Starline Tours

A Hollywood sightseeing company with its own buses

Starline Tours runs sightseeing tours in Los Angeles, California, in the United States: celebrity homes tours, a hop-on hop-off bus network, night and full-day city tours, shuttles and private charters. It operates its own buses, with fleet options that the site says run "from 9-seater vans to 86-seater double deckers, including luxury coaches", and it has a Starline Visitor Center at the Ovation Hollywood shopping mall. The company says it has offered "an authentic Hollywood experience since 1935", and its celebrity homes tour card speaks of "91 years of Hollywood history". It calls itself "L.A.'s #1 Hollywood Sightseeing Company" and "the premier celebrity home tour company in Los Angeles"; both are its own descriptions. Its banners show "2M+ Guests" and a rating of 4.8/5, which a later section describes as "from 50,000+ verified reviews", alongside "TripAdvisor Excellent" and "4.3 on Google". Prices are in US dollars.

Celebrity and city tours

The Original Hollywood to Beverly Hills Celebrity Homes Tour is labeled "Our most popular tour". It is "The classic 2-hour tour of celebrity homes in the Hollywood area", offered in English and Spanish with a live guide. One card shows it at $39.00 against $49.00, another at $50.00, and the booking buttons advertise tours "From $39", so the price depends on the offer running.

The Hollywood Night Tour Starring Griffith Observatory, listed at $50.00, runs 1.5 to 2 hours "depending on traffic", with skyline views from the observatory as golden hour turns to night and a view of the Hollywood Sign, which the site says is best in summer. It notes that Griffith Observatory is closed on Mondays.

The Full Day Tour of Hollywood, Griffith Observatory, L.A. City and Beach Tour, shown at $70.00 against $94.00, lasts 6 to 6.5 hours with photo stops at Beverly Garden Park, Santa Monica Pier, the Farmers Market and The Grove, and Griffith Observatory, plus a 1-hour lunch break at the Original Farmer's Market. A Celebrity Homes and Griffith Observatory combination is marked "COMING SOON!".

The hop-on hop-off network

The Los Angeles Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour is sold as "One ticket. All the top sights. Unlimited flexibility." It runs "31 Stops Across 3 Routes", covering Hollywood and Beverly Hills, Downtown LA, and Santa Monica and Venice Beach, with daily departures and multi-day options. The site says tickets start at $50 and describes "Live narration while driving between stops" plus a "Pre-recorded audio guide in 9 Languages". The Best of LA Pass, marked "Popular", combines the hop-on hop-off ticket with the celebrity homes tour for $86.00, and a 1-Day Hop-On, Hop-Off & Original Celebrity Homes Tour appears in the menu. The hop-on hop-off card also promises "Access to Show and Save!", a perk the homepage does not explain further, and "Multiple stops for easy disembarking and reboarding throughout Los Angeles and Hollywood." A banner points to route changes on June 1st and June 8th, a reminder that stops can move, so the live route map in the app is worth checking on the day.

The homepage also carries service notices, which show how the network reacts to events. Hop-on hop-off services were suspended on December 24, 2025 because of forecast heavy rain, all tours closed on Christmas Day, and the Downtown Route was halted during protests in June 2025, with riders told to check the app or call 323-463-3333.

Shuttles, theme parks and extras

The Dodger Stadium shuttle, from $50.00, is a round trip to every Dodger home game from the Kawada hotel, the Miyako hotel or the Starline Visitor Center at Ovation Hollywood. An Audio Walking Tour of Hollywood costs from $10.00 and runs through a downloadable app. Theme park packages pair a Hollywood tour with tickets to parks "like Warner Bros. and Universal Studios", starting at $102.00 against $125.00; the homepage does not list which park tickets each package includes. The site also mentions seasonal and specialty tours and early bird pricing.

Private tours and groups

For groups, "Design Your Own LA Experience" builds a private itinerary of 2 to 7 hours, with daily departures at a chosen time, by quote. The site pitches it as "Great for groups or corporate outings". Signature products can be booked privately too: a Private Griffith Observatory Tour at sunset, Private Celebrity Homes Tours with full coach transportation and an LA City & Beach Private Tour covering Beverly Hills to Santa Monica. There is also a Rent a Bus option and a group events page. The company section of the footer adds an About Us page, a blog, careers, an influencers application and a "Current Events around LA" page, and the homepage has a "Honored To Have Been Featured On" strip for media mentions. The closing text on the homepage sums up the pitch in the company's own words: Starline "brings guests closer to the celebrity side of Los Angeles" through "star-studded neighborhoods" and the places "that keep LA legendary".

Booking and support

Tours are booked online, and a Manage My Booking tool and a Starline app handle changes and live schedules. Phone lines are 1 (800) 959-3131 and +1 (323) 463-3333, and the email is info@starlinetours.com. The footer links to an FAQ, a map, parking and street closure information, an accessibility page and a page for guests with disabilities, plus Terms & Conditions.

What the homepage leaves open, and who it suits

The homepage does not state the cancellation or refund terms (it links to Terms & Conditions and an FAQ), and it gives no minimum ages or child fares. The 9 audio guide languages are not named on the homepage. Accessibility details are on their own pages rather than on the tour cards, so guests with mobility needs should read those before booking. Prices vary between cards for the same tour, so the checkout figure is the one to rely on.

Starline suits first-time visitors to Los Angeles who want the classic Hollywood experience of celebrity homes and Griffith Observatory without a car, and families or groups who want the hop-on hop-off bus to reach Santa Monica and Venice. Its long history, its own fleet and its private charter range also make it a practical choice for group outings in the city.