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The Open Tour of Rome
"Hop-on-hop off" Where and When you Want

Don't miss this opportunity to get familiarized with the eternal city of Rome, at your pace.  From the comfort of an open air bus, you can set your own pace and learn about Rome's magnificent history at your own pace.  Over 24 or 48 hours, you can hop on and off wherever and whenever you want.


Booking: IV Travel

The Rome Open Tour is a great way to get familiarized with Rome when you first arrive.  The open tour is can begin at almost any point in Rome that you want.  Our famous "green" double decker buses, with the upper level being totally exposed to the warm Roman climate, allows you the opportunity to take photos of many of the major monuments and sights in Rome, as you would if you were standing right next to them. 

The tour has been created in order to let you discover the most important monuments in Rome at your leisure.  The monuments include: The Collosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, Castel di Sant'Angelo, Quirinale, the majestic Roman Forums, the River Tiber, Piazza Venezia, the Palantine Hill and many more historically important monuments. 

This tour offers great value for money and will save you both time and money dealing with the infamous Roman transportation system.  As the old expression goes, Rome wasn't built in a day and you certainly can't expect to see everything in a day, but the Rome open tour is certainly a good start and will give you a good idea of the places you are interested in returning to and spending more time in. 

The beauty of this tour is that you can use the "hop-on-hop-off" formul with the 24 or 48 hour ticket, which will allow you to get off or on at any of the 13 stops listed below and to visit some of the most beautiful sites in Rome, on your own schedule.  Commentary on board the magical open tour of Rome, is in 7 languages:  Italian, English, French, Japanese, Spanish, German and Russian.

 

Buses frequent each of the 13 stops every 15 minutes. You never have to wait for long. The prices for this service are exceptional:

 

For the 24 Hour Tour: 35 EUROS

For the 48 Hour Tour: 50 EUROS

Children Under the age of 5 are Free

 

The Open Tour of Rome Stops throughout the city at the following destinations and within a very easy walking distance of each of them, you can reach some of Rome's most historic and beautiful sights. 
 

1.   TERMINI

Piazza dei Cinquecento corner Via Cavour,front Police Station

2.   PIAZZA VENEZIA

Museum Vittoriano and  Altare della Patria, Ara Coeli and Campidoglio, Foro Romano (Roman Forum), Teatro Marcello, Via del Corso, Piazza di Spagna, Fontana di Trevi

 

3.   COLOSSEO

Colosseo, Via dei Fori Imperiali, San Clemente,Foro Romano
 

4.   CIRCO MASSIMO

Circo Massimo, The Aventino Hills (S. Alessio, S. Sabina, S. Prisca)

5.   ISOLA TIBERINA

Isola Tiberina (Island), Foro Olitorio, Bocca della Verità, The Jewish Ghetto and the Synagogue
 

6.   CHIESA NUOVA

Campo dei Fiori, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Farnese

 

7.   VIA DELLA CONCILIAZIONE

The Vatican, St. Peter's Cathedral (San Pietro), the Vatican Museums

 

8.   PONTE SANT'ANGELO

Castel S. Angelo, Imbarco navigazione turistica del Tevere

 

9.   PONTE UMBERTO I

Piazza Navona, Pantheon

 

10. AUGUSTO IMPERATORE

Piazza Augusto Imperatore, Via del Corso, Ara Pacis

11. VIA LUDOVISI

Via Veneto, Villa Borghese – Museo Borghese

 

12. PIAZZA BARBERINI

Piazza Barberini, Piazza di Spagna

 

13. SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE

The  Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore

 
Languages Commentary From Date To Date Days of week From To Every
English, French
Deutsh, Russian,
Spanish, Italian,
Audio All Year Every Day Daily 08.30 08:30 15 min