Bus & coach · HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS TOURS IN ROME
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 hop-on hop-off bus tours in Rome worth the money, each with its fare, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you scan the ticket.
See Rome’s major sights from an open-top bus with flexible 1 to 3-day tickets, multilingual audio, Wi-Fi, and the Jubilee Line.
“I booked the 48hr trip which gave the flexibility of finding our feet and getting off at different points to explore”
Big Bus Rome review covering stops, ticket value, audio guides, accessibility, route changes, and tips for seeing Rome by open-top bus.
“Great way to see the city! I purchased the 24 hour ticket, so I can use the bus for transportation the next day. highly recommend.”
Review Rome’s $16.24 hop-on hop-off bus, with stop-by-stop advice, audio guide details, traffic warnings, and tips for choosing the right ticket.
“The stops are too far from each other, the stop at the Colosseum was closed. Some of the audio machines were not working. Buses were too full we had to wait for the next one.”
See Rome from an open-top bus, with multilingual audio, flexible stops, Wi-Fi, and views of the Colosseum, Vatican, and Spanish Steps.
“A great way to see the city, make sure you don’t get the £19 euro option as you cannot get back on so not good value, the tour guide is great and tells you so much about the history of Rome”
Review of Rome’s Big Bus hop-on hop-off tour, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, ticket value, drawbacks, and practical tips.
“Brilliant experience with alot of historical info. My favourite part was driving by the colostrum and circus maximus”
Review of Rome’s I Love Rome hop-on hop-off bus, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, audio quality, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Not enough time. We’re not able to get off bus and not enough to see from bus. Would have like to see trevi fountain.”
Review of Rome’s open-top hop-on hop-off bus, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, audio guide notes, value, and booking tips.
“It was lovely, easy to used and friendly staff. We truly enjoyed it.”
Review of Rome’s Tiber River boat tour, with route details, stop-by-stop advice, price value, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“The boat only runs until 7:00 so it’s not as useful transport as it could be have been. We paid for the all day transport but only used it for one stop in the afternoon so it wasn’t a great deal. Downstairs in the boat was a lot of fumes so everyone wanted to to sit upstairs in the open of course. But there weren’t a lot of seats and several of us stood. There is no tour guide talking so I don’t know what that part of the rating survey was about. It’s a nice little boat ride on the river, but if you are planning a ride, I…”
Review of Rome’s hop-on hop-off bus and Colosseum combo, with practical advice on stops, value, tickets, timing, and possible drawbacks.
“Mitarbeiter freundlich, solange es kein Problem gibt. Danach wenig hilfsbereit. Die Haltestellen liegen zu weit voneinander entfernt. Die Map ist unzuverlässig.”
See Rome by open-top bus and enter the Vatican Museums with skip-the-line access, plus stops at the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and more.
“Dårlig information. Ingen mening med at nan skal møde op på et kontor for at få en strimmel med nøjagtig den samme QR kode som man har modtaget. Vi har betalt 200 euro for en dag i helvede. Vi skulle have været i vaticanet, men kom det ikke på grund af misinformation.”
See Rome’s major sights by open-top bus and Tiber River boat with a flexible 24-hour ticket, audio guide, and eight land stops.
“I have very bad experience with the validation of this activity. I had combo trio snd the lady in the bus refused to issue a ticket for me. She told I should ''change the ticket" in the river. So, I whent on the river boarding plase, of course the people there told me they can not CHANGE my ticket. So I went back, waited another bus to come. That time yhe agent inside the bus was very clever znd polite. He issued the combo ticket based on the bar code I presented and everything was fine then. But I lost long time with this first attempt to go in the…”
Pair a 24 or 48-hour Rome bus pass with guided Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill entry, plus practical tips on meeting points.
“heel slecht geregeld en onduidelijk. mensen kennen de organisatie niet als je met vragen komt. helaas door de medewerkers van hop on hop off hebben wij onze rondleiding bij het coloseum gemist. zeer slecht!!!”
Explore Castelli Romani by bus from Rome, with lakes, villages, papal history, local food, live commentary, and a €20 voucher.
“Marco was fantastic- knowledgeable, patient and gracious. nice pace for a wonderful tour that involves stunning views, great cultural sights, art and time for tasting local delicacies. You get a lot out of the day.”
Rome by train from Civitavecchia, plus a hop-on hop-off bus. Learn about timing, ticket risks, value, and who should book.
“We really enjoyed the hop on hop off in Rome so easy to access. The guide was lovely. Will definitely use and recommend this service again. Martha and Family Ireland.”
Tour Rome’s Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona, then cruise the Tiber with a flexible 24-hour boat pass.
“Nothing to improve, Sabrina was the perfect tour guide, informative and witty with humour included.”
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