You will visit Bolotnaya Embankment, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Arbat, Okhotny Ryad, Red Square, Sofiyskaya Embankment and many other historical and architectural monuments, ancient temples, etc. All the beauties of Moscow will appear before your eyes, besides, having bought tickets for the Excursion on a double-decker bus in Moscow, you can join it where and when it is convenient for you along the route, and extend your walk exactly as long as you want.
When
Tours run until December 31, 2019. Schedule: 10:00-20:30 - weekdays, 10:00-21:30 - weekends and holidays. Interval of passing stops: Route No. 1 (20-30 minutes), Route No. 2 (40-60 minutes) depending on the traffic load.
Where
Upon request, you can enter (Hop On) or exit (Hop Off) the bus at any time convenient for you, at any of the stops along the bus.
What is the price
Ticket prices from 727 to 1500 rubles.
Description of the event
We have neither the beginning nor the end of the tour. You can get on and off any City Sightseeing red double-decker bus an unlimited number of times during the validity of your ticket at any stop. Or drive in circles, if you so desire, even all day long.
We do not have live tour guides muttering under their breath into a phony microphone. The tour is written by historians, recorded by professional speakers in 8 languages (Russian, English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese and Arabic) and automatically plays in sync with the sights passing by.
We give each guest a free pair of headphones for an automatic audio guide, a free city map, a free smile and of course a view from the second floor that no other offers vehicle in the city. If it's cold, we can also borrow a warm blanket and even hug.
Excursion routes on a double-decker bus in Moscow
Red route (#1):
1. Bolotnaya emb.
2. Cinema "Drummer" (Serafimovich str.)
3. Big Stone Bridge
4. Museum of Fine Arts. A.S. Pushkin
5. Metro "Kropotkinskaya"
6. Lane Calico Vrazhek
7. Arbat Square
8. Alexander Garden (Mokhovaya St.)
9. Okhotny Ryad
10. Theater Square
11. Lubyanskaya Square
12. GUM
13. Red Square
14. Big Moskvoretsky Bridge
15. Balchug street (on Bolotnaya street)
16. Factory "Red October"
17. Cinema "Drummer" (Sofiyskaya emb.)
18. Balchug Street (Sofiyskaya Embankment)
Green route (No. 2):
1. Bolotnaya nab./ Tour starts at Bolotnaya sq.
2. Cinema "Drummer" / Udarnik cinema at Serafimovich st.
3. Alexander Garden, at Vozdvizhenka st.
4. Arbat Gates / Arbat Gates
5. Moscow Book House
6. Cinema "October" / October cinema
7. Novinsky boulevard / Novinsky boulevard
8. Pl. free Russia / Free Russia sq
9. Hotel Ukraine / Ukraine hotel
10. Berth of the Radisson Royal Fleet / Radisson Royal Fleet
11. Emb. Taras Shevchenko / Taras Shevchenko emb.
12. Europe sq.
13. Borodino bridge
14. Smolenskaya square (Old Arbat) / Smolenskaya sq, Old Arbat
15. Smolenskaya metro station
16. Novinsky boulevard / Novinsky boulevard
17. Cinema "October" / October cinema
18. Moscow Book House
19. Arbat Square / Arbatskaya sq.
20. Sivtsev Vrazhek lane
21. Patriarchal Bridge/ Patriarchy Bridge
22. Zaryadye historical district
23. Kitaigorodsky passage
24. Big Ustinsky bridge / Big Ustinsky bridge
25. Novospassky bridge
26. Novospassky Monastery
27. Kotelnicheskaya embankment / Kotelnicheskaya emb.
28. Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
29. Bolotny island
30. Bolotnaya street / Bolotnaya st.
Who is suitable for
For everyone, guests and residents of the capital who want to see the sights of Moscow and learn a lot of new things.
Why you should go
- Interesting routes
- A convenient way to see the sights of the capital
- many valuable and interesting information about the city
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What does not happen in life, now I know how it goes tours of Moscow on a double-decker bus with audio guides :). And why not, in every decent European city there are. They are called "hop-on - hop-off", that is, "enter-exit". You buy a ticket for 1 or 2 days and you can ride, leaving and returning to the bus at least at every stop.
Tour of Moscow on a double-decker bus
So in Moscow, I had a chance to ride on the “hop-on-hop-off”. Actually, I intended to get into the Tretyakov Gallery, but the queue at the entrance did not inspire me. Standing on the street in such dank weather is not cool, I went where my eyes look, that is, forward. And on Bolotnaya Square I saw a red double-decker bus approaching, here they have the beginning and end of the ring route, right opposite the Luzhkov Bridge.
So, bus tour in Moscow on a red double-decker bus. Photo again from a smartphone, sorry :).
