City Sightseeing Rome Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Rome, Italy
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take a Rome hop-on hop-off tour by open-top bus, and spend time city sightseeing as you travel past attractions such as the Colosseum and Vatican City. Relax aboard the double-decker Rome tour bus, listen to the audio commentary, and hop on and off at any of the stops. Select a sightseeing ticket that’s valid for the same day, 24, 48, or 72 hours, or two panoramic night tours.
- Create a personalized sightseeing itinerary and explore Rome at leisure
- Hop on and off as many times as you wish at any of the stops
- Listen to interesting onboard audio commentary as you travel
- Set your own pace to explore Rome's highlights
What's Included
- Onboard audio guide in eight different languages on Open Bus
- Free Wi-Fi onboard Open bus
- Free Walking Tour included downloading our Mobile App “Sightseeing Experience
- Hop-on hop-off ticket valid for City Sightseeing Rome ( if selected)
- Night Tour Ticket (if option selected)
- Enjoy the Yellow Line, exclusively included in your City Sightseeing ticket.
- Yellow Line operated by Vatican&Rome Open
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Departure Point
- You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.
Itinerary
Rome has a bounty of things to see and the mix of its architecture is a testament to its past; Roman ruins, baroque squares, and Renaissance gardens combine to give the city its enticing edge. See it all on a Rome hop-on hop-off bus tour, and learn about the Italian capital as you go.
Show your ticket as you board your Rome tour bus, and then hop on and off at any of the stops around town. See the Colosseum where gory gladiatorial battles once took place, and have your camera ready for Piazza Venezia, home to the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument. Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain for luck, or stretch your legs on a walk through Vatican City.
The full loop lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours, and audio commentary is provided for each sight you pass. Make use of the free onboard Wi-Fi to share pictures, tweet, or blog about your travels as you go.
Show your ticket as you board your Rome tour bus, and then hop on and off at any of the stops around town. See the Colosseum where gory gladiatorial battles once took place, and have your camera ready for Piazza Venezia, home to the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument. Throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain for luck, or stretch your legs on a walk through Vatican City.
The full loop lasts between 1.5 and 2 hours, and audio commentary is provided for each sight you pass. Make use of the free onboard Wi-Fi to share pictures, tweet, or blog about your travels as you go.
City Sightseeing Rome
10 Stops
7 Points of Interest
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Operating Schedule: From April 2026 Every day - From 9.00 am till 6.20 pm (last departure) Night tour leaves only from Via Giolitti, 32 We kindly inform you that Stop n.3 Colosseo is suspended until further notice
1
Via Marsala, 7
2
Via Giovanni Giolitti, 38
3
Piazza dei Cinquecento
4
Via dell'Esquilino
5
Via di San Gregorio
6
Piazzale Ugo la Malfa
7
Via del Teatro di Marcello, 12
8
Lungotevere Tor di Nona, 7
9
Via Ludovisi, 47
10
Via Barberini, 2
Points of interest passed by on this route
Trevi Fountain
Circo Massimo
Piazza Venezia
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
Piazza Barberini
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
Citta del Vaticano
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- 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 (if selected)
- Night Tour only leaves from Via Giolitti, 32 and it is one loop only
- Night tour duration: 90 minutes
- For operational reasons, Night Tour departure of the tour scheduled at 21:00 may be postponed up to a maximum of 15 minutes. The service is still guaranteed and the conditions of the tour remain unchanged.
- One Loop Tour is not a Hop On Hop Off tour
- We kindly inform you that Stop n.3 Colosseo is suspended until further notice
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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We bought in advance whilst still in the uk. Rome is undergoing many exciting new building and renovation projects but this means that the audio commentary was out of date and will be for years! Volume hard to control. Musical interludes dreadful and unnecessary. Headphone cable not long enough for aisle seat. But the main thing is that Rome is best seen on foot, so on a bus you’re lucky if you see the back of a building. The best view will be on foot from the other side! Bus staff were lovely though.
Good general overview of city but no depth site seeing. Highlight was approaching collesium and Victory of Emmanuel monument. Good price if you only choose 1 loop. Good information via tour but headphones and system scratchy.
We've done Hop On tours in many cities. THIS WAS THE WORST ever. Got tickets from Viator. Wanted to look up where to start tour. Two maps on City Signtseeing's on map don't match (pdf vs interactive). Made our way to stop shown on their interactive map. Waited 35 minutes. Stood very visibly and half-empty bus thundered right past us. Then were told we would have to make our way half way across Rome to start tour (about 1 hour walk or 40 Euro taxi fare). Pathetic! The whole idea of a Hop on bus is that you do NOT HAVE TO WALK. We just went home and now booking with a different provider. Avoid this provider at all cost.
