Author Archives: Kieran Boyle

New Year’s Eve – Big Bus tours run from 9:30AM-3:00PM. New Year’s Day – Big Bus tours closed.

Christmas Eve – Big Bus tours run from 10AM-3PM every hour. Christmas Day – Big Bus tours closed.

New Holiday Lights Time Slots Added! Friday December 19 – 5:15PM Friday December 19 – 9:15PM Saturday December 20 – 4:00PM Saturday December 20 – 9:15PM Sunday December 21 – 4:00PM Sunday December 28 thru Sunday January 4th – 8:00PM

There has been heavy traffic around the departure point at 12th and Filbert Streets in the evenings, especially on Fridays and Saturdays. Please allow ample time for traffic and parking and arrive a minimum of 15 minutes prior to your scheduled departure time. We can’t hold vehicles for guests stuck in traffic or looking for […]

Tours depart every 30-60 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends.

Big Bus Tours will be closed on Sunday December 14, Monday December 15, and Tuesday December 16 due to weather conditions.

Philadelphia Trolley Works  reserves the right to substitute vehicles on Holiday Lights Tours when necessary. Thank you.

Stop by Christmas Village in Philadelphia presented by Bank of America-the authentic German Christmas market. From Thanksgiving, Nov 27 until Christmas Eve, Dec 24, decorated tents and wooden houses can be seen throughout Center City’s LOVE Park. Our 80+ international vendors and local merchants will offer European food and drinks as well as high-quality and lovingly […]

Beginning Sunday October 26, 2025: Sunday-Friday: 9:30AM-4:00PM (last tour departing at 4:00PM) Saturday: 9:30AM-4:30PM (last tour departing at 4:30PM) Philly by Night Season ends November 1, 2025.

Beginning Saturday, May 23rd, Big Bus Tours will run from 9:30AM until 5:00PM (final departure). Sunday-Friday tours continue to run from 9:30AM until 4:30PM (final departure).

Beginning Saturday April 12, tours will operate from 9:30AM to 4:30PM daily (last departure at 4:30PM). Tours departing every 20 minutes.

Due to the detours away from Penn’s Landing, Big Bus Tours has added a new Stop 25 at 3rd and Chestnut, near the Museum of the American Revolution. Signs will be posted.