Rome Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Tour

Rome, Italy

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20+ bookings last month.

1 day (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Rome is a vast city with endless sights; this hop-on-hop-off bus tour lets you take in the A-list attractions without getting footsore. Choose from multiple ticket durations to make the most of your time in the city. Listen to pre-recorded audio commentary along the route and hop off where you want to spend more time exploring—just catch the next passing bus when you’re ready to move on.

Save time and see more of Rome with a hop-on-hop-off bus tour
Choose tickets for one, two, or three days to fit your travel itinerary
Admire sights like the Colosseum and St. Peter’s Basilica along the route
On-board audio commentary with insights into the city’s history and culture

What's Included

Hop-on hop-off sightseeing bus tour
Onboard audio commentary (if available)
Panoramic open-top bus experience

Entrance tickets to attractions or museums
Guided tours or guided visits
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Arranged start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

Select your preferred tour option to see hours.

Departure Point

You may start this tour at any of the stops listed.

Itinerary

Hop-On-Hop-Off Green Line Bus Tour

8 Stops

7 Points of Interest

Duration: 1 day

Operating Schedule: Travelers may hop on and off at any designated stop and spend as much time as they wish at each location, provided it falls within the validity of the selected ticket. The GREEN LINE TOUR bus operates daily with departures from Termini Station between 9:30 a.m. and 5:40 p.m. Service frequency may vary depending on the time of day and traffic conditions, with buses running approximately every 25 minutes in the morning and every 40 to 60 minutes in the afternoon. Please note that routes, stops, and schedules may be modified on weekends, public holidays, or due to traffic conditions, city regulations, or other circumstances beyond our control.

Piazza dei Cinquecento

P.za dell'Esquilino, 12

Via di San Gregorio

Belvedere Romolo e Remo

Via del Teatro di Marcello, 32

Lungotevere Tor di Nona, 7

Via Ludovisi, 48

Via Barberini, 14

Points of interest passed by on this route

Trevi Fountain

Piazza Venezia

Vatican City

Pantheon

Piazza Barberini

Campo De' Fiori

Piazza Navona

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
No refunds will be issued for missed tours due to late arrival, non-arrival, or failure to board the bus on time.
During the summer season, Rome experiences high temperatures. For your comfort, we strongly recommend bringing a hat, sunscreen, and sufficient drinking water.

In case of emergencies, road closures, or crowd-control measures by local authorities, travelers are kindly requested to cooperate if asked to wait at designated stops.
Due to heavy traffic conditions, especially in the afternoon and evening, buses may experience delays. Please be patient—your bus will arrive as soon as possible.
Travelers must download and present the voucher received via email. Boarding is allowed only on GREEN LINE TOUR buses, where the barcode will be scanned upon entry.
Please ensure your mobile device is charged and the voucher barcode is clearly visible for scanning.
This service operates subject to traffic conditions, city regulations, and operational requirements.

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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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Reviews

3.6

based on 113 reviews

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Helpful perspective of the sights

Karen_S, Mar 2026

Handy way to have an overview of the sights and to help decide your specific sightseeing plans. Using the bus saves steps before & after your sightseeing agenda. Be prepared to be sitting in traffic on occasion & we travelled in February. My headset was troublesome as one earpiece was English and the other another language.

It was difficult to find...

Terri_T, Feb 2026

It was difficult to find this particular tour companies signage and schedule. The tickets were digital but the ticket taker said she could not scan the tickets and was rather rude when she had to provide us with a paper option that we had to hang onto the entire day.

Fantastic travel in Roma

Ualisson_L, Nov 2025

It was a great experience and I enjoiy it a lot. I would like to do it again when I come back to Italy.

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are really happy to hear you had a great experience and enjoyed it so much. It would be a pleasure to welcome you back whenever you return to Italy. Looking forward to seeing you again!

Tickets not confirmed with Green line tours Rome

ANDREA_P, Aug 2025

i booked the tickets via the link and we had trouble getting on the Green line tours in Rome as they said the tickets have not been confirmed We were advised it was an admin error via Viator and a few other people had the same issue

Response from Host, Sep 2025

I'm so sorry to hear that you experienced this. In terms of technical issue we really don't have anything to do. Also we are just a supplier of Green line tours. Anyway we are trying to improve our service. Hope from next time this kind of issue won't happen.

