Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Overview
- Hop-on hop-off bus tour of Madrid
- Create your own itinerary and travel around the city on an open-top, double-decker bus
- See top Madrid attractions such as the Royal Palace and Gran Vía
- Follow two different routes and hop on and off at any of the 37 stops
- Choose a 1-day or 2-day ticket and listen to the informative audio commentary on board
- Receive valuable discount vouchers and a tour stops guidebook
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
From $25.41 USD
Lowest Price GuaranteeRemain on the bus for each loop while you listen to onboard commentary via an audio headset, or hop on and off at any stop to explore city sights on your own (admission fees are not included).
Follow Route 1 (Blue Route) to view the Belle Epoque buildings of historical Madrid. Disembark to explore the Royal Palace, Almudenao Cathedral and the Prado museum, or admire the Gran Vía, Madrid’s main thoroughfare.
Switch to Route 2 (Green Route) to focus on 19th- and 20th-century Madrid. Travel past skyscrapers and the legendary Bernabéu stadium — home to Real Madrid FC — along the Paseo de la Castellana. Perhaps stroll through the elegant bourgeois enclave of Salamanca, or visit the city’s many museums with a focus on archaeology, sculpture, natural science and more.
View the Itinerary for a list of hop-on hop-off stops:
Itinerary
- Museo del Prado
- Puerta de Alcalá
- Barrio de Salamanca
- Plaza de Colon
- Plaza de Cibeles
- Gran Vía
- Plaza de España
- Templo de Debod
- Teatro Real
- Palacio Real
- Puerta de Toledo
- San Francisco el Grande
- Catedral Almudena
- Plaza Mayor
- Puerta del Sol
- Círculo Bellas Artes
- Museo Thyssen
- Museo Reina Sofia
- Jardin Botanico
Route 2 - Green Route (65-minute full-loop duration):
- Plaza de Neptuno
- Plaza de Cibeles
- Plaza de Colón
- Museo de Esculturas
- Museo de Ciencias Naturales
- Nuevos Ministerios
- Santiago Bernabéu
- C.S.I. Científicas
- Museo Lázaro Galdiano
- ABC Serrano
- Museo Arqueológico
- Puerta de Alcalá *
- Puerta del Sol
- Las Cortes
Reviews
Viator Traveler's Reviews
We did the hop on hop off tour on our first day in Madrid (a Wednesday afternoon). It takes a long time to go around because of the traffic. It was a pleasant day, so we enjoyed being on the top part of the bus in the sun. The rest of our time in Madrid, we walked. Everything is very close if you stay in the city center.
Being able to see the sights of Madrid and get on and off as your please is a good experience. The bus itself, was not the best. The lines were very long to get on, and the buses were always very crowded. There was no live commentator everyone was given headphones to plug into their seat, and from there you could choose from about 15 different languages to list to the commentary in they had a version for kids in English and one in Spanish. The commentators said very little, and you didn't really learn much from them. Also, many of the headphone jacks in the seats were not working, so if you sit down, make sure the one in your seat works. The seats also have USB ports for charing your phone, which was great, as well as free wifi which worked most of the time.
Be aware if you take this tour at night. The drivers do not tell you this, but once it is 10pm, the bus will stop wherever it is they do not go back to the main plaza, and for us at least, they let us very far away and it was difficult to navigate home.
Other than that, I would suggest this a good way to see the city. Just be aware of the bad things from this tour.
Took this city tour some 3 years ago and thought it was great, but now I felt a bit disappointed. In several stops there was just so many people waiting and the buses wont let everyone in. Having to wait for an available space in the sun for over 20 mins is not fun. Some of the headphone plugs didnt work so you miss the explanations. Also, maybe they may change a bit the route to avoid construction zones since the bus gets stuck for too long. Still, this can be a good way to get the highlights of a city in a short time.