4 Open-Top Bus Tours in Italy to Build a Day Around

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 9,537 reviews · 3 hours - 3 days · from $22Our pick

Ride Rome’s open-top Big Bus past the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps. Choose a 3-hour loop or 24-, 48-, or 72-hour ticket, with multilingual audio, Wi-Fi, live bus tracking, and self-guided walking tours.

“Location on Google Maps requires attention as it’s crazy trying to find the location of the Bus Terminal. Outrageously wrong. “Update your location on Google”, is urgently required !!!!!”

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2.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 circle Rome’s major sights, including the Colosseum, Vatican, Pantheon area, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps. Audio commentary, Wi-Fi, a VOX walking tour, and live bus tracking are included, but several stops require a walk.

“Well worth it & saw the city from a different angle & loads of incredible information. Well worth it and easy to use”

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3.City Highlights Open-Top Bus Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,038 reviews · 45 min · from $22

Ride Rome’s red open-top double-decker bus for one 45-minute night loop past Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum, St. John Lateran, the Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona. Recorded commentary comes in eight languages. Bring a warm layer, and choose your seat carefully for the best views.

“Great way to view Rome from the bus then you can arrange to go back to the areas you want to visit on foot.”

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

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

Ride an open-top Io Bus around Rome with audio in eight languages, free WiFi, live bus tracking, and app-based walking tours. Hop off near the Colosseum, Vatican, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and other key sights, then rejoin the route when ready.

“Really enjoyed this experience, easy to get on and get off the bus, seeing different tourist spots. Difficult to know where the bus tops were, but the colosseum one is at the back of it, where they are all numbered! Once we knew this it was great, good service and nice people. Thank you”

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