The offer of the passport is just too big to exploit even the possibilities offered within a limited period of time. Otherwise the passport is ok. Whether the price-performance ratio is good depends on the use of the passport. Personally, I have made too much in the run-up to the trip and could not finish all the program points.
You can buy the turbo pass. It is worthwhile only if the public transport is included. Also, many museums are included, which are free. If you are not so interested in visiting museums, the pass is not so interesting anymore. Furthermore, the staff at the ticket offices should be better trained, which is included in the entrance fee. We had to pay again, even though we showed the pass. Whether we saved at the end, one can not say. I would take it anyway.
The pass proved very useful for getting to and from the airport - although be careful on arrival - people will try to tell you the pass won't get you into the city! It was also helpful as we cold get into lots of main attractions and jumped the queue many times.
Unfortunately, the transfer from the airport and back did not work out. Everything else was great
Not to have to queue is already very nice. Top. For the main attractions a nice thing. The ticket for all public transport was also great. The bus shuttle transfer was poorly described and unfriendly staff. Next time I would take a taxi. But in my opinion, the pass is profitable only if you also want to visit many museums, etc.
We were in Rome for the first time and bought the Rome City Pass on the advice of other travelers. With the pass you get a long list of perks. The most beautiful experience with this is that you do not have to queue in many places, but have a quick passage. When we rolled over the costs after the trip we were sobered that we could only use a little more than half of the purchase price. Those who need little public transport and will not be able to visit the many museums, galleries and other exhibitions, will pay considerably. But for the Rombesuch is much more relaxed!
This pass was wonderful getting in and out of several different attractions all around Rome. Some things that you should know up front, that you will only find out AFTER reading the very very fine print.
The Hop-on-Hop-Off buses that they advertise as “free transportation” was one of the main reasons why we bought the pass. What we did NOT know was that the buss pass in only eligible for ONE day regardless of how many days of your pass you buy. You the have to purchase additional days from the bus guides. Had we known that we would have determined other transportation around the city.
It looks like a LOT of access to several different sites but what we realized after visiting the Vatican museum is that about half, if not more, of these attractions they have listed are for different galleries inside of the Vatican museum. On the website it appears as though you get access to dozens of sites, but it’s all of these Vatican galleries that you would have access to with a museum ticket anyways. To me that was just silly. We did visit several other locations/sites that the pass offers, however I did not calculate if what we DID do would have been worth it with the pass, or if it would have been cheaper to buy tickets separately.
I will say that we likely got to do, and see some places we wouldn’t normally have seen due to having the pass simply just because we knew we had access to them.
My recommendation is DEFINITELY do your research with this pass. It takes some serious planning to get everything in. Most museums/attractions close by 5PM, so you really need to plan accordingly to see it all.
Overall, a good pass and it was very convenient, but I feel like more needs to be disclosed UP FRONT about some of the offerings it has.
The 3-day pass was sufficient and we also managed in time. But only if you do not "devour" every exhibit in the museums. From a price point of view, no plus can be made - that's our research. At this point, our assessment: The Vienna Pass was content rich, entertaining and priced unbeatable. Of course, a subjective value always resonates! Silvia & Lothar
The pass was great! Especially the bypassing of the queues (Coliseum and Vatican) was a pleasure. Almost one had a guilty conscience to pass the many people waiting to be punctual (!!!) in the sights. Definitely also book the public transport. Although most attractions are within walking distance, but after a long day, you are glad to take the subway to the hotel. Unfortunately, not all admissions to the museums are included in the City Pass; For example, the Capitoline Museums (with the Romulus and Remus stature) are missing. And for the airport transfer you need a bit of patience, the buses run only every 30 - 45 minutes. This is particularly annoying if you have missed a bus for a few minutes ;-). Nevertheless, on my next trip I take the City Pass again. Worth it!!!
To be able to use the pass, the visit must be well planned. A map of all the favored attractions would be helpful and would simplify the planning.
