Panoramic Open Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour
1.5
Panoramic Open Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour
By Green Line Tours
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 2h
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Mobile ticket
Audio guide: Arabic, German, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Dutch, Spanish
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- Hop-on hop-off bus tour (Except for the ride: " ONE RUN")
- audio guide complete with personal hearphones
- Courier assistance on-board
- WiFi on board
- stop marked at the points of interest ( along the Hop on hop off route)
- free mobile app: "GLT - ROME ATTRACTION MAP" available in 16 languages.
- wheelchair accessible
- Live Bus Tracking
What's not included- Food and drink
- Infants must sit on laps
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2390P31- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- Vehicles are accessible via collapsible wheelchair. However, the driver is unable to assist passengers boarding and disembarking due to insurance regulations
- Most travelers can participate
- You can check in at any stops (only those indicated)
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2390P31
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- Louise T0 contributionsGoodGreat guided tour of Assisi. Plenty of your own time in Orvieto. Lunch was good, but was a little rushed, but it is a big day trip. Need some level of fitness as Assisi is not on flat ground.Written September 25, 2024
- Nora M0 contributionsLoved Assisi and OrvietoThe trip was very nice. We stopped in Orvieto first. It was a great experience to get in the funicular to access the town. Visited the Dome and walked around town. It is a beautiful place. Afterward, we went to Assisi, where a very experienced guide, M. Casanova took us through the most important places there. She is so good at her work. The explanation was very detailed and answered all our questions.Written August 30, 2024
- 816garethp0 contributionsBut then I don't like pastaIt was like stepping back in time. Having seen the film BrotherSon Sister Moon a long time ago, I was keen to experience the place for myself. Perhaps more of an emphasis on the philosophy Saint Francis stood for would have been good. The young guide was great and the lady who took us around. Perhaps its fair to say that its a long day - 7.15 start and due to heavy traffic around 8.30 back. The lunch was fair but then I don't like pasta, opportunities to socialise and meet lots of interesting people from different parts of the world!Written July 8, 2024
- engemaal0 contributionsLots to see and some amazing views of the surrounding countryside.Orvieto had a funicular and an escalator to help ascend to the top, though there were still some steps and inclines that need to be navigated. The Duomo was large and beautiful. In Assisi, there are many churches and structures to visit, but lots of steps and relatively steep inclines to navigate. The streets can get very slippery when wet. I brought my trekking poles and I was so glad I did. Both spots have amazing views of the surrounding countryside where you will see vineyards and olive trees and beautiful rolling hills.Written July 2, 2024
- StanbPa0 contributionsAssisi and Orvieto , ItalyGreat trip to both. The history and spirituality of Assisi if that is your direction is second to none. I j earned much about Saint Francis and what he was about. Truly incredible. Even endorsing a female order. Oviedo was a unique town with much history, friendly people and amazing history. I will definitely go back to both.Written June 14, 2024
- troyt9170 contributionsGreat tourBeautiful cities! Lunch was great. This was a great way to see Assisi and Orvieto while staying in Rome. Long day but stops were breathtaking.Written June 7, 2024
- jamesnJ9ZN0 contributionsBeautiful tourThis was one of the best tours. Make sure you go early because the crowds can be a bit much. Orvieto is one a the best kept secrets. Assisi is full of history and also a beautiful settingWritten May 26, 2024
- 706judyj0 contributionsThe worst guide for such a lovely place. I wish I could have gotten better info, his English& Spanish was terribleThis lovely place should have had a better tour guide. Our guide arrived late The group arrived there at 730-745am and our Guide got there at 7:55am and the Green line tours office never opened. The man from the Green line finally arrived at 8:20am to get us our bus.The most discouraging problem was our guide had to speak in 4 different languages and he didnt have a mastery of any language.The infohe gave was confusing and very basicWritten October 30, 2023
- 46pattyo0 contributionsMissed opportunitySadly, the bus was 2 hrs+ late. Was told there was a fire delaying drivers route. Either way it affected the trip. Was told we’d get free wine with lunch which true but didn’t compensate for missed time in Orvieto. When we arrived at this town we’re told we had 20 minutes. That was only enough time to see the church. I’m Assisi was given a two hr tour which was interesting but had less than .5 hr to spend on our own. So if one wants to really visit these towns this won’t work for you. On the flip side, the escorts were nice enough and while waiting met other interesting travelers that helped pass the time.Written October 27, 2023