Not recommended

peggyjmachaaolcom, Aug 2025

Very limited on information. The audio was not the same as the site. Bus broke down a mess. Unorganized

Response from Host, Sep 2025

We are really very sorry that you experienced it. But we are not the operator of the bus service, we just manage the tickets for you. Hope you understand it. Have a nice day!

Etna

MaryJane_C, Jun 2025

Excellent. Francesco was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. He went out of his way to explain things

Couldn’t open details of bus

Jacqueline_G, May 2025

Get your voucher before you leave. Paid for internet by att and could not open details. Therefore they didn’t know what bus we were on. Even though we had booking and reservation numbers. So didn’t get to go. Very disappointing. They really tried from big red bus to help us to no avail so we paid for nothing

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thank you for sharing your experience. However, this service is not with us.

Bus stops only in general areas, not at individual attractions

Karen_L, Apr 2025

The bus should have stops at all the major attractions, not in the general area of three or four attractions. For a person with difficulty walking long distances, this was a great inconvenience. Having just been on HOHO busses in London and Paris, which stops at ALL major attractions, Rome HOHO was a great disapointment.

Fun relaxing but audio didn’t always match

Michelle_H, Oct 2024

Sometime the audio didn’t match where we were but overall it was relaxing and fun. And here are more words to meet my 100 character limit.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Thank you for your wonderful explanation. As a tour operator company, we are trying our best to provide the best service to our honorable clients. It would be greatly appreciated if you are happy with our service.

Green line - disappointed

Farhan_L, Jul 2024

The green busses didn’t have a roof which would have been appreciated given the incredibly hot temperatures. The boarding procedures were cumbersome and lengthy with the hosts having to hand write receipts which caused needless lineups.

Too hot

Brown_A, Jul 2024

Not very fun! It was a very hot day and the Bus did not have a sun shield and the indoor first level was not air conditioned. The stops were very long and the seats uncomfortable. My daughter nearly passed out from the heat! The most positive was the audio.

Great way to see the outskirts of Rome.

Laurie_D, Jul 2024

Great way to see the outskirts of Rome. It was nice to ride on top of the bus when the weather was permissible. In the lower area, it was very hot! Good way to get around without all the walking.

Response from Host, Aug 2024

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your Tour experience with us! We are delighted to hear that our tour guide provided you with excellent assistance and made your tour of the Rome a comfortable and enjoyable one. Stay connected with Rome Tour Tickets to have more exciting Rome Vatican tours in the future.

Easy way to get around Rome at your own speed

Sekhar_A, May 2024

We took the Green Line tours hop on hop off ticket for 48 hours (which is about 10-12 Euros more for two tickets and worth it). The first time we got on and stayed on for the entire circuit. The next day we used the GLT bus to get from the Vatican to our hotel in Rome. A scenic and easy way to get back. I would recommend it if you have time on your hands.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Audio Issues

David_G, May 2024

Poor quality audio equipment spoils the experience. Tour unfortunately cannot get close enough to several iconic items.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Hello, this bus tour uses an audio system that everyone will need to listen to. If there's an issue with the audio, please ask the operator to change it instead of trying to do it yourself. Please provide feedback only about the audio immediately. As a tourist, there are certain responsibilities to manage while traveling. Thanks for your feedback.

My tour in Rome

Roberto_G, Feb 2024

All the sightseeing of Rome by a bus tour. Very highly recomend. The audio tour was very informative and everybody was very welcoming and helpful.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We're thrilled to hear that our service made your visit to efficient and enjoyable. If you have any more feedback or suggestions, feel free to share. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next Rome

Took too long from stop to stop. Second day ended up walking and taxiing between attractions

Debra_C, Nov 2023

We ended up walking and taxiing between attractions on the second day hop on hop off was too time consuming.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for sharing your insights regarding the purchase of your Vatican Museums tickets. We've learned that you did not engage in any tour or ticket service with us. It also appears there might have been a miscommunication, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience during your visit to our office. We respect your decision to purchase tickets directly at the entrance to the Vatican Museums. We want to assure you that our aim is to provide clear information about ticket options, including the availability of skip-the-line tickets, which may have a different price due to the added convenience they offer. We want to emphasize that it is our commitment to provide a positive and courteous experience for all our visitors.

