During our first visit to Vancouver, we had a $125 gift voucher from the hotel to use at the tourism office for local attractions.  Seeing as we did not hire a car but still needed a form of transportation to get around town, we figured the Big Bus 2 day pass would be a great way to save us some taxi fare. Unfortunatley, it was raining and during their 'off season', so we ended up waiting in... more

Big Bus was a total waste of time and money. We spend more time looking for the bus stop. While we were in Stanley Park the bus drove straight passed us. We decided to forget Big Bus and use the public busses. I wish we decided the before buying a two day Big Bus pass.  The public bus driver was so friendly. The Big Busses are so old. They have a bus that has no roof. How stupid can a company... more

We got the Capsilano & Big Bus Route combo tour. $72 per person. I don't recommend it. There is a recording in the bus to explain highlights and the sound is quite bad. I didn't learn anything because I could barely hear.Ground transportation in the city is quite good and easy, so I would skip using this bus if I go again.  The city is not THAT huge, so this bus was not too useful.Capsilano is... more

If you're willing to wait more than

20min at times then this is great value. We spent the whole day getting around the city. However only mid day was wait less than 20min. Early morning we waited 45 min & after 5 thirty min.

Big Bus is a great concept; unfortunately, a really poorly executed one.Be warned this is not what I'd call a 'tour' - it's more of a really slow shuttle bus that happens to stop at a few of Vancouver's popular attractions when it's not stopping at a hotel to pick up passengers.The majority of the drivers we encountered were apathetic and did not acknowledge the passengers on board. Perhaps it... more

Big Bus is a poor excuse for a bus tour.  The ground staff seemed unorganized and mildly annoyed that we wanted to give them our business.  Heard several calls on the driver's walkie-talkie that there were Big Bus patrons left stranded at stops, with no one to help them. The pre-recorded audio sounded like story time for toddlers, with dubious facts and figures about the city's history.  When... more

I have been on open top bus tours all over the world, from San Francisco to Glasgow, from Barcelona to Chicago, and truly believe that it's the best way to learn about a new city you are visiting.However, in the case of the big bus vancouver this is definately not the case.  It's about the same in cost as other bus tours i've been on ($38 for a 24 hour pass), but in all other criteria it is... more

Great experience!

What a great experience this was! The buses were very well maintained, and driven by very friendly drivers who were able to answer all our questions! They even went as far as taking the time at stops to talk to my young nephew who was thrilled to be riding ride on both the double decker, and the open air buses! This is a great way to see the city of Vancouver, with the option of jumping off at... more

It was a fun way to spend an afternoon, but I think the real value is in the 24-hour ticket and multiple stops that allow you to get on and off. Granted, it's an expensive way to get around the city - but if you're from out of town and don't want to deal with transit, this is a viable option.That being said, we had a bus driver with a serious attitude problem which kind of soured our trip. I'm... more

I read the other reviews for this service, and sometimes me thinks they're written by their own employees.  Our experience with Big Bus was awful.  Their claim that buses arrive every 30 minutes is categorically false.  It's more like they arrive every 45 minutes and then wait for another 20 before departing.  More than half of the sightseeing areas we stopped were useless - mostly hotels.  On... more

As first time tourists in BC we purchased a 2 day family pass for the Big Bus tour to get a sense of Vancouver's popular points of interest. For two adults and our girls we dished out a hundred bucks total which wasn't too bad I guess for an unlimited hop-on hop-off privilege.They offered adult, child, senior and family pass discounted pricing. Kids under 6 ride free. You can purchase the... more

Really people?  You call this a tour?  If I had to judge Vancouver based upon this tour I would just go back to San Francisco.  I recently relocated to BC.  I am currently living on Vancouver Island and will eventually come to reside in Vancouver.  I thought I should get to know my new city and what better way than on an open air bus, with a narrated tour of this fabulous city.  My expectations... more

A lot of fun! There is a ton to see in Vancouver and this bus tour really covers pretty much all of it. The buses come by fairly frequently, so we never had to wait too long to catch the next one. I totally recommend this bus tour to anyone new to YVR. It's the best way to get your bearings in this growing, modern city. No, we didn't see them filming Twilight. Bummer:) Did pick up some cool... more

Good value for transportation while in Vancouver! Highly recommended. It's $37 for adults per ticket which is good for 2 days.It takes you around town, including Granville Island, you can hop on & off as many times as you like within the 2-day period. We thought this is a far better way to travel around Vancouver than taking a cab (which can easily cost you 12~15 bucks 1 way)! You sit on the... more

I finally did it.  I caved and was the cliche tourist - and you know what, it was pretty dang fun!I had not been to Vancouver in roughly a decade, so needless to say, the city has changed (and my memory is far from perfect).  We wanted to see the beach, Stanley Park, Gas Town, the Olympic Village and everything in between - however we also knew that we were not about to walk that distance... more

So we are getting off our cruise ship, trying to figure out what to do in Vancouver. We didn't want to do the shore excursions, so we decided to go walk around and see what we could find. At first we were feeling a bit distraught. Looking around we didn't see a whole lot, but decided to walk and see what we could find. As we are walking, a guy comes up to tell us about Big Bus. Hop on and Hop... more