- Jade C0 contributionsVery average tour.So much potential, so many issues. When visiting a new city, I love to see it by night on my first day so see it from a different perspective, enjoy the lights and do some scouting as to where I’ll spend my time the next couple of days. We booked this tour which departed on time from Roma Termini, although the indications are not super clear as to where to catch the bus. We headed to Eataly where we had about an hour to spend. Plan to either shop or eat but doing both is unrealistic based on time of day (most counters are closed) and time allowed. We then proceeded to the night tour. Could we view some sites at night and enjoy it? Absolutely. Is the bus comfortable? Decently although there was a “plastic” rooftop which did not give the full feel of being on a double-decker. Did we understand what we were looking at? Not at all. Most of the audio commentary did not match the route and we were told to “look at our right” but there was nothing to look at and it was confusing more than anything else. We got the 15euro deal from their site and therefore I was not that disappointed in the average experience but I have had much better experiences than this one.Written October 9, 2023
- 424kent0 contributionsBeautiful Island of CapriI had an amazing experience in Capri. The lunch was delicious and the service was great. I took the tram up to the restaurant and the view was amazing from higher up. The boat tour takes one hour from Naples to reach Capri and is very relaxing. The water color was like nothing I have ever seen before from dark blue to aqua blue to green. I took a boat cruise around the island and had a blast. This was a great tour on my last full day in Italy.Written September 25, 2023
- ceciliaru0 contributionsBeautiful towns and sceneryOrvieto and Assisi are beautiful and it made for a great day despite the rainy day. Regarding the tour, we had reserved a Spanish tour, the tour escort Jenny was very pleasant and nice but spoke no Spanish and her English was very limited and hard to understand. She spent the whole day including lunch talking to the bus driver non-stop (almost felt like white noise in the background). It would’ve been nice to have her point out some of the beautiful scenery and towns that we went by during the ride. We had no information on Orvieto and seems that she was not familiar with the itinerary because we asked about a monument and she didn’t know what it was. Our guide in Assisi was very good but she rushed through the visit taking us at a very fast pace through everything even though we had an extra hour of free time. The lunch was ok even though didn’t even include water. The farm was nice and rustic but probably not worth the extra time to get there especially since we didn’t know what was special about it.Written August 31, 2023
- Mary H0 contributionsMeeting Pope FrancisWe had an excellent guide! He was fluent in a number of different languages. He had a great sense of humor and his timing was fabulous. We were able to see the Pope and hear him very well. Although there were thousands of people in the audience our guide helped us to great seats. From where he seated us we were able to get very good photos and videos. We would highly recommend this trip! ❤️Written June 1, 2023
- Gary S D0 contributionsFound best spot for picturesOur guide placed us in the perfect spot for pictures of the pope. Relatively little commentary, and the audience tickets are free, but getting us through the crowded entrances to the right spot was worth the price.Written May 5, 2023
- lexiew9880 contributionshorrible do not reccomedthey don't ever even show up we stayed their in the pouring rain for over 4 hours waiting for our ride!Written March 10, 2023
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Henfield, UK42 contributions
Always use hop on hop off as a taxi service and to get our bearings for the area.
Thoroughly enjoyed the chance to sit down on the top deck and enjoy the breeze, apart from some ignorant gentleman smoking, I wasn’t sure if this was permitted being in Italy, but talk about think about yourself!!
Lovely just to sit and take in the scenery and ruins.
Good value for a 48 hr ticket, never had a problem with the running of them.
What was nice was the second guide told us what the stop number was and what was accessible, the first guide obviously didn’t.
Thoroughly enjoyed the chance to sit down on the top deck and enjoy the breeze, apart from some ignorant gentleman smoking, I wasn’t sure if this was permitted being in Italy, but talk about think about yourself!!
Lovely just to sit and take in the scenery and ruins.
Good value for a 48 hr ticket, never had a problem with the running of them.
What was nice was the second guide told us what the stop number was and what was accessible, the first guide obviously didn’t.
Written September 4, 2022
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Thank you for the Positive review, yes absolutely the Hop on Hop off is the best option to visit Rome , being free to get on and get off several times , enjoying the view of our beautiful Rome.
Kind regards Pina
Written September 7, 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
ליטל .
15 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
On Thursday, August 17, 2023, I purchased three 3 Pass tickets at a newsstand on one of the streets in the Vatican area. The saleswoman spoke in English and explained that there are bus tours at 18:00, 18:30, and the last one at 19:00. I explained to her that we would be able to arrive around the final round. When I asked how long the round would take to the station from which we boarded, she answered (in clear English) that the round is at 19:00 and ends around 21:00 and at the same point where we'll wait for the bus. We purchased the tickets from her around 5:00 p.m. Since the seller closes the store at 18:00, we will no longer be in the area to buy.
