Enjoy 48 hours of hop-on, hop-off Chicago sightseeing with our Explore Ticket, which also includes admission to our Sunset Live Tour!

See all the best Chicago landmarks and attractions on our Chicago bus tours. We'll show you Chicago icons like the John Hancock Center, Adler Planetarium, Soldier Field, Grant Park, Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, and more. Along the way you'll be entertained by our expert virtual guides with fascinating facts and stories about the city's history, architecture and culture.

Hop-on, Hop-off

Explore Chicago at your own pace with our flexible hop-on, hop-off tours.

Our hop-on, hop-off bus tours give you the freedom to plan your own itinerary and explore the best of Chicago’s landmarks for as little or as long as you like. Hop off the tour as many times as you like within the validity period of your ticket and simply hop on again when you're ready.

See all the top Landmarks

Big Bus gives you the best view of all Chicago's famous sights.

Our Chicago routes have been carefully designed to show you The Windy City's best landmarks and attractions, including Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park, Willis Tower and John Hancock Tower.

Sunset Live Tour

See Chicago lit up at night.

See the entire skyline lit up from the Museum Campus, discover River North’s vibrant nightlife scene, and travel every inch of Michigan Ave from The Magnificent Mile to The Cultural Mile, all in one exciting loop with our expert Live Guide.

Need-to-Know: The Big Bus Sunset Live Tour lasts 90 minutes and is a non-stop, panoramic tour. Tours depart from Stop 8 (Navy Pier) at 7:30pm. The Sunset Tour operates between May–October.

One Comprehensive Route

Offering you a full experience of Chicago's best sights.

There are 10+ stops where you can hop-off the bus to visit attractions and explore places of interest. You can hop-on and hop-off the bus as many times as you like within the validity of your ticket and you may start and end your tour at any one of the Big Bus stops.

Frequent Service

Buses every 30 minutes.

Our Big Loop (Red Route) buses run by each stop every 30 minutes, with 10+ different stops where you can hop on and off the bus. A complete circuit of our Big Red Route takes approximately 2 hours. The first bus departs Stop #1 at 10:00am and the last bus departs at 5.00pm.

Free Mobile App

Now with live bus arrival times!

Download our free mobile app for the perfect pocket companion to your sightseeing adventure. Our new live bus arrival times feature shows you exactly where the bus is along the route, along with an ETA for your nearest stop! This gives you the freedom to make the most of your time exploring. In addition to live bus arrival times, you'll also get detailed maps and route information, stop images, walking directions, facts about famous landmarks and attractions, ticket offers and more. Save memory-making minutes on your city adventure with the Big Bus Tours App!

Complete Tour Duration: 2 Hours (Sunset Tour 90 minutes)

Frequency: Every 30 Minutes (Sunset Tour 19:30)

Schedule and Departure Times (First and last bus shown for each stop):

• 10:00 - 17:00 Chicago Riverwalk - 98 E. Wacker Drive (across the bridge from Trump Tower)

         * TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND TOWER *WRIGLEY BUILDING *TRIBUNE TOWER *MICHIGAN AVENUE BRIDGE

• 10:15 - 17:15 Skydeck Chicago & Willis Tower - 319 W. Jackson Blvd (opposite Willis Tower/Skydeck entrance)

          *WILLIS TOWER & SKYDECK CHICAGO

• 10:04 - 17:34 Millennium Park & The Art Institute of Chicago - 200 S. Michigan Ave (in front of Potbelly's)

          *MILLENNIUM PARK  *PALMER HOUSE HILTON

• 10:00 - 16:31 Hilton Chicago & Grant Park - 800 S. Michigan Ave (outside Kitty O'Shea's Pub)

• 10:14 - 17:44 Adler Planetarium - 500 E. Solidarity Drive (bus loading zone near entrance)

        *ADLER PLANETARIUM

• 10:19 - 17:49 Museum Campus - 425 E. McFetridge Drive (next to Field Museum car park)

          *SHEDD AQUARIUM

• 10:02 - 17:02 Sheraton Grand Chicago - 441 N. Columbus Drive (across the street from NBC Towers)

        *AQUA

• 10:12 - 17:12 Navy Pier - 600 E. Grand Ave (Big Bus tent @ north end of park)

        *NAVY PIER

• 10:12 - 17:25 Water Tower & The Magnificent Mile - 163 E. Pearson St (near the corner of Michigan Ave)

        *HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL  *MAGNIFICENT MILE  *OLD WATER TOWER

• 10:28 - 17:28 360 Chicago - 150 E. Chestnut St (near the corner with Chestnut St)

        *360 CHICAGO  WATER TOWER PLACE  MAGNIFICENT MILE

• 10:08 - 17:38 Hard Rock Cafe - 614 N. Clark Street (in front of the Rock'n'Roll McDonald's)

        *HARD ROCK CAFE  *MERCHANDISE MART  *RIVER NORTH