Rome City Sightseeing Tour: Explore Top Attractions by Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
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Discover the top attractions of Rome on a hop-on hop-off bus tour. See iconic landmarks like the Vatican City, Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain. Choose from 24, 48, or 72 hours of sightseeing and upgrade to include entrance to Rome's famous museums and basilicas. Download the Sightseeing Experience APP for a convenient way to explore the city.
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

City Sightseeing Rome (Route)

Operating Schedule: Every day - From 9.00 am till 5.45 pm (last departure )

1. Via Marsala, 7
Terminal A

2. Largo di Villa Peretti
Terminal B

3. Via dell’Esquilino, 11
Stop n.2 Santa Maria Maggiore

4. Via di San Gregorio
Stop n.3 Colosseo

5. Piazzale Ugo la Malfa
Stop n. 4 Circo Massimo

6. Via del Teatro di Marcello, 12
Stop n.5 Piazza Venezia

7. Lungotevere Tor di Nona, 7
Stop n. 6 Vaticano

8. Via Ludovisi, 47
Stop n.7 Piazza di Spagna

9. Via Barberini, 2
Stop n. 8 Piazza Barberini

Points of Interest

  • Trevi Fountain

  • Circus Maximus

  • Piazza Venezia

  • Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

  • Piazza Barberini

  • Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II

  • Vatican City

What's Included
  • Priority skip-the-line entrance at major attractions (Colosseum, Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica)
  • Multilingual onboard audio guide in eight languages
  • Optional guided tours at the Colosseum and Vatican Museums
  • One ticket valid across multiple bus tours: City Sightseeing Rome, Big Bus, and Vatican & Rome Open Bus
  • Complimentary walking tour via ‘Sightseeing Experience’ mobile app
  • Free Wi-Fi available onboard all buses
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Take a journey through Rome’s landmarks on an open-top, double-decker, hop-on hop-off bus. Board the bus to see Rome’s main attractions such as the Vatican City, Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain throughout this detailed tour. Experience panoramic views from the open deck and choose your journey path by hopping on and off at any of the eight stops. Select from 24, 48, or 72 hours of exploration, and consider upgrading your 24/48-hour ticket to gain entry to Rome’s top sights like the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Colosseum.

Download our Sightseeing Experience APP, a convenient and insightful tool to navigate, move around, tour, and immerse yourself in the city.

The APP features a complimentary guided walk in the city center available in 5 languages, and an interactive map displaying the real-time locations of the buses, the time until the next bus at each stop, and your current location, helping you to find the nearest bus stop with ease.

  • Rome Municipality Authority may impose new regulations and restricted access for all hop-on hop-off tours in the city of Rome without warning. It could impact the number of stops available and/or your journey on this tour; the exact itinerary will be advised on the day of travel
  • On Sundays and selected public holidays (Easter) traffic might be restricted in certain areas of Rome. Stops affected frequently include Colosseo or Circo Massimo
  • Wheelchair accessible (lower level only); electric wheelchairs cannot be accommodated for technical reasons. The most accessible boarding point is Via Marsala (Termini Station)
  • This ticket is valid for City Sightseeing Rome , Vatican&Rome Open Bus
  • Night Tour only leaves from Terminal C and it is one loop only
  • Night tour duration: 90 minutes
  • Who booked 72h rate can have a free Night Tour, the booking must be made at the time of redeeming the voucher on board the bus in Rome
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jeanette_f
Jun 18, 2024
HOP ON SND OFF- Yeah! - Very easy to do and the audio was fine; just that it needs to be upgraded a bit, as it pops too much and loudly, to bother your hearing.
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Leila_k
Jun 16, 2024
Great Tour - The Hop-On Hop-Off in Rome was fantastic. We were group of seven people and all of us enjoyed the tour.
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Vanessa_c
Jun 21, 2024
Best way to see Rome - As Rome is so busy it is the best way to get around and work out where you want to spend your time. Takes you round most of the sites and you can buy a tickets for more than one day.
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Bertram_r
Jun 24, 2024
Disappointing - Memorable the complete fiasco with issuing the tickets which took 25 minutes. We could hardly understand the guide who spoke at speed. The mention of gladiators was minimal despite being the gladiator Tour
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Barbara_m
Jun 16, 2024
Not what I expected! - Our hop on hop off experience didn’t turn out exactly the way I expected. With the exception of the Colosseum and Vatican City, none of the sites we wanted to see were directly on the route. So we rode about halfway around the loop, got off, spent the rest of the day walking and took a cab back to our hotel.
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Susannah_b
Jun 21, 2024
Better to Walk or Try a Different Operator - This was not a great experience for my family. We purchased the 24 hour pass and thought we would make use of the ticket late on our Sunday arrival. The tour window was ending for the day (which we did not understand) and buses did not come around frequently enough. Crowds were too much and the tour information only came from a plug in headset. We did not return to the bus after our solo trip. Find a good walking tour podcast or audio download and you can see and learn more than this bus offers. But if you don’t want to walk, this is a decent method of transportation.
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668caralyns
Jun 19, 2024
City Sightseeing Roma [Red Bus] - AS with other reviewers I should have read before we bought. Don't use them, find another e.g. green line. WE waited four times for 3/4-hour half or half an hour for the bus at stops. It stops running at 530 so we were left high and dry and walked back to hotel. We bought tickets at great cost through a rep of bus Company for Colosseum 2 hr. tour starting at 530. It took 20 mins to get over the road and through security. At 630 we were told tour over as the colosseum closes at 7 pm. WE were promptly ushered from behind by the security guards who slowly followed us out. No mention of time frame when we booked. Basically 40 mins of tour guide for supposedly 2-hour tour. Should have done our homework. Also, DONT go to Colosseum the end of the day. We used the as we thought they are in every capital city so must be ok!! They are Not.
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Harriet
Jun 17, 2024
Worst $62 I spent in rome - Workers are so unhelpful, I asked for a map so we could find a bus stop, and got told "no, you can get one on the bus"...what?? The app is useless too, it's just a flat map, it doesn't tell you where you are relative to the stop. And definitely less frequent than every 15 minutes, ridiculous. Wish I had checked reviews before purchasing.
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Maccamac
Jun 16, 2024
Not great - Terrible bus service, we foolishly booked 72 hours thinking we use it for getting to all the tourist attractions but the traffic is too busy in the city center better off walking using google maps, mostly stuck in traffic, moves slowly the buses took forever to arrive much longer than every 15 mins. The other hop on/off buses the green, pink and maroon colour arrived more frequent at same stops. Also it only red bus only stops in certain locations it was annoying watching bus pass our hotel every time even though there there was a signs for city tours by your ticket here, the nearest stop for us was about 30 to 40 min walk to far away, really pointless, but in fairness we found the staff very nice! and were great when it came to people trying to jump the queue they stopped them and made people get back to end of line.
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Ian
Jun 14, 2024
Terrible. Avoid,Avoid,Avoid! - Terrible. 56 euros and many hours of our life we won't get back. Terrible service. Infrequent buses. Not every 15 minutes. More every 30 to 45 and really busy , so no guarantee you will get on it. The automated commentary is a joke. It's like a two Ronnie's sketch where you get the commentary for a last place. I was totally confused, and we ended up using Google instead. The bus also stops for ages at every stop. Just use the FreeNow taxi app for longer journeys and walk the rest. The main attractions are close enough together, and you'll get to experience Rome the way it's meant to be. Rude staff as well. When I tried to politely complain, the lady just walked away and tried to sell the terrible service to other couples. Avoid, avoid, avoid!
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