That day at 18:50, we waited at the station after the bridge over the river from the Vatican area and remained until 19:05, when no bus passed, and we started to go back. Suddenly, the bus appeared, and we ran back to the station. When we got on, the woman on the bus explained that the bus only travels 2-3 stops and not a round trip! We explained to her what we were told. She took a picture of the ticket at 19:15 (that's when she took a picture and not that we got on the bus late; later, we claimed that it was the time we got on the bus "late"). She directed us to the store where we bought it to get a refund for the tickets since we didn't use the tickets and gave us information Erroneous! I asked the woman several times if we would get a refund, and she said of course because we didn't use the cards.
We ran to the newsstand on Friday morning before leaving for the airport. We explained the matter to the saleswoman, suddenly, she didn't speak English at all and didn't want to try to understand us only after she realized we weren't going late. It was essential for us to understand what happened. She called someone from the bus company, and I explained to the woman from the company what happened and asked to speak to the seller again. At the end of the conversation, the seller shouted at us: "No! No!" The ticket back, she suddenly spoke in English and said it was hers, but agreed to return the tickets when I insisted and explained to her that I paid and did not get the money back.
I wrote an email to the company, but they haven't responded or answered for over a week!
That day at 18:50, we waited at the station after the bridge over the river from the Vatican area and remained until 19:05, when no bus passed, and we started to go back. Suddenly, the bus appeared, and we ran back to the station. When we got on, the woman on the bus explained that the bus only travels 2-3 stops and not a round trip! We explained to her what we were told. She took a picture of the ticket at 19:15 (that's when she took a picture and not that we got on the bus late; later, we claimed that it was the time we got on the bus "late"). She directed us to the store where we bought it to get a refund for the tickets since we didn't use the tickets and gave us information Erroneous! I asked the woman several times if we would get a refund, and she said of course because we didn't use the cards.
We ran to the newsstand on Friday morning before leaving for the airport. We explained the matter to the saleswoman, suddenly, she didn't speak English at all and didn't want to try to understand us only after she realized we weren't going late. It was essential for us to understand what happened. She called someone from the bus company, and I explained to the woman from the company what happened and asked to speak to the seller again. At the end of the conversation, the seller shouted at us: "No! No!" The ticket back, she suddenly spoke in English and said it was hers, but agreed to return the tickets when I insisted and explained to her that I paid and did not get the money back.
I wrote an email to the company, but they haven't responded or answered for over a week!
Written August 27, 2023
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DaisyD
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Jul 2023
Worst hop -on hop-off tour that I have ever experienced. The audio was very poor quality and almost impossible to understand. It was difficult to get a good view of the sites we were passing. The bus was old and uncomfortable to ride in. It is not air conditioned and there was very little air flow. There were few buses available to hop onto and the schedule was confusing and ended early in the evening. A complete waste of time and money!
Written August 10, 2023
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HRK
5 contributions
Oct 2022
Too many tickets for not enough busses. Busses were over crowded and often had to wait for next one in order to find space to get on. One of the busses, which we got twice, had a broken front door, making entry and exit a jam. Audio system music continues to play while narration of sights is going on, making it very difficult to hear the information being presented. Use any of the other busses in Rome.
Written October 13, 2022
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we are sorry for your disappointment, in these days we have had an unexpected flow of tourists, of which we are happy, but it is true that the buses could be full, but in this case it is possible to take the next bus.
Thank you for your helpful feedback
Kind regards
Written October 19, 2022
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Tamrin M
Haddington, UK5 contributions
Jan 2023
Buses are infrequent and oversubscribed. When a bus does eventually arrive it is chaotic with the crowd jostling to board the bus and not everyone gets on. The staff are rude and abrupt - it’s a demeaning experience. We were eventually permitted to board the second bus to arrive at the Vatican stop yesterday, the first one was too full, only to be told it was heading to Termini, it’s final destination for the evening, with no stops in between. This was at 17:30.
None of the 3 other tour bus companies to arrive at the Vatican stop last night had full buses or huge crowds waiting. Avoid the hassle and choose another provider.
None of the 3 other tour bus companies to arrive at the Vatican stop last night had full buses or huge crowds waiting. Avoid the hassle and choose another provider.
Written January 7, 2023
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Dear Kind
We are sorry for the incovenient occurred ,
unexpectedly we had an extraordinary flow of attendance on those dates,
we remain at your disposal
our apologies ,
Pina
Written January 9, 2023
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Sairo
Perth, Australia123 contributions
Oct 2022
Terrible service.
