The incredible £1.75 bus journey that takes you past London’s top landmarks
CITY sightseeing bus tours are popular among tourists who want to glimpse a city's iconic landmarks in just a few short hours.
Despite their popularity, open-top bus tours can be expensive, with a 48-hour pass costing £43 per person in the English capital.
While this figure drops to £21.50 per day, there is a budget-friendly alternative hiding in plain sight.
Even though most visitors to London simply use the city's iconic red buses to get from one attraction to the next, there's one public bus route that passes by several famous landmarks, and tickets cost less than £2.
The number 24 bus runs from Pimlico to Hampstead Heath, and it passes by landmarks like Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, and Camden Town.
To make the most of the bus journey, passengers will want to board the bus outside Victoria train station.
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The bus then travels eastwards past Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and Big Ben.
It then pootles along Parliament Street passing Downing Street as well as memorials and statues like the Cenotaph and The Women of World War II.
At the end of Parliament Street, the bus arrives at Trafalgar Square where passengers will be able to spot Nelson's column.
The bus then travels past the National Portrait Gallery, Leicester Square, and Camden Town before arriving at Hampstead Heath.
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The journey from Victoria Train Station to Hampstead Heath takes 45 minutes (depending on traffic), and it costs just £1.75 for a one-way journey.
This means it costs £3.50 for a return journey, making it £18 cheaper per day compared to an open-top bus tour.
For the best views, passengers should aim to sit on the four front-row seats on the top floor of the red double-decker buses.
Not only does the number 24 bus pass several of London's most iconic landmarks, but it's also one of the oldest bus routes in the city.
TikTok user Reece, who is known as reece_thebusboy on the social media platform, recently posted a video about the bus route.
In the video, he said: "The 24 began in 1910 running between Hampstead Heath and Victoria.
"In 1912, it was extended south to Pimlico, forming the route we know today. Which makes it London's oldest, unchanged, bust route at 111 years old."
Other public transport routes also provide passengers with breathtaking views.
One of those is the East Coast train line between Durham and Edinburgh, which has coastal views and city landscapes that can be spotted out of the window.
Newcastle, Berwick, Lindisfarne, and Durham Cathedral are all among the highlights along that route.
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Meanwhile, you can ride a London tube train with sea views on this British island.
And these are some of the most beautiful railway journeys in the UK.
