Open-top Bus Tour

Introducing Discover Dundee: your official guide to the City of Discovery

Dundee’s only open-top sightseeing tour is back, running daily from Friday 29th March until 1st September 2024. Climb up-top to enjoy the best views, feel the breeze in your hair, and bask in the blue skies of Scotland’s sunniest city. There’s so much to see and do as you travel around the city – so join us and explore Dundee at your own pace enjoying a range of attractions and landmarks.

Here are the highlights:

• Tours every hour, seven days a week
• Hop on and off to explore Dundee’s top landmarks and attractions
• Enjoy panoramic views from Dundee Law and the Tay Road Bridge
• Day-long tickets valid on all Xplore Dundee buses
• Learn and laugh with a full audio commentary

Check out the route HERE

The basics

Discover Dundee tours run every hour during the day, seven days a week from 10am with the last departure leaving the V&A at 5pm.

Tickets are valid all day and can be bought on the bus from the driver (using cash or contactless), or as an mTicket in the app (just search ‘Xplore Dundee’ in your app store). Best of all tickets aren’t limited to the Discover Dundee tour – you can use them to travel further afield on all routes in the Xplore Dundee network, such as hoping on the 5 to venture around the picturesque Broughty Ferry!

The primary stop at Discovery Point on Riverside Drive, situated near the Railway Station & V&A, is where you’ll find the bus resting between journeys, one of our friendly, knowledgeable drivers will be on-hand to answer questions, sell tickets and help you find your way.

The buses are fully accessible, with a low-floor platform and space for a wheelchair or up to two unfolded buggies.

The tour

The full journey lasts up to 50 minutes, but you can hop on and hop off along the way to Xplore Dundee at your own pace. Check out the highlights map HERE. You can join the tour at any designated bus stop along the way.

From the open top deck, you’ll have a unique view of all the city’s must-see landmarks and attractions. And Dundee really is Scotland’s sunniest city – averaging more than 1500 hours of bright sunshine every year. Of course, we do recognise the reality of Scottish weather from time to time, which is why (on such rare occasions…) the front section of the top deck is enclosed: so that you can escape the elements and still see the sights.

Make sure to grab a set of complimentary headphones (or feel free to plug in your own) so that you can learn and laugh with the audio commentary guide – complete with local voice-overs, quiz questions, fun sound effects and music to really immerse you in the experience.

We’re excited to tell the story of our city, which includes lots for locals and visitors alike to enjoy. Learn more about the history behind Dundee’s famous “Three Js“, find out why Dundee rubs shoulders with cities like Berlin, Istanbul and Singapore, and so much more.

Welcome abroad!