Really helpful regarding information on each route, the earphones supplied are brilliant for the tour information on each stop (attractions). The jump on and off is great to have the time to visit certain attraction’s at your own pace! Highly recommend for sight seeing and finding out the history of Barcelona
We travelled the green route in its entirety first, got off and had lunch then jumped back in to see the orange route. A must see on the green route is the Sagrada Familia, and the bust stops just across the street from it! The orange print took us to a Montjuïc and the Tram ride over the Port of Barcelona which was awesome and My hubby's favorite! We tried the other bus company and we're very disappointed to be told we were late at the bus stop so we can't use our ticket. We had a 2-day ticket and it said the last tour was at 7pm and we tried to "hop on" for an afternoon ride before 5pm!!. We sat down and had coffee and saw their other bus leave the bus stop!!! Why didn't they tell us we could have hopped on the other bus?!!
I bought the 2 day pass, but could've got away with just the one day as everything is quite close proximity. I mainly bought it for Park Guell/Mount Tibidabo as they seemed the furthest away from everything. However, for both of these places, the stop doesn't stop by/outside the attraction. Tibidabo you have to walk for a minute or so then get a 10 minute bus ride. Park Guell, you have to walk up a very steep hill. In fairness, the streets surrounding here are very narrow and probably not suitable for a double decker bus. It would be better if the bus ran later than 7pm. We had a 50 minute walk back to our hotel, aftet visiting the Montjuic area. Overall, would recommend.
Easy to use, you can hop on the bus at any of their stops, once you are on there is someone watching to scan your electronic ticket and issue you with a paper version, headphones for an audio guide on the bus which has 15 languages and a map should you chose this. It is really easy to use, just remember which buses to look for as there are 2 different lines which cover different routes. This bus is red and follows a green and orange route. Great value for money and you can get on and off when you like. Buses run all day from 9am-8pm ish. It is great to see the city and worth a 2 day ticket.
The map & audio are very easy to follow & understand. We did another company's HOHO in Lisbon and it was impossible to figure out where we were (we would have easily chosen the City Sightseeing company instead, but we didn't choose this other company!) This was something I didn't know to appreciate until I went to Lisbon & that HOHO was so hard to figure out.
The hop on/off bus was very handy in getting around Barcelona, especially to and from la Sagrada Familia and Park Guell (green line). We did not utilize the catamaran option because we were too busy with other activities and the tangerine line, with its Olympics venues, was of limited interest to us because we covered the area on a separate tour of Montserrat with Barcelona highlights.
It was good overall , but compared to the one I rode in Paris, the narrated content was not as good. The content should be expanded with more information and be better timed to when we are actually approaching the locations being explained. Also, there should be clearer documentation of how to get to the locations from the busstops. At Park Guell, we struggled to find the park, and then when we left the park from a different gate, it took us a long time to find the bus stop.
A great way to take in an overview of the city on two routes and decide which attractions you wish to explore further. Buses were clean,, arrived at stops promptly, easy to catch, and the drivers were good at their job. The audio guide was good but at times just played music that went on and on. More facts about Barcelona could have been provided and would have been more interesting. Highly recommend the red hop on hop off bus to all new visitors to Barcelona. Excellent value.
Very good option to see Barcelona in 1 day. We did both routes. They give you headphones and you listen to data from the places you see. The waiting music was too much for us, but hey. You can get off at any stop and take the next bus that passes. There is always room even upstairs.
We took the 48 hour pass, and did the 2 different routes on 2 separate days. The routes are perfect, taking you exactly where you want to go, to see all the attractions of Barcelona, and you can get off to see things, and go back on when you want. It's the best way to see a city as far as I'm concerned. Some of the speakers don't always work, and you have to fiddle around with your earphones, but on the whole or was fine
A great way to get an overview of Barcelona, and if you time it right, drop you off and pick you up at the key sites that you want to visit. Many of the things you'd want to see (Casa Battlo, Sagrada Familia require tickets with specific times. You should purchase purchase prior to visiting.
Well managed tour.. covers almost all of the main attractions. My suggestion would be to go with a two day trip in case you want to spend time at all locations. Many of them need some spending time. The audio guide is very good and worth plugging into.