Where to Ride: The 5 Best Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tours in Hanoi

1.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 611 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $19Our pick

Use a 24 or 48-hour open-top bus pass to see Hanoi’s old quarter, temples, museums, lake, mausoleum, and French colonial sights. You can hop off at 13 stops, then rejoin the route. Audio is offered in eight languages, and the bus provides WiFi, guidebooks, rain ponchos, and conical hats when needed.

“I like the general information provided about the city. the bus was comfortable. Multiple start points could have been listed. We walked further to get to the initial starting point.”

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2.24 Hour Hop on Hop off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 67 reviews · from $20

Start at Hoan Kiem Lake and use Hanoi’s red double-decker bus to reach the Old Quarter, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Imperial Citadel, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, and more. Your ticket lasts 24 hours from first use, includes multilingual audio, Wi-Fi, water, a raincoat, and day and night rides, though buses stop allowing hop-offs after 5pm.

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3.City Sightseeing Hanoi Hop-on-Hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 53 reviews · from $38

See Hanoi from an open-top bus on a 13-stop loop linking the Opera House, Temple of Literature, Vietnam Women’s Museum, and Hoa Lo Prison. You get audio commentary, onboard Wi-Fi, a map with local discounts, and flexible hop-on access. Allow up to 90 minutes for the full circuit, but check timing carefully because buses run about once an hour.

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4.4 Hour Hop on Hop off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 47 reviews · from $13Best value

Use Hanoi’s red double-decker bus to see Hoan Kiem Lake, the Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hoa Lo Prison, and more. Your ticket works for four hours from first use, with buses about every 30 minutes. Hop off to explore, then rejoin the route, or stay aboard for the one-hour loop.

“Really interesting, plenty of information while on the bus before visiting each stop.”

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5.Retro Hop-on-hop-off Bonbon City Tour: Classic Package

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 32 reviews · from $20

Use a yellow retro bus to reach nine Hanoi sights, from the Imperial Citadel and Long Bien Bridge to the Temple of Literature and Ho Chi Minh Museum. Your 24-hour pass includes WiFi, air conditioning, multilingual audio, an English-speaking local ambassador, a brochure, and partner vouchers. Check the bus is operating before relying on it.

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