I was able to visit many attractions with the Rome City Pass, but the bureaucracy surprised me and bothered me a bit on the first day. When booking the City Pass you can book a visit to the Vatican and the Colosseum directly with an appointment. I did that too. What wasn't mentioned, or was so inconspicuous that I didn't see it, was that as soon as you visit the Pantheon, Castel Sant'Angelo or something like that, you have to decide on which days you want to do the other attractions and at what time. I visited the Pantheon on the first day and looked for the lady in front of the entrance from whom I could get my entry ticket. When I found her, she gave me a paper entry ticket and also a DinA5 piece of paper on which I had to state when I wanted to go to Castel Sant'Angelo and the catacombs. Not just day but also time. That really took me by surprise at that moment. And according to her, I had to decide straight away. At Castel Sant'Angelo she said the time wasn't that important, I could come later than stated on the note. I then just chose something and she took a photo of the piece of paper. I arrived at the Engeslburg later than planned, which had been agreed upon with the lady, but the colleague at the Engelsburg didn't know that you could arrive later than your appointment. She then had to call her boss and luckily she gave her the OK. Then you have to enter your own cell phone number so that the admission ticket can be sent to your cell phone from the office at that moment. So the whole thing is really a bit complicated. But I have to say that all the employees I dealt with were very friendly.
The entrances to the Coloseum and the Vatican Museums were very pleasant with a time slot and a fixed booking. Manageable waiting times. There were still a number of freely available museums and excavation sites. So a lot of choice. We couldn't even notice everything
It was very nice to use, sometimes it was a little confusing where we needed to be for our ticket not every point was easy to find. BUT you have a lot of possibilities to do with it, you can visit a lot of things and things you normally never should see. For everything in between it was cheap, if you must buy all you tickets apart it will be more. It was easy en very comfortable if you have never been in that city before
We were in Rome for 5 days and had the 4 day pass. Hop-on hop-off is valid for 48 hours on 2 consecutive days, although this is unfortunate as we had the Vatican and the Colosseum in between. The travel times were too late so we couldn't make it to the Vatican in time and had to take a taxi. But basically we saved money compared to buying them individually. At the Castel Sant'Angelo and the Pantheon you have to get an extra ticket despite the pass. However, the employees couldn't necessarily be recognized or the shop was even further away. This is unnecessary and a waste of paper as the tickets will then be thrown away.
Before you go to each attraction, you should find out exactly whether you have direct access with the pass or where you have to exchange or buy a ticket. Lots of entrance fees included, it only pays off if you really use a lot of things. Queues cannot be avoided because you don't get special access, you just save yourself queuing to buy tickets. Despite everything, I would give my recommendation.
We can really recommend it---
The main advantage of the City Pass is that it eliminates waiting times; you simply skip the queues. The entitlements provided by this pass cannot even be used for the 6 days we used. But the advantages of eliminating waiting times outweigh the disadvantages. It's a shame that we found the "wrong information" on site at the Roman Forum that with our entry to the Colosseum we could also visit the Roman Forum beforehand and then visit the Colosseum because we kept to the entry time printed on the voucher. That wasn't true, so we had to queue again for the Colosseum and pay the entrance fee. But that wasn't a fault of Turbopass.
Everything you need for a stay in the city is included in the pass. This saves you a lot of time and nerves on site. Quick response to questions.
We were informed about the turbo ticket by friends before our trip and were able to make good use of the advantage. We were able to use most of the entries that were on the list. Only at Panteon it was not accepted, even after repeated requests and reference to the information about the turbo ticket. It was particularly helpful and convenient to use the Turbiticket at the Vatican Museum and the Colosseum, as was the bus for the city tour and the Da Vinci Museum.
At the big highlights such as the Colosseum, Castel Sant'Angelo and the Vatican Museums you can skip the long queues and get in quickly. The HopOnHop Off bus is not that great: not so good explanations, quite slow for us because it makes longer stops in places where you can't see anything. A round trip through Rome takes 2 hours. , but only about 30 minutes are really interesting. In addition, the HopOnHopOff runs standard routes like the normal buses; it would be nicer if it went to highlights that are less easily accessible. And when it rains the bus is full or only has wet seats. You can only get some tickets if the Turbopass finds people in front of the attraction. It works, but it's a bit more complicated. And some of the museums that are included in the package don't have to be seen, for example the wax museum, which is only bearable if you have a child in tow. And if you miss the time slot for one of the highlights (regardless of the reason), then you don't have a second chance.
With the Turbopass you can travel cheaper to the attractions Colosseum, Vatican Museums etc. and you don't have to queue. Insider tip: Leonardo Da Vinci Museum Not recommended: video game museum
We really liked the Rome City Pass. Handing over the card for local transport was very uncomplicated at the specified location. All entries worked well. Unfortunately, I was unable to transfer both the ticket and the pass to my mobile device. That should just be possible.
Everything was as described and as ordered.
We found the compilation of the highlights to be very good. Some special sights were also explained through an audio commentary. We liked that. On site we had almost no problem with the recognition of the Turbopasse for admission tickets. We were at Castel Sant'Angelo, in the Pantheon, in the underground exhibitions at the Trevi Fountain and at Navona Square (very worth seeing), in the Baths of Caracalla and in the Multimedia Museum. We were unable to book the highlights Colloseum, Palatine, Roman Forum and Vatican Museums in advance due to busy schedules. We had booked for 7 days, which was also redeemed for bus, tram and metro. But it could have been cheaper locally. The ticket for the hop-on-hop-off bus was reduced to just 48 hours. So the Turbopass was convenient for us but expensive. Note: We had also booked tickets with GetYourGuide, but they turned out to be a flop on site.
- many entrance fees for sights included, potentially saving you long waiting times - easy to book and use
My son and I went on vacation with the Rome Turbopass. We had the pass for 5 days with an airport transfer, the Vatican Museums, a week's metro and bus card and the Colosseum with the Roman Forum. Sending and booking online worked perfectly - the Turbopass team not only spoke to me before we left, but also We were always there during our stay and answered all of our questions online straight away. Thank you very much for that! The queues in Rome were often shorter thanks to our Turbopass, but they didn't stop there.Unfortunately! We had the app (map of Rome) on our cell phone, but it was less helpful. We also had a bus timetable with Maps and so the app wasn't used much. The sights could also be better described in the app - like a city guide. Therefore, unfortunately only 4 stars - but I would book the Turbopass again at any time, as there is no annoying queuing for tickets - only queuing for entry! Thanks to the Turbopass team for your endless patience!!!
Parts of the delivery were late, but could be downloaded with a cell phone and could also use the entries without paper printing
In general, the city pass is a great thing. We basically didn't have to line up anywhere. Unfortunately, the employees were often difficult to find (Engelsburg) - especially if you've never done it before and don't know what the procedure is. Unfortunately, we were hardly able to save ourselves anything, even though we really looked at a lot of things from the pass. I wouldn't recommend the bus transfer as we had to wait a long time. The train would be better. It's just a little more expensive. Our 4-day pass with metro and bus transfer cost just under 150 euros and we saved almost 10 euros if you compare the entrance fees online. lg
Everything worked as described. You should only take out the hop on off bus offer. This bus runs very rarely and when it comes it is already full. This creates frustration. And that's not good, especially on vacation. Then it's better not to make this offer.
Everything worked well, I would have just preferred it if we had received the passport a little earlier, not a day before, but otherwise everything was great.