Las Vegas To Hollywood Freedom Tour

This Las Vegas to Hollywood tour is the ultimate Hollywood and Los Angeles city bus tour. This exciting sightseeing bus tour of Hollywood and Los Angeles gives you the freedom to truly explore the ‘City of Angels’ in which you get on or off the buses at any of 50 convenient stops!
Once your Las Vegas to Hollywood Bus tour arrives in Hollywood, your adventure begins. We have partnered with Hollywood’s premier city sightseeing company, Starline Tours. You will change over to their buses and board a vintage English double decker bus, as the narrated tour identifies landmarks from Downtown Los Angeles to the beaches of Santa Monica, with Beverly Hills and Hollywood in between.

The choice is yours to hop-on or hop-off as often as you like to explore major attractions and movie studios or to dine and shop at Los Angeles’ hotspots.

Customize your fabulously flexible LA Hop-On Hop-Off Double Decker Tour of Hollywood and Los Angeles! Schmooze and shop with the affluent on Rodeo drive, visit Marilyn Monroe’s grave, check out the rays and sharks at Santa Monica Aquarium, or stop at Olvera Street for a truly Mexican experience.

Your ticket entitles you to travel on four choice routes (Yellow, Red, Blue and Purple), offering more than 50 stops, and covering all the main attractions.

You can join the buses at any of the stops. With frequent departures from convenient locations like Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Rodeo Drive, Wilshire Blvd, and Farmers Market you can see all of the awesome attractions at your own pace. Buses run at 30 minute or hourly intervals depending on the route.

The open-top double decker bus allows you great views and you will be treated to an informative audio commentary. Jump on and off as often as you like to see the sights, visit the attractions, dine or go shopping.

Each loop has a different duration. The full Red Loop (Hollywood and Beverly Hills) and the full Yellow Loop (Santa Monica) each take about 2 hours. The Blue Route and the Purple Route each take about 1 hour.

Here are some highlights from each of the four routes:

Red Loop (Hollywood): Click here for downloadable .pdf timetable

Grauman’s Chinese Theatre: Lose yourself amongst the stars’ footprints, handprints and autographs that are immortalized in the legendary cement. This renowned forecourt represents a virtual “Who’s Who” of Hollywood superstars.

The Grove/Farmers Market: Enjoy two Los Angeles hotspots in one location! Farmers Market is a landmark in L.A., dating back to the Great Depression. You may even spot your favorite star here as Hollywood’s glitteratti have been frequenting the market for years.

The Grove at Farmers Market is no average shopping experience. We’re talking bubbling fountains, chic sidewalk cafes, imported Italian pavilions, a soaring bronze angel statue, charming side streets, and more European turn-of-the-century charm than you can shake a croissant at. Absolutely beautiful.

Walk of Fame: The famous side-walk is embedded with more than 2,000 five-pointed stars featuring the names of celebrities and fictional characters. Explore the sidewalk “stars” that honor not only movie actors, but radio, TV, and stage performers, directors, singers, songwriters, and other well-known show-biz personalities.

Rodeo Drive: Walk down Rodeo Drive (pronounced Roh-DAY-oh) of Beverly Hills. A shopping district famous for designer label and haute couture fashion.

Melrose Ave: This funky, new wave, shopping, walking, dining, people-watching area is both bizarre and delightful. Melrose offers comedy clubs, night spots, one-of-a-kind nostalgia shops, and trendy stores selling records, books, Disney memorabilia, fine art, jewelry, and antiques. Melrose, one of the few genuine pedestrian neighborhoods in the City of Angels, is delightfully unique, with a quirky, slightly-demented personality all its own.

Sunset Strip: The 1 mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard that passes through West Hollywood is lined with cutting edge boutiques, decadent dining haunts, legendary rock clubs and notorious night clubs. Freshly amped from a makeover in August 2010, LA’s Sunset Strip is ready for its closeup!

Pink’s Hot Dogs: A Hollywood Classic celebrating 70 years in Los Angeles. Pink’s is “Home of the World’s Best Chili Dog” and a celebrity watering hole for decades.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery: Last resting place of many luminaries from the world of entertainment including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and Tyrone Power.

Yellow Loop (Beverly Hills and Santa Monica): Click here for downloadable .pdf timetable

Santa Monica Pier and Aquarium: This is the oldest pleasure Pier on the West coast, opened in 1909. Pacific Park amusement ride center houses the world’s first solar-powered Ferris wheel. The Pier also features Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, historic Hippodrome and hand-crafted carousel (circa 1922) with 44 hand-painted wooden horses (still offers old-fashioned entertainment for under a dollar), dining, amusement games, and shops. The Pier atmosphere is decorated with a variety of street performers and artists who put their talents on display for crowds of admirers every day. The Aquarium features sharks, rays, eels, octopuses and other marine life native to Santa Monica Bay.

Westwood Village: Best known as the home of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Third Street Promenade: A pedestrian-friendly street famous for its street performers and premier shopping destinations.

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery: Location of Marilyn Monroe’s final resting place. (Corridor of Memories #24). Hugh Hefner, of ‘Playboy’ fame has bought the crypt next door.

