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Gray Line Athens Get-On Get-Off Tour

• Athens sightseeing tour with double-decker get-on get-off bus 
• Explore Athens at your own pace & create your personalized itinerary
• Hop on and off as many times as you wish at any of the available stops
• Informative audio commentary on board, available in 13 languages
• More than 15 stops at major sights
• Ticket valid for 48 hours

Activity info

Discover Athens with Athens Open Tour, the first GREEK double-decker get-on get-off bus company! Enjoy the city of Athens on our yellow open top buses with an extra day added value on the 24 hour ticket.

Get in touch with our civilization, history and architecture and learn all about the city of Athens in your own language with the commentary on board, available in 13 languages. With our 90 minute Athens Route Terminal located at Syntagma square, our tourist-friendly city tours ideally cover all the major sights and attractions, such as the great historical monuments of Acropolis & Parthenon, the new Acropolis museum and the Archaeological museum. Don’t miss the unique opportunity to walk along the National Gardens and the picturesque area of Plaka and Monastiraki, full of neoclassical buildings, archaeological findings and souvenir shops. 

The Athens Open Tour bus gives you the opportunity to see the city from above combining pleasure and education and is the perfect choice for you and your family!

What’s included

• Unlimited get-on get-off for 48 hours
• Transportation by double-decker get-on get-off bus 
• Pre-recorded commentary in 13 different languages
• Free walking tours
• Entrancee fees 
• Professional guide
• Personal expences
• Hotel pick up/drop off

Timetable:  Athens Get-On Get-Off Open Tour operates all year round and run daily with a 30 minute frequency time schedule from 08.00 until 20.00 during the summer season April to November and from 09.00 until 17.45 during the winter season December to March.

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• If you cancel your booking less than 24 hours before the start time of the activity/experience, you will not be reimbursed.
• Any modifications made less than 24 hours before the start time of the activity/experience will not be allowed.
• The cut-off times are determined by the activity/experience's local start time.
• This activity/experience is weather dependent. If it is cancelled due to inclement weather, you will be given an alternate date or a full refund.

For groups of 12 or more, you may send us an inquiry at [email protected]. Although we do not guarantee bulk deals for all our tours, there are some tours for which we can offer discounted pricing. Ordinary hop-on-hop-off bus tickets are entitled to group savings. Attractions, pass items and combo tickets aren't.

Due the nature of this type of tour and varying demand, group travellers should be aware that there is no guarantee that the group will be able to travel altogether as the available seats vary from stop to stop and depends on demand each day. The group may need to split up and/or wait for the next bus(s).

As, we cannot guarantee that the group shall be able to travel together as one group, therefore we will reduce the group size down to 4-5 smaller groups per ticket (depending upon group size).

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• Enjoy Athens sightseeing at your own pace from an open-top, double-decker bus
• Customize your own sightseeing itinerary and visit attractions of your choice
• Include a Pireaus or Beach Riviera tour or both with your Athens hop-on hop-off ticket
• Free walking tours and photo tours!
• Multi-lingual commentary ensures you get all the information
• Mobile/ Digital Voucher Accepted. (No need to print)

Heart of ancient Greece, Athens has always been an important city with an illustrious history stretching back to 3000 years. It is the city symbolizing western civilization in the most magnificent way. Enriched with classical antiquity, Athens is a modern capital city that attracts tourists worldwide. Get into your vacation mode and help us serve you with Hop on Hop off Athens tour. Settle on the open-top double-decker bus to enjoy exploring the best highlights of the city.

• 48 or 72 Hours Athens Open Top Bus Ticket
• Audio Guide in 14 Langauages: English, Greek, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew and Ukrainian
• Guided Walking Tours (April - October)
• Entrance Fee (unless specified)
• Hotel Transfers

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A great way to see the city and figure out what you want to see. Then, go back on to see where you want to go again, Good value for your money

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Explore Athens with hop on hop off bus from the cruise terminal is a fantastic way to view the city. You can get off and on at all of Athens' major sights and listen to commentary in a variety of languages. This hop-on, hop-off excursion was a lot of fun for us.

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Summer season (April 01 – November 1):

• Athens line (Terminal: A1 – Syntagma Sq.) : Daily frequent departures from 8:30 - 20:00 h. (Last departure at 18:30)
• Riviera line (Interchange: A2 – Acropolis/ PLAKA) : 09:00 – 17:00 (every 60 minutes)
• Athens line (Terminal: A1 – Syntagma Sq.) Riviera line (Interchange: A2 – Acropolis / PLAKA)
• Duration:  Ticket valid for 48 Hours

What’s included?

CitySightSeeing is the World’s number one Open-Top Bus operator, with sightseeing tours in more than 130 locations carrying well over 13 million passengers per year.

The tours provide the perfect way to see all the best sights and attractions in each city.  The unique 48 hour ticket , offering the “Hop On Hop Off” facility, means that people can explore each destination at their own leisure.

Athens and Riviera Line

This tour provides the perfect way to see all the best sights and attractions along the Argosaronic Gulf coastal road. Our bus stops are at three beaches along the way and a natural spa lake, all specially chosen for you.  The lake on our tour is a unique, warm water, therapeutic lake directly opposite Vouliagmeni organized beach and provides for Spa treatment all year round.

Wheelchair  / LuggageAll

Of our  City Sightseeing  buses have a dedicated area big enough to accommodate any type of wheelchairs. This area can also be used for people to store their prams, suitcases, shopping etc. Note: Wheelchairs have priority.

Redeem ticket at any City Sightseeing bus stop

One can Hop On at any City Sightseeing Bus Stop. Simply present to our escort or driver your e-ticket or a print out or even the transaction on your mobile.

2 & or 3 Days ticket

Our 48 hrs ticket do not need to be consecutive days (if you do not wish so). You only have to advise the driver or escort on the first day of the tour for the second/third day of preference so that your ticket is annotated accordingly.

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10% DISCOUNT on any CitySightSeeing world wide by presenting your ticket.

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Discover Athens, Piraeus, Riviera & Beaches with Athens Open Tour, the first GREEK double-decker Get on Get off bus company! Enjoy Athens, Piraeus, Riviera & Beaches on our yellow open top buses. Get in touch with our civilization, history and architecture and learn all about the old and modern city of Athens and Piraeus in your own language with the commentary on board, available in 12 languages.

Athens Open Tour operates all year round. Our Athens, Piraeus, Riviera & Beaches tours run daily with a 15-30 minute frequency time schedule f rom 08.00 until 20.00 during the summer season April to November and from 09.00 until 17.45  during the winter season December to March .

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The Athens Pass powered by I Venture Card

The  Athens Pass powered by I Venture Card  is a smart COMBO TICKET  that offers a full Attraction experience with which you will be able to save up to 40%. We offer you a great range of 27 attractions such as Acropolis entrance, Gray Line by Athens Open Tour Get on Get off Buses, museums, activities, restaurants and Special Tours.

The tickets are valid for 1 or 2 or 3 days

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Terms & Conditions published on this page are only available with the purchase of The Athens Pass , the COMBO ticket which offers activity packages of 27 attractions included the Get on Get off Gray Line Buses .

The Athens Pass is a “smart combo ticket” which allows you Totally cash free entry or access to your choice of top experiences in Athens.

The Athens Pass provides great value with substantial savings of up to 40% on usual costs and entry fees.

Your time of validation starts from your First redeem at the First attraction. Once you start using it you have 1 or 2 or 3 days to see as much as you want before it expires.

Once you’ve bought your The Athens Pass you don’t have to pay to get into any of the attractions included in the Combo Ticket and the more sights you see, the more money you save.

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