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Madrid Hop on - Hop off 24 hour ticket + Free Walking Tour

• 24 h Hop on - Hop off ticket
• 2 hour Free Walking Tour of Madrid's highlights
• Audio guide in 14 languages with 2 special channels for children in English and Spanish
• 4 routes included
• Free Wifi on board
• Hop on and off as many times as you want
• More than 20 stops close to the Madrid's landmarks
• Wheelchair accessible
• Panoramic views
• Free Walking Tour

Madrid Hop on - Hop off 24 h Family Pack + Free Walking Tour

• Family Pack Hop on - Hop off for 2 adults + 2 children
• Valid for 24 hours
• Audioguide in 14 languages with 2 special channels for children in Spanish and English
• More than 20 stops near the main monuments of Madrid

Madrid Hop on - Hop off 48 hour ticket + Free Walking Tour

• 48 hour Hop on - Hop off ticket
• Audio guide available in 14 languages and two special channels for children in English and Spanish
• 4 routes included.
• More than 20 stops near Madrid's landmarks

format_quote Excellent service. In addition, with the App you can see the routes, find the stops and know where the sightseeing bus is at all times. Very practical, perfect to go at your own pace.

format_quote If you have little time to visit the city, the Madrid bus tour is the best way to discover the top-rated sights. You will learn a lot about them with the audio guide. You can hop on and off at leisure.

format_quote The perfect way to discover Madrid. Divided in two cool routes, the Historic and the Modern one. We were lucky to visit in the summer and were able to do the night tour bus route. We loved it!

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About CityTour

Madrid City Tour® is the official Madrid city tour bus.

In operation since 2011, the project has grown thanks to two companies. Both Grupo Julià and Alsa have now managed the service for more than 10 years. The experience of this two major companies’ ensures you travel in comfort.

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We believe a strong knowledge of the city leads to a great quality service. This is why our team designs each route with you in mind. Join us to  discover the main landmarks in Madrid .

Did you know our buses are fully equipped and adapted to wheelchair users? Come enjoy the views of the city from our upper floor. Forget about Madrid’s heat and cool off in our lower deck with the air con system. Hop on board and use the Wi-Fi connection and USB charges.

We aspire to inspire. Our goal is to offer a great service to help you discover the city. Learn about Madrid history with the audio guide on board.  Hop On and Off  as many times as you wish and explore around. See monuments, museums and the main landmarks. Enjoy a comfortable, fun trip around the city! With the support of  Gray Line Spain .

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Hop On Hop Off Madrid - Bus Tours

Explore the city packed with attractions and experiences on a Hop-on Hop-off Madrid bus tour. Choose from a curated collection of guided and combo tours to make the most of your itinerary in the capital city of Spain. Hop on an open bus, relax, and witness elegant boulevards with Madrid City Tours that are fun and informative at the same time. Go all out and use your money wisely on an open bus tour of Madrid.

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Simples e ainda beneficie de desconto.

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Best way to get to know a city. Great hours. Lots of stops. Would definitely use again.

Experience Madrid in Hop On Hop Off Bus Tours

Discover the beautiful capital city of Spain at your own pace during a Hop-On Hop-Off Madrid bus tour! The open-top bus tour allows you to easily reach the top Madrid attractions. Just hop off the bus and check out the city’s landmarks and monuments during your trip. Then, hop right back on and skip the ones that don’t interest you! A

Madrid sightseeing tour has never been so simple. Plus, picking up a tour ticket means that the transportation for your vacation is completely sorted. Embark on a Hop-On Hop-Off bus that covers over 30 conveniently located stops divided up into two routes. Or you can pair a guided tour of Toledo with your ticket. You can even combine skip-the-line tickets to Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: what is the best time to book a hop-on hop-off madrid sightseeing tour.

The Spanish capital is best explored in the months of Spring from March to May when the weather is pleasant, and the city comes to life. You can also visit Madrid in the fall from September to November. If you are looking for cheaper accommodation and the best travel deals, the winter months will be your best bet.

Q: How does a hop-on hop-off Madrid bus tour work?

