Service Amendments: Friday, July 4, 2025

Dear Customers,

Please note that our service will be suspended on Friday, July 4th, 2025 due to road closures that will be in place for various events regarding Independence Day. Please check the below details:

Big Bus Route - Blue Route: CLOSED ALL DAY

Big Bus Route - Red Route - Fairmount Park Loop: CLOSED ALL DAY

Normal service is expected to resume on Saturday, July 5th, 2025.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience these stop closures may cause. If you have any questions or comments, please feel welcome to speak to a Big Bus Tours staff member or contact us.

Kind regards,

Big Bus Tours Philadelphia team.



Welcome to Big Bus Tours Philadelphia!

Dear Customers,

Please see our schedule below and take a look at our map.

We welcome your queries - please feel welcome to speak with our Customer Service team on live chat (red button on bottom-right of page) or contact us via email .

We look forward to welcoming you back on board soon!

The Big Bus Tours Philadelphia Team.

Route Information

Big Bus Tour (Blue Route): Full Circuit Time: 90 minutes (approx.)
Bus Frequency: Every 20 minutes

Fairmount Park Loop (Red Route):
First Bus: 10:20am from Stop #15 (“Rocky Steps” Philadelphia Museum of Art East Entrance).
Last Bus: 4:20pm at Stop Stop #15 (“Rocky Steps” Philadelphia Museum of Art East Entrance).
Full Circuit Time: 40 minutes (approx.)
Bus Frequency: every 60 minutes.

Night Tour (Spring/Summer only):
First Bus: 6:00pm from Stop #6 (corner of 12th & Filbert Streets).
Last Bus: 8:00pm from Stop #6 (corner of 12th & Filbert Streets).
Full Circuit Time: 90 minutes (approx.)
Please note: the night tour is not a hop-on, hop-off tour, but we do stop to give you the opportunity to climb the Rocky Steps at the Art Museum and take a picture of Philadelphia's night time skyline.

Blue Route Bus Tour Times

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Stop No. Stop First Bus Time Last Bus Time
1 Independence Visitor Center- SW Corner of 6th and Market 09:30 16:30
2 Betsy Ross House 09:36 16:36
3 United States Mint/Ben Franklin’s Grave 09:38 15:38
4 National Constitution Center 09:39 16:39
5 Chinatown/Fashion District 09:42 16:42
6 Reading Terminal Market/Convention Center Marriott/Hard Rock 09:46 16:46
7 City Hall/Love Park 09:52 16:52
8 Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul/Sister Cities 09:55 16:55
9 Barnes Foundation 09:58 16:58
10 Rodin Museum 10:04 17:04
11 Eastern State Penitentiary 10:08 17:08
12 Perelman Building of Philadelphia Art Museum 10:11 17:11
15 “Rocky Steps” Philadelphia Museum of Art East Entrance 10:14 17:14
16 Franklin Institute/Logan Circle 10:20 17:20
17 Sonesta/Mütter Museum 10:22 17:22
18 Shops at Liberty Place 10:25 17:25
19 The Bellevue/Rittenhouse Square 10:30 17:30
20 Academy of Music/Broad Street 10:31 17:31
21 Pine Street 10:36 17:36
22 South Street/Head House Square 10:42 17:42
23 Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10:44 17:44
24 Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing/Columbus Boulevard 10:47 17:47
25 National Liberty Museum/Christ Church 10:49 17:49
26 Museum of American Jewish History 10:54 17:54

Closure Dates

Big Bus Tours Philadelphia operates every day except Thanksgiving Day (November 27), Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1).

On rare occasions, we may need to temporarily suspend all service in the instance of very poor weather or for unplanned city events. We will do our best to notify customers of any service amendments or suspensions on this page or via our free app. If you have any questions, please feel welcome to contact us.