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City Sightseeing Los Angeles

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About City Sightseeing Los Angeles

City Sightseeing operates in 35 countries and 109 cities around the world, providing guests with enjoyable and informative sightseeing experiences. The company’s signature red double-decker open-top buses are easy to spot, but the company’s friendly and dedicated employees are an even more important element of the City Sightseeing experience.

On many of its tours, City Sightseeing supplements major sights and attractions by providing pre-recorded commentary in multiple languages. Guests can tune in and learn more about the history and significance of the places they’re seeing, which further enriches and informs the sightseeing experience. City Sightseeing Los Angeles added pre-recorded commentary in a total of nine languages beginning in the spring of 2013.

The City Sightseeing name was first used in 1972, when it was adopted by the locally owned City Coach Lines touring company. The company was officially formed in 1999, when the very first branded City Sightseeing tour began operating in Seville, Spain. The popularity of the business quickly caught on, and it grew across Europe and the United Kingdom before moving to Australia and the Americas. Today, City Sightseeing tours are available in every populated continent on Earth.

City Sightseeing tours run on a Hop-On, Hop-Off basis. Following routes that showcase the most popular and historic sights and attractions in our partner cities, guests can hop off the bus at any stop they like and spend time exploring, dining, shopping, and taking in the local flavor. Then, they simply reboard a later bus and continue the tour. Guests enjoy unlimited access to the Hop-On, Hop-Off bus route for the duration stated on their tickets.

About Starline Tours

The Starline Tours story began in 1935, when an enterprising limousine chauffeur began offering tours of movie stars’ homes during his down time. His venture proved to be so popular with visitors to Los Angeles during Hollywood’s golden age that he went on to found the company that became Starline Tours.

Today, Starline Tours is L.A.’s oldest and best-known continuously operating provider of city and celebrity sightseeing excursions. The company is permitted in exclusive neighborhoods where other tour companies are forbidden to go, and City Sightseeing Los Angeles is proud to be partnered with this famous and iconic provider of L.A. tourism experiences.

Have Questions?

If you have queries for City Sightseeing Los Angeles, please contact us via our website, email, or phone number. Our dedicated team will get back to you as soon as possible!

Get the app

  • Download the app below:
  • Input the code provided in your confirmation email to unlock your tour.
  • Download your tour content over WiFi
  • Go to the starting location
  • Tap ‘Start Tour’

For the best listening experience, earbuds or headphones are recommended. Also, be sure your phone has a good charge.