Paris Tootbus Discovery by Day and by Night Routes

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 66 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 3An average get on, get off type experience

  I’ve had better experiences with Get-On/Get-Off type tour operators. We purchased our tickets at the Eiffel Tower pick-up point. It was ~10:00 am and the bus wasn’t busy. Traffic was crazy but our driver navigated it well. Our issue is that the narration could be a lot better. Perhaps they should say “to your left” or “on your right you will find…”. As well, sometimes you were past the point of interest when the narration described a sight. Boarding and exiting the bus was good, no issues. Plenty of their buses running so no long waits at any stop.

  NotreDameRobOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 1Tootbus Paris: Not Recommended for Clients

  As a travel advisor, I test hop-on hop-off tours regularly to know what I can confidently recommend, and unfortunately, Tootbus Paris fell far short. Here are the issues: 1. Audio system failures. Traveling with my family of four, none of us could get the "live" audio (a computer-generated commentary meant to trigger near each site) to work at all. It either failed to activate or froze completely. We switched to the plug-in headphones connected to the bus's audio jacks, which worked only marginally better. Several outlets froze and looped, and at one point we heard the same sentence start and stop 5+ times over a 10-minute stretch. 2. Weak content, even when it worked. When the audio did play, the commentary was thin and simplistic. It consisted of a minute or two of basic description per site, then long stretches of music while the bus crawled through traffic. Having done hop-on hop-off tours elsewhere that were genuinely engaging and informative, this was a real letdown. 3. Language switching issues. The audio would randomly switch from English to French without warning, requiring constant manual resets back to English. 4. Outdated content. Most surprising was hearing repeated references to the "upcoming 2024 Olympics" — on a system that's apparently over two years old. That level of neglect in updating basic commentary is hard to overlook. Bottom line: Between the technical failures, thin content, and outdated information, this is an experience I will not recommend to clients. There are better ways to see Paris, and this tour undermined the value hop-on hop-off tours are supposed to deliver.

  MJudd23July 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Johann Saved the Day

  We struggled to find the beginning of the night tour due to some construction.. We stopped Johann in the middle of the street (we noticed his shirt!). He looked like he was on his way home yet he changed direction and helped us find our way to the tour. That type of care was so appreciated and needed after a long first day in Paris.

  806cherriemJuly 2026via Tripadvisor

• 1An uncomfortably hot, uninspiring experience. Not good value.

  It was hot (33C) in Paris, which isn’t unusual. The buses were not air conditioned in the lower deck. Views are obstructed in some seats which are good for families by branding on the outside. If you’re riding the top deck prepare to get hot and pack a hat and sunscreen. Audio commentary was light on information and went to generic music much of the time. Very disappointing. For half the price, go and do the Bateaux Mouches. You see pretty much the same stuff and can figure out where to go pretty easily with apps to help you use the metro.

  spitfiremkhMay 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Europe Girls Tour

  I have been on many bus tours and have to say that this is one, if not, the best your. We started our trip in Paris on the tour bus, and finished our trip to Paris the same way. To start, we rode the entire route then decided which attractions we wanted to jump off at on the next loop. The night tour is an excellent option and to see all the sites at night is incredible. The highlight of the night tour is definitely the twinkling lights of the Eiffel Tower. The Tower is always lit up at night, but you see thousands of twinkling lights start (on the hour) was a sight to behold.

  Kelly_BApril 2026via Viator

• 2Don't do it

  Bus was 45 minutes late then dri er had a 10 minute break before we started trip. I have done a big bus tour before and thought I would try the toot bus. Big bus is better. Don't waste your money on toot.

  johnsY5715ATDecember 2025via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Paris

• Its from-price is 23% below the median of the 18 hop-on hop-off we list in Paris.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 18.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Paris

Paris pairs grand boulevards and riverside monuments with café terraces, art collections of global stature and neighbourhoods that feel like villages.

The Seine runs through the heart of the city, past the Île de la Cité with Notre-Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle, the long façade of the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay in its former railway station. Downriver, the Eiffel Tower rises over the Champ de Mars, and the Arc de Triomphe crowns the Champs-Élysées.

Top-ranked sights in Paris: Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower, 4th Arrondissement.

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