Beverly Hills Bus Tour: See Celebrity Homes from Open-Air Deck

Relax on an open-air deck with child car seats while spotting famous celebrity homes

You ride an open-air bus for two hours through five neighborhoods (Hollywood, the Hills, Sunset Strip, Beverly Hills, and Rodeo Drive) passing the TCL Chinese Theatre, Dolby Theatre, and the Hollywood Sign, with a photo stop at the Beverly Hills Sign. An audio guide in your language narrates the route, and your guide points out celebrity homes as you move. No driving, no planning, no guessing where to go next.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hollywood and Beverly Hills sightseeing

• Pass Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
• Pass Dolby Theatre
• View Hollywood Sign from Mulholland Drive
• Pass Sunset Strip
• Pass Rodeo Drive shopping district
• Pass Mulholland Drive canyon road
• See celebrity homes of stars
• Stop at Beverly Hills Sign for photos

The experience

The bus pulls away from the pickup point and within minutes you're passing the TCL Chinese Theatre, where the handprints and footprints of decades of actors are pressed into the forecourt. The kind of thing you've seen in a hundred films, and it's stranger in person because it's real and small and right there. Your guide points out the Dolby Theatre next, the one that's hosted the Oscars for the last 15 years, and you realize how compressed Hollywood actually is, how many of the places that feel mythical are just blocks apart on a street you could walk in twenty minutes if you wanted to.

Then the bus climbs. Mulholland Drive winds up into the Hollywood Hills, and the view opens up: the city spreads below you, and there it is, the Hollywood Sign, white letters on the brown hillside, smaller than you'd think and exactly as recognizable. Your guide talks about the neighborhoods you're passing through, points out which houses belong to which actors, and the audio guide in your language (ten are available through the app) fills in the details as you move. It's not subtle, the celebrity home tour part. The whole point is to see where Madonna lives, where Tom Cruise has a place, where Michael Jackson's house sits behind its gates. Some of it feels a bit voyeuristic, but that's kind of the deal you made when you got on the bus.

After the hills, you drop down to the Sunset Strip, a stretch of bars and music venues and restaurants where the energy shifts. This is where people actually go, not just where they live. Then Rodeo Drive, the shopping street in Beverly Hills where the storefronts are so polished they look like they're made of money, and the guide mentions Pretty Woman and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, which is right there, which is the kind of detail that makes the whole thing click into place. You get a 15-minute stop at the Beverly Hills Sign for photos and a bathroom break, which you'll need after two hours of craning your neck and pointing your phone at things.

The whole tour runs two hours, which is exactly long enough to see the main landmarks without feeling rushed, and short enough that you're not sitting on a bus all day. The open-air setup means you get the actual light and air of Los Angeles, not a filtered view through windows, and the guides are the kind of people who actually know the city and don't just read from a script. If you're in LA for a few days and want to understand where all the famous stuff is without renting a car or spending the afternoon figuring out transit, this is the straightforward way to do it.

What’s included

Your tour includes an experienced tour guide, an audio guide app in 10 languages with GPS narration, car seats for children under 8 or under 4'9", and a 15-minute photo stop at the Beverly Hills Sign. You'll pass the TCL Chinese Theatre, Dolby Theatre, see the Hollywood Sign from Mulholland Drive, explore the Sunset Strip and Rodeo Drive, and drive through neighborhoods where celebrity homes line the streets.

Information

Lasts 2h, runs every day, 8 start times, from US$ 39 per person, with a live guide in English, in groups of up to 9 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day8 departure times: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 and 16:30

GroupUp to 91 private ›

Live guideEnglishOther languages ›

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.3 with pickup ›

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (3 to 11 years) · Infant (under 3)

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 7 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Access Hollywood Tours

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to see Hollywood's main landmarks and celebrity neighborhoods without renting a car or navigating LA traffic themselves. The two-hour length fits a morning or afternoon slot without consuming your whole day.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How long is the tour?

Two hours total, including the 15-minute photo stop at the Beverly Hills Sign.

Is the bus open-air?

Yes, it's an open-air bus, so you get direct views and light throughout the tour.

What languages is the audio guide available in?

Ten languages. The app is GPS-activated and narrated, so it plays information as you move through each location.

Will I see actual celebrity homes?

Yes. The tour passes homes of actors including Madonna, Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, and others as you drive through the neighborhoods.

Is there a bathroom break?

Yes, a 15-minute stop at the Beverly Hills Sign includes time for restrooms and photos.

Do I need to be in good physical shape?

No. The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. You're seated on the bus for the entire time.