Hop-on Hop-off Madrid bus tours run on designated routes with strategically located stops across all major attractions of the city. This lets you design your own unique itinerary. The bus will cover key landmarks and its main stops include Museo del Prado, Puerta de Alcalá, Barrio de Salamanca, Plaza de Colón, Plaza de Cibeles, Gran Via, Plaza de España, Templo de Debod, Teatro Real, Palacio Real, Catedral Almudena, Plaza Neptuno, Plaza de Cibeles, Plaza de Colón, Museo Esculturas, Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Nuevos Ministerios and so on.

Q: What is the validity of the tour?

Depending on your travel plans, you can choose from a 1 or 2-day pass. The vouchers are valid anywhere between 6 months to 12 months and can be used anytime during that period.

Q: Are these tours guided?

Most of the tours accompany either a live guide or an audio guide which makes it great for history buffs looking for an immersive experience.

Q: Where can I find a list of all the stops and a map of the various hop-on hop-off Madrid routes?

You can visit the relevant product page and check the Useful Downloads section to find the latest information as routes, stops, and timings change frequently.

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Madrid City Tour

Like most major cities, Madrid has an official Hop On Hop Off bus with two routes that stop at the city’s most important landmarks.

Madrid City Tour has a fleet of open-top double-decker buses to experience the best panoramic views of the city, while a guide offers interesting information on Madrid throughout the trip. Your ticket also allows you to get on and off the sightseeing bus as many times as you like.

Madrid City Tour offers two routes : Historical Madrid and Modern Madrid . If you choose to do both routes, you'll get a general idea of Spain’s capital city.

The first route (Historical Madrid) takes you to the heart of the city and stops at every emblematic landmark like Puerta de Alcalá , Puerta del Sol , the Royal Palace , the beautiful Temple of Debod and the legendary Gran Vía . The second route covers the most modern parts of Madrid, for example, The Santiago Bernabéu , the elegant Calle Serrano , Nuevos Ministerios and the bullfighting ring in Ventas .  

Running times and frequency

• November to February: from 10 am – 6 pm (a tour bus leaves every 14 to 15 minutes).
• March to October: from 9 am – 10 pm (a tour bus leaves every 8 or 9 minutes).

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If you want to travel with everything prepared, and not waste any time in Madrid, you can buy your ticket for the tourist bus here.

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Catch a hop-on hop-off Madrid bus

Catch a hop-on hop-off Madrid bus to easily explore the city. You have several alternatives as two companies operate several touristic bus routes.

The Madrid Card includes a city sightseeing bus ticket, so you can save time skipping waiting lines and take advantage of priory access in the main museums and monuments.

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How does the hop-on hop-off Madrid bus work?

If you are already familiar with open top bus tours, also know as hop on-hop off, the available services in Madrid are pretty much identical as to what you could find in other city across the world.

Nevertheless, if you haven’t heard of theses buses or have taken one of them, here is how they work:

• Companies operate one or several routes that include the city’s most important highlights.
• Each route has a certain number of stops where you can hop on and off the bus. These stops are not always located in the same spot as public transport buses are.
• You generally catch a double deck bus. These buses offer an audio guide service as well, available in several languages, providing comprehensive comments on the highlight you are visiting.
• You get a ticket and pay a fixed price.
• The ticket entitles you to unlimited trips in every route of the company’s buses for a limited period of time – usually 24 or 48 hours.
• You can hop on and off the bus as many times as you’d like provided that your ticket is still valid.
• The tourist buses have a limited frequency and chances are you may have to wait between 30 minutes and one hour before the next bus stops where you are.

Is it worth to catch the hop-on hop-off Madrid bus?

Here are some valid reasons that support the idea of catching a bus to visit a city.

1. An open top bus tour is an interesting idea if you are going to spend little time in town. For example, if you land in Madrid as a first stop before heading south on a road trip around Andalucía. The tourist bus allows you to have a sneak peek of Madrid.

2. If you are going to spend a few days in the city, you might take one of these buses on your first day to have a complete summary of what’s worth visiting. Then, in the following days you can spend time going to the places that interest you more.

