Hop-on Hop-off Tour in Rome: Explore Highlights of the Eternal City with Bus Pass Options

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Experience the best of Rome with a hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore iconic landmarks, learn about the city’s history, and enjoy the freedom to sightsee at your own pace.

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Hours of operation are 9:00am – 7:00pm Daily, every 20 minutes.

Customers can redeem the electronic voucher with any Big Bus representatives prior to boarding at any stop. Recommended stop to board the bus: Stop 1 - Termini Railway Station (Via Giovanni Giolitti 32)

1. Roma Termini
Stop 1 - Termini Railway Station

2. Saint Maria Maggiore
Stop 2 - Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore

3. Colosseum
Stop 3 - Colosseum (Via di San Gregorio (bus stop outside Roman Forum entrance))

4. Circus Maximus
Stop 4 - Circus Maximus

5. Teatro Marcello
Stop 5 - Piazza Venezia

6. Vatican City
Stop 6 - Vatican / Castel Sant’Angelo

7. Ludovisi
Stop 7 - Spanish Steps

8. Piazza Barberini
Stop 8 - Barberini

Points of Interest

Trevi Fountain
Piazza Venezia
Vatican Museums
Piazza Barberini
Big Bus Tours
Campo de’ Fiori
Piazza Navona
Vatican City
National Roman Museum - The Baths of Diocletian
Piazza del Campidoglio
Piazza Venezia / Ancient City
St. Peter’s Basilica
Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant’Angelo
Basilica di San Pietro in Ciel d’Oro
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Circus Maximus
Roman Forum
Navona / Pantheon / Campo de’ Fiori
Spanish Steps

What's Included

24, 48 or 72 hours Hop-on Hop-off tickets
Upgrade to a 72 hour ticket for an included Panoramic Night Tour
Ticket valid for Big Bus and Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi buses
Multilingual audio commentary on board
Free VOX digital self-guided tour download
Free Wi-Fi on Board

Additional Information

Explore the wonders of Rome through an 8+ stop hop-on hop-off bus tour that takes you around the remarkable landmarks of the Eternal City.

Choose from a 24, 48 or 72 hours bus ticket and visit iconic Rome attractions such as the Colosseum, Pantheon and Circus Maximus, including the Vatican City.

On the bus, learn about Rome’s intriguing history and lifestyle with an interesting multi-lingual audio narration.

Step off the bus and relish the flexibility to sightsee at your own leisure with additional digital self-paced walking tours.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Gabe_b

Sep 4, 2024

your ride for 3 days - A perfect way to get around the city if you are not in a rush, we had 3 days in Rome and got the 72 hour pass with the night tour. We only needed a taxi to and from the airport and to the vatican and back. If we had planned better we probably could have used the bus to get close to the vatican and saved that money too!

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Paul_c

Aug 19, 2024

A must do - Highly recommend the hop on hop off bus. Great value and so easy to use to see the sights. Ery informative and it’s a great way to get round the sights.

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Liz

Aug 21, 2024

Good for getting around the main sites - When I booked I didn’t, naively, realize there are lots of different companies. The route this company took was circular stopping near main sites ( 8 stops in total) I didn’t know what the route was until on the bus! I booked a 3 day pass thinking that would be the best way to travel around. But, the Metro / rail/ bus ticket s are much more convenient for getting everywhere! at a much better value. I would recommend but only for a one day ticket.

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Tlp251

Aug 9, 2024

Great option to get around the city but I Love Rome bus has even more frequent buses - Like Barcelona and New York the Rome hop on hop off bus tour is a great way to see the sites and also to get around the city. There are frequent stops and frequent buses so you never wait long for the next bus, and can plan your own day rather than being stuck with the bus plan. The stops are also close as there are so many things to see in Rome, which means you can often walk from one site to another and then jump on another bus. The only two disadvantages are the tour operators don’t pause the recording when the bus stops so the information is often not synced with the sites, and the bus waits for a very long time at each stop. The other tour, I Love Rome, had two or three buses come and go while we waited on the bus to leave

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Leilani_j

Jul 31, 2024

Memorable - I love the fact that it visoted the main places the pne need to see in Rome especially that it is too hot walking around this time of the year ☺️

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Gary_k

Aug 19, 2024

Buses are overcrowded... - Buses are overcrowded very little space the route is kind of not very well managed and organized and doesn't stop in many attractions in Rome

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Aniseedvan

Sep 5, 2024

Below average - Better than the night tour but not great. We waited at stop 7 (nearest to our hotel) for the first bus and had to ask an attendant for another company questions as the big bus attendant only turned up when the bus was leaving. Nowhere near as many buses in frequency through the day as the other red coloured buses by another company which led to long queues and crowded buses by midday. The first bus was by the sister company and had windows upstairs, so even though we were upstairs you were still taking photos through grubby windows if seated. The audio commentary was poor - varying levels in terms of sound and very little given.

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Sam

Sep 3, 2024

Terrible service - We purchased a 72 hour hop on and off ticket. This company has terrible service. The bus’s never run to the time advertised, the drivers stand outside chatting away to others while the bus is full and we are waiting to leave, we have had multiple drivers texting and taking phone calls while driving (which is illegal), children running up and down aisles and standing upstairs on top deck just being a nuisance and misbehaved (there are cameras upstairs but driver/ workers don’t do anything), have had buses just drive past and not stop… steer clear.

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Davin

Sep 4, 2024

Turtle Pace - Expect long waits between busses. Long queues at bus stops. Full busses. Slow moving stuck in traffic. Routes on outskirts and you don’t actually see any attractions from the bus, you have to get off at atop and walk.

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Sarah_s

Aug 18, 2024

the Worst tour ever. - We had prepaid tickets for 72 hours and it included 1 night tour of the city. When we arrived to the bus stop we were told NO!! we had to make an appointment for this tour- when we bought these tickets it did not say we had to make an appointment- When the guide told us NO!! we said ok we want to make an appointment for the next day and again we were told NO!!!! we had to come back the next day and maybe !!!!! there was room for us - !!! and we had to come back to the 1st stop to make an appointment - we were not close to the 1st stop and we had to pay TAXI $30 - to get there - nevertheless we never got the night tour ):

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