Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
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S$61.39
Ages 2-99
Duration: 1h 30m
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Mobile ticket
German, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
- Big Bus Open Top tour with 2 routes
- A pair of earphones for 12-language audio commentary
- Night City Tour (Explore only)
What's not included- Gratuities to Tour Guide and Bus Captain
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Attraction entrance fees
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 42843P21- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible on lower deck of 2 Hop-on Hop-off routes
- Recorded commentary available in English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and a Kids channel
- During road closures, some bus stops may be skipped; in the event that this occurs, notices will be posted at counters and on buses
- The ticket is not valid for special themed tours
- Night City Tour departs at 6.15pm and Redemption point for Night City Tour is as follows:
- BIG BUS & DUCK Tourist Hub, 3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City #01-330 Singapore 038983
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Some stops will be skipped due to NDP rehearsals, and Preview on 10, 17, 24 Jun, 2, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Jul. Please refer to merchant website/ notice for more information
- Most travellers can participate
- 10, 17, 24 Jun, 2, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Jul: Yellow Route: Skipped Stop #4 – Fullerton Hotel & Skipped Stop #5 – City Hall (Full day)
- 10, 17, 24 Jun, 2, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Jul: Red Route: Skipped Stop #9 – City Hall & Skipped Stop #10 – Boat Quay (1230hrs - 1530hrs)
- 22, 29 July & 9 Aug: Red Route: Skipped Stop #15 – Old Customs House (Full Day)
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- A note from Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
- Customers are advised to download the Big Bus app to find out more about our new health and safety measures and for real-time bus tracking information. Alternatively please visit the Big Bus website.
What you can expect during your visit- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
- Which attractions will I visit with Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour?
- During this experience, places you will visit include:Discover and book Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour on Tripadvisor
- How much is Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour?
- Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour price starts from S$63.05. Discover and book Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour cancellation policy?
- Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour?
- Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour is hosted by Big Bus Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Big Bus Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Big Bus Singapore Hop-On Hop-Off Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 42843P21
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Penny M
00Absolute must
Hop on hop off bus. Absolutely made our holiday. The evening tour with Elfie was fantastic . That guy deserves a …
Helmut1338
00SG Night Bus Tour
The Night Bus tour was pretty good, happy with where we visited. Although wasn’t a huge fan of how the guide served…
alison F
00Singapore HOP ON OFF. PREFER ALTERNATIVES
Very iffy driving but gets you from a to b via arepetitive simple limited routes. Much prefer MRT and very reasona…
robinrcarlislec
00Singapore Big Bus Tour
We often use a big bus tour to get to know a new city we visit. Despite being in Singapore on 4 previous occasions …
pennym791
00Awful
We tried to find a bus stop, but had no luck. The stops are not marked. When we thought we were at the right stop, …
Ganuuu
00Good ride with fresh air but the cost is high as compared to the experience.
We did the night city tour of Singapore. The tour wasn't worth the money it demands. The bus revolves around the sa…
Ronald L
00Great Way to See the City
Rode the Blue & Yellow Big Buses in the morning, coming back to our hotel room around 1230. Found the buses to be c…
Ronald L
00Great Way to Get Overview of City
Rode the Blue & Yellow Big Buses in the morning, coming back to our hotel room around 1230. Bus stop only a short w…
olliesmum
00Brilliant way to see Singapore
Big Bus Singapore was a great way to see Singapore and stops at all the tourist attractions - we spent the day hopp…
Gotoday2020
00A big thank you to Winston
We wish to thank bus driver Winston on the hop on hop off big bus tours from Suntec City Mall. Winston was most co…
Michael R
00Good our for a reasonable cost
The city tour (two route one day ticket) was a good experience, taking us to many of the city highlights in just a …
Stanton M
00Fun Way to See the City
Can't beat this way to see the city and learn about is history, the people and architecture. We did the Red Line on…
431marki
00Worst hop on hop off bus service
Besides drivers going so quick the audio becomes confusing. Signs for the bus being almost non existent. The bus ba…
346jesw
00Not the same as other cities!
We have riden big bus tours in other cities around the world and this is the worst one we have ever been on. The s…
Bill B
00Big Bus, big fail!
