Hop-on Hop-off Kyoto Bus Tours

Carlos

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

It was easy to use the site, the QR Code ticket is convenient since I don't have to worry about losing it, the staff was very friendly and helpful and it was great that there were trash cans on the bus. The view from Ginkaku-ji was beautiful, the food on Nishiki-Ichiba Market was delicious! On the other hand, what I think could be improved is putting the business hours of the main attractions on the leaflet, it would make it easier to plan the route for the day. It would also be nice to synchronize better the times of the travel and the guide voiceover, since it would start after a long-ish period from setting off and frequently cut off before the end of the stories when we got to the stations. All things considered, great tour, we could go to many different spots very conveniently.

Kichung

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

🌺was hard find the us station at the Kyoto station. We had to wonder around and adj questions many times

Barbara

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Love that the Hop on Hop off Bus experiences are so well laid out as I use them in many cities!

Sassan

May 2025Verified booking

2/5

No air condition on one bus. On the other it was only a few seats and today was hot and muggy weather. Taxi is faster for these places if your one or two travelers. Not worth the headache

Jenny

May 2025Verified booking

1/5

This is the worst hop on hop off tour I have ever been on. Do not waste your money. The commentary. Hardly happened. Most of the time it was just music playing. The very brief spells of information were often cut off when approaching a stop so you didn't get to learn anything. Better to just arrange your own buses. It's easy to hop onto local busses and less than half the price. I chose this because I expected constant commentary to learn about Kyoto and the stops but sadly this didn't happen

ELIZABETH

Apr 2025Verified booking

1/5

Frustrating experience with no response from the management. Customer support was very poor on this issue we had. We were in another country and to get a support from the US was very hard. They couldn't provide a number we can call in Japan, kept saying the tour was from a third party company and they don't have a number to call.

Stephanie

Apr 2025Verified booking

1/5

Nothing

Burkhard

Feb 2025Verified booking

4/5

Ticketing was very good and also the tour was excellent with most of the people very friendly and helpful. One issue was on 6th 2.morning the first bus of yours: the people told us the lower deck of the bus was not available due to japanese law. So we should sit on the top roof - open and we had 4 degrees centigrade temp. Plus driving wind - we would have been frozen. So we had to refuse. Strange law (?) and driver.

Amanda

Dec 2024Verified booking

5/5

Very easy with clear list of destinations. I have travelled to Kyoto numerous times, but I learnt so much new information from the audio. Will definitely be using on our next visit.

Catriona

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

The commentary is pretty informative but delivered in a rather robotic voice. Worth improving the delivery. Also, the on board staff member tended to speak over the commentary to say what the next stop was. Better timing of announcements needed.

Jankees

Jan 2025Verified booking

3/5

It was okay but not great.

Coral

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

We had great staff helping us with our stroller and wheelchair, everything was very well explained and Ilwe loved the tour and the city! Keep up with the great work!

Stephanie

Nov 2024Verified booking

4/5

We had a one day pass and managed to see the sites we wanted to (not all the sites in the tour). Visited Nijo-Jo Castle, The Golden Pavillion and SanjuSangendo on the red bus then caught the purple bus back to Kyoto Station and another purple bus to Gion for late pm early eve. Got the last bus back from Gion. All worked really well

Camille

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

On time bus was good because you could rely on catching the next bus. But the Museum was closed at one of the stops but we NOT advised of that. So we wasted time doing nothing waiting for next bus. As a tourist service, the people who run the service should know this and advise passengers.

Gillian

Oct 2024Verified booking

3/5

Liked the idea of hop on hop off, but found finding some of the stop points hard to locate particularly when stop was incorporated in a general bus stop - the sign sign was not obvious. Also you can't do much with a one day ticket at the most3/4 stops

Robert

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

The sites busted and the punctuality of the buses in relation to the timetable.

Ian

Nov 2024Verified booking

5/5

Ticketing Help at checking in Audio good

Christopher

Oct 2024Verified booking

4/5

Prompt and on time departure and on schedule pickups and drop office.

Carlos

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

It was easy to use the site, the QR Code ticket is convenient since I don't have to worry about losing it, the staff was very friendly and helpful and it was great that there were trash cans on the bus. The view from Ginkaku-ji was beautiful, the food on Nishiki-Ichiba Market was delicious! On the other hand, what I think could be improved is putting the business hours of the main attractions on the leaflet, it would make it easier to plan the route for the day. It would also be nice to synchronize better the times of the travel and the guide voiceover, since it would start after a long-ish period from setting off and frequently cut off before the end of the stories when we got to the stations. All things considered, great tour, we could go to many different spots very conveniently.

WOOD

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

The bus was on time and very convenient. The bus got us to all the attracions. The price was much reasonable compare to the one in Seoul. The bus in seoul was late for very stops for 15 minutes or more.

Kichung

Apr 2025Verified booking

4/5

🌺was hard find the us station at the Kyoto station. We had to wonder around and adj questions many times

Barbara

Apr 2025Verified booking

5/5

Love that the Hop on Hop off Bus experiences are so well laid out as I use them in many cities!

Jesica

Mar 2025Verified booking

5/5

I really liked the sightseeing bus, it goes around all the important temples in Kyoto. Not to be missed.

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Tat-Medgyessy

Mar 2025Verified booking

4/5

Good the bus was quite efficient and fitted in well within our travel schedule

Aldo

Feb 2025Verified booking

5/5

Amazing stuff and amazing tower we love Kyoto!

Sassan

May 2025Verified booking

2/5

No air condition on one bus. On the other it was only a few seats and today was hot and muggy weather. Taxi is faster for these places if your one or two travelers. Not worth the headache

Jenny

May 2025Verified booking

1/5

This is the worst hop on hop off tour I have ever been on. Do not waste your money. The commentary. Hardly happened. Most of the time it was just music playing. The very brief spells of information were often cut off when approaching a stop so you didn't get to learn anything. Better to just arrange your own buses. It's easy to hop onto local busses and less than half the price. I chose this because I expected constant commentary to learn about Kyoto and the stops but sadly this didn't happen

ELIZABETH

Apr 2025Verified booking

1/5

Frustrating experience with no response from the management. Customer support was very poor on this issue we had. We were in another country and to get a support from the US was very hard. They couldn't provide a number we can call in Japan, kept saying the tour was from a third party company and they don't have a number to call.