• open-topExtended Tour Dates

    2016 Dates are now available to book online

    All dates for the 2016 tours are now advertised online.
    Please check availability via the Online booking link below, our twitter page or by contacting us

    Bad Weather Days

    We will always try to use our open top bus for our sightseeing tours.
    When the weather is bad, we will use the enclosed double decker bus.
    We make this decision by looking at the met office report at 8AM on the morning of the tour.

  • open-topManchester Bus Tours

    Hop on board and see Manchester

    View the booking pages for a full list of dates and timings. There is a 10% early bird discount for bus tour bookings made more than 4 weeks in advance.

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    Avoid the queues and secure your tickets online today. Online Bookings will be given priority to top deck seating, up to 24 hours before the tour begins.

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  • Manchester Central Library

    Official Tour of Manchester

    See sights, old & new

    • Manchester Town Hall
    • Manchester United FC
    • Salford Quays
    • Imperial War Museum
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    • First Passenger Railway Station
    • Trafford Park
    • John Rylands Library
    • Manchester City FC
    • Lowry Arts Centre

  • open-topSee Manchester's main sights

    With live tour guide commentary

    In Partnership with "Manchester Guided Tours"
    We provide more than just a great way to travel around the city, the tour is THE essential introduction to Manchester. We invite you to experience the magical sights and sounds of Manchester in a comfortable and secure environment.

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    Avoid the queues and secure your tickets online today.

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  • microphoneLive Local Tour Guides

    No pre-recorded tour information

    Take an entertaining and informative 2-hour bus tour with us on an open-top bus, to visit the main sites in the city centre as well as the surrounding districts.

    A professionally qualified, experienced, local guide - provided by Manchester Guided Tours - provides full commentary in English on our open top bus tours in Manchester.

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New & Old

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Manchester has a diverse offering of new and old architecture.

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City Centre Sights

Albert Square

Visit the main sights in Manchester city centre as well as the surrounding areas.

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Old Trafford

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Reduced cost mini Stadium Tour and 10% off in the megastore for all our customers.

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Welcome to Manchester

We provide more than just a great way to travel around Manchester. Manchester Open Top Bus Tour is THE essential introduction to Manchester.

We invite you to experience the magical sights and sounds of Manchester in a comfortable and secure environment. We are now the largest and most popular open-top sightseeing red bus operator in Manchester and we are the official open top bus company in partnership with the Manchester Visitor Information Centre.

We do not use pre-recorded commentary we have live guided commentary provided by Manchester Guided Tours.

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Chinatown

China Town
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Beetham Tower
IWM

IWM North
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Manchester City FC
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City Centre

Main Areas of interest

  • 01 Manchester Town Hall
  • 02 John Rylands Library
  • 03 First Passenger Railway Station
  • 04 Manchester United FC (Old Trafford)
  • 05 Manchester City FC (Etihad)
  • 06 University District
  • 07 Castlefield and Ancoats
  • 08 Museum of Science and Industry
  • 09 Salford Quays and Ordsall Hall
  • 10 MediaCityUk
  • 11 Imperial War Museum North
  • 12 Manchester Ship Canal
  • 13 The Lowry Arts Centre
  • 14 Trafford Park

Useful Manchester links