We have used BigBus before in many cities including Singapore and recommended them to others. Not anymore. Really b…
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Lauren M
2 contributions
Jul 2022
If you just want to ride the 2 routes around the city and listen to the guide commentary would be a pleasant experience but unfortunately doesn't work as well for a 'hop on hop off' tour. We only had a few days in singapore so planned to hop on and off to explore some of the main sites/ areas. Unfortunately at each hop off we then had to wait for an extended period (just over 40 mins at one stage) for a bus. App is useful to see where buses are but only if you are in a place with wifi. Feel could be improved by slightly more frequent buses/ at least a poster at each stop advising of expected bus times for that stop so you could plan your visit.
Written 10 July 2022
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Hi Lauren,
Thank you for leaving us a feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not a positive one. Our current bus frequency is between 25 – 40 mins, and dependent on the traffic condition on the day. Our app shows live tracking of our bus timing and understand that all guests may not have data/wifi to access the app. We are unable to place poster advertising the expected bus times at each stop as it is not allowed by the authority as the panels are all reserved for public buses posting. We valued your feedback and will work on increasing the frequency of our buses.
Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 15 July 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jo T
Harrogate, UK23 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
Decided to do this tour to understand the city as a first time visitor. Irritating that although i could buy the tickets online we had to travel to a particular point to have actual tickets issued, rather than getting on at the nearest stop. Bus was clean and on time, nice to have views of the city from the upper deck.
The recored commentary was ok but not great - a lot of the time it was just banal music when they could have filled the time with general interesting information about Singapore - after all im pretty sure we were all first time visitors.
There are A LOT of traffic lights in this city so there is a lot of waiting at them. Make sure you take a hat as the sun is intense.
The city itself is very diverse, amazing skylines, interesting parks and fantastic local ethnic areas. The shopping and eating opportunities are incredible! Im glad we took the tour, doing both the red and yellow routes to get our monies worth but it could have been so much better with a much better commentary
The recored commentary was ok but not great - a lot of the time it was just banal music when they could have filled the time with general interesting information about Singapore - after all im pretty sure we were all first time visitors.
There are A LOT of traffic lights in this city so there is a lot of waiting at them. Make sure you take a hat as the sun is intense.
The city itself is very diverse, amazing skylines, interesting parks and fantastic local ethnic areas. The shopping and eating opportunities are incredible! Im glad we took the tour, doing both the red and yellow routes to get our monies worth but it could have been so much better with a much better commentary
Written 15 April 2023
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Hi Travellinglight02, thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback about your experience with us. We will use this as an opportunity to improve.
Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 26 April 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Alana F
2 contributions
Jan 2023
We bought the 2 day and night tour pass. The day pass acquainted us with the city, it consisted of 2 routes that covered the entire city’s. the night tour which could be purchased at the same time was a comprehensive actual tour with a fabulous tour guide, ETA (sp.?) and driver Nelson.
Written 23 January 2023
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Hi Alana, we are glad you had a good time with us and we hope to welcome you onboard our tours again soon! Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 23 January 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jutta H
Sihanoukville, Cambodia12 contributions
If you want to scan the area a one-day ticket could be fine. But, in no city in the world I spent so much time waiting for the next bus. Okay, it’s warm in Singapore. In the morning 2 busses (this means 40 minutes extra waiting) drove past without stopping (yellow line - stop 11). This was so annoying.
I really recommend to use the MRT or regular busses. So much cheaper and very easy in buying tickets. Just use any mobile device (I use Apple Pay with Matercard), you only have to tap in when you go on the train and tqp out when you leave. That‘s it! While I’m writing this I have to wait another 30
Minutes at the Suntec Hub for changing from
The yellow to the red line.
I really recommend to use the MRT or regular busses. So much cheaper and very easy in buying tickets. Just use any mobile device (I use Apple Pay with Matercard), you only have to tap in when you go on the train and tqp out when you leave. That‘s it! While I’m writing this I have to wait another 30
Minutes at the Suntec Hub for changing from
The yellow to the red line.
Written 14 October 2022
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Hi Jutta H, thank you for taking time out to leave us a review and we are sorry to hear that your experience with us was not a positive one.
We would like to share that as advertised, our buses are scheduled to run every 25 – 40mins so guest can Hop off the bus and explore the area at their preferred stop and Hop on to the next bus after they have explored the area. We would advise guests to download the Big Bus Tour App for real-time tracking of buses.
