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Big Bus tour of Rome

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£26.00

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Language: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German

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Validity: Flexible

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Why you’ll love this…

Admire the Eternal City from the comfort of an open double-decker bus
Explore Rome's rich history on an exclusive, digitally-guided walking tour
See the city's most famous landmarks, from the Colosseum to the Vatican

What to expect

Planning your Italian adventure is easy with this hop-on hop-off Big Bus tour: make your way around Rome's most important sights from an open-top double-decker bus, hop on and off as many times as you like at any of the stops around the city and explore at your own pace!

The Red Route is designed to show you all of Rome's most famous landmarks, from the Colosseum to the Spanish Steps, and the Trevi Fountain to the Vatican. Learn about the history of the Eternal City thanks to the recorded commentary available in 5 different languages, and take advantage of a self-guided walking tour available for download from the Vox POPGuide App.

Download the app and enjoy the self-guided tours or just listen to the information about the hundreds of sights these tickets will give you access to, and discover the entire city on bus and on foot. The walking tour application is also available offline once you have downloaded it.

Choose between 24, 48 or 72-hour tickets and make the best out of your time in Rome.

Red Route:

Termini railway station/Via Giovanni Giolitti 32
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore
San Giovanni in Laterano
Colosseum
Circo Massimo
Piazza Venezia
Largo Argentina
Piazza Navona/Chiesa Nuova
Vatican/Castel Sant'Angelo
Ludovisi/Spanish Steps
Barberini/Trevi Fountain

What's included

Discover (24h): 24h hop-on hop-off ticket, VOX Self-Guided Audio Tour
Essential (48h): 48h hop-on hop-off ticket, VOX Self-Guided Audio Tour
Explore (72h): 72h hop-on hop-off ticket, VOX Self-Guided Audio Tour and 1h panoramic night tour
Hop-on hop-off tour
Walking tour

Where

Meeting point:

Bus tour: You can hop on the bus and start your tour at any of the bus stops along the route. Alternately, join at Stop 1 - Termini Railway Station, Via Giovanni Giolitti, 32, 00185 Rome, Italy. Please note that there is a new redemption point located at the official Information Centre in Via delle Terme di Diocleziano 34. This new location serves as an additional redemption point alongside all Big Bus stops, including the main terminal at Stop #1, Termini Station. Digital walking tours: Rome of the Emperors starts from Stops #3 or #5; Secret Rome starts from Stop #6; Squares & Fountains starts from Stops #5 and #8; La Dolce Vita starts from Stop #7.

What to remember

Know in advance:

Children under 5 can attend the tour for free
You can use your voucher within 14 days from your booked date
The digital walking tours are available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Chinese or Russian
Recorded commentary on the bus available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German
The Red Route lasts 1 hour and 40 minutes and operates daily from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm from April to October and from 9:00 to 6:00 pm from November to March, every 10-20 minutes
The 72-hour ticket option includes a Panoramic Night Tour, available from 29th March to 31st October. Night Tour departs at 8:20 pm and 8:30 pm. Please note that the Night Tour is a panoramic tour, not a hop-on, hop-off tour

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

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Excellent
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From Germany - May 2024

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From United Kingdom - February 2023

Travelled as a couple

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Excellent
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