Enjoy a City Sightseeing Cambridge open top bus tour with Stagecoach. You can also choose to take a leisurely punt along the River Cam with our combined ticket bus tour and punting ticket!
Your bus ticket is valid for twenty four hours from when you first buy it. This means there’s plenty of time to hop on and off the Cambridge sightseeing bus to see lots of attractions in this historic and beautiful city.
The open top bus tour
The Cambridge sightseeing tour operates via nineteen stops all over the City, taking you on a tour of all the city's top tourist attractions. Be inspired by the museums and art galleries, or relax in the evening in the enchanting restaurants and pubs.
Take a look at our Cambridge City Sightseeing tour map and bus stops to find what you can see on route. Highlights of the tour include:
- Kings College Chapel – completed in 1547, it has the world’s largest fan vault and stained glass windows
- University Botanic Garden – discover plants from all over the world in forty acres of beautiful gardens and glasshouses
- Fitzwilliam Museum – See everything from Egyptian coffins to Impressionist & 20th century masterpieces; illuminated manuscripts to Renaissance sculpture; rare coins and medals to Asian arts. Admission to the Museum and exhibitions is free. The Fitzwilliam’s next major exhibition for 2016 is ‘COLOUR: The art and science of illuminated manuscripts’ (30 July – 30 December).
- Cambridge Folk Museum – get a fascinating insight into the history of Cambridge
- River Cam – take a leisurely walk along the river banks or take a punting trip with our combined ticket!
Combined bus tour and punting trip
Punting on the River Cam is a great way to relax after a day's sightseeing. Scudamore’s punt trips leave from near our bus stop in Silver Street. Your punt guide will take you along the famous College Backs entertaining you with insight into the history of our city and its famous university.
The punts can seat up to twelve people and are dressed with cushions and blankets. They come equipped with additional blankets and umbrellas, in case the weather changes.
When the tours run
Bus tours
Cambridge City Sightseeing bus tours are available daily all the year round.
Between 20 March and 8 October 2016, tours start at 10:10 and leave every twenty minutes until 17:10 from Silver Street (stop 1). A full tour takes about 1 hour 20 minutes.
For full bus times, contact us on 01223 433 250.
Punting tours
Shared punt tours along the College Backs are available daily from 09:00. They leave every fifteen to twenty minutes.
How much the tours cost
The prices of our tours are:
* Family tickets include two adults and up to three children 5-15 years of age. Under 5s travel free.
How to buy tour tickets
Cambridge sightseeing tour tickets can be purchased on the bus from the driver – there’s no need to book in advance.
You can also buy an e-ticket online for the open top bus tour or the combined bus and punting tour .
