Like
all such services, Roma Cristiana runs seven days a week all year
round. Note on Sundays, road closures in Rome may affect some stopping
points.
The buses are equipped with an audio system providing recorded commentary
throughout the tour in many languages. |
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Roma
Christiana runs lots of walking tours including the Vatican and you
can purchase bundles combining these tours with the hop on, hop off
service.
The service is themed around modern day pilgrims so many of the walking
tours are focussed on some of the Basilica's many mainstream visitors
would skip, at least on their first visit to Rome.
Roma
Christiana Variation of Our Rome Reference Route
Line
A of Roma Christiana pretty much runs our template route above. Scheduled
length of tour if you did not get off is 1hr 45 mins. Frequency every
25 mins.
The route goes through Villa Borghese which means a 10 minute walk
to the Spanish Steps from the Barberini stop and a similar walk to
the Trevi Fountain. |
Tickets
1
Day = €16
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The
Rome Toolkit Hop On Hop Off ( HOHO) Bus Reference Route
Apart from the
Archeobus, all the rival HOHO operators operate a very similar core route
around the Rome sights. The following route is a template that we use on
this site as a reference to illustrate any differences in routing between
the operators.
Although all tours are loops where you can start at any point, nearly
all operators start at Terminus Station. When they say last tour departs
at x, they normally mean last departure from Terminus Station.
From Terminus Station buses will head south passing the Colloseum
and Roman Forum before looping around the Circus Maximos Rome to the
River Tiber, where you can walk over to Trastevere. Back up to the
other end of the Roman Forum from the Colloseum at the Piazza Venezzia.
From here the buses head straight to the Vatican crossing the River
Tiber with a stop along the way near the Piazza Navona and Pantheon.
After the Vatican the buses head over to the north of the city centre
recrossing the Tiber to the Piazza Del Popolo. Most buses will route
through the Villa Borghese, sweeping down the Via Vittorio Venetto
to Piazza Barberini for the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain. From
there its back to Termini.
Clearly there are many more worthwhile places to visit than the icons mentioned
above. The typical lap will take just under 2 hours and have around 12 stops.
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| Comparison
of Rome Hop On, Hop Off Operators 2009 |
| Operator |
Cost
1 Day |
Cost
2 Day |
Freq |
Non
Standard Features * |
| Open
Tour |
€19 |
€28 |
25
mins
|
First
departure 09:00
Last departure 19:15, end of service 20:45 |
| 110
Open |
€20 |
n/a |
20
mins
|
First
departure 08:30, Last dearture 18:30
One lap of route, no hop off option €12
48 hour ticket combo with Archeobus €30 |
| Roma
Christiana |
€16 |
n/a |
A
- 25 mins
B - 25mins
|
Runs
08:30 to 19:30. 3 day ticket available. Coverage of Basilica St Paul
+ St John, Quirinale, Baths of Caracalla & Trastvere. 2 routes |
| City
Sightseeing |
€18 |
n/a |
A
- 120mins
B - 60 mins |
Runs
09:00 to 18:00 (Line B), 19:00 (Line A)
Family ticket available for 2 adults, 3 children €51.
10% discount on other city tours worldwide. |
| Green
Line |
€20 |
€30 |
30
mins
|
First
departure 09:00, Last dearture 18:30
|
| Ciao
Roma |
€20 |
n/a |
30
mins
|
First
departure 09:00, Last dearture 18:30
Promotional prices: 13:30 to end of day
One lap of route, no hop off option €12 |
|
| Archeobus |
€15 |
n/a |
30
mins
|
Not
a tour of the main sights in Central Rome but goes south of city to
tour the Via Appia Antica
48 hour ticket combo with 110 Open Bus €30 |
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