 9.30 am to 7 pm in summer, and every 30 minutes between 9.40 am to 4.20 pm in winter.
- Ligne Jaune or Yellow Line buses on the Montmartre-Grands Boulevards route stop at ●Auber, ●Trinité, ●Blanche, for Moulin Rouge, ●Montmartre-Anvers, for Sacré-Cœur and Espace Dali, ●Gare du Nord, and Gare de l’Est, ●République, for Musée des Arts et Métiers, Bonne-Nouvelle for Grand Rex and Musée du Chocolat, ●Grands Boulevards, for Montmartre, ●Italiens for Opera and Grands Magasins, ●Capucines-Scribe for Vendôme and Opéra, and ●Madeleine. Buses depart every 15 minutes between 9.30 am to 6.30 pm in summer, and every 30 minutes between 9.30 am to 5 pm in winter.
- Ligne Orange or Orange Line buses ply along the Montparnasse-Saint-Germain route, stopping at ●Petit-pont, for Quartier Latin and Église St-Séverin, ●Jardin du Luxembourg, with the Panthéon nearby, ●Observatoire, for Musée Zadkine, ●Place Denfert-Rochereau, for Catacombes, ●Raspail - Cimetière du Montparnasse and Montparnasse for Tour Montparnasse and Musée Bourdelle, ●Esplanade des Invalides, ●Rue du Bac, where you can visit Hôtel Matignon and Musée Maillol, St-Germain-des-Prés, ●Cluny-Quartier Latin, and ●Tours de Notre-Dame. Buses depart every 20 minutes between 9.30 am to 6 pm in summer, and every 30 minutes between 9.45 am to 5.30 pm in winter.
- Ligne Bleue or Blue Line buses on the Bastille-Bercy line stop at ●Petit-Pont, for Quartier latin and Église Saint-Séverin, ●Maubert-Mutualité, for Panthéon, ●Pont de Sully-Ile St-Louis, for Institut du Monde Arabe, ●Bastille-Opéra, ●Gare de Lyon, ●Gare d’Austerlitz, for Jardin des Plantes, ●Bibliothèque Nationale de France, ●Parc de Bercy-P.O.P.B., with Cour Saint-Émilion nearby, ●Bastille, ●Le Marais, for Musée Carnavalet, Musée Picasso and Hôtel de Sully, and ●Hôtel de Ville. Buses depart every 25 minutes between 9.15 am to 6.20 pm in summer, and every 20 minutes between 9.20 am to 6 pm in winter.
