Bus & coach · OPEN-TOP BUS TOURS IN ITALY
Good open-top bus tours in Italy fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 11 to book early, what each fare includes and how they differ.
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 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”
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.”
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 Matera’s $23 open-top bus tour, with Sassi views, a cave home visit, practical tips, and honest advice on who should book.
“Great way to get an overview of the Sassi of Matera”
See Rome lit by night on a 90-minute open-top bus tour, with the Colosseum, Trevi-area streets, and audio commentary in 16 languages.
“hermoso el.paseo, excelente puntualidad y calidez de lis guías”
See Matera’s UNESCO Sassi by open-top bus, visit a cave home and rock church, and enjoy Gravina views with multilingual audio.
“After a mishap with the first driver who left without us (a group of 8 in a bus of 8 😂) the agency provided us promptly with another bus. The driver, Cosimo, was the best! He narrated parts of the tour in Italian and using Google translated broadcasted everything on the bus’ speakers. He made the tour worth every penny. Grazzie Cosimo!”
Review of a small-group Chianti wine tour from Florence with two wineries, Tuscan lunch, hilltop villages, and an open-top van.
“Wonderful tour our guide firsa (not sure of spelling). The first winery had the best wine (in my opinion) :). The whole Tour was informative, relaxing. Food was great and our guide made the whole experience. Thank you. Of all our tours while in Florence this one and the food and wine tour and guides we’re the best.”
Review of Matera’s Murgia Timone eco-bus tour, with Sassi views, Stone Age caves, a rock church, guides, price, and practical tips.
“Our guide Angelo was the best I have had anywhere in Italy - and I’ve been here for a month. Knowledgeable, funny, and really responsive. Couldn’t be more appreciative.”
Review of a small-group open-top van tour from Florence to Chianti, with wine tasting at Fattoria di Luiano and time in Greve.
“Amazing experience. Went to 2 very nice wineries. We were in the off season so no one else was on the tour. Very good way to see the area”
Explore Chianti from Florence by open-top van, with medieval villages, a winery tour, Tuscan lunch, and local wine tasting.
“My husband and I booked this tour for our honeymoon and it was to date one of the best days of our lives. We absolutely loved everything about the tour. Overall, it was an extremely enjoyable/relaxing way to see the Tuscan countryside. I couldn't imagine a more perfect way really. The van is very new, clean, and feels safe. I debated doing vespas but this way, we didnt have to worry about drinking at the winery AND dealing with navigating the small roads of the countryside on moped we were not familiar with driving.”
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