Hop-on hop-off routes and stops in Berlin

All routes with their stops in order, taken from the operators' timetables. Times change with the season, so check the operator's app on the day.

Big Bus

Routes
2 · Red Route + Blue Route
Frequency
Red every 20–30 min · Blue every 60 min
Full loop
Red loop approx. 2 h · Blue loop approx. 40 min
Hours
Red 09:35–17:11 · Blue 10:15–16:15
#StopAddressRouteNearby
R1AlexanderplatzRedTV Tower · Alexa mall
R2Rotes RathausRedNikolaiviertel
R3MuseumsinselRedBerliner Dom · Museum Island
R4FriedrichstraßeRedShopping · Galeries Lafayette
R5Brandenburger TorRedBrandenburg Gate · Holocaust Memorial
R6ReichstagRedReichstag dome · government district
R7HauptbahnhofRedCentral station
R8Haus der Kulturen der WeltRedKanzleramt · Tiergarten
R9Schloss BellevueRedBellevue Palace
R10SiegessäuleRedVictory Column
R11Kurfürstendamm / Ku'DammRedGedächtniskirche · shopping
R12KaDeWeRedKaDeWe department store
R13LützowplatzRedTiergarten
R14KulturforumRedPhilharmonie · Gemäldegalerie
R15Potsdamer PlatzRedSony Center · Panoramapunkt
R16Reste der Berliner MauerRedBerlin Wall remnants · Topographie des Terrors
R17Checkpoint CharlieRedMauermuseum
R18GendarmenmarktRedKonzerthaus · Dom
B1AlexanderplatzBlueInterchange with Red Route
B2Frankfurter AlleeBlueGDR boulevard
B3East Side GalleryBlueLongest remaining Berlin Wall stretch
B4OstbahnhofBlueEast station · Oberbaumbrücke

Landmarks along each route as listed by the sellers. Big Bus states 16 official stops on the Red Route (some adjacent landmarks share a stop) plus 4 on the Blue Route. The live stop map is in the free Big Bus app.

City Sightseeing

Routes
2 · Classic Tour (A) + East Berlin & Wall Tour (B)
Frequency
Classic every 25–30 min · East every 40 min
Full loop
Classic loop approx. 2 h · East loop approx. 1 h
Hours
Classic 09:30–16:00 · East 10:00–17:00
#StopAddressRouteNearby
A1TauentzienstraßeTauentzienstraße 15Classic (A)Ku'damm shopping · Gedächtniskirche
A2KaDeWeTauentzienstraße 21–24Classic (A)KaDeWe department store
A3LützowplatzKulturforum / TiergartenClassic (A)Kulturforum · Philharmonie
A4Potsdamer PlatzKollhoff-HochhausClassic (A)Panoramapunkt · Sony Center
A5GropiusbauClassic (A)Topographie des Terrors · temporarily out of service
A6Checkpoint CharlieFriedrichstraße 45Classic (A)Mauermuseum
A7GendarmenmarktClassic (A)Konzerthaus · Dom
A8Neptunbrunnen / Rotes RathausRathausstraße 1Classic (A)TV Tower · Nikolaiviertel
A9Alexanderplatz / Park InnClassic (A)Alexanderplatz · Alexa mall
A10LustgartenClassic (A)Museum Island · Berliner Dom
A11Bebelplatz / UniversitätClassic (A)Humboldt University · State Opera
A12Unter den Linden / FriedrichstraßeClassic (A)Friedrichstraße shops
A13Brandenburger TorClassic (A)Brandenburg Gate · Holocaust Memorial
A14ReichstagClassic (A)Reichstag dome · government district
A15HauptbahnhofClassic (A)Central station
A16Schloss BellevueClassic (A)Bellevue Palace · Tiergarten
A17SiegessäuleHofjägeralleeClassic (A)Victory Column
A18Zoo / ElefantentorClassic (A)Berlin Zoo · Aquarium
A19KanzlerKurfürstendamm 21–24Classic (A)Ku'damm
A20Kurfürstendamm 236Kurfürstendamm 236Classic (A)Ku'damm west
B1Neptunbrunnen / Rotes RathausRathausstraße 1East (B)Interchange with Classic route
B2Oranienburger StraßeEast (B)New Synagogue · Hackesche Höfe
B3Berlin Wall MemorialBernauer StraßeEast (B)Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
B4MauerparkEast (B)Sunday flea market
B5Alexanderplatz / Park InnEast (B)Alexanderplatz
B6Karl-Marx-AlleeEast (B)GDR boulevard architecture
B7East Side GalleryEast (B)Longest remaining Berlin Wall stretch
B8OstbahnhofEast (B)East station

Stop order and names from the operator listing (retrieved 2026-08-31). City Sightseeing publishes first/last departure only from stop 1 (Classic 09:30–16:00, East 10:00–17:00), not per stop. Stop A5 (Gropiusbau) is temporarily out of service.