Nonetheless, we appreciate your feedback and we will continue to improve ourselves to better serve our guests.
Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 20 October 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
AzpiRB
Kent, UK51 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
This seemed like a good idea and being a Londoner I thought I would know what to expect. There is a discount for booking online and you have an email receipt and booking reference number. Singapore prides itself on the garden city and being ecological friendly. However this company still rely on paper tickets and will not accept anything other than paper. If you lose your paper ticket that is game over. As a tourist you are accused of lying, trying to use the service for free with no offer of help or using other forms of identification to back up your email notifications. This is ridiculous. The headphone commentary is mainly music as there is not too much depth to the place itself. It's shopping centre after shopping centre, hotels and banks. This is not the bus company's fault, however surely they could find something a little more historic than picking out the private hospital which is good for cosmetic surgery to talk about. I would suggest save your money, use any free guides you can find on your mobile phones app. A offline map has been of great use to us.
Written 19 September 2022
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Peter A
24 contributions
Mar 2023
We have been on numerous open top bus tours around the world as we find them a good way to first orientate in a new city. This was by far the worst. Short (1 hr despite traffic), poor commentary, nothing in the way of background information. Expensive and v poor value for money.
Either walk or (given the heat) use the excellent and cheap metro.
Either walk or (given the heat) use the excellent and cheap metro.
Written 21 March 2023
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Hi Hi Peterao5298zv, we set a high standard for ourselves, so we are disappointed to hear that your experience with us was not a positive one. We appreciate your feedback and we are currently working on our multilingual commentary and to better serve our guests.
Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 27 March 2023
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Justin Mark
Sydney, Australia11 contributions
We bought a 2 day pass which allowed us to access both tourist routes and see everything we wanted. The service drops you right at the entrance to all the attractions and runs efficiently on time so you can count on being in a particular place at a specific time. If it’s sunny, then sit on the top deck and enjoy the breeze in your hair, if it’s raining or too humid or hot them enjoy the air conditioning of the lower floor.
Written 29 January 2023
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Hi Justin Mark, we appreciate your kind words and we are thrilled to hear about your amazing time with us on the Big Bus! We love to see you on our tours again.
Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 30 January 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
holidayhoney65
Chessington, UK1,140 contributions
Mar 2020
A chose The Big Bus tour as I could pick it up from outside of my hotel, it was very hot whilst I was in Singapore and I didn't want to have to walk to far to find the bus stop. The two tours where great and gave me a good view of both the old and new towns with the ability to hop on and off where I wanted to.
I bought a one day ticket from the driver on the bus, they only take cash, not cards so make sure you have cash with you. Keep your ticket safe as you need to show it each time you get back on.
When you first get onto the bus you are given headphones which you can plug in and you get a commentary of where you are and what you are seeing. The jazz music played in between was a bit repetitive.
The drivers where all very helpful and shouted out stops just in case you where listening to the commentary.
Everywhere I go in the world if they have a hop on/off bus I will always use it, I think it is a fantastic and cost effective way to get round where you are visiting
I bought a one day ticket from the driver on the bus, they only take cash, not cards so make sure you have cash with you. Keep your ticket safe as you need to show it each time you get back on.
When you first get onto the bus you are given headphones which you can plug in and you get a commentary of where you are and what you are seeing. The jazz music played in between was a bit repetitive.
The drivers where all very helpful and shouted out stops just in case you where listening to the commentary.
Everywhere I go in the world if they have a hop on/off bus I will always use it, I think it is a fantastic and cost effective way to get round where you are visiting
Written 26 March 2020
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Parm D
San Francisco, CA15 contributions
Excellent way to see Singapore and get around. I would recommend you do this on your first or second day as the buses take you to the major sights and it's so convenient to jump off and explore the area and then go to the next place. The audio on the tour is slightly off but you get the idea. We went on both the yellow line and red line. Regular schedule so you don't wait a round too long for the next bus. The top deck has a shaded area near the back for when the sun is out so you can still enjoy the fresh air if you don't want to sit on the lower deck.
Written 21 October 2022
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Hi Parm D, thank you for the awesome 5 star rating! Its great to know that you have had an incredible time with us on Big Bus Tours. We love to see you on our tours again.
