Discover Cologne, the vibrant metropolis on the Rhine, and see its most important sights from the top deck of a red double-decker bus. Hop on and off wherever you want and explore the city at your own pace with a ticket that is valid for 24 hours!

Join a 90-minute ride through Cologne and learn more about the eventful history of the city, associations and personalities. During the tour, pass many of the city's highlights, including the cathedral, the historic city wall, the banks of the Rhine including Rheinauhafen, the zoo and the Mediapark.

Take advantage of your hop-on hop-off ticket and leave the bus at one of the 14 stops, explore the surrounding highlights on foot or visit one of Cologn's many museums, then simply get on the next bus.

The tour never happened as it was not done by organi,ers.

While this bus did what it said on the tin, the basic problem is that there is not a great deal of "interesting Cologne" that can be seen by bus. All of the centre is a pedestrian zone. Added to this was that, despite fine weather, the roof was kept on the bus, further restricting visibility. The Cathedral was awesome and our walk around its immediate vicinity enjoyable. However, I would give the bus trip a miss.

We enjoyed a trip on the Hop on Hop off tour. As we were short on time in the city the trip enabled us to see most of the sites from the bus. The information through the headphones was clear.

We were at the front of the queue at 9.35am for the 10am bus - 1st bus of the day but it was late arriving. We'd been told the round trip would take 1.5 hours ....it took longer despite the driver missing out some parts, due to traffic. Apart from the cathedral (seen by foot) and the area near the zoo, Cologne is an ugly city with nothing of notable interest to see, so it wasn't a pleasurable tour at all. The driver was friendly enough when we got on the bus. My headphones/equipment didn't work.

Pretty boring tour, better research first and just go to individual places that might interest you.

Easy to find from boat Ran on time Headphones worked Good commentary Shame the bus couldn't go into the old town

Why you’ll love this…

Take advantage of a 24-hour hop-on hop-off ticket
Discover Cologne's highlights like the Cathedral and the city wall
Learn more about the eventful history of the city with the audioguide

Important to know

Know in advance:

Your ticket is valid for 24 hours
Infants (age 0-3) get free admission
Buses are equipped with a ramp and two wheelchair spaces (only located on the lower deck)
The tour has 14 stops and takes 90-minutes if you don't get off
Departures from the different stops have a frequency of approximately every 30 minutes
You'll find the map in the photo gallery
1. Cathedral Burgmauer / Tourist-Info (10.00 am - 5.00 pm); 2. Old Town Markmannsgasse / KD-pier (10.08 am - 5.08 pm); 3. Gürzenich Hard Rock Cafe / in front of Deiters) (10.10 am - 5.10 pm); 4.Neumarkt Cäcilienstraße / Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum (10.20 am - 5.20 pm); 5. Rothgerberbach KVB-Bus Stop / Wasserturm (10.23 am - 5.23 pm); 6.Chlodwigplatz Ubierring Nr. 12 / KVB-Bus Stop (10.30 am - 5.30 pm); 7. Chocolate Museum Rheinauhafen (10.35 am - 5.35 pm); 8. Triangel tower Station Deutz Auenweg (10.45 am - 5.45 pm); 9. Lanxess Arena Gummersbacher Str. / KVB-Bus Stop (10.53 am - 5.53 pm); 10. Odysseum / Köln Arcaden Corintostr. / KVB-Bus Stop (10.57 am - 5.57 pm); 11. Zoo / Flora Stammheimer Weg (11.05 am - 6.05 pm); 12. Eigelstein Ebertplatz / Theodor-Heuss-Ring 9 (11.12 am - 6.12 pm); 13. Mediapark Gladbacher Str. 1 (11.20 am - 6.20 pm); 14. Friesenplatz KVB-Bus Stop (11.25 am - 18.25 pm)
City bus tours are not available on Women's carnival, carnival Sunday, rose Monday, Christopher Street Day parade, marathon, Christmas days (24 and 25 of December)

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What’s included

Audio guide
24-hour hop-on hop-off bus ticket

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Location

Burgmauer, 50667 Köln, Germany

Meeting point:

Board your bus in front of the Cologne Tourist Info Center. The buses are red and yellow.

Provider

Willms Touristik GmbH & Co.KG

What people say about this experience

3.7/5

All reviews are verified

Based on 17 reviews

Review categories

Service

3.9/5

Safety

3.9/5

Staff

3.9/5

Value for money

3.8/5

All ratings (17)

5 stars (7)

41%

4 stars (2)

12%

3 stars (6)

35%

2 stars (1)

1 star (1)

G
George Saliba
Travelled with a group of friends
6 October 2025
1
United States of America
The tour never happened as it was not done by organi,ers.
C
Clive
Travelled as a couple
10 September 2025
2.2
United States of America
While this bus did what it said on the tin, the basic problem is that there is not a great deal of "interesting Cologne" that can be seen by bus. All of the centre is a pedestrian zone. Added to this was that, despite fine weather, the roof was kept on the bus, further restricting visibility. The Cathedral was awesome and our walk around its immediate vicinity enjoyable. However, I would give the bus trip a miss.
R
Roy
Travelled as a couple
8 September 2025
5
United States of America
We enjoyed a trip on the Hop on Hop off tour. As we were short on time in the city the trip enabled us to see most of the sites from the bus. The information through the headphones was clear.
B
Betsy
Travelled as a couple
25 August 2025
3
United States of America
We were at the front of the queue at 9.35am for the 10am bus - 1st bus of the day but it was late arriving. We'd been told the round trip would take 1.5 hours ....it took longer despite the driver missing out some parts, due to traffic. Apart from the cathedral (seen by foot) and the area near the zoo, Cologne is an ugly city with nothing of notable interest to see, so it wasn't a pleasurable tour at all. The driver was friendly enough when we got on the bus. My headphones/equipment didn't work.
K
KJH
Travelled as a couple
25 August 2025
3
United States of America
Pretty boring tour, better research first and just go to individual places that might interest you.
D
David
Travelled with family
14 July 2025
4.6
United Kingdom
Easy to find from boat Ran on time Headphones worked Good commentary Shame the bus couldn't go into the old town