Response from Host, Sept 2026
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This trip advised could get on at any point but it didn't stop anywhere. Could only get on at roma termini. Nice seeing everything lit up. Only lasted 1 hrs not 1.5 hrs.
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It was the usual 'Hop On Hop Off' experience, nothing different to any other. Pleased the audio equipment worked.
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It’s just a bus ride from place to place as it says hop on hop off, take a seat on tap Joy the air enjoy the ride
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After getting off the B line we had to wait in the blazing sun, no shade if you wanted to keep your place in line. Too hot. We decided to skip it
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It was difficult to find the first stop to get on. The tickets were easy to book on line. The bus was very hot and the speakers didn’t always work.
Unable to find any of the stops. Looks like maybe 3 stop in the entire city of Rome if you can find them.
Response from Host, Sept 2026
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Very good except no stop at colleseum. Timely transfer comfortable and useful to get around and see sites
Response from Host, Aug 2026
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Collosuem pickup point is quite a distance from the Colloseum. In this heat it was just too far to walk...disappointing
Response from Host, Aug 2026
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Can be fairly hot at times on the bus. You should take a water bottle with you as refilling options are plentiful. Not always clear if a stop is changed or where the stops are exactly.
There is no stopping or even passing for photos. Customer service e.g explaining commentary process is non existent.
The actual drive around the city however is very pleasant
Response from Host, Jul 2026
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There was not enough buses to support the amount of people on the routes. We had to wait 30 minutes for a bus. Other companies had multiple buses available for their passengers and averaging about 5 minutes.
The recording doesn't match up with what you're actually seeing. The driver needs to drive more slowly.
Was easy and convenient. We did have another double decker bus rear end us which left a dampner on the experience
Response from Host, Jul 2026
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The sound didn’t match up with what we were seeing . There was not very much information. We have taken many Hop On Hop Off tours and this was not a very good one .
Response from Host, Jul 2026
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It was excellent. We really enjoyed the tour and getting a good idea of the city. Highly recommend. Good tour.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
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If you sit on the left side of the bus you won’t see anything. Also, driver pulled cover to halfway on top so those in the back did not have hardly any view.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
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We always enjoy a city bus tour.
Unlike many of these bus tours, the bus isn't able to get close to many of the sites, so be aware that you will need to be able to walk to get to things.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for choosing our service! Our pick-up and drop-off points are regularly approved by the municipality in order to preserve the beauty of our UNESCO World Heritage sites. It is only a short walking distance.
The red top bus is amazing for getting to know Rome - service was frequent and the staff were very helpful.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
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Great tour in Roma by night, you’ll see most of the local attractions
Be prepare to experience a fast driving and don’t count to make the most beautiful pictures because the bus is moving fast
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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This is a great way of exploring the city! With the 24 hour ticket you have more opportunity to hop on and hop off. Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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The tickets worked perfectly from the voucher on my phone. Security did not take that long and we had an amazing self guided tour! Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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after much concern on pickup and earlier panic of dividing tickets all went well!! ticket personnel on bus were very nice and audio guide were great!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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My guide start-to-finish explained all the attractions-my first time in Italy. They are Amazing!!! This is a personal favorite to see Rome. Air conditioning-blessing!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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We wanted to experience Rome’s highlights at night. The tour bus was delightful as it was a beautiful evening and the top was retracted. However the audio recording was not very clear and one of the audio output was not working requiring me to share one set of ear plugs with my cousin. Overall—would not recommend—-though Rome is a beautiful city.
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Booked the 24hr tour for a Sunday, they only run from 9-6. The tour is recorded and not in time with the items they are describing. Went back for the 9pm night route to be told I needed to pay separately for that as it’s not included in the 24hr ticket. So paid over £50 for myself and my partner to be on the bus for 30 mins.
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Bus spends most of the day idling on the side of the road. Took 2.5 hours to do one lap on the red route. Radio commentary was very basic, usually out of time with location and many headphone jacks didn't work. Waste of money and a waste if a day. Very disappointed. Not enough buses. All other companies passed us all day while we sat parked.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
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It had to be 1:30 hour trip, but we spend just 1 hour. But was nice to see all Rome popular visiting places
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