3. A double deck bus offers a new perspective compared to what you can see on a walk.

4. It’s worth considering if you’d like to take advantage of the bus route and easily reach far away sights.

On the contrary, you shouldn’t go on a city sightseeing bus if you:

• Like to visit places at your own pace and do not advocate rally-tourism.
• Intend to a have a relaxed visit of several monuments or museums in one day. Since these buses are not very frequent, you risk wasting a precious time while waiting for the bus to come. Use any other public means of transportation instead.
• Think about using the tourist bus as a replacement for an unlimited transport pass, such as the Madrid Tourist Travel Pass . It’s not a good idea. A tourist bus ticket is far more expensive than the pass mentioned before or even a Metrobús . Madrid has an excellent public transportation with an extensive subway and bus network.

Madrid City Tour (red buses)

The company operates 2 routes:

• The blue one covering the oldest part of the city (21 stops), and
• The green one, where you get to see the most modern areas (16 stops).

Both of them can also be extended routes (2 departures per day) and there is also a night route (only available from June 16 to September 15).

Your tickets are valid for 24 or 48 hours from the first time you use it, and you only need to wait for 15 minutes at every stop for a bus to come.

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Madrid Tourist Bus (yellow buses)

The company operates a single route covering highlights of both old and modern areas of Madrid.

However, this is not a regular hop-on hop-off service. Once you get on the bus you tour around the streets of Madrid for 1h30. During this time, the bus won’t stop and you are not allowed to leave the vehicle.

In my opinion, this is a much less interesting option as you don’t have the freedom to stop as soon as you spot an interesting sight or area of the city. You’re forced to see the whole thing and then, come back on your own to explore it.

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Madrid Hop On Hop Off Bus

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Explore Madrid with a Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour. This open-top double-decker bus is the most comfortable and practical way of discovering the city . Hop off and back on as many times as you want.

Description

The Madrid City Tour has various routes :

• Route 1 (Blue Line, historical Madrid) : The whole journey takes 80 minutes. The bus will drive past Puerta de Alcalá, Gran Vía, Museo del Prado, Cibeles Fountain, Templo de Debod, Royal Palace, and the Almudena Cathedral.
• Route 2 (Green Line, modern Madrid) : This route takes 65 minutes to complete. The journey includes Cuatro Torres Business Area , stopping at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Plaza Colón, Calle Serrano, and Plaza de las Cortes.  

Check out a map with the different routes, stops, and possible changes to the itinerary at the following link:

• Madrid City Tour routes and stops  

How it works

The ticket is valid for 24 or 48 consecutive hours , depending on the option you purchase. Regardless of the time it's used for the first time, it'll be valid until the end of the first or second day. That is to say, if you use your ticket for the first time on Monday at 3 pm, you'll have access to the bus until Tuesday (or Wednesday, depending on selection) at 3 pm. During this time, you'll be able to get on and off the buses as many times as you wish .

Although a starting day is requested when making the reservation, you can use the service within the 15 days following the date you indicated.

When you make your reservation, we'll send you a voucher by email that you'll have to show at the first bus stop you take. However, if you're a group of more than 10 people , you'll have to exchange the voucher at the Prado Museum tourist bus stop (Calle de Felipe IV) on the same day of the activity. Only one person needs to go to redeem the voucher.

Schedule & frequency

• March - October : Every day, from 9 am - 10 pm
• November - February : Every day, from 10 am - 6 pm. On the 5th of January, the service finishes at 4 pm.  

The bus frequency is 8-10 minutes for line 1 and 30-40 minutes for line 2 . However, please note that these schedules and frequencies are subject to change and may vary.

Guided Tour of Madrid

This ticket includes a guided tour of Madrid in English . You can check the information or book your place using the QR codes you'll find on the bus.

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1 day - 2 days.

The activity takes place with recorded commentary in English.

Unlimited use of the Madrid City Tour for 24 or 48 hours

Individual headset

When to book?

You can book up to the start time, as long as there are places remaining. Book now to guarantee your spot.

Type of voucher

Electronic. Show the voucher on your phone.

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible. This must be indicated in the reservation. An accompanying person is required.

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• Safeguard both cultural and environmental heritage.
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Hop On Hop Off Madrid - Bus Tour Tickets

Discover the city’s landmarks aboard the official Madrid Hop on Hop off Bus!

Book your tickets online at the best price and get ready for your sightseeing adventure. Hop on and off the bus as many times as you want and visit Madrid at your own pace.

