Valencia hop-on hop-off bus: the red bus €26, the green bus €24, 17 stops and whether bus 95 at €2.00 beats them

💡 The Short Version: Valencia has two hop-on hop-off buses, each with 17 stops and a loop of about two hours. The red bus is €26 for 24 hours (€28 for 48); the green bus is €24 (€25 for 48). A ticket works only on its own colour. Stop 2, the Plaza de Toros, is closed until further notice. The green bus leaves nine times a day, from 09:30 to 18:30; the red bus every 30 to 45 minutes in low season. EMT bus 95 covers the riverbed sights for €2.00 a ride, and a 24-hour SUMA ticket is €4.50. The Tourist Card takes 15% off the red bus. Or book now: the 24 or 48-hour ticketad is from €26, the same as Visit València’s, and the green busad from €24 (GetYourGuide).

The tickets compared

The operator’s own channel is Visit València’s shop. Prices are for adults; the ticket starts at first use. Tickets on Visit València’s shop cannot be cancelled or refunded, and a date can be changed with 48 hours’ notice.

GetYourGuide’s listing for the red bus is rated 3.9 from 6,431 reviews, against 4.5 from 117 on Visit València’s own shop. The green bus is rated 4.5 from 16 reviews on Visit València and 3.8 from 78 on GetYourGuide.

The red bus and the green bus

Both run the same 17 stops in one direction only. Make sure you board the colour your ticket names.

A red double-decker sightseeing bus on a Valencia street. Photo: Brateevsky, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The 17 stops

1. Pintor Sorolla, 2, near the Plaza del Ayuntamiento
2. Plaza de Toros (closed until further notice)
3. Fallas Museum
4. City of Arts and Sciences
5. Oceanogràfic
6. Aqua shopping centre
7. Veles e Vents, the Marina
8. Las Arenas beach
9. Port
10. Baleares, the Palau de la Música
11. Mestalla and the Military Museum
12. San Pío V, for the Museo de Bellas Artes and the Jardines del Real
13. Nuevo Centro
14. Dama Ibérica
15. Bioparc
16. Museum of the History of Valencia
17. IVAM

What the bus is good for

The stops are the riverbed and the sea: the City of Arts and Sciences, the Oceanogràfic, the Marina and the beach, the Bioparc, the Museo de Bellas Artes and IVAM. The old town has one stop, number 1 in Calle Pintor Sorolla, beside the Plaza del Ayuntamiento; the cathedral, the Lonja and the Central Market are not stops, so they are on foot from there. Take the bus to the City of Arts and Sciences and the Marina, and walk the old town.

Is it worth it?

EMT bus 95 is Visit València’s sightseeing line. It follows the old Turia riverbed past the Bioparc, the Turia Gardens, the Torres de Serranos, the Museo de Bellas Artes, the Palau de la Música, the Fallas Museum, the City of Arts and Sciences, the Oceanogràfic and the Marina.

The hop-on ticket buys a commentary and a fixed loop. Bus 95 and a SUMA ticket reach most of the same sights for a fraction of the price. Valencia public transport has the fares. The red bus runs more often and has an audio guide in 10 languages; the Tourist Card takes 15% off it.

Before you go

• The thing that ruins a ride: the wrong colour. The tickets are not interchangeable.
• Stop 2: the Plaza de Toros stop is closed for roadworks; use stop 1.
• Monday: the Fallas Museum and IVAM are closed; the bus runs daily.
• Which to take: the red bus for the commentary and the more frequent buses; the green bus for the lower price; bus 95 for the cheapest ride.

Things to do in Valencia ranks the sights the bus passes, and Valencia walking tours and bike tours cover the other ways to see them. Where to stay in Valencia compares the areas, and what to book before you go to Valencia lists the closed days.