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Roma Cristiana Hop On Hop Off Tour Bus
Two Routes Visiting More Sights Than Competing Bus Operators


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Ciao Roma
110 Open
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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.
Roma Chistiana Hop On Hop Off Bus
Hop On Hop Off
Tour Buses
Comparisons
Open Tour
110 Open
Roma Christiana
City Sightseeing
Green Line
Ciaio Roma
Archeobus
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

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.

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