Best of · ROME
The good rome bus tours sell their front seats first and the great ones sell out entirely. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
See Rome from an open-top double-decker bus with a 1-loop, 1-day, 24-hour, 48-hour, or 72-hour pass. The route links Termini, Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum, Vatican City, Piazza Navona, and the Spanish Steps. Audio is available in eight languages, with Wi-Fi and a sightseeing app included.
“Fantastic. Got us everywhere we wanted to go. Gave great advice”
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 !!!!!”
See Rome from an open-top bus with an eight-language audio guide, free Wi-Fi, and flexible hop-on hop-off access. The route links Termini, Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum area, Circus Maximus, Piazza Venezia, Vatican City, Piazza di Spagna, and Piazza Barberini. Jubilee and night options may be available.
“Not really worth it, Everything is within walking distance. Today's bus stopped for a long time at each pick up spot, we sat waiting on the bus longer than what we were driven so we got our halfway and walked and had a better day.”
Use Rome’s pink hop-on hop-off buses to get your bearings and see major sights from Termini to the Vatican, Colosseum area, Spanish Steps, and Trevi Fountain. Choose a ticket that allows reboarding, listen in one of 12 languages, and expect traffic delays or longer walks to some monuments.
“best way to visit Rome in a short time ! worth every penny”
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”
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.”
Spend eight hours reaching Rome from Civitavecchia with a tour leader, then see St. Peter’s Basilica, Castel Sant’Angelo, the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and Piazza Navona. Guides such as Daniel, Andrea, and Andre are praised for clear history and careful timing, though the pace and group size can be demanding.
“There were 2 different tours on the same bus and we were able to either stay with the guide or wander on our own once at the Coliseum and meet up at the meeting point which we did. Rome in a day was always going to be a challenge but we got to see everything we wanted to see in Rome on this tour. We booked with Get Your Guide for Athens and Pisa and Lucca and were happy with all.”
Use the I Love Rome bus to get your bearings across Rome’s main sights, from Termini and Santa Maria Maggiore to the Vatican, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and Circo Massimo. You receive a route map, WiFi, and multilingual audio, but allow extra time for traffic, unclear stops, and the early final departure.
“I ❤️ Rome bus - waited and waited and still no bus. All the other bus lines have passed me by about half a dozen times.”
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”
A loop, an open deck, a night run or a whole day on the coach.
