Tours
Detroit's history, bars, and holiday lights — from the seat of a hand-painted bus.
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Drunks of Antiquity: The Detroit Historic Bar Tour
A guided ride through Detroit's oldest, most notorious bars — aboard a hand-painted bus.
$52.99/seat ★ 4.95
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Merry & Bright: The Detroit Holiday Lights Tour
Detroit's best holiday lights, warm drinks in hand, from the seat of a hand-painted bus.
$54.99/seat ★ 5
Tickets on sale soon → - In the shop
More tours on the way
We're rebuilding our full lineup — brewery hops, city tours, and some brand-new madness. Want first dibs when they land? Email help@thedetroitbus.com and say "tell me when."
Join a tour, or take the whole bus
_Public tours
Scheduled dates, tickets by the seat, published prices. Pick a date, grab your seats, meet the bus. The price on the page is the price you pay — no fees appearing at checkout like a magic trick.
_Private tours
Any tour, run just for your group — your date, your time, picked up wherever you choose. Hit "Request your date" on the tour you love and a real person books you within one business day.
So listen... we drive buses.
We've been doing this since 2011, and we do it a particular way:
- Hand-painted buses. Renovated, one-of-a-kind, impossible to lose in a parking lot.
- Real guides with the real stories. Prohibition, the Purple Gang, and worse — not a script read off a phone.
- Drivers who earn a thriving wage. Professional, on time, genuinely glad you're aboard.
- All-in pricing. Fees and fuel included. Zero hidden line items.
- Every ticket gives a Detroit kid a free ride to school or an after-school program. Here's how that works.
Riders keep rating us like this
Plus ★ 4.8 from 259 TripAdvisor reviews — #12 of 128 Tours & Activities in Detroit — and the longest-running bus tour in the city. We must be doing something right.
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