The Rome turbopass was quite handy and helpful. I got quick entries everywhere. However, the turbopass does not include charges for audioguides which I had to pay in addition to whatever I had paid for turbopass. Audioguides are not available for Palatine hills and forum if you enter from Palatine hills gate. The weird thing was that the pass for Palatine hills and roman forum was valid for 24 hours but you can enter only once and have to finish in that day. Although the guide was great, the walking tour was quite short and would have included a few more sites in the city.
Essential for certain visits like the Colosseum...... it would be nice to add certain museums like the Capitoline or Borghese museums...
There are really a lot of attractions included. But you should read carefully.
I shouldn't have booked the transfer to the airport, there are quite a few providers and you don't have to wait 2 hours for the booked bus to avoid a small surcharge. The Rome City Pass is highly recommended for all other attractions. The Public Transportation Ticket is also quite useful for saving time. The surprisingly modern subway and the bus network are clear and easy to use. Even though I did a thorough research of the sights, I was very impressed by the tour of the catacombs, which was not what I had imagined. The weather in November couldn't have been better. In any case, we returned from Rome very satisfied.
I found this online when looking for some tour information and we decided to try it. It was pretty easy to use to set up the days and times for the Colosseum and Vatican City. The Hop On Hop Off bus worked really well to get to the places and was informative as well as fun to sit up top, the weather was beautiful. My only complaint is that you don't get the map until you're on the bus and we were trying to figure out where the stops were. We couldn't find it online and we ended up taking a taxi from Vatican City only to find out when we finally found a stop and got the map that there was a stop right there. We did ask some local people, but they didn't even know what we were talking about. There needs to be a map or a listing on the website that you can see of where the stops are. If there is one, I surely didn't see it. We did buy the public transportation but never used it, it was kind of confusing so I would skip that. All in all, it was an amazing trip and I would recommend purchasing Turbopass.
In and of itself, the Turbopass was worth it. However, you have to take a few things into account. The fast lane doesn't work everywhere, or wasn't necessary for a few attractions at the beginning of November. We had the 4-day pass and really saw almost all of the sights. The only reason it lost one point was because with the 2 time slot bookings, you have to be prepared to be surprised when the tour takes place. We were allocated 2x 10:30 (Colosseum, Vatican Museums). We would have liked to have been there earlier, as you can't really do anything beforehand. The transport to and from the airport worked great, and we also used public transport. We can only recommend that everyone book this. Overall, we would travel with the Turbopass again.
I had the Turbopass for 1 week with airport transfer and public transport ticket. Overall, I would make this decision again, as it means you can save a lot of money compared to the individual offers. However, this also means that you have to plan your trip well in advance. This takes away some of the flexibility, but this is also due to individual bookings and the hordes of people who have the same goals. Here and there, I would have liked more to be possible online and not to have to organize a ticket using the pass. But that also has a lot to do with your own convenience and your own use of digital devices. I found Rome itself to be a vibrant, worth seeing, historic, mega-exciting and great capital. I found the masses of tourists extremely exhausting, but like the whole review, that is subjective.
I had the Turbopass for 1 week with airport transfer and public transport ticket. Overall, I would make this decision again, as it means you can save a lot of money compared to the individual offers. However, this also means that you have to plan your trip well in advance. This takes away some of the flexibility, but this is also due to individual bookings and the hordes of people who have the same goals. Here and there, I would have liked more to be possible online and not to have to organize a ticket using the pass. But that also has a lot to do with your own convenience and your own use of digital devices. I found Rome itself to be a vibrant, worth seeing, historic, mega-exciting and great capital. I found the masses of tourists extremely exhausting, but like the whole review, that is subjective.
The card provides access to many things, but there were difficulties. The airport shuttle is rarely available, and we couldn't even use it on the way back. Do not book the Vatican Museum for the afternoon, because you will not have time to see the exhibits. We got an appointment for 4:30 p.m., and we just ran all the way to get out on time. We couldn't even visit the garden. The Colosseum is also worth seeing in the morning, 1.5 hours in the afternoon was not enough. The ladies at the information desk in Piazza Navona were not very nice, and there was also an unpleasant lady among the clerks on the Hopp-on bus. Apart from these, the card was a good buy.
The Citypass is recommended, but you have to work out beforehand what you want to see and what is included in the pass. Without navigation we would never have found the ticket counter for the Hopon Hopoff Bus (which is only valid for 48 hours). We would have preferred to be able to get the pass on site in the format of an admission ticket (like in Vienna with a tag). All in all it is a good investment.
But be careful on public transport! The buses are packed, there is only one ticket validator hidden at the back of the bus! There is only one ticket purchasing machine at the front! And the ticket inspectors are very active!
We spent a week in Rome, and visited all the obvious places: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Roman Forum, Ostia Antica, etc.
We found the City Pass useful, but you can't just walk up to the attraction and use the pass. Quite a lot of the time, you have to book a specific time slot, exchange the pass for a ticket, or even go to a specific location elsewhere in Rome to get the ticket (for example, to pick up public transport tickets).
For us, the unlimited public transport was a real bonus, and we used that part of the pass a lot.
I'm sure we saved some money, and overall we found it convenient to have most attractions covered by one payment.
We choose Turbopass as we were staying for a long time and that you have the possibility to combine it with public transport pass.
We knew from the start that almost nothing is digitalized in Roma, so we were not surprized by the fact that we had to book activities then pick up a paper ticket on site before (always at close distance).
We received Coliseum and Vatican skip the line tickets in advance and it worked perfectly well.
For some activities, we were also provided with online links to book timeslots in advance (worked well, no problem at all with Touristation) and for others, you can go directly with your Turbopass. The only one that was refused was Leonardo Da Vinci Museum for the 20% discount with Turbopass (not working with them anymore it seems).
I don't regret my purchase, we didn't lose time waiting in lines for hours, with children it's a must.
The Rome City Pass allows you to book the most important attractions easily from home. You choose the attraction, e.g. the Colosseum or Vatican City, and specify a day and morning/afternoon. You receive the tickets with the booked entry times right on time for the start of your vacation. There is no need to wait long in the ticket lines at the attractions. There are enough attractions included in the Rome City Pass 'package'. The price-performance ratio is OK.
Useful offer for a city trip. - Cheaper than buying individually and almost everywhere in a lane. (Highly recommended in Rome). With the vouchers, the tickets sometimes have to be picked up at ticket offices. The description from Turbopass is a bit poor here. (We had to ask several times and missed appointments as a result... A more detailed description from Turbopass would be good here. The option to import the vouchers into a wallet app would also be good. Otherwise, keep it up
Our experience with the pass was entirely positive. Only the search for the point where the local transport ticket was issued at the beginning was a bit of a challenge - better directions are needed here. To get from Tiburtina station to Termini, the QR code should already work as a "ticket", so you have to get another ticket. Otherwise, booking the services included in the pass was practical and largely known and accepted everywhere.
The Turbopass made our week in Rome much easier. We visited almost all of the sights with it. But it has to be said that you really have to take in a lot of attractions for the pass to be worth it compared to individual bookings. It is a bit strange that for some attractions (e.g. Pantheon, Castel Sant'Angelo) you first have to convert your Turbopass into a real ticket at Touristation. That takes a bit of time. But we would generally recommend the pass for a stay of around a week in Rome.
Turbo pass is a very good way to organise your city trip, with fast entrances without long waiting cue. A lot is included. When needed extra information, the helpdesk answers your questions quickly