Comments on: Hop On Hop Off: my only bad experience in Stockholm

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:40:54 +0000

In reply to Bruce. Oh, that's too bad that they haven't cleaned up their act!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:37:22 +0000

In reply to Jane Riddell. Still atrocious July 2023

By: Jane Riddell

Jane Riddell — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:17:47 +0000

Helpful article. Having read it, will now continue to sightsee on my own. 72 hour transport passes are great for people happy to visit sights themselves as I have been doing since I arrived. Might I suggest that you date your articles? This would make it easier to know how recent they are and therefore relevant, as things do change.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:12:01 +0000

In reply to Victoria@ The British Berliner. This one didn't have a guide: only a recording. I have a vague memory, now that you mention it, of taking one in London, with a live guide who made us laugh.

By: Victoria@ The British Berliner

Victoria@ The British Berliner — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 06:52:03 +0000

What a stressful bus trip! I’m awfully surprised, as Sweden is usually so organised.

I’m one of those people who go on Hop On Hop Off bus tours, as I very much like the “Original” one organised from the English base! It’s usually a great way to see the overview of a town, the guides are a laugh, and you get to see where things are, so that you can go back again, and do it slowly! However, if the bus doesn’t come, or takes a route that you’re not aware of, it can be frustrating. And not getting a seat? Well!

‘Hope your next experience will be better.

Thanks for sharing Rachel.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:24:10 +0000

In reply to Sonja. Thanks for the tip! It makes sense!

By: Sonja

Sonja — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:38:38 +0000

That’s a shame. Always found the Swedish tour operators to be very efficient… My tip to avoid all this disappointment is to take the 75 minutes (or 1h15min) Panorama bus tour, if possible the last one of the day (included with the Sockholm Pass, too). I did that during TBEX in July after I had returned from my day trip to Birka. I boarded the bus, which was almost empty, at around 7 pm. You stay on the bus, so you can’t hop on and off. But I didn’t found that to be necessary. The bus goes by all the important landmarks of the city and you can listen to commentary via the headphones in your language of choice. It’ll give you a good overview of the city, so you can go back with your 24, 48 or 72 hours travel card, which is probably easier than hopping on and off anyways: http://www.stromma.se/en/stockholm/sightseeing/sightseeing-by-bus/stockholm-panorama/

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 08:17:10 +0000

In reply to JD. Don't swear off all Hop On Hop Off tours everywhere! This was just one experience with one company in one place.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 08:15:33 +0000

In reply to Rachel Elizabeth. I rarely take this kind of bus tour either, but lots of people swear by them as offering a great overview on the first day in a new city. So I thought I'd try it out...

By: JD

JD — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 04:30:27 +0000

Thanks, Rachel. If I do get that chance to travel over at some point, I’ll keep in mind to stick to public transport. It may be a bit more $, but I’d rather bypass that whole disorganized mess, any day.

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