HOW TO GET HERE
From Rome
How to get to the Amalfi Coast? Good question! The Amalfi Coast is not the easiest place to get to. Getting here can in fact be quite complicated. Don’t be put off though…it will be totally worth it! Planning is key!
There are a number of options to reach the Coast…all with their pros and cons…all involve connections of some sort.
Once you are here, it is a bit simpler… the only public transport options are