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The best of Chicago.
The 13 best hop-on hop-off & bus tours in Chicago, with honest prices, run times and who you book through. Which ones are worth your time downtown, and what each one actually gets you.
Hop-on, hop-off Big Bus Chicago gives you open-top views, audio commentary, and easy stops at top sights with 24/48/72-hour flexibility.
Most Popular“Nice ride around the city. Beautiful views riding at sunset. Highly recommended. Driver also stopped for us get some pictures. She was awesome”
See Chicago’s best sights from an open-top hop-on hop-off bus with real-time tracking, earbuds audio, and optional walking tours.
“Lovely experience! Such a great way to see the city and learn about its history”
See Chicago highlights in 2 hours on an air-conditioned minibus with live narration, key photo stops, and easy downtown pickup.
“I would have loved more time getting off the bus seeing the attractions. The tour guide was informative and charming but I couldn't enjoy the attractions he was referring to and that was disappointing.”
A live-guided sunset ride on a Chicago open-top bus, with night skyline views, Navy Pier to the Loop, and photo stops plus easy downtown logistics.
“Our tour bus was involved in a minor collision with another motorist and the whole tour had to be shut down. We weren't even halfway through the tour when it happened. So we all had to exit the bus and find our own way to our destination. Other than this, the tour was great.”
Climate-controlled minibus tour of Chicago’s key architecture with three photo stops, plus optional 75-minute river cruise.
“Loved our guide Avery! Feel we learned a lot about Chicago”
Sunset views from Chicago’s open-top bus: Museum Campus skyline, Millennium Park, Art on the Mart, and a live English guide.
“Not very excited, definetely overpriced, the tour guide was not respectful. Also forgot an expensive scarf on the bus, the stuff even did not try to locate me although the guide asked me where I was from, what hotel I was staying in and what conference I have attended.”
Chicago River architecture cruise plus a 2-day Big Bus hop-on hop-off pass with app tracking and digital walking tours. $99.
“I really liked the views from the boat especially the French gothic building me and my girlfriend had a lot of fun on the whole thing”
A 2-hour minibus tour of the Chicago Loop’s Prohibition-era gangs and ghost stories, with big photo moments and key landmark stops.
“Matthew our tour guide was so knowledgeable and entertaining. The ghost stories gave me goose bumps.”
Combine a 75-minute live-guided architecture cruise with a 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus pass for a smart, flexible Chicago highlights plan.
“It was located right across from our hotel and hop on/off is so convenient”
Big Bus open-air touring for 2 days plus 360 CHICAGO views with real-time tracking and optional TILT. Save 20% when bundled.
“Visite complète et professionnelle motivée Dommage qu il soit impossible d avoir du français”
Chicago skyline by minibus and a guided Architecture River Cruise, with stops at Museum Campus and Cloud Gate for $49 in 3.5 hours.
“Great tour, great value for the cost. Wish the bus ride longer than the boat ride. Bout ride heavy focus on architecture. Bus ride spoke on the history of Chicago, much more engaging!”
Luxury minibus Chicago tour hitting Palmer House, Soldier Field, Museum Campus, Buckingham Fountain, The Bean, and more in 2 hours.
“Avery was excellent !! He’s very friendly and knowledgeable ! He is Customer service driven ! We had a great experience!”
90-minute luxury minibus tour from Museum Campus to the Bean, with guided stops and drive-bys along Chicago’s iconic neighborhoods and skyline.
“The tour guide, Ty, was commuicative prior to the tour start time but the vehicle never showed up and we waited an hour (we kept being told 15 to 20 minutes) and the tour was an hour and a half. There was no apology. There has been no refund yet - I requested a refund,…”
From the river and the skyline to the gangster trails, the lakefront and the deep-dish counters, every way to spend a day in the city.