Hammer Museum: An art museum and cultural center

Purple Loop (Downtown Los Angeles): Click here for downloadable .pdf timetable

Olvera Street: The oldest part of Downtown LA and part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, Olvera Street has a distinctly Mexican flavor. Exciting Fiestas and celebrations are held throughout the year.

Staples Center: Multi-purpose sports arena

Walt Disney Concert Hall: One of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world. The cutting-edge architecture features a series of striking stainless steel curves.

Chinatown: Excellent restaurants, small specialized grocery stores and art galleries, many featuring non-Chinese modern art.

Jewelry District: Largest jewelry district in the US showcasing designer jewelry, precious stones, and gold and silver items.

Grand Central Market: A hive of activity with stalls offering fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry and fresh fish from California and around the world.

Blue Loop (Universal and Hollywood Bowl): Click here for downloadable .pdf timetable

The Hollywood Bowl Amphitheatre: Famous modern amphitheatre set in a natural ‘bowl’ in the hills. The 18,000-seat venue has been the scene of some of the most memorable musical moments in Los Angeles history including symphonies, opera, jazz, ballet, and rock concerts, as well as Presidential addresses.

Universal Studios and ‘Citywalk’: Spend a day touring Universal Studios (ticket not included) and an evening enjoying the delights of Citywalk, where there are all sorts of outlets offering food, drink and entertainment.

After a day of creating memories to last a lifetime, meet your bus back (where you were left off in the morning – Kodak theater) at 7:30 PM you can sit back and relax as your are driven back to your Las Vegas hotel arriving close to midnight.

NOTE: The Red route has 15 stops and Blue route has 4 stops plus both routes share the same terminal at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The Purple and Yellow routes have 13 and 10 stops respectively and start at Olvera Street Union Station.

If you would like to add the additional tour of the celebrity homes, you may skip the line and pay your driver $30 for the ticket, (the driver who picked you up in Las Vegas).

Tour Pick Up: Approximately 5:00 AM to 5:40 AM. There is NO checkin-terminal for this tour. After the last hotel pickup, it’s straight to Hollywood!

Courtesy Hotel Pickup available only at these five hotels:

• Four Queens – 3rd & Carson entrance – 5:00 AM
• Circus Circus- Main doors facing LV Blvd, underneath the big clown – 5:15 AM
• Treasure Island – Bus area next to main valet – 5:30 AM
• Bellagio – South Tour Lobby, Lower Level, tour bus area – 5:30 AM
• Tropicana – Tour Bus plaza – 5:40 AM

Tour Length: Return to Las Vegas at about midnight to 12:30 AM – Approx 19 hours (hotel to hotel).

Las Vegas to Hollywood Bus Route Schedule (times obviously vary):

• 8:15 AM to 8:30 AM: Brief stop in Barstow California (McDonald’s and Starbucks available)
• 10:15 AM: Stop at Union St/Olvera Street, California
• 10:30 AM: Stop at Universal Studios/City Walk, Universal City, California (For those enjoying the Universal Studios tour)
• 10:45 AM: Stop at Kodak Theater/Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood California
• Driver will escort you to Starline Tours ticket kiosk
• Begin your choice of any of the Starline Tours city loops

Depart Hollywood to Las Vegas Bus Route Schedule (times obviously vary):

• 7:30 PM: Depart Universal Studios/City Walk, Universal City, California (pickup for those who enjoyed the Universal Studios tour)
• 7:45 PM:: Depart Kodak Theater/Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood California
• 8:00 PM: Depart Union St/Olvera Street, California
• 10:00 to 10:30 PM: Optional brief stop in Barstow California (if anyone desires)
• 12:00 AM: Arrive in Las Vegas for First hotel drop off.
• Dream of an amazing day of memories that will last a lifetime.

Tour Includes:

• Free hotel pickup and drop off at only five hotels: Four Queens, Circus Circus, Treasure Island, Bellagio, and Tropicana Hotel.
• Starline Tours 24-hour All-Route pass. ($35 value)
• 9 hours to shop, dine, tour and take photos. Even swim at the beach if you desire!

What to bring:

• Extra spending money for dining, gratuities and souvenir shopping.
• Comfort items: Snacks, coffee, special foods, bottled waters. Blankets. Carry on bag must fit under your seat.
• 9 hours to shop, dine, tour and take photos. Even swim at the beach if you desire!

We thought you might want to save money, so we did away with snacks and blankets to bring you this amazing low price. No one in Las Vegas or on the internet can beat the all-inclusive price of $155. No added fuel charges, admission fees, taxes. Just $155 and not a penny more!

Children 2 years old and under are FREE!

Due to heightened security measures, adults must present a valid government issued ID (Driver’s license or passport) for entrance to any of the studios. Also at the studios, personal belongings may be subject to search.

Bus size varies depending on bookings and season. The bus to Hollywood California will have minimum of 18 seats (no bathroom on board) and a maximum of 56 seats luxury motorcoach (bathroom available on board).

Tour runs Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday through the Fall and Winter and Daily in the Spring and Summer.