Big Bus Las Vegas Night Tour by Open-Top Bus — the Strip and Downtown
Hours, prices and show times verified by the Las Vegas Night Tours team — last checked 2026-09-02
Two hours on an open top deck
The lowest fare of any night tour here
Fifty-nine dollars for a seat on
the upper deck, roof off.
Both halves of the city in one ride
The Strip and downtown Fremont Street,
which almost nothing else covers in one go.
Commentary in English and Spanish
Recorded and playing throughout, so you
are never guessing what you are looking at.
A photo stop at the Welcome sign
On the 10:15pm departure, which is the
one to book if the sign is on your list.
An adults-only 8pm run with a drink
Over-21s only, and the welcome drink
is included in that fare.
What this evening is actually about
It is orientation, and it is the best fifty-nine dollars a first-time visitor can spend
here. Las Vegas is confusing on the ground. The resorts sit further apart than they look,
the two districts people come for are five miles apart, and none of that is obvious from a
pavement. Two hours on an open deck fixes all of it in one pass.
The route runs the Strip past the Fountains of Bellagio, the Eiffel Tower deck at Paris
Las Vegas, Madame Tussauds and the LINQ. It then carries on north to the Fremont Street
Experience and comes back down past Luxor and The STRAT. Three grades of departure run: a
standard night tour, a late run at 10:15pm that stops at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas
sign, and an adults-only 8pm tour with a drink.
What it is not is a guided tour in the human sense. The commentary is a recording, and
that is exactly why this is the cheapest fare here. If you
want a person answering questions, a double decker bus Las Vegas night tour in a van or an open jeep is the format, at
roughly twice the price.
Your evening, stop by stop
Board. The High Roller bus loading zone at 3973 LINQ Lane. Arrive 15
minutes early — seating is first come, first served.
South down the Strip. The Bellagio fountains, the Eiffel Tower
viewing deck, Madame Tussauds and the resort frontages.
North to downtown. Past the Elvis chapel and the wedding chapels of
the north Strip.
Fremont Street. The canopy and its light shows, from street
level.
The Welcome sign. A photo stop on the 10:15pm departure.
Back along the Strip. Luxor, MGM Grand and The STRAT on the way in.
What the fare covers
2 to 3 hour night tour of Las Vegas, depending on the tour selected
Open-top double-decker bus
Digital commentary in English and Spanish
Photo stop at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign (10:15pm tour only)
Complimentary welcome drink, 21+ (8pm Adult tour only)
What it does not
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Who this suits, and who should book something else
Book this if
It is your first evening here and you want to place everything before you commit a
night to walking it. You would also rather sit down while you do. It is the one format that
takes children of any age and the only one under sixty dollars, which makes it the easy
answer for a family.
Book something else if
You want a live guide, or you need collecting from your hotel. Neither is on offer
here. The
party-bus club night
puts a host in charge of the evening instead. The guided vans on
the tour options page stop and walk you around each
landmark rather than driving past it.
Fifty-nine dollars, two hours, roof offFree cancellation up to 24 hours ahead
Next step: pick your date and see live availability, the exact departure time and travellers' own photographs of the evening.
Where it boards, and when
Standard and late-night departures leave from Stop 3, the High Roller bus loading zone
at 3973 LINQ Lane. Arrive fifteen minutes early, because seating is not allocated. The
adults-only tour is different: show your ticket to Big Bus staff at the downstairs bar of
the Hard Rock Cafe by 7:40pm. That run finishes at 10:15pm.
There is no hotel pick-up on any grade. If you are staying at the south end of the
Strip, budget twenty minutes to reach the LINQ, or take the Deuce, which stops close by
around the clock.
Know before you go
These are not hop-on, hop-off. The night tours run as one continuous
loop with no boarding in between.
Bring a layer between November and March. An open deck at 40
°F with the bus moving is colder than the forecast suggests.
Bring water in July and August. The top deck stays hot well after
dark in high summer.
The seats are firm. One reviewer with back trouble got off halfway; if
that is you, take a van instead.
Photographs from a moving deck rarely work. Use the Welcome sign stop
on the late run for the one you want to keep.
Arrive fifteen minutes early. Seating is first come, first served and
the late departure fills.
Questions people ask before booking this one
Which departure stops at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign?
The 10:15pm late-night tour. The standard and adults-only departures pass it but do not stop, so if a photograph at the sign is the point of your evening, book the late one. Photo stops there run about 15 minutes.
Is there a live tour guide on board?
No — the commentary is a recording, in English and Spanish. It is thorough and it plays the whole way round, and it is the reason this is the lowest fare here. For a person you can ask questions of, take the helicopter flight, where the pilot narrates, or one of the guided vans.
Can I get on and off along the way?
Not on the night tours. They run as a single continuous loop to show you the lights, and the daytime hop-on hop-off product is a separate ticket. You return to where you boarded.
Is it suitable for children?
The standard and late-night tours are, and they are the cheapest way to give a family the whole city in one evening. The 8pm adults-only departure is 21 and over, so check which grade you are buying before you pay.
What happens if it rains?
The tour runs. One reviewer describes doing the 10pm departure in rain and still getting an unhurried stop at the Welcome sign. The upper deck is open, so a light waterproof is the sensible precaution.
Is there a version with the Neon Museum included?
Yes. The bus tours page compares this one against the Big Bus departure that adds 45 minutes inside the Neon Museum. Evening admission is in that fare, and it boards at Treasure Island at 8:15pm.
I have done two Vegas tours with this company and the night one is the better of the two by a distance. Seeing the city lit up from the top deck is the part that stays with you.
TeKia_H · August 2026 Las Vegas night bus tour, open-top double-decker · Boards at the High Roller, two hours
★★★★★
A fun and easy way to see the city without walking it. If you want a relaxing way to take in the lights after dark, this is it.
Amber_S · August 2026 · couple Las Vegas night bus tour, open-top double-decker · Boards at the High Roller, two hours
★★★★★
We took the 10pm ride and the bus was not packed. The driver was excellent, the commentary was worth listening to, and even though it rained on us there was no rush at the Welcome sign.
Kerie_G · August 2026 Las Vegas night bus tour, open-top double-decker · Boards at the High Roller, two hours
If this one is not yours, two other featured evenings are worth a look. They are ten to twelve minutes airborne over the Strip, dinner optional; a party bus and two nightclub doors, from ten at night.