45+ minute wait for bus at every bus stop.
Buses over crowded - pushing & fighting to get on as queues so big due to long wait.
Poor commentary.
Headsets not working.
Stressed out attendant and bus driver.
Also, traffic in Rome at Gridlock.
Too expensive.
Too few buses.
Oversell tickets -more tickets sold than places on buses.
3 of other hopon hop off buses arrived to 1 of Greenline
Choose another company.
45+ minute wait for bus at every bus stop.
Buses over crowded - pushing & fighting to get on as queues so big due to long wait.
Poor commentary.
Headsets not working.
Stressed out attendant and bus driver.
Also, traffic in Rome at Gridlock.
Too expensive.
Too few buses.
Oversell tickets -more tickets sold than places on buses.
3 of other hopon hop off buses arrived to 1 of Greenline
Choose another company.
Written October 27, 2022
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We apologize for your disappointment, perhaps the event was a few days ago where we had an unexpected influx of customers.
our goal is to make your stay pleasant.
I hope there is a way to welcome you again on board our buses but as a guest.
Pina
Written October 28, 2022
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hillymidlands
4 contributions
Apr 2022 • Family
The buses were prompt and the commentary was good. The couriers were friendly However on each full tour, the bus stops for at least 20 / 30 minutes in a terminus stop. Several stops were quite a long walking distance from the sights such as the Vatican Museum and the Trevi Fountain but maybe that's just how Rome is set up.
Written May 4, 2022
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Dear Kind customer
Thanks for your kind and useful feedback,
unfortunately some stops are not so close to each other but it depends on an urban plan;
Thank you and we hope to see you again soon!
Pina
Written May 5, 2022
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Sue B
Billericay, UK41 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
This was an appalling experience. The buses were totally overcrowded mainly because they didn’t run every 15 minutes as advertised. So had long waits and then crowds fighting to get on the bus. The commentary wasn't really in sync with the trip either. They didn’t stick to the route and eventually the bus broke down but didn’t actually think to tell us on the bus what was happening ….. when we made a comment we won’t use this service again the tour guide said you don’t want to work for them either!! Sums it up!!
Written October 3, 2022
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we are sorry for the unsatisfactory experience, on what date did it happen?
the delay may have been due to some demonstration in our city,
thank you
kind regards
Written October 4, 2022
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Heidi L
Kitchener, Canada60 contributions
Feb 2023
We were specifically looking for another tour company, but were approached by a very charismatic young man to try the Greenline. Mistake. The buses are crowded, and do not come as often as promised. The bus tour does almost the same route as the others, but the audio is pointless. You spent 80% of the time listening to bad music... and the audio is not in sync with the route.. so some of the info is lost. They could have added so much more info about Rome rather than the bad music. In general, the stops are bad in Rome because major Roads do not go near landmarks, so you have to find your stop, and then wander in to find the landmark... if you are expecting a tour like in London, or Dublin - pass. Take a walking tour instead.
Written March 2, 2023
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Dear Kind Customer
We are sorry for your disappointment and we are checking the audio, because I didn't get any other complaints that day, it was probably on that specific bus. As for Rome it is different from other cities, each has its own character, Rome as you well know is one of the oldest cities in the world , with a rich cultural, artistic, archaeological heritage ,that few other places can offer.. more interesting than thousands of shopping centres, on my opinion.
Thank you for your feedback
Kind regards
Pina Mameli
sales resp
GLT
Written March 6, 2023
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ardg_2019
Reykjavik, Iceland13 contributions
The bus was disgusting inside. Where we sat the listening device program was broken so it was not possible to listen. The bus was few minutes late, we did ask the staff about it and she was not friendly.
Written November 22, 2019
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It finishes earlier than the red bus. Get the red bus it's a much better experience and better quality
Written October 17, 2019
Percorre il centro io sono partita dalla fermata vicino all’altare della patria, poi largo argentina, Colosseo, circo Massimo, piazza San Pietro, Castel Sant’Angelo, piazza del popolo, piazza di Spagna, via Veneto ecc.
tutti i bus fanno lo steso giro
Written October 14, 2019
Ednalva
Recife, PE
Fiz uma compra agora para o city tour bus em Roma e não recebi a confirmação e quero saber se a compra foi efetivada?
Written March 24, 2019
When are you going to learn how to run a tourism business you clowns .Worst in the world ruined a beautiful day you rude and incompetent company
Written July 8, 2018
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