Here you can find information about city tours with the hop-on/hop-off bus in Rome. We provide information about several providers, their routes, timetables and prices.
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IOBUS Rome
IOBUS is an Italian tourism company that offers several city tours in the Italian capital.
On board there is an audio guide in eight languages and free wifi.
Ticket validity: 24-72 hours
Rating: 3,7 (99 Rezensionen)
Price: from 18,00 EUR
When you buy your bus ticket online, you will receive a voucher that you can save on your mobile phone. You then show your digital voucher to the bus staff when you board the bus for the first time. You will then receive your ticket, which is valid from the first journey.
Tip: You can also use a combined ticket and save some money.
City Sightseeing Rome
City Sightseeing is probably the best-known provider of hop-on/hop-off tours around the world. In Rome, the red hop-on/hop-off buses travel through the city daily on a route with a total of eight stops.
An audio guide in eight languages and free Wi-Fi are available on board. The tickets are valid for City Sightseeing, Big Bus Rome and Omnia Vatican & Rome.
Ticket validity: 24-72 hours
Rating: 4,0 (821 Rezensionen)
Price: ab 26,00 EUR
When you buy your bus ticket online, you will receive a voucher that you can save on your mobile phone. You then show your digital voucher to the bus staff when you board the bus for the first time. You will then receive your ticket, which is valid from the first journey.
City Tour Roma
City Tour is an international company that operates hop-on hop-off buses in several cities.
On board there is an audio guide in 12 languages and free wifi. With the free City Tour app you can follow the live location of the buses.
Ticket validity: 24-72 hours
Rating: 4,3 (397 Rezensionen)
Price: from 19,00 EUR
When you buy your bus ticket online, you will receive a voucher that you can save on your mobile phone. You then show your digital voucher to the bus staff when you board the bus for the first time. You will then receive your ticket, which is valid from the first journey.
Big Bus Rome
Big Bus is an international company that operates hop-on/hop-off buses in many cities around the world. The hop-on/hop-off buses are painted in wine red and bear the inscription "Big Bus Rome".
On board there is an audio guide in five languages and free wifi. With the free Big Bus app you can follow the live location of the buses.
The tickets are valid for City Sightseeing, Big Bus Rome and Omnia Vatican & Rome.
Ticket validity: 24-72 hours
Rating: 3,7 (61 Rezensionen)
Price: from 29,16 EUR
When you buy your bus ticket online, you will receive a voucher that you can save on your mobile phone. You then show your digital voucher to the bus staff when you board the bus for the first time. You will then receive your ticket, which is valid from the first journey.
Green Line Tours
Green Line Tours is an Italian company that was founded in Rome back in 1978. Among other things, the company offers hop-on/hop-off tours in Rome.
On board there is an audio guide in 16 languages and free wifi.
Unfortunately, Green Line Tours does not communicate a timetable. Buses run every 2 hours on the blue and orange routes. No further information is available.
Ticket validity: 24-72 hours
Rating: 4,0 (14822 Rezensionen)
Price: from 18,00 EUR
When you buy your bus ticket online, you will receive a voucher that you can save on your mobile phone. You then show your digital voucher to the bus staff when you board the bus for the first time. You will then receive your ticket, which is valid from the first journey.
Hop-on/Hop-off: Places of interest
Rome has no shortage of famous sights. You can reach most of them on a city tour by hop-on/hop-off bus. You can reach the following attractions with any of the above bus companies:
Simply get off at the nearest stop, visit a place of interest and then continue your journey.
However, it should be noted that the hop-on/hop-off buses in Rome only stop at a few stops. Therefore, only a few sights are in the immediate vicinity of the stops. To reach all the sights, you need to plan for walking distances.
Combi tickets: Bus & attraction
With the following combo deals, you can take a city tour on the bus and visit one or more attractions. With many combination tickets you save some money.
Hop-on/Hop-off + Colosseum
Take a city tour on the hop-on hop-off bus and visit the Colosseum. You will receive all tickets immediately on your mobile phone.
Hop-on/Hop-off + Vatican Museums
Take a city tour on the hop-on hop-off bus (City Sightseeing) and visit the Vatican Museums including the Sistine Chapel. You will receive all tickets immediately on your mobile phone.
Hop-on/Hop-off + Castel Sant'Angelo
Take a city tour on the Hop-on/Hop-off bus (IOBUS) and visit Castel Sant'Angelo. You will receive both tickets instantly on your mobile phone.
Hop-on/Hop-off + Villa Borghese
Take a city tour on the hop-on hop-off bus and visit the Villa and Galleria Borghese. You will receive both tickets immediately on your mobile phone.
Is a Rome city tour worth it?
The "Eternal City" of Rome is rich in history, culture and art. However, with its winding alleys and lively traffic, Rome can also be a challenge. An organised hop-on/hop-off tour takes the stress away and guarantees a relaxing journey from one highlight to the next.
You have the option of getting on and off several times during the tour. You can even spread several round trips over several days. This way you can linger at interesting places and continue your journey whenever it suits you.
Some visitors choose to do a complete city tour without getting off. This is probably the most relaxed way to discover Rome and get a first overview. For simple city tours, there are cheap tickets available from some providers.
On sunny days, you can sit on the upper deck with the roof open and watch the highlights of Rome pass by. With free wifi on board, you can plan your trip as you go.
All hop-on/hop-off buses are equipped with multilingual audio guides. These provide passengers with exciting background information and stories about the individual stops, making the tour even more impressive and educational.
Overall, a hop-on/hop-off tour in Rome offers a balanced mix of comfort, information and experience. For those who want to fully enjoy Rome's impressive cultural heritage without worrying about logistics and planning, a hop-on/hop-off tour is the perfect choice.
For all the advantages, however, one should bear in mind that the buses sometimes move slowly in the dense city traffic and it can get very hot, especially in summer. In addition, the buses are used by many tourists and are therefore often very crowded. It is therefore advisable to approach the journey with some composure.
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