Too crowded

Kimberly_B, Oct 2023

This has the potential to be a good tour to see a lot of the highlights of Rome, however, the bus was too crowded. You didn't feel like you could get off and explore at one of the stops because there probably wouldn't be a seat for you on the next bus. Plus, it was a little difficult to find an actual stop to get the ticket activated.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a rating. Stay connected with Rome Tour Tickets to have more exciting Rome tours in the future.

Missed my appointed time...

Pavitar_S, Oct 2023

Missed my appointed time because the various buses could not recognise the ticket. In the end even the bus it belonged to had to take picture, send it somewhere else and then re-issue a ticket so we would not have the same issue. By the time all was sorted we missed our next tour @ the Colloseum. Waste of money

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you for sharing your feedback on your recent Vatican Tour experience. We apologize for any inconvenience you faced regarding the long wait time, especially after purchasing our skip-the-line service. We want to acknowledge that during peak hours, there may be an increased demand, leading to longer queues even for skip-the-line ticket holders. We understand the frustration this may cause, and we are currently reviewing our procedures to ensure a more efficient and enjoyable experience for our tourists.

Friendly

Bertha_G, Oct 2023

Good experience. Thanks. Rome is bigger than expected. The green line was helpful. Thanks all the staff we had touch in at your bus tour

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a rating. Stay connected with Rome Tour Tickets to have more exciting Rome tours in the future.

Hmmm…just OK

MICHAEL_H, Sep 2023

Long walks from our room to any pick up point. Hard to see much from interior sear. Map provided was the best thing…

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a rating. Stay connected with Rome Tour Tickets to have more exciting Rome tours in the future.

Do not book green line tour bus

Stacey_H, Sep 2023

Rome is a beautiful city, and I do recommend hop on hop off bus to see it all. However, the greenline bus is not the route to go. When booking this, I thought we were getting the red hop on hop off bus there is more of them they come more frequently. We spent a lot of time like 45 minutes to an hour waiting at each stop for another bus to come. That is a lot of sightseeing. We missed due to waiting on the buses do not recommend the green line tour bus! The people on the buses were also very rude.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Buy bus tickets on the street

Duncan_R, Aug 2023

Unfortunately it was not easy to identify which hop on hop off service I purchased tickets for online. Had to purchase a second set of tickets as none of the operators would admit to my tickets purchased online as being valid.

Sev gave a great tour

Pamela_C, Aug 2023

Sev was a great tour guide, It was very apparent early on that he was no average tour guide. It was clear that he was very knowledgeable about the city, its history, and that lead to him being very interesting. You could tell he was passionate about the history. We learned at the very end of the day he is a professor at the University. I’ve traveled the world and Sev was one of the best guides,

We got to see all the...

Daniel_L, Aug 2023

We got to see all the things we missed on our guided tours. It was fun and relaxing. all of us thoroughly enjoyed it.

Some nice views but long waits

Erin_K, Aug 2023

We got on the bus in the morning without a problem. The audio guide was interesting. But as the ride wore on, there were long lines of people trying to get on, and we ended up waiting for a long time before going to the next stop. A lot of people in line didn’t get to get on because there wasn’t room. It’s a decent way to kill time after a long flight, but if you hop off you may not get to hop back on again.

Awful green tour buses - horrible customer service

Hugo_A, Aug 2023

The lady who received our tickets was very rude, the bus ride was fine but to redeem the tickets was terrible. I would not buy this tickets again because the green hop on hop off bus attitude was deplorable.

It’s the middle of summer...

Jessica_K, Jul 2023

It’s the middle of summer and the buses have NO ac and it was sweltering hot. Literally hotter on the bus than it was outside. The bus would stay for a long time at some of the stops to allow peddlers to sell fans and bottles of water which meant sitting in the sweltering heat even longer and took longer to go from stop to stop. Some of the ports for the headphones were not working on the bus

Great way to see the city

Sylvie_B, Jul 2023

Situated near the train station. Very easy to find. They answer all of your questions and bus is clean

Excellent

Helen_G, Jun 2023

Enjoyed my tour with Viator. Audio tour guide was helpful. The staff are friendly. Love to do this again when I am.back in Rome🙂

Rome experience

Irene_E, Jun 2023

The explanation in English was very good. It was very hot and humid in the bus as very crowded. No air-conditioning. The staff were very helpful. The sights are amazing!