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!
I was traveling with my 12-year-old son and did not want to organize everything individually. The turbo pass was perfect. From the shuttle bus from the airport to Termini on the weekly ticket for public transport to the many entries into the main attractions everything was there. We have with the Vatican Museums, but without a guide there (was a good choice for us, with the crowds even following a guide would have been too tiring with a child and even without a child almost impossible task). It was an uplifting feeling to actually pass by the coliseum and the Vatican Museum at the giant snakes to his pre-reserved appointment. A small downer: At the Coliseum we had to get a ticket for my son, because children come in for free, because you can no time reserved. This is really stupid and impractical for families. An improvement suggestion! The little tip that comes from the Sistine Chapel in the St. Peter's Basilica, unfortunately, did not work. But we also had an audioguide, which we could not have given away there either. Missed us in the huge selection of Castel Sant'Angelo, which my son absolutely wanted to visit. We do not need the Hop on - Hop off bus. He was also so overrun that not all waiting could be taken. We almost drove through the whole lap. Nice was the Museo Nazionale Romane, in particular the Palazzo Massimo and the Diocletian Baths, which we would not have visited. For the transfer from airport to Termini, I would sooner change to the train. First, the bus was just gone and we had to wait a long time, then we were stuck in traffic and then of course the city traffic in Rome tough. Back to the airport, luckily, it worked better.
The turbo pass is highly recommended he buffs the described advantages. Unfortunately we were not sent all the documents, it was a shuttle bus from the looked like a group card (were 6Pers) and a public transport ticket also looked like a group card sent, what on the ground turned out to be incorrect. We had booked the public transport ticket when ordering. After consultation with a very unfriendly employee of Turbopass accused me of not having checked my documents, the Rome trip was already well received. We always had to buy each ticket there, which is not as easy in the local area in Rome as it is in Germany. The costs for the additional tickets were refunded to us after return and submit to Turopass but no compensation for the additional time and the additional trouble. I would like to emphasize from Turbopass still the coworker Fr. Schulz who supported us very much in the fore in the temporal booking Coloseum very much and this also according to our desire earthed. Thanks to Mrs. Schulz. If you have someone at Trubopass wass Buchen avoid the colleague Fr.Michaela Johannes you may want to sell a lot but if a problem with the customer appearance is immediately argumment because you can not do anything, or as in underen case the customer is to blame. I can only say Ms. Johannes You have the right attitude !!!! If I book something for a city with Turbopass again I will try this if possible on the Fr, Schulz handle if any questions are
With the Rom City Pass, most of them worked perfectly, a little confused we were that we had to pay extra for the entrance to St. Peter's Basilica, that was not clear to us. Just 36 euros per person on it Paying is not tingling. Still the next city trip in any case again !!
Covers some entry points for attractions and museums. Of course not everything, so you still need some money to eg. Audioguides or single entry fees. The extra price for the public transport I would not book because you can reach almost everything in Rome on foot and if you use the subway it does not cost much.