Bigbustours/sydney Reviews 323

TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.2

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great program. Sometimes the buses don't stick to the scheduled time of arrival. Big 5 a terrific deal. The service we received from Bo was just fantastic - I wish everyone operated like this. Thanks,... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Major roadworks in Sydney meant tours taking longer than usual. This plus the amount of time spent at some of the stops curtailed the amount of time we had to spend on detailed sightseeing during our... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

An OK tour. But for a better view of Sydney’s icons take a river taxi trip between Darling Harbour and Circular Quay - it is very good (we kept all the photos from that trip and none from the bus... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lost our paper ticket near end of tour and despite having an online ticket confirmation was refused entry for last leg home. Staff member Peter was extremely rude and the customer experience appalling... See more

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As Australia’s largest city, there’s a huge amount to see and do in Sydney – visit the iconic Opera House, make a splash at Bondi Beach and live it up in Darling Harbour. Hop on and off to explore it all at your own pace with a Sydney bus tour.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Day Out

Enjoyed our day , very friendly driver and customer service , no hold ups
Along the way all ran smoothly along with no long waiting times & we had great weather.
Would recommend to anyone a great way to see Sydney & Bondi

July 29, 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bad experience

1. It is not a value for money proposal.
2. The services are slow and the time intervals are more than desired.
3. It is a very small route and the stops are simply too many.
4. I have used Big Bus in other cities but Sydney hasn't been a good experience at all.

June 14, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Visiting From Perth.

We camw from perth and our group of four thoroughly enjoyed the bus tour, we seen so much more on the bus. Our driver Alhonso was very kind and helpful advising us where to get off when we wanted to go to the Sydney Eye Tower.

June 5, 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The first bus driver I boarded the bus…

The first bus driver I boarded the bus at the Central station about 10 AM. After several stops, the bus stopped to let us know that the bus was going to be taken out of service. The driver at the new bus was rude and dismissive. He was in a personal conversation with a man he was encouraging to apply for a job with BigBustours. The audio headset worked and the first driver was everything an employer could want. The second bus driver is everything an employer would NOT WANT in an employee!!

May 17, 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

At the main stop I bought two 48 hours…

At the main stop I bought two 48 hours package combined with the river cruise.
The lady that sold me the tickets, did give me incorrect information about the time and place of departure of the river cruise.
She told me the last departure time of the river cruise is 3:30 PM.
I have arrived at the point of departure at 3.10 PM and the last river cruise has departure at 3 PM on 8 May 2019.
I Was not able to receive a refund and this is not fair.

May 11, 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good trip but could have been better

The tour was interesting though the quality of the commentary was poor and difficult to hear at times. The bus coming back from Bondi had large spaces between stops so people on a return journey were unable to get off unless they did another loop. This was an unnecessary inconvenience, i. e. I would have included another stop at Williams Street on the return so people could get off. Staff were generally okay but some more enthusiastic than others who seemed less bothered. The actual stops were difficult to identify and were not clearly defined in all cases. I would have more visible staff scattered throughout the routes to offer advice and information.

April 15, 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Enjoyed the tour and saw way more of…

Enjoyed the tour and saw way more of the city than we could have done on our own. However the audio needs some work. Rating would be 5 stars with better audio. The music between narration is bad and way too loud. We had to turn the volume down when the music started because it hurt our ears, but then couldn’t hear the narration and had to turn the volume back up.

April 14, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best value in Sydney

Best value in Sydney. Bus drivers and staff were very friendly, helpful and acccomodating. Bus stops were frequent and easy to find.

April 13, 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Big Bus in Australia

I love Big Bus, been using this company for many yrs in many countries, here in Australia I was a little disappointed because the sound with the earphones was very bad, so hard to understand, i think you should check that, many people waa complaining about it plus the narration was off, giving you info about a place and we never could find it even though it tells you which way to look left or right, so i was not very happy, im so loyal to this company for the yrs I’ve been using it that i wanna give it a chance to solve the problem.

April 7, 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor

Poor! We did the 2 day deluxe ticket and felt utterly conned! Slow infrequent busses (easily a 30 min wait every time we wanted a bus!). Harbour cruise was just a ferry service, not a tour! However the Sydney tower was great though.

April 7, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was so easy to use

It was so easy to use. Did not have to try and drive in all the crazy traffic. Would recommend to everyone!! The head phones were so much better that someone talking.

April 5, 2019
Unprompted review

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