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?!!
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.
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
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.
Every city break I go on i make sure to explore the city on a hop on hop off bus because it's the best was of finding out interesting facts and see all the hidden gems of the city. I'm so glad I booked a 48 hours ticket as there were 2 different routes to explore. I had plenty of time to visit attractions at most stops during the 2 days of using hop on hop off. Definitely recommended.
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.
The bus is a great way to see a lot of sights that you might not intentionally visit due to time limitations. Barcelona turned out to be much bigger than I expected and has a lot to offer of interesting sights. The bus passes those sites and allows time for short visit. The bus was frequent and sometimes crowded. Be patient.
Bud ride was air conditioned on bottom and has audio giving information on landmarks. Up too can get a bit hot in the sun but the views are nice. Buses come every 15 minutes or so. Catamaran trip is ok. Views are nice but it is quite short (1 hour). The bus stop for Parc Guell is a bit of a hike so wear comfy shoes.
Positive: Definitely pays off, you get a good overview of the city, the bus intervals are also good, you don't have to wait very long. The station at Park Guell is not easy to find if you don't already have a map of the routes and stops. (was the first stop for us, came by taxi to Park Guell). You get the plan on the bus. Negative: The app's e-vouchers are exchanged for paper tickets the first time you board, I don't understand the point because I'm more likely to lose the paper than my cell phone. If you lose your paper ticket, you have to buy a new one.
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.
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
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.