Tickets and benefits
The ticket price, of course, is quite biting for a banal excursion (especially with the recording of an audio guide, which you can neither ask clarifying questions nor listen to again if you get distracted). But then she and Moscow. How much does a 2 day city tour cost?
Because tickets are not sold for one day, only for two:
- 1200 rub. for adults
- 1000 rub. for pensioners and students,
- 800 for children under 13 and disabled people of 2-3 groups.
- Family tickets are cheaper (from 3,000 rubles for three).
- Free - weekdays only! - for children under 6 years old, disabled people of the 1st group, veterans of the Great Patriotic War and pensioners over 75 years old, journalists and hotel concierges.
For foreigners, all tickets for 300 rubles. more expensive.
View all current prices (which are likely to increase in June due to the 2018 FIFA World Cup) and buy tickets online in advance
I don't qualify for any of the eligible categories. Well, why not feel like a tourist, especially in such weather and in a warm bus. Maybe I'll find out something interesting about familiar places. I paid, received a map of Moscow and headphones, and climbed to the second floor.
True, upon closer examination of the issued map with routes, it turned out that 200 rubles. You could still save if you have a ticket from the Moscow Museum (I just had a couple of tickets lying around in my bag) or 30% upon presentation of a check from the Detsky Mir chain of stores.
But they do not warn about this in advance, the card is issued after paying for the ticket. The steward refused to recalculate the tax. Say, who knows, he enjoys discounts. I wonder if anyone else goes on these tours?
Route they have two, duration without traffic jams:
- red #1 around the Kremlin — 1 hour, 10 km, 18 stops - Red Square - Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge - Factory "Red October" - Sofiyskaya Embankment (Drummer Cinema) - Sofiyskaya Embankment (Balchug Street),
- green number 2- through Sparrow Hills and Kiev railway station– 2 hours, 20 km, 25 stops (Bolotnaya Square – Udarnik Cinema – Pushkinsky Bridge (on request) – Observation deck on Sparrow Hills – Europe Square – Kievsky Station – Taras Shevchenko Embankment – Ukraina Hotel - Berth of the Radisson flotilla - Borodinsky bridge - Novinsky Boulevard - Cinema "October" - Moscow House of Books - Arbatskaya Square - Patriarchal bridge - Moskvoretsky bridge - Zaryadye - Kotelnicheskaya embankment).
Routes sometimes change, during traffic jams, detours are possible.
With a purchased ticket, you can ride on both routes an unlimited number of times, get off at stops for sightseeing, shopping or for other needs, and then back to the bus (the interval on the red route is 15-20 minutes, on the green route - 30-40 minutes). )
Tour bus timetable
Start:
Buses on the short and long lines start running at 10 am from Bolotnaya Square all year round, seven days a week. Interval short route 15 minutes, long - 30.
Ending:
In summer, from May to October, the last flight of both routes departs at 18:00.
in winter, from November to April:
On weekdays: short red route number 1 - at 17:00, long green route number 2 - 16:40 .
On weekends and holidays: red route #1 and green route #2 — 17:20 .
Both routes on Bolotnaya:
Excursion
The second floor of the bus is half heated, the back is for the warm season, with an opening top:
It is really more interesting to look from the second floor, you can see the stucco molding on the walls of the houses.
The tour is conducted in eight languages, you can switch to Russian, English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian or Arabic in your headphones.
The audio guide, of course, is tuned to tourists of the first wave, do not expect special details about the buildings from it, although the story is slightly flavored with rumors and jokes. Well, for foreigners there are many explanations like this: Muscovites nicknamed the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff "the Russian Pentagon", and Novy Arbat was "Moscow's Las Vegas" before the casinos were banned.
pros overview bus tour"hop-on - hop-off":
- you can ride for two days on one ticket, get off at interesting stops and take the next bus,
- in the cold season, you can warm up, if you don’t rush anywhere, you can roll 2-3 laps :),
- in summer you can buy a bus + boat ticket.
Bus audio guides, unlike live guides, of course, have their own minuses:
- the description of the objects you pass includes a steward. Accordingly, you will not be able to clarify or ask again. And even rewinding and re-listening (if you are suddenly distracted), as in individual museum audio guides, will not work.
- Since traffic jams are not uncommon in Moscow, especially weekdays, the pauses that have arisen are sometimes filled with general facts about the city, but their frequency also depends on the mood of the steward.
In general, the impression of excursions on Moscow double-decker buses is as follows: for those who came for the first time, it’s quite a reasonable price for two days of walking, for foreign tourists with the current exchange rate, it’s generally a freebie.
Just do not forget to take checks from Detsky Mir or museum tickets with you before the trip :).
Write your reviews about "hop-on - hop-off" tours, it's interesting to compare.
However, for that kind of money you can ride the metro in two days, and still have some left over for museums.
Or take a tour with a live guide who you can ask questions:
And in the center good weather It's better to walk, it's pretty close.
