Planning a city break in Italy? A hop-on hop-off bus can be an easy way to get your bearings once you arrive, especially in cities where the main sights are spread across different neighbourhoods. With Omio, you can compare and book trains to Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Verona, Livorno and Padova, then check whether a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus ticket is available during checkout.
After choosing your train with Omio, continue to Customise your trip and check the Extras section before payment. If a City Sightseeing ticket is available for your selected destination, train and travel date, you can add it to your booking there.
This makes it easier to plan the main journey and the first part of your city visit in one booking flow. The sightseeing ticket is optional and only appears when it is available for the journey you selected.
Explore Italy by hop-on hop-off bus
Hop-on hop-off buses are designed for flexible sightseeing. You can use them to move between landmarks, viewpoints, shopping areas, museums and historic districts without planning every local connection separately. They are especially useful for first-time visits, short stays and train trips where you want to make the most of your arrival day.
Routes, ticket conditions and operating dates vary by city. Some destinations have several lines or seasonal routes, so check the details shown during checkout before you book.
Hop-on hop-off bus in Rome
Hop-on hop-off bus in Florence
Hop-on hop-off bus in Milan
Hop-on hop-off bus in Naples
Hop-on hop-off bus in Turin
Hop-on hop-off bus in Genoa
Hop-on hop-off bus in Palermo
Hop-on hop-off bus in Verona
Hop-on hop-off bus in Livorno
Hop-on hop-off bus in Padova
How to book City Sightseeing tickets with Omio
- Search for your journey to an Italian city on Omio.
- Choose the train that works best for your trip.
- Continue to Customise your trip.
- Look for the Extras section before payment.
- Add the City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus ticket if it is available for your selected train, destination and travel date.
The available ticket options, prices and conditions are shown during checkout. Check the ticket duration, included routes, adult or child fares and any seasonal notes before completing your booking.
City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tickets may be available as an optional Extra on selected train bookings to Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Verona, Livorno and Padova. This can include Trenitalia services shown on Omio under train names such as Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca, Intercity or Regionale, as well as Trenord where it appears for the connection you choose. The sightseeing service is operated by City Sightseeing, while the train journey is provided by the train operator shown during booking. Omio shows the add-on in the Extras section during checkout when it is available for the destination, train journey and travel date you selected.
City Sightseeing tickets are not shown for every train, city or travel date. If no sightseeing ticket appears in the Extras step, it may not be available for your selected journey. The City Sightseeing destinations mentioned on this page are the ones Omio currently focuses on for this add-on: Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Verona, Livorno and Padova.
Omio currently sells 24-hour City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tickets for this add-on. Some cities may have seasonal lines or routes that only operate during certain months, so always check the route and ticket details shown during checkout.
Prices differ by city, ticket duration and passenger type. Adult and child fares are shown before payment when the City Sightseeing Extra is available, so review the final checkout details carefully.
For the 24-hour ticket shown during booking, you usually show your voucher to City Sightseeing staff when boarding at a stop in the destination city. They exchange it for the sightseeing ticket. The voucher can be used once and is valid for 5 days from the departure date of your train journey.
City Sightseeing Extras are shown as non-refundable in the booking flow. Refund requests for the sightseeing ticket, where considered in exceptional circumstances, are reviewed and processed by City Sightseeing at its discretion rather than issued by Omio. No refund is available if you miss the tour, use the voucher outside its validity period, or the issue is outside City Sightseeing's control.
For orientation, current City Sightseeing adult fare examples for selected Italian cities include Rome from EUR 27 for 24 hours, Florence from EUR 29 for 24 hours, Milan from EUR 25 for 24 hours, Naples from EUR 26-27 for 24 hours, Palermo from EUR 20 for 24 hours, Turin from EUR 19-28 depending on season, and Genoa from EUR 25 for 24 hours. Final prices, child fares and ticket conditions are shown during booking when the Extra is available.
When a sightseeing bus is useful
Hop-on hop-off buses are especially helpful when you want to cover several sights in one day, arrive in a new city without a local transport plan, or prefer a flexible sightseeing route instead of a fixed guided tour. You can get off near the places you want to visit, then continue on a later bus where the route and ticket conditions allow it.
Omio focuses this add-on on selected Italian City Sightseeing destinations, including Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Verona, Livorno and Padova. The ticket is only shown in the Extras section during checkout when it is available for your selected train, destination and travel date.
On selected train journeys to Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Verona, Livorno and Padova, City Sightseeing tickets may be shown during checkout. The train may appear on Omio as Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca, Intercity, Regionale, Trenord or another service for that route. Choose your train, continue to Customise your trip and check the Extras section before payment.
It can be useful if you want a simple way to move between major sightseeing areas and landmarks without planning every local connection yourself. Check the route, duration and stops before booking.
Hop-on hop-off sightseeing buses operate in many Italian cities, but Omio currently shows City Sightseeing tickets only where they are available as an Extra for your selected train booking. The train may be shown under names such as Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca, Intercity, Regionale, Trenord or another service for that route. For this add-on, Omio focuses on selected destinations such as Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples, Turin, Genoa, Palermo, Verona, Livorno and Padova. Check the Extras section during checkout to see whether a City Sightseeing ticket can be added to your trip.
Related Italy travel guides
Planning more of your trip around Italy? These Omio guides can help you compare the main journey first, then decide where a City Sightseeing Extra could fit into your arrival day or city break.
- Trains in Italy: compare popular routes, train companies and ticket options across Italy.
- Travel in Italy: browse wider travel options by train, bus, flight and ferry.
- Trenitalia: learn more about booking Trenitalia train tickets with Omio.
- Train to Rome: travel to Rome, then check Extras for available City Sightseeing tickets.
- Train to Florence: plan your train journey to Florence and look for sightseeing options during checkout.
- Train to Milan: compare trains to Milan and check whether a City Sightseeing ticket is available as an Extra.
- Train to Naples, Train to Turin, Train to Genoa, Train to Palermo, Train to Verona and Train to Livorno: explore more Italian city pages connected to this add-on. Padova is also covered where the City Sightseeing ticket is available during checkout.