Your Big Bus Singapore Team
Written 23 October 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Aniutka
Waterloo, Canada177 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
This is a perfect way to discover and admire the beauty of Singapore if you have limited-time to stay. On the bus you can listen to the stories and information to learn more about the city and its heritage. And yes we have walked 3 times around the wealth fountain ⛲️ 😀.
First of all we were the first couple on the hop on hop off bus after they have resumed their operations due two years shutdown due to covid - we felt extremely happy and honored
We tooked two rides red and yellow.
Drivers were informative and friendly as well the staff at the terminal
We only had one day to discover Singapore and we loved it. In a short time (one hr each ride) we got familiar we the attractions the city can offer. We admired the beauty of nature. We had a chance to use the bus as well for all rides to our hotel, covid test facility, shopping and hopon/off at the attractions we went to see.
We love the ride and the city so much and hoping to be back one day
We wish you lots of travelers that would love your services as we did and lots of prosperity ✨️ 😊
First of all we were the first couple on the hop on hop off bus after they have resumed their operations due two years shutdown due to covid - we felt extremely happy and honored
We tooked two rides red and yellow.
Drivers were informative and friendly as well the staff at the terminal
We only had one day to discover Singapore and we loved it. In a short time (one hr each ride) we got familiar we the attractions the city can offer. We admired the beauty of nature. We had a chance to use the bus as well for all rides to our hotel, covid test facility, shopping and hopon/off at the attractions we went to see.
We love the ride and the city so much and hoping to be back one day
We wish you lots of travelers that would love your services as we did and lots of prosperity ✨️ 😊
Written 15 May 2022
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mb582014
Poole, UK32 contributions
Will you pick up and drop off at my hotel; The Novotel Waterfront? Or is there a stop nearby.
If I book tickets on line do I have to collect physical tickets before getting on a bus or can I download tickets to my phone and get on bus at any stop.
Marilyn A
Aurora, CO58 contributions
I believe you can download them to your phone. Everything in Singapore is extremely techy including even getting on the Subway. I hope you enjoy it. We did
Higgins1000
Bracknell, UK103 contributions
Hi, does anyone know what time is the ticket booth is open to and from to exchange or buy tickets. Can you buy the day before needed already validated.
Many thanks
MelbourneSeagull
Melbourne38 contributions
Our tickets were part of a package booked online, great value as package consisted of flyer. Boat cruise and on off bus. I am pretty sure you can book either previous day to 9.30 departure of first bus, or in the morning at the office of departure at 9am. Hope this helps, but check out the Singapore flyer package that includes bus. Great value
Panglm
Demarest, NJ1 contribution
If a deluxe two day ticket is purchased, can the walking tours and the night city tour be taken on either of the two days?
Lin L
Northampton, UK15 contributions
is it cheaper to buy online
sonson
Pinjarra, Australia189 contributions
Don’t think it is, but you still have to go to the Sun tex shopping Centre anyway to validate your ticket. You can get a discount if you fly with Singapore airlines and show them your boarding pass either on your phone or the actual ticket.
Hi, It is written in the website that Safari Line 1 Shuttle is for Friday and Saturday, Is that true ? There are no shuttles for Sunday or any other days?
arovbukay
London, England, United Kingdom9 contributions
Have read a couple of reviews about not being able to show your E-tickets to board, did everyone else have this problem? Do you have to go to Suntec City to collect paper tickets?
arovbukay
London, England, United Kingdom9 contributions
Thanks, having paid for the tickets, it then gave me an option to either print the tickets or send them to my phone. Sent to phone, it then said :
If you requested to have your tickets sent via SMS, remember that there is no need to print your tickets, just bring your phone with you with the ticket page open to show it to one of our on street staff who will issue you your ticket.
Hoping that's all that is needed :)
Ruzzes
2 contributions
Can tickets be purchased at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre? If so, can I board the bus at any stop without having to go to the Suntec Shopping Mall?
Do you have a shuttle from Marina Bay Cruise Centre to Suntec?
SouthernDuo
Dunedin, New Zealand253 contributions
You can buy your tickets on the bus but it’s good to go to Suntec as they can take the time to explain everything. Not sure about getting to Subtec but Taxis are pretty cheap.