HOP ON HOP OFF BUS TICKETS

Hop on Hop off Bus in Madrid – 24/48h Ticket

• 2 Routes : Historic & Modern Madrid
• Audio guide in 14 languages
• Free Wifi on board
• Hop on and off at any time
• More than 20 stops
• Accessible vehicle

Hop on Hop off Bus in Madrid + Santiago Bernabeu with flexible ticket

• Skip the line entrance to Bernabéu Tour

ADVANTAGES of the HOP ON HOP OFF MADRID BUS

MADRID HOP ON HOP OFF BUS ROUTES

The Madrid sightseeing bus routes take you to the most emblematic places of the city with two routes designed to offer you the best of the historical and modern part of the city.

Thanks to the Hop On Hop Off service you get on the bus as many times as you want as long as your ticket is valid, allowing you to customize your itinerary to visit the city at your own pace and according to your preferences. The perfect option to visit Madrid in a short time!

Historic Madrid Stops

• Prado Museum
• Puerta de Alcalá
• España Square
• Debod Temple
• Puerta del Sol

Modern Madrid Stops

• Cibeles Square
• Colón Square
• Nuevos Ministerios
• Serrano Street
• Las Cortes Square
• Discover more!

REVIEWS ON THE Hop On Hop Off MADRID BUS

Madrid City Tour’s red double-decker open top bus operates the only official tourist bus service in Madrid. It is the perfect option for sightseeing with family or for a short time. The best bus tour in Madrid has more than a thousand 4 and 5 star reviews on TripAdvisor:

Summerizes the city’s high lights

For the first time in the city it is very recommended. Use both routes ti know what is in the city and go there by your self if you like it.

Took the bus tour during our stay in Madrid and really enjoyed the experience. Since we were at the first departing spot early, we were the first ones on the bus, therefore nabbing the best seats on the bus, which are the second floor up front, so I was able to film a lot of videos. We got caught with some traffic on the Plaza Mayor area but that’s the risk you take when you take a bus.

Olah Otilia L

Visit the main things

Madrid City Tour will allow you to visit the main monuments of Madrid. Every stop you can get off to observe it on foot.

The Best Way to Hop From Sight to Sight

Loved this service….and, with Madrid’s traffic considered, it’s the best way to maneuver about the city and not worry about parking or traffic. There are two routes, both worthwhile. The narration is good, the buses are in good condition and comfortable enough.

These reviews have been published in the official public profile of Madrid City Tour at TripAdvisor

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Your ticket for the Madrid City Tour bus is valid for 24 hours or 48 hours, depending on the chosen mode, from the first time you get on the bus. For example, if you buy a 24-hour ticket on Monday morning and you get on the bus on Monday at 2:00 pm, this ticket will be valid until Tuesday at 1:59 pm. In the case of a 48-hour ticket, it would be valid until Wednesday at 1:59 pm.

No. You can access all our routes with the same ticket, either 24 or 48 hours.

Yes, we offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the date chosen at the time of purchase.

No, you do not. You can show on your phone or any mobile device the voucher that we will send to your email at the time of booking. When you board the bus for the first time, you will be given a new paper ticket. Do not lose it, as it will be your new valid voucher every time you want to hop on the bus again.

Yes, the buses of the Madrid tourist bus are specially designed so that everyone can enjoy Madrid equally. The wheelchair accessible space is located on the first level of the bus.

You can find out all our stops in Madrid and follow the buses in real time through our official app, download it from the AppStore or PlayStore and enjoy all its advantages!

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MADRID (AP) — A Czech tourist died after falling into the sea while apparently taking photographs of huge waves during a storm on the Canary Island of Tenerife, authorities said Thursday.

A Canary Island local government statement said the 53-year-old man died Wednesday afternoon in the town of Puerto de la Cruz. Rescue services retrieved the man from the sea but he died shortly afterwards.

Authorities had warned of possible flooding in coastal areas due to stormy seas around the island in the Atlantic, a popular vacation destination for many Europeans. The government had urged people to take precaution in dock or breakwater areas and to avoid coastal roads and nautical sports.

Tenerife officials said people from some 60 houses were evacuated Wednesday, adding that waves reached some five meters (16 feet) in several areas.

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