Where to Ride: The 15 Best Liverpool Bus Tours

1.Liverpool City Sights Hop On Hop Off City Tour – 24hr Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,555 reviews · 50 minutes (approx.) · from $19Our pick

Ride Liverpool’s 50-minute city loop, then hop off at Beatles landmarks, museums, cathedrals, Chinatown, and the Baltic Triangle. Your 24-hour ticket lets you revisit favorite stops, with commentary in English. Guides such as Kim add warm, witty stories, while the open top deck gives the best views in dry weather.

“Covers all inner city iconic sites including with museums etc Can but tickets in advance to cover bus and entrance to visitor attractions”

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2.Liverpool: River Cruise and Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,864 reviews · 2 days · from $33

Start at Pier Head with a 50-minute Mersey Ferry cruise, then explore Liverpool by open-top bus with a live English guide. The route covers 11 stops, including the cathedrals, Chinese Arch, Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool One, and Cain’s Brewery Village. Use the bus over 48 hours after validation.

“Paddy was absolutely amazing as the tour guide! Knowledgeable and comical, making it one to remember.”

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3.Liverpool: Open-Top Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,224 reviews · 1 day · from $18Best value

Start at Royal Albert Dock for a 50-minute circuit of Liverpool’s waterfront, cathedrals, museums, Chinatown, and Cavern Club area. English guides such as Jimmy, Julie, Kim, and Damien add local humor, while audio commentary is available in eight languages. A one-day ticket lets you hop on and off, with a free glass of bubbly at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms.

“Loved the fact it’s hop on and off making the fare excellent value for money. Bus was clean and comfortable and the route was very interesting seeing all the major attractions of Liverpool. Commentary was very good and funny. All in all well worth doing.”

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4.Liverpool: Beatles Explorer Bus Tour Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 939 reviews · 1 day · from $24

Ride Liverpool’s City Explorer Beatles Bus for about 90 minutes with an English-speaking guide, Beatles music, photo stops at Penny Lane and Strawberry Field, and views of the childhood homes of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. You’ll also see the Pier Head, Mathew Street, and filming locations linked to Peaky Blinders.

“The tour was brilliant, really good fun. We stopped at some key Beatles points across the city. The guide was really knowledgable and kept us entertained throughout the tour.”

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5.Ciy Explorer: Hop On Hop Off Liverpool Sightseeing Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 915 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $19Top rated

Ride Liverpool’s City Explorer bus for an approximately one-hour narrated loop, with a 24-hour hop-on hop-off pass. The route links Albert Dock, both cathedrals, Chinatown, William Brown Street, and other central sights. Guides such as Viv, Phil, David, Sean, and Garry add local stories and humor. The Beatles route requires a separate pass.

“Good tour for people who don't know Liverpool. Takes you to the main landmarks and is valid over 2 days, which is great, as it's impossible to do it all in one day if you get off and visit the landmarks. We had 2 different guides during our tour and they were very different in their manner. We didn't appreciate the unfunny 'adult humour' of the male guide, but really enjoyed the lady guide's tour, which was entertaining and informative.”

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6.Liverpool City Explorer 24 hour hop-on hop-off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 584 reviews · 1 day · from $18

Ride Liverpool’s City Explorer bus for a full 24 hours, with English commentary from guides such as Dave, Paddy, Viv, and Gary. The 50-minute loop links Albert Dock, the two cathedrals, the Chinese Arch, museums, galleries, Liverpool One, and the Philharmonic Pub. Stay aboard for the city overview, or hop off to explore.

“The tour was fantastic. A good mixture of sites. The guide was very knowledgeable, showing us key details and history, as well as the more well known general sites.”

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7.Liverpool: River Cruise & Sightseeing Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 495 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $34

Pair a roughly 50-minute Mersey Ferry ride with Liverpool’s open-top City Explorer bus. See the Royal Liver Building, Albert Dock, Cavern Club, cathedrals, and Baltic Market. Live bus guides such as Donna, Dave, and Colin add local color, while the ferry offers digital commentary. Bring headphones and warm layers.

“Interesting trip, but rather cold. Dress for wind! Saw lots of interesting things and enjoyed the commentary. Had a little trouble finding the actual start, but was worth the time.”

