Philadelphia Blue Route | Sightseeing Bus Tours | Big Bus Tours
Hop-On, Hop-Off Philadelphia Day Tour
Enjoy spectacular views of Philadelphia from one of our open-top buses while our live guides entertain you with fascinating facts and fun stories about Philadelphia and the people who helped make the city what it is today. See our map and schedule.
Blue Route Bus Tour Times
Big Bus Tour (Blue Route):
Full Circuit Time: 90 minutes (approx.)
Bus Frequency: Every 15–20 Minutes
Blue Route Bus Tour Times
| Stop | Address | First Bus Time | Last Bus Time (Sunday-Friday) |
Last Bus Time (Saturday) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Independence Visitor Center | SW Corner of 6th and Market Streets | 09:30am | 4:30pm | 5:00pm |
| 2. Betsy Ross House / Philly Tour Hub | At Betsy Ross House/Philly Tour Hub | 09:36am | 4:36pm | 5:06pm |
| 3. United States Mint / Ben Franklin’s Grave | 5th and Arch Streets | 09:38am | 4:38pm | 5:08pm |
| 4. National Constitution Center | Arch Street near 6th Street | 09:39am | 4:36pm | 5:09pm |
| 5. Chinatown / Fashion District | NE Corner of Arch at 10th Streets | 09:42am | 4:42pm | 5:12pm |
| 6. Reading Terminal Market / Convention Center Marriott / Macy’s | 12th Street at Filbert Street | 09:46am | 4:46pm | 5:16pm |
| 7. City Hall / Love Park | NE Corner of 16th Street and JFK Boulevard/Fairmount Park Welcome Center | 09:52am | 4:52pm | 5:22pm |
| 8. Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul / Sister Cities | 18th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway | 09:55am | 4:55pm | 5:25pm |
| 9. Barnes Foundation | 21 Street & Parkway | 09:58am | 4:58pm | 5:28pm |
| 10. Rodin Museum | SEPTA stop in front of museum on Parkway | 10:04am | 5:04pm | 5:34pm |
| 11. Eastern State Penitentiary | NW corner of 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue , near bus Shelter. | 10:08am | 5:08pm | 5:38pm |
| 12. Perelman Building of Philadelphia / Art Museum | Fairmount & Pennsylvania Avenue | 10:11am | 5:11pm | 5:41pm |
| 15. “Rocky Steps” | Philadelphia Museum of Art East Entrance (Seasonal transfer for Fairmount Park Loop to access stops 13 and 14) | 10:14am | 5:14pm | 5:44pm |
| 17. The Franklin Institute / Logan Circle | Logan Circle, 222 N 20th St | 10:20am | 5:20pm | 5:50pm |
| 18. Shops at Liberty Place | SE Corner of 16th and Market Streets | 10:25am | 5:25pm | 5:55pm |
| 19. The Bellevue/Rittenhouse Square | In front of main entrace | 10:30am | 5:30pm | 6:00pm |
| 20. Academy of Music/Broad Street | Broad Street near Locust Street | 10:31am | 5:31pm | 6:01pm |
| 21. Pine Street | SW Corner of 10th and Pine Streets | 10:36am | 5:36pm | 6:06pm |
| 22. South Street / Head House Square | 2nd and South Streets | 10:42am | 5:42pm | 6:12pm |
| 23. Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Front & Spruce Streets | 10:44am | 5:44pm | 6:14pm |
| 24. Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing/Columbus Boulevard | Spruce Street Harbor Park (summer) Independence Seaport Museum | 10:47am | 5:47pm | 6:17pm |
| 25. Penn's Landing/Waterfront | On the Delaware River from Market St. to Lombard St. | 10:49am | 5:49pm | 6:19pm |
| 26. Old City / Christ Church | NW Corner of Market Street and 2nd Street at Christ Church | 10:50am | 5:50pm | 6:20pm |
| 27. Faith and Liberty Discovery Center | 101 N Independence Mall E | 10:55am | 5:55pm | 6:25pm |