City Circle

Routes
1 · "Best of Berlin" complete loop
Frequency
every 17–25 min
Full loop
full loop approx. 2.5 h
Hours
daily 10:00–18:00 · last full loop from stop 1 approx. 15:30
#StopAddressNearby
1Kurfürstendamm 216Kurfürstendamm 216Ku'damm shopping · Kranzler Eck
2Hard Rock Cafe / MeinekestraßeMeinekestraßeKu'damm · Ticket-Shop
3Gedächtniskirche / RankestraßeRankestraßemoved · board in front of MUJI
4KaDeWeKaDeWe department store
5LützowplatzTiergarten
6Kulturforum / PhilharmonieTiergartenGemäldegalerie · Philharmonie
7Potsdamer PlatzSony Center · Panoramapunkt
8Gropiusbauconstruction · closed · Topographie des Terrors
9Checkpoint CharlieMauermuseum
10GendarmenmarktKonzerthaus · Dom
11Rotes RathausNikolaiviertel
12AlexanderplatzTV Tower · Alexa mall
13Karl-Marx-AlleeGDR boulevard architecture
14Berghain / FriedrichshainNightlife district
15East Side GalleryLongest remaining Berlin Wall stretch
16OstbahnhofEast station · Oberbaumbrücke
17NeptunbrunnenTV Tower · Rotes Rathaus
18DomAquaréeconstruction · closed
19MuseumsinselMuseum Island · Berliner Dom
20Unter den Linden / FriedrichstraßeBoulevard · shopping
21Brandenburger Tor / Holocaust-MahnmalEbertstraßeBrandenburg Gate · Memorial
22ReichstagReichstag dome · government district
23HauptbahnhofCentral station
24SiegessäuleVictory Column · Tiergarten
25Zoo + AquariumBerlin Zoo · Aquarium
26Kranzler EckKurfürstendammKu'damm · back to start

Full 26-stop loop from the operator (City Circle / Gray Line Berlin, retrieved 2026-09-02). Buses run one continuous route, so there are no per-stop times. Currently closed for construction: stop 8 (Gropiusbau) and stop 18 (DomAquarée); stop 3 (Gedächtniskirche) is temporarily moved to in front of MUJI.

Tempelhofer

Routes
1 · Berlin City Tour
Frequency
every 25 min
Full loop
full loop approx. 1 h 45 min
Hours
first bus 09:45 · last full loop from stop 1 at 15:25 (service ends ~17:00)
#StopAddressFirst busLast departureNearby
1Kurfürstendamm 231vor GALERIA / Ku'damm 23109:4515:25Start · Gedächtniskirche
2KaDeWeTauentzienstraße09:5015:05KaDeWe department store
3Lützowplatz09:5314:53Tiergarten
4PhilharmonieKulturforum09:5814:58Philharmonie · Kulturforum
5Potsdamer Platz10:0515:20Panoramapunkt · Sony Center
6LinkstraßePotsdamer Platz10:0715:22Potsdamer Platz süd
7Topographie des TerrorsNiederkirchnerstraße10:1015:00Gropiusbau · Abgeordnetenhaus
8Checkpoint CharlieFriedrichstraße10:1515:05Mauermuseum
9GendarmenmarktMarkgrafenstraße10:2015:10Konzerthaus · Dom
10NeptunbrunnenSpandauer Straße10:3015:20TV Tower · Rotes Rathaus
11AquaDomKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 510:3115:01Boat transfer · Nikolaiviertel
12MuseumsinselHumboldtforum10:3415:05Museum Island · Berliner Dom
13Unter den Linden 10Unter den Linden 1010:3615:06Bud Spencer Museum
14Unter den Linden 36Friedrichstraße10:5315:18ZDF studios
15Unter den Linden 74Unter den Linden 7410:5514:55Madame Tussauds Berlin
16Brandenburger TorEbertstraße11:0015:03Brandenburg Gate · Holocaust Memorial
17ReichstagScheidemannstraße11:0315:03Reichstag dome
18HauptbahnhofAusgang Washingtonplatz11:0815:08Central station · Chancellery
19Haus der Kulturen der Welt · · temporarily out of service
20Schloss Bellevue11:1414:54Bellevue Palace · Siegessäule
21Siegessäule11:1614:56Victory Column · Tiergarten
22Bikini BerlinBudapester Straße11:1915:00Zoo · Bikini Haus
23Bahnhof Zoo11:2215:07Zoologischer Garten station
24Kurfürstendamm 24Kurfürstendamm11:2615:07Ku'damm east

Departure times from the operator timetable (buses every 25 min, 5 buses in rotation; first bus 09:45, last full loop from stop 1 at 15:25). Stop 19 (Haus der Kulturen der Welt) is temporarily out of service.

Christmas and New Year 2026/27

Holiday hours change every year. This is what the operators have published so far:

Operator25 Dec26 Dec31 Dec1 Jan
Big Busnot published yetnot published yetnot published yetnot published yet
City Sightseeingnot published yetnot published yetnot published yetnot published yet
City Circlenot published yetnot published yetnot published yetnot published yet
Tempelhofernot published yetnot published yetnot published yetnot published yet

Do hop-on hop-off buses run in Berlin on Christmas Day (25 December)?

No operator has published holiday hours for this day yet. (2026/27)

Do hop-on hop-off buses run in Berlin on 26 December?

No operator has published holiday hours for this day yet. (2026/27)

Do hop-on hop-off buses run in Berlin on New Year's Eve (31 December)?

No operator has published holiday hours for this day yet. (2026/27)

Do hop-on hop-off buses run in Berlin on New Year's Day (1 January)?

No operator has published holiday hours for this day yet. (2026/27)

Checked on 13 November 2026 on the operators' websites. Holiday hours can still change at short notice, so check the operator's app on the day.