Hop-On Hop-Off Buses in Rome: 8 Days Out That Repay the Slot

1.City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off Bus with Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 16,045 reviews · 1 - 3 days · from $15Our pick

Ride an open-top double-decker through Rome for one loop, one day, or 24 to 72 hours. Use the audio guide in eight languages, hop off near the Colosseum, Vatican, Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona, then continue on another bus. Your ticket also includes the Jubilee Line, but attraction entry and meals cost extra.

“Bus service was great the driver was lovely the whole experience was 10out of 10 I would recommend this service”

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2.Hop-On Hop-Off Panoramic Open Bus Ticket 3 Circuits x 1

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15,405 reviews · from $20

Use Green Line Tours’ open-top bus to cover Rome’s central sights, Vatican City, Testaccio, Villa Borghese, and northern museums. Choose a daily, 24-hour, 48-hour, or 72-hour pass, then hop on and off at 20-minute intervals. Multilingual audio, Wi-Fi, live tracking, and onboard staff are included.

“Perfect way to start your trip in Rome, you can see the most popular spots at once. Audio guide is available in many languages and it's easy to use it.”

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3.City Sightseeing Rome Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5,446 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $16

Use a mobile ticket to ride City Sightseeing Rome between Termini, Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum area, Circo Massimo, Piazza Venezia, Vatican City, Piazza di Spagna, and Piazza Barberini. Hop on and off at your own pace, listen to commentary in eight languages, and use the free Wi-Fi. The full loop takes about 90 minutes to two hours.

“Traffic in Rome is so crazy that the bus went only about 6 stops in one hour! We finally got off and walked all over. The headphones are very inexpensive so half the time it didn't work very well and we couldn't understand that much. We've taken HoHo tours in many cities and they have always been enjoyable. The day was very pleasant but they had the roof on so unless you were sitting right on the side, you couldn't see any of the sights. Very disappointing”

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4.Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus Tour with Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4,329 reviews · from $22

See Rome’s major sights from an open-top pink bus, then hop off near the Colosseum, Vatican, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and more. Choose a ticket lasting from four hours to three days. Audio commentary comes in 12 languages, Wi-Fi is included, and stops are placed within walking distance of the monuments.

“A great tour to take if you want to see everything and get around! worth every penny!”

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5.Big Bus Hop-on, Hop-off Open-Top Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2,580 reviews · 1 hour 40 minutes (approx.) · from $26

Use a 3-, 24-, 48-, or 72-hour Big Bus ticket to see Rome by open-top double-decker. Ride past the Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Vatican, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and more, then hop off to explore. Recorded commentary, Wi-Fi, bus tracking, and a VOX digital walking tour are included.

“Wi-fi sucked, we were never able to use it, and it got you close to some of the attractions, but honestly most of the times it didn't get you super close to the ones you wanted. The stop in front of the Colosseo was not even a stop anymore and that's a main attraction.”

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6.Hop-On Hop-Off Open-Top Bus City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 648 reviews · from $34

Use a 1 to 3-day open-top bus pass to see Rome at your own pace. Board at Termini or any route stop, listen to an audio guide in eight languages, and hop off near sights such as the Colosseum, Vatican City, Spanish Steps, and Circus Maximus. Wi-Fi, earphones, child commentary, and walking tours through the app are included.

“The bus was fine but it was hard to see anything from the road… not the bus’s fault…”

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7.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Optional Cruise Port Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 367 reviews · from $33

Start at Civitavecchia Cruise Port or in Rome, then use the Big Bus open-top route to reach sights such as the Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Vatican, and Spanish Steps. The optional port transfer returns around 5:30 PM. Audio is offered in eight languages, with Wi-Fi and headphones included.

“Excellent trip, from pick up at the port and then the transfer to Rome, very busy day but we saw everything we wanted to on the Hop on Bus, so pleased we did this trip with you.”

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8.Transfer to Rome & Hop-on Hop-off Bus Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 190 reviews · from $56

Take the 9:30 SIT bus from Civitavecchia to Termini or the Vatican area, then explore Rome by open-top hop-on hop-off bus. The Vatican option includes an escorted walk past St. Peter’s Basilica and Castel Sant’Angelo. Return buses leave Termini at 3:30 pm and the Vatican at 3:45 pm.

“Drop off from the port was not easily accessible. Ride from port to actual hop on hop off bus location wasn’t detailed enough for return ride.”

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