Hop-on Hop-off Bus in Belfast: Which Ticket?
Updated October 22, 2026 · 5 min read
For a plain bus ticket the 48-hour open-top bus tour is the cheapest at €20.39, rated 4.3 from 2,266 reviews; the 2-day ticket with live commentary and bookable extras costs €22.66 and is rated 4.5. The €52.47 ticket is different: it adds entry to Titanic Belfast.
The four tickets
| Ticket | Validity | Price | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-top bus tour, 48 hours | 48 hours | €20.39 | 4.3, 2,266 reviews |
| City Sightseeing bus and bookable extras | 2 days | €22.66 | 4.5, 2,063 reviews |
| Bus with live guides and extras | not stated | €22.66 | 4.4, 841 reviews |
| Bus with Titanic entry ticket | 1 day | €52.47 | 4.5, 439 reviews |
Prices are per person. The listings describe the 2-day ticket as covering Titanic Belfast and the peace wall among the key stops, with live commentary. The live-guides ticket advertises 19 stops, including Titanic Belfast and the peace walls, and a web-based Live Bus Stop Finder for real-time schedules on your phone. The Titanic ticket enters the museum at Stop 5.
How to choose
- Cheapest: the 48-hour ticket. Its rating is lowest of the four, so read recent reviews.
- Best-rated plain ticket: the 2-day City Sightseeing ticket at €22.66, for 2 days at about €2 more.
- Live bus tracking: the live-guides ticket, if schedule certainty matters to you.
- Titanic as well: the €52.47 ticket only if you want both and only one day. Our Titanic Belfast guide explains the museum’s own price (£24.95 for adults) so you can compare.
Note that the listings differ in what they promise, and we could not confirm the first-bus and last-bus times, the route length or whether commentary is available in other languages. Check the booking page for each.
Does a bus make sense in Belfast?
It depends on where you stay. The route is helpful for the Titanic Quarter, which is a walk from the centre, and for the peace wall, which the listings name as a stop. For the murals and the history behind them, a taxi or walking tour gives more context; see black taxi tours in Belfast and our black taxi guide. The centre itself is compact and walkable, so the bus is a convenience, not a necessity.
It also suits first-timers with limited time who want the city shown once from the top deck. Anyone who prefers to walk can skip it.
There is a combination for a day out: the Giant’s Causeway tour with a 2-day open-top bus ticket, €45.31, 4.3 from 98 reviews, with the coast on day one and the bus on days two and three. See also our Giant’s Causeway guide.
Our pick
Take the 2-day open-top ticket for €22.66 unless you want Titanic in the same ticket. It has the better rating than the cheapest and two days of use.
