Big Bus Tours

Big Bus Tours Group Holdings Ltd
Big Bus Tours
Company typePrivate
IndustryOpen top bus operator
Predecessors
  • Les Cars Rouges
  • Big Bus Company
Founded1991 (1991)
HeadquartersBelgravia, London, England,
Areas served
Key people
Revenue $ 277.7 million(2024)
$(2.3) million(2019)
$(45.6) million(2019)
OwnersExponent Private Equity (85%)
Merlin Entertainments (15%)
Websitebigbustours.com

Big Bus Tours (formerly Les Cars Rouges and The Big Bus Company), is an operator of open top bus sightseeing tours formed in May 2011 after "Les Cars Rouges" and the "Big Bus Company" merged. The company operates in 28 cities of 18 countries with 444 buses operating around the world. Most of the cities it serves are in the United States. Typically, Big Bus Tours use open top double-decker buses in burgundy and cream-coloured livery.