Service Amendments: Friday, 18th April & Monday, April 21st 2025

Dear Customers,

Our service will be subject to some route diversions and stop closures on Friday, 18th April & Monday, April 21st 2025 due to Holy Friday and Natale di Roma events. The following amendments will be in place:

Date Stops affected Event announced
Friday, 18th April 2025 Stop #3 (Colosseum) - CLOSED Holy Friday Event
Monday, April 21st 2025 Stop #3 (Colosseum) - CLOSED
Stop #4 (Circo Massimo)- CLOSED
Stop #5 (Piazza Venezia) - CLOSED
Natale di Roma Event

Normal service will resume on Tuesday, April 22nd 2025.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience these service amendments may cause. Please feel welcome to contact us if you have any questions.

Warm regards,

The Big Bus Tours Rome Team.



Tours operating daily!

Dear Customers,

Our hop-on, hop-off Rome bus tours are operating daily!

If you have any questions or comments, please feel welcome to speak to our friendly customer service team via live chat (red button at bottom right of screen), or send an email via our contact form.

Warm regards,

The Big Bus Tours Rome Team.



Route Information

Red Route:
First Bus: 09:00 from Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station - Via Giovanni Giolitti, 24).
Last Full Tour: 18:00 at Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station).
Last Bus: 18:00 at Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station).
Full Circuit Time: 106 minutes (approx.)
Bus Frequency: every 20 minutes.

Night Tour:
First Tour: 19:50 from Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station - Via Giovanni Giolitti, 24).
Last Tour: 20:10 from Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station).
Full Circuit Time: 60 minutes (approx.)
Bus Frequency: Two tours per evening. The Night Tour is not a hop-on, hop-off tour.

Catacombs Tour (Purple Route):
First Bus: 09:35 from Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station - Via Giovanni Giolitti, 24).
Last Bus: 14:20 from Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station).
Last Bus to return to Stop #1: 15:02 from Stop #4 (Catacombs of San Sebastiano) to return to Stop #1 (Termini Railway Station)
Full Circuit Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes (approx.)
Bus Frequency: every 1 hour and 30 minutes.

For the Purple line map and stops, please view our brochure here.

See table below for complete timetable of the live guided tours of San Sebastiano Catacombs by language:

Big Bus Departure Times
Depart from Stop #1 (Termini Station)
San Sebastiano Catacombs Guided Tours
Depart from Stop #4 (Catacombs of San Sebastiano)
Time Language
9:35am
10:20 am English
10:40 am Spanish
11:00 am French
11:05 am
11:50 am Spanish
12:00 pm English
12:10 pm French
12:20 pm Italian
12:35 pm
1:50 pm German
2:00 pm English

Closure Dates:

On rare occasions, we may need to temporarily suspend all service in the instance of very poor weather or for unplanned city events. We will do our best to notify customers of any service amendments or suspensions on this page or via our free app. If you have any questions, please feel welcome to contact us.