By the way, there is, it turns out to be free hiking on Red Square, on Tuesdays from 14:00 to 15:00:
There is also a cool option for an excursion even for Muscovites, a walk on the roofs of Moscow is very cool, breathtaking views and so many pictures you can take:
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– You will see with your own eyes the most important places of the main city of Russia. Learn how Moscow has changed over the centuries, what architectural styles dominated in different eras. A professional tour guide will enrich your knowledge of the capital and provide you with unique details about the places you will visit.
– The tour includes walks at all stops on the route you will be taking.
Full itinerary:
– Visit to Red Square, where there are architectural monuments that have become symbols of our country. You will see the Kremlin, Lenin's mausoleum, GUM and St. Basil's Cathedral.
05/01/2019 and 05/09/2019 there will be no stop on Red Square due to ongoing events.
– Manezhnaya Square, which contains the oldest shopping centers capitals and state historical Museum. You will also see the famous fountain complex"George the Victorious".
– On Sofiyskaya and Bersenevskaya embankments you will enjoy one of the most famous panoramic views of the Moscow River. From here you can see the Kremlin and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in all its glory.
- FROM heights Sparrow Hills your mind will see the panorama of the whole city with a variety of attractions. From here you can perfectly see the modern business center Moscow City, the ancient Novodevichy Convent, sports facilities and, of course, the building of Moscow State University - one of the first universities in Russia.
- On the Mosfilmovskaya street you can touch the magic of cinema and remember the classics of Soviet cinema. Walking here, you seem to find yourself in your favorite films from childhood.
- FROM Poklonnaya Hill connected many tragic events the history of our country. You can feel the atmosphere of this majestic place.
It's important to know:
– The tour starts gathering 15 minutes before the designated time, plan your route in advance so as not to be late.
– When boarding the bus, you must present a printed voucher or provide an order number. If you made a reservation on the site, then the tour can be paid in the salon, for this you need to arrive 30 minutes before the start of the tour, otherwise the reservation will be canceled.
- For persons under 18 years of age, combatants, students, pensioners and disabled people of I-II groups, preferential tickets are available. Don't forget to bring a document confirming your privileged status with you.
– Please note that for tourist groups of 10 people, a prepayment is required.
Also you can visit four-hour daily tour of Moscow where you will get acquainted with the sights of the capital in more detail.
In September, progress in the tourism sector came to Moscow! As in all European cities, City Sihgtseeng double-decker sightseeing buses appeared in Moscow. Of course, we did not pass by this event and decided to take a tour on a red double-decker bus around the beautiful Moscow.
It is clear that it is difficult to surprise me with a trip around the Kremlin, but innate curiosity won. The appearance of City Sihgtseeng sightseeing buses is certainly a breakthrough, in many European cities These buses have been around for a long time. But everything in Moscow cannot be like in Europe, because we have our own secrets.
How did the organizers solve the issue of traffic jams? What do we show tourists in Moscow besides the Kremlin?
In general, let's go!
Task number 1. Choose a time for the tour
Opening hours of the double-decker bus: from 10-00 to 18-00 on weekdays, from 10-00 to 19-00 on weekends.
The ticket is valid for 24 hours and cost me 600 rubles.
I went on an excursion on weekdays from 17-00 to 18-00, and naturally the bus was stuck in traffic jams for some time. In order to breathe less exhaust gases, I advise you to go on an excursion on weekends or on weekdays during the daytime.
By the way, there are also night tours: from 20-00 to 21-30 on weekdays, from 19-30 to 22-00 on weekends.
Task number 2. How to find the red tour bus
I managed to find a stop at the very beginning of the bus movement - on Bolotnaya Square. How it looks can be seen in the photo. A small inconspicuous red pillar next to the monuments, opposite the bridge in front of the Tretyakov Gallery, on which there are numerous trees with castles.
In my opinion, it is more convenient to get on the bus at the Teatralnaya Ploshchad bus stop, which is located opposite the Bolshoi Theatre. Here, the metro is nearby, and it’s hard not to notice the stop, or rather the bus itself.
Finding other stops is quite problematic, since they do not have any identification marks.
Task number 3. Deal with prices
Ticket price for one day: adult 800 rubles, children under 13, students and pensioners - 600 rubles.
Ticket price for two days: adults (14-59): 1000 rubles, children (6-13 years old): 800 rubles, pensioners (60+): 800 rubles, students -800 rubles.
This price includes the following bonuses: free headphones, a lot of free maps and guides around Moscow on the first floor of the bus, a 10% discount with a ticket for city tour services in other cities. Also on the ground floor, a handsome guy offers to use a blanket for the duration of the walk, which will not hurt on a cool day.
The tour is conducted in two languages - Russian and English.
But this is a surprise! Apparently, the French, Germans, Spaniards, Japanese, etc. do not come to us ... But we demand that in any hotel in the world they speak Russian with us!
Task number 4. Understand the route of the tour bus
There are currently two bus routes.
Route number 1- Bolotnaya embankment, Serafimovich St., Prechistenskaya Embankment, Volkhonka St., Gogolevsky Boulevard, Arbatskaya Square, Znamenka St., Mokhovaya St., Okhotny Ryad St., Theater Square, Lubyanskaya Square, Red Square ( Vasilyevsky Spusk), Balchug street, Sofia embankment
Route number 2 - Bolotnaya embankment, st. Serafimovich, Mokhovaya st., st. Vozdvizhenka, Novy Arbat st., Kutuzovsky prospect, Ukrainian Boulevard, Taras Shevchenko embankment, st. Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya, st. Smolenskaya, Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square, Smolensky Boulevard, Smolenskaya Square, Novinsky Boulevard, st. New Arbat, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Soymonovsky passage, st. Znamenka, st. Mokhovaya, Okhotny Ryad St., Theater Square, Teatralny Proezd, Lubyanskaya Square, New Square, st. Ilyinka, Red Square, st. Bolotnaya, Bolotnaya square, Sofia embankment, st. Balchug, Lubochny Lane.
We tried route #1.
Bus route number 1 includes 18 stops, a full circle lasts about 40 minutes. See the map below.
View City Tour in a larger map
As you can see from the route, all these sights can be walked around in 40 minutes. I do not understand the need for such a bus on such a route. Usually, sightseeing buses ride in a large circle, pass a route that the tourist himself may not be able to master. Well, for example, he does not know how to get to all the sights by metro. Or you just can't figure out the itinerary. And so he comes, pays about 20 euros in Europe and is given a tour in his native language, a well-planned route and a complete picture of the city.
With us, you need to know English or Russian and think that in Moscow the sights are the Kremlin and Mega.
Feel, again smells of Russian spirit. The main thing is that they did, reported, ticked the box. And it is not necessary to think about those who will use this miracle.
I'm going, I'm going, I'm going
I found a bus, bought a ticket, armed myself with guidebooks, prepared to listen. Another task is to find a working radio point. Strange as it may seem, some of them didn't work. And this is provided that excursion route launched about a month ago. It’s good that there were not very many people on the bus, and you could choose seats. The bus during my trip was filled by 20 percent, while the first floor was completely empty. Not a season.
To be honest, a few things blew me away during the trip.
The route in my opinion is very short, the circle could have been done more.
Everything is very standard: Grand Theatre- Kremlin - Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The text read on the audio guide is also very mediocre. Where is everything else? Where is the Moscow Art Nouveau and old lanes? Where are the parks and museums?
The organizers, because of people like you, many people think that in Moscow there is only Red Square, traffic jams and everyone is pushing. This beautiful route will further strengthen this idea in the minds of people.
Is it different sightseeing tour in Moscow, from a city tour in Barcelona or Paris? The double-decker bus itself is the same. The only difference is the presence of a roof and anti-vandal radio stations.
There is no registration of stops in Moscow, while in other cities it is clear to tourists where the stop is.
There are also not enough non-stationary information points where you could get some information about the tour.
Also in Moscow, you need to be prepared for traffic jams, and for the fact that you will have to absorb the exhaust gases of cars standing in them in huge quantities.
But there are also positive impressions. From the height of the second floor of the bus, I took good photos, I especially liked the street spans and the view of the Kremlin from the Zamoskvoretsky bridge.
From all of the above, we can conclude that Moscow really began to do something to develop tourism. But for now, we are at the very beginning of the journey.
Well, we are waiting for the appearance of new routes, because the organizers promise that they will appear soon.
City sightseeing official website: www.city-sightseeing.ru or http://hoponhopoff.ru/
Tour ticket prices depend on the number of participants, type and duration of the tour. You can sort programs by cost, rating, and guest reviews. The list of inexpensive excursions includes historical, architectural, literary and water:
- By historical places . Architectural and historical ones will fill up the baggage of knowledge about the origin of Moscow, the stages of its development, residents, cultural and architectural values. You will be shown the exhibits of famous museums, the heritage of the Kremlin, the magnificent architecture of the capital's mansions and theaters.
- From bird's eye view. We offer unforgettable excursions to the most high points capital Cities. With your guide you will see observation deck business center Moscow-City, the Ostankino TV tower and rise to the spire of one of the seven Stalinist skyscrapers.
- Boat trips. Unhurried cruises along the Moscow River are waiting for you. From the board of the ship or boat, sights will spread in front of you: the Moscow Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Luzhniki stadium, the Park. Gorky. Tours can be combined with romantic date at a fish restaurant.
- Secrets and mysteries. Walks with diggers are waiting for you underground rivers and catacombs, an author's excursion to Stalin's bunker, acquaintance with the tunnels of the Moscow metro.