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8.Peaky Blinders Coach Tour of Outer Liverpool & The Wirral

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 433 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $55

Follow more than 10 Peaky Blinders filming locations around Liverpool, the Wirral, and the River Mersey. Your guide may be Gary Friday, John, Debbie, Julie, or another local expert, with live stories about the series, Liverpool, and the real Peaky Blinders. Round-trip coach transport keeps the four-hour trip easy.

“Lovely your guide, very informative, funny & really interesting, thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, didn't matter that it rained as most of the trip is on the bus”

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9.Liverpool’s Brewery Bus Tour– 4 Breweries, 12 x Craft Beer & Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $111

Join guide Darren for a four-hour small-group bus tour of four Liverpool breweries. Taste up to 12 beers, from lagers and ales to stouts and ciders, with a beer sommelier session, behind-the-scenes access, food, photos, and a keepsake lanyard. The tour starts near The Shankly Hotel and ends at Love Lane Brewery.

“Really good brewery tour, you get to try lots of different beers and in the last brewery we had a burger and chips. Darren , the tour guide/driver was very informative and friendly. We all enjoyed this tour and would definitely look at doing it again in the future.”

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10.Liverpool: Official Peaky Blinders Coach Tour of Merseyside

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 147 reviews · 4 hours · from $53

Spend four hours touring more than 10 Peaky Blinders filming locations around Liverpool, the Wirral, Port Ellesmere, and the River Mersey. Your English-speaking guide connects each stop to the series with clips and stills, from Camden Town to the Season 6 Garrison. Guides have included Gary Friday, Paul, John, Fran, and Debbie.

“Very informative Our guide had an in depth knowledge of the series. She was also very pleasant and helpful. Driver was great too”

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11.Private Tour in Liverpool – History, Football, Views & Local Beer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Spend four hours seeing Liverpool with a private guide such as Darren, traveling between Liverpool Cathedral, Everton Park, Anfield, the city’s oldest pub, and a local brewery. You get lunch, coffee or tea, beer, a tasting flight, pizza, bottled water, private transport, and ten tour photos. Anfield’s interior is not included.

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12.Liverpool: Brewery Bus Tour with 12 Beer and Pizza

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Join Liverpudlian guide Darren for a four-hour minibus tour of four or five Liverpool breweries. You will taste 8 to 12 beers, hear local brewing stories, visit taprooms, go behind the scenes, and eat a meal. The route can include the Mersey Tunnel and Birkenhead, with pickup near The Shankly Hotel.

“Fantastic tour by knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides. Great amount of beer, we were introduced to some fantastic breweries which we will definitely visit again”

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13.The Liverpool Pass®: All top attractions inc. Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour | 2-Days

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $109

Use the Liverpool Pass for two days of sightseeing, with entry to The Beatles Story, British Music Experience, Anfield museum, Strawberry Field, a Mersey River Explorer cruise, and 24 hours on the City Explorer bus. Visit in any order, but check reservation rules and remember that Anfield stadium tours are not included.

“All though its a very good pass with good attraction that it covered within the cost of the of the Liverpool pass ,and a great tour of the city on the "city bus" ,but we had to purchase a 2nd bus pass to do the" beatle bus tour" which was great to see where the Beatles live and lots of places where they got their inspiration for their songs .”

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14.The Liverpool Pass®: All top attractions inc. Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour | 1-Day

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 8 reviews · from $75

Use the Liverpool Pass for one full day of sightseeing, including the City Explorer bus, Mersey River cruise, British Music Experience, Beatles Story, Strawberry Field, and Liverpool FC museum. The pass works best with advance planning, since Anfield and Strawberry Field are not connected by the bus route.

“We were able to see and do most everything on our list on this tour. The Beatles Story and British Music Experience were wonderful. We took the ferry ride and got some great pictures. Great value and a great way to see the city.”

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15.Beatles & Beers – A Private Liverpool Music & Beer Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Spend four hours with Darren and Dale tracing Beatles landmarks from Penny Lane to Strawberry Field, John and Paul’s homes, and George Harrison’s birthplace. Private transport keeps the route easy, while historic pub stops add three included alcoholic drinks. You finish at the Philharmonic Dining Rooms in central Liverpool.

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