DAY TOURS TO BATH FROM LONDON ULTIMATE GUIDE
Like a page out of a Jane Austen novel, Bath is one of the few cities left in England that feels like it is trapped in time. While London was becoming the thriving, modern cosmopolitan that it is known as today, Bath has always managed to keep its classic, Georgian feel thanks to its stunning architecture and well-preserved Roman baths that are still in use today.
If you’re hoping to visit Bath during your trip to London or join a free walking tour there, there are a ton of great rail and bus connections so you can easily get to Bath and back in one day. However, navigating around Bath can be tricky, not to mention that you will have to walk up and down a few hills in order to reach its main attractions.
If you’re looking around for a reputable tour company that offers tours from London to Bath in one day, here are some of the many options to choose from:
From London to Bath with Premium Tours
Premium Tours offer four different tours to Bath, some of which include combo packages with visits to other places like Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, Stratford, Lalock, and the Cotswolds.
However, the company doesn’t offer tours directly from London to Bath alone, so if you don’t mind visiting a few other places along with Bath, you can choose from the following two routes:
Their Stonehenge and Full Afternoon in Bath is a great option for anyone hoping to explore Stonehenge as well as Bath, and it also includes a free pick up from over 90 different centrally-located London hotels. Customers will be given an audio headset in Stonehenge and the Roman Baths, and will also be allowed to enter the Georgian Pump Room for free.
Tickets for their Stonehenge and Bath with entry to the Roman Baths Museum tour costs:
- £119 for adults
- £109 for children (3-16)
- £116 for seniors (60+) and students
From London to Bath with Golden Tours
Golden Tours may not have the greatest reviews when compared to other tour companies based out of London, but with all the different options available for tours between London and Bath, they’re kind of hard to beat.
Golden Tours have not one, but over seven different tours operating between London to Bath which range from day trips by rail or open-top buses. They even offer a small group tour to Bath and Stonehenge with Pub Lunch for £195, which is well worth it considering all of the places you get to see during the tour.
Their Day Trip to Bath by Rail with Roman Baths or Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour includes return train tickets to Bath, meet and greet at Paddington station, entrance to the Roman Baths or a Hop-on Hop-off bus tour, and an audio guide in several languages. Before heading to Bath, all customers must use the code provided at any ticket machine at Paddington Station to get the train tickets for your train at 9 a.m.
Once arriving in Bath, you’re welcome to stroll around the city at your own pace, but you must head back to the Bath Spa station at 6:30 p.m. to catch the train back to Paddington. Tickets for their Day Trip to Bath by Rail with Roman Baths or Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour costs £107 for adults and £90 for children (5-15 years)
But if you want to be escorted by a guide, then you may want to choose their Windsor Castle, Bath and Stonehenge Tour. Not only does this tour include free entry into the royal residence of Windsor Castle and Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place, but also a return transportation on a coach with an expert guide. The tour takes around 11 hours, so bear in mind that is a full day activity. Also, this tour is not available on Tuesdays, since the Windsor Castle is closed.
Tickets for this tour with entry to all attractions costs:
- £138.24 for adults
- £128.24 for children (3-16)
- £133.44 for seniors (60+) and students
- £524.16 for families (2 Adults and 2 Children)
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From London to Bath with Evan Evans Tours
Much like other tour companies, Evan Evans doesn’t offer tours directly from London to Bath, but they do offer combo tours that go to Bath as well as Windsor Castle and Stonehenge. They also have great discounted tickets available for children, students, seniors and families of four or more.
Their Stonehenge and Bath tour combo (which also includes fast-track tickets into Stonehenge) lasts for ten hours, and gives you the entire afternoon to explore Bath on your own. This tour with all entrance tickets costs:
- £116 for adults
- £106 for children (between the ages of three and 16) & seniors
- £110 for seniors
- £434 for families (consisting of two adults and two children)
They also have a Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath tour combo which lasts for 11 hours and includes entry into Windsor Castle as well as Stonehenge, the Roman Baths and even a Panoramic Tour of Georgian Bath. Tickets for this tour with all entry tickets cost:
- £142 for adults
- £132 for children (between the ages of three and 16)
- £137 for seniors/students
- £538 for families (consisting of two adults and two children)
From London to Bath with Anderson Tours
Although this company doesn’t offer direct tours from London to Bath, they have a great combo tour deal if you want to see both Bath and Stonehenge as well (promptly titled the Stonehenge and Bath tour).
The tour operates seven days a week and includes entry into both Stonehenge and the Roman Baths, as well as a few hours to explore Bath at your own pace. Customers are picked up at various locations in central London such as London Bridge, King’s Cross, South Kensington and Victoria between 7:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m., and will be dropped off back in central London around 8 p.m.
Tickets for this tour with entrance to all attractions costs £115 for adults (£180 with children).
From London to Bath with International Friends
Booking a tour to Bath with International Friends is a great option if you want to visit other places along with Bath itself; but if you’re only hoping to see Bath and nothing else, you’re straight out of luck.
Although they have tours operating from London to Bath as well as Stonehenge (for £95), which lasts for about ten hours, entry into the Roman Baths is not included.
If you want to see Stonehenge and Windsor along with Bath, they have a great combo tour (£164 for adults) which also includes entry into Stonehenge & Windsor Castle.
From London to Bath with The English Bus
If you’re feeling adventurous and want to see Stonehenge as well as a “secret place” along with your visit to Bath, then you’ll love the idea of The English Bus’ Bath, Stonehenge and a Secret Place tour.
This tour departs from 8:45 a.m. near The London Eye, and after visiting Stonehenge in the morning, the bus will make a stop in Bath so you can stroll around the city at your own pace. The fixed tour cost does not include entry into Stonehenge, however, or any of Bath’s main tourist attractions. Tickets for this tour cost £ 134 per person, and are only available on selected days.
If you want to find more things to do in London, you might want to take a look at the free tours in London that run daily.