Without having previously booked (especially Vatican and Colosseum) you have considerable waiting time on site. So we were able to go straight past the snake.
We booked the ticket because of the Vatican Museum. Can I recommend it to anyone since you could handle the hour-long queue. Also that you could handle the beating in front of St. Peter's Square again. The hop on hop off bus. I can not recommend. Since you can not get an overview from the bus in Rome where is what. What can be seen. Since the bus only to the city center which is ok.
We are a family with 2 children, 8 and 4. Most importantly for us, it was time to save on the snakes (Coliseum and Musei Vaticani!), And that worked out great, we skipped miles of snakes. We had the three day option and I have to say that we did a lot but did not really save money, so deducted the points. But as we said, saving time was the most important thing! I would definitely recommend it under these circumstances.
The turbo access at Kolloseum and Vatican worked perfectly. Likewise the luggage storage. Unfortunately not all highlights are included in the passport.
Goods were very enthusiastic everything worked out as described, except the city tour would be a little improvement, there we unfortunately had to wait a long time for the bus.
Be careful if you take the pass for public transport, it is not sent by mail friends. Plan to order it early enough to make sure you receive it before you leave.
The Rome City Pass is really great and I'm so glad to have booked it. Alone to avoid the waiting times at the Coliseum and Vatican, he was worth it for me. The variant for the smartphone is also highly recommended, then you need to take almost no bag / backpack for the documents. What I found very sad, however, is the fact that local salespeople always think that this is the "Roma passport", with which one can not see so much, or often has to pay. Even after lengthy discussions, there were no opportunities to visit free attractions listed as free. Accordingly, the high price for the pass, as not really well designed, if you anyway everywhere to pay again. (Of course, apart from the much shorter wait at the Coliseum etc ...)
Turbo Pass is the only pass you need to experience all the attractions in Rome. For first timer, you will definitely enjoy your vacation and you’ll get your money’s worth with this pass.
The Turbopass Staff are very helpful and answer all your questions and can be reached anytime thru email
With a 6-day pass we had already done a lot right during a week's stay. Recommendation: The hop-on-hop-off bus tour should be planned for the first day after arrival, because then you can already get a pretty good impression of Rome and tackle the first things. The Vatican ticket works great as a "Skip-the-Line Ticket". Pass the snake to the entrance on the right. Again, the recommendation to choose the earliest possible date to be in the first wave with it. A must is the dome, whereby the tip was very good to get from the Sistine Chapel quite right to the entrance to the dome and Peter's dome. Even when visiting the Coliseum you should choose an early time to enjoy the shady squares of the Forum Romanum at noon. After visiting the main attractions and numerous churches and museums for 4-5 days, the tip to drive to Ostia by the sea and a private beach is highly recommended. It works very well by bus and train and also in Ostia you can take the bus to the beach. Unfortunately, there were changes regarding Galleria Borghese, so we had to cancel the visit there. With appropriate planning in advance but all in all a carefree package!
With a 6-day pass we had already done a lot right during a week's stay. Recommendation: The hop-on-hop-off bus tour should be planned for the first day after arrival, because then you can already get a pretty good impression of Rome and tackle the first things. The Vatican ticket works great as a "Skip-the-Line Ticket". Pass the snake to the entrance on the right. Again, the recommendation to choose the earliest possible date to be in the first wave with it. A must is the dome, whereby the tip was very good to get from the Sistine Chapel quite right to the entrance to the dome and Peter's dome. Even when visiting the Coliseum you should choose an early time to enjoy the shady squares of the Forum Romanum at noon. After visiting the main attractions and numerous churches and museums for 4-5 days, the tip to drive to Ostia by the sea and a private beach is highly recommended. It works very well by bus and train and also in Ostia you can take the bus to the beach. Unfortunately, there were changes regarding Galleria Borghese, so we had to cancel the visit there. With appropriate planning in advance but all in all a carefree package!