Bus Tour + Salters Steamers
Experience Oxford by land and water by combining your bus tour with a boating adventure. You can hop on and hop off the City Sightseeing bus as often as you like. Enjoy a 40-minute boat trip along the River Thames with Salters Steamers.
Tour Features
You can hop on and off as many times as you like for the duration of your ticket. This will allow you to discover Oxford even more closely, take in some of the sights, enjoy a meal at one of the fantastic restaurants or simply take a coffee break.
When you’re ready, you can simply hop back on the bus and continue your Oxford bus tour.
Experience Oxford by land and water by combining your bus tour with a boating adventure. You can hop on and hop off the City Sightseeing bus as often as you like. Then, hop off at stop 7 to enjoy a 40-minute boat trip along the River Thames with Salters Steamers.
Boat trips run daily to Iffley Lock from April through September, departing at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, and 17:00, subject to weather conditions.
The bus portion of the ticket is valid for 24 or 48 hours from the time it is redeemed. The boating portion of the ticket is valid on the same day of purchase.
Discover the wider area of Oxford City Centre with our Oxford Uncovered Walking Tour. You’ll have a chance to learn about the history of our fascinating “city of dreaming spires” and have all your questions answered by our friendly and professional tour guides.
When boarding the bus, you’ll get a chance to pick up your complimentary headphones.
Plug those into the system in front of your seat and you’ll be able to listen to the commentary in 14 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Arabic, Hindi, Kids Commentary.
Many of our tours have live commentary delivered by our friendly and professional guides in English.
There are plenty of options and you can purchase your tickets from:
- Online on our booking page
- Our friendly drivers (there’s no need to pre-book your tour)
- Our informative city ticket seller colleagues located at Oxford Rail Station and several other locations around Oxford
- The Oxford Visitor Information Point on High Street – click here for location
- Oxford Bus Company’s Gloucester Green Travel Shop – click here for location
Description
Home to the oldest University in Britain, Oxford is an architectural gem. From the award-winning open-top tour, you’ll get fantastic views of Oxford’s honey-coloured buildings as well as glimpses of many of its Colleges’ courtyards.
We have a range of tickets to suit your needs and wants!
Let City Sightseeing Oxford introduce you to this vibrant and cultured city. With one fantastic route with 18 bus stops, you’re free to hop on and off at your leisure to make the most of your stay. Join us around Oxford!
Main stops on the route:
- Stop 7 – Christ Church (Get off here for Salters Steamers)
- Stop 8 – The Radcliffe Camera
- Stop 9 – The Queen’s College
- Stop 13 – Trinity College
- Stop 14 – Parks Road and Pitt Rivers Museum
What’s included in the tour?
- 24/48hr hop-on hop-off bus tour as many times as you like
- 18 stops near Oxford’s top attractions
- Audio commentary available in 14 languages
- Mia Cloo’s kids’ commentary
- Full hygiene measures
- Complimentary headphones available for your tour
- Includes the Oxford Uncovered Walking Tour
Highlights:
- Show your voucher on your smartphone to join the tour at any stop.
- Audio commentary in 14 languages. Live commentaries in English and English Kids’ Commentary.
- Enjoy maximum flexibility. Your ticket is valid for 12 months from its date of purchase.
- Access to 1 bus tour route & 18 stops around the city, including all main sights & attractions.
- Create your own itinerary to explore Oxford, hopping on and off whenever you wish.
- 24/48hr Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with 360º panoramic views of Oxford.
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