Cambridge Tours
Cambridge Sightseeing Punting & Bus Tours
This best-selling combined Cambridge tour ticket offers the broadest introduction to the city, combining a place on our award-winning shared punt tour with a seat on City Sightseeing's multi-lingual bus tour.
Your punt guide will take you along the famous College Backs entertaining you with insight into the history of our city and its famous university. Take a look at the Cambridge river history with a tour map at the bottom of the page here.
The river tour is complemented perfectly by the hop-on and hop-off bus tour from which you can explore the University Botanic Garden, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the American Cemetery and more.
City Sightseeing Summer Timetable
City Sightseeing tours run daily from March to November.
First tour: 10:10 a.m.
Last tour: 5:10 p.m.
Additional Information
Important information about your combined tour e-ticket
This combined tour is available as an online e-ticket only and cannot be purchased at our punting stations.
E-tickets are open-dated and valid for up to 6 months from the date of purchase. You can activate your ticket either on the City Sightseeing Bus or at one of our punting stations. Please bring a print-out if activating your ticket on the bus. At our Mill Lane or Quayside Punting Stations, you can either show your ticket on a mobile device or present a print-out.
Your Cambridge Tour e-ticket can be redeemed at either our Mill Lane or Quayside Punting Station. Simply show your ticket to a member of staff to claim a place on the next available shared punt tour.
Shared punt tours along the College Backs run daily from 9:00, departing every 15–30 minutes. Each punt seats up to 12 people and is fitted with cushions and blankets. Additional blankets and umbrellas are available in case the weather changes.
Your bus tour ticket is valid for 24 hours from first use. The route takes approximately 80 minutes and includes 20 stops, allowing you to hop on and off as often as you like. From April to late September, buses run daily from 10:00 and depart every 20 minutes. Outside this period, buses run every 40 minutes.
Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Once purchased, e-tickets are non-refundable.