Hop on - Hop off city tour is a double-decker bus that stops to pick up and drop off passengers at famous tourist attractions in the city. This service was first launched in Hanoi but has become very popular in major cities around the world.
The first double-decker bus in Hanoi officially operates for tourism around the Old Quarter (Photo: Quang Phong)
This service uses double-decker buses equipped with a system of explanations about the attractions and automatic translation in many languages. Customers can base on that to decide whether to get off or skip the sightseeing stop.
Hanoi Transport Corporation (Transerco) is the management and operation unit.
Hanoi assigned the Hanoi Transport Corporation (Transerco) to be the unit to manage and operate the double-decker bus. The buses put into operation are high-class, open-top buses with a capacity of nearly 80 people. The buses use GPS navigation technology, automatically programmed when operating to ensure that every 30 minutes at any point on the route there is a bus coming and going.
Guests are experiencing the double-decker bus ride
The vehicle meets Euro 4 emission standards, with a low flat floor, making it convenient for the elderly, children, and wheelchair users to get on and off the vehicle. The vehicle is also equipped with free wifi, USB charging ports, refrigerators, screens, and surveillance cameras. Passengers can choose their own language through the multilingual system or other entertainment programs.
The bus route will go through 25 streets with 13 stops.
Bus route 01 Hanoi City tour Hop on - Hop off has a route going through 25 streets with 13 stops, creating favorable conditions for passengers to easily access 30 attractions of Hanoi. The bus operates from 9am to 6pm daily with a frequency of 30 minutes per trip.
Stairs leading from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor.
The open-top bus can carry 80 passengers.
Open-top double-decker bus tickets are charged by the hour, with different prices.
Hanoi City tour bus routes operate differently on weekdays and weekends.
- Weekdays: Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square (Hoan Kiem Lake parking lot) - Le Thai To - Trang Thi - Dien Bien Phu - Doc Lap - Hoang Van Thu - Hung Vuong - Thanh Nien - Yen Phu - Thanh Nien - Hung Vuong - Phan Dinh Phung - Hoang Dieu - Le Hong Phong - Hung Vuong - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam - Ton Duc Thang - Nguyen Thai Hoc - South Gate Phan Boi Chau - Ly Thuong Kiet - Phan Chu Trinh - Hai Ba Trung - Le Thanh Tong - Trang Tien - Dinh Tien Hoang - Hoan Kiem Parking lot.
- Weekend(organizing a walking street around Hoan Kiem Lake): Opera House - Trang Tien - Ngo Quyen - Ly Thuong Kiet - Quang Trung - Trang Thi - Dien Bien Phu - Doc Lap - Hoang Van Thu - Hung Vuong - Thanh Nien - Yen Phu - Thanh Nien - Hung Vuong - Phan Dinh Phung - Hoang Dieu - Le Hong Phong - Hung Vuong - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam - Ton Duc Thang - Nguyen Thai Hoc - Cua Nam - Phan Boi Chau - Ly Thuong Kiet - Phan Chu Trinh - Hai Ba Trung - Le Thanh Tong - Opera House.
The first foreign tourists traveled to Hanoi by open-top double-decker bus.
