Bus & coach · ITALY BUS TOURS
Open-top loops past St Peter’s and the Duomo, and coaches down the coast for the day. These 15 are compared on fare, duration and how much of each day is spent parked.
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.”
See Florence and Fiesole from an open-top bus with flexible 24, 48, or 72-hour tickets, audio commentary, Wi-Fi, and fine city views.
“Nothing can be improved the hop on up on Buss is amazing especially for people who have disability on injury and can’t walk about Florence but on the bus you can see the sites”
See Milan by open-top bus across four routes, with Duomo, Navigli, San Siro, audio guides, flexible stops, and useful city views.
“Great way to learn about the city and transport, good value for money”
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 Naples at your own pace on two hop-on hop-off routes, with historic sights, coastal views, Mount Vesuvius, and a 24-hour ticket.
“A little confusion with the first pick up point. It had moved from outside the MANN to another street only a short walk away. But it had no poster up to identify where the new pick up was?? Waited around and just had to hope we had the right spot. Got off at the Castel Nuovo and moved to the blue route which was a stunning route”
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 Stresa’s Borromean Islands boat tour, with island highlights, costs, timing tips, and honest advice on palace tickets and boat schedules.
“The hop on hop off boat ride to The Borromean Islands was great. We had ample time to view the islands and the boat service was punctual.”
Review of the Bari day trip to Alberobello and Matera, with transport, timing, guide options, costs, tips, and honest advice.
“A very well organized tour, with sufficient time to see each location.”
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 Palermo’s $17 hop-on hop-off bus tour, covering two city routes, Monreale and Mondello options, stops, value, and practical tips.
“A great way to see Palermo. We used it as an opportunity to check out the city by bus to help us decide where to visit on foot. Informative commentary included. Regular service on time. 2 routes available, we did both.”
Review of Trieste’s $20 bus tour with audio guide, hop-on hop-off access, Miramare Castle, city sights, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“It was very well organized and the staff (two ladies) were very helpful and friendly. Really enjoyed the tour and the quality of the audioguide as well! I highly recommend this on a first day of visit to get to know Trieste.”
See Rome’s Colosseum, Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona lit up on a 45-minute open-top night bus tour with multilingual audio.
“A quick, basic tour of the city at night. Lovely as a quick taste of all the main sites, we got some great ideas for where to visit properly and took a couple of good photos.”
Explore Verona by open-top bus with 24 or 48 hours of hop-on access, two routes, audio commentary, and views of Roman landmarks.
“Great way to get an overview of any city and useful commentary”
Florence hop-on hop-off bus review with route details, Fiesole views, stop-by-stop tips, pricing, timing, and advice on who should book.
“The weather impacted the 3 star rating as it was raining on and off all day. Although it was an open top bus they did have sides that rolled down but the seats were wet. Unfortunately you can’t predict what weather you will get when you book, but it does impact the views. That aside it was a good experience with staff that came round to make sure your earphones worked and you had the correct channel. They gave us plenty of notice of the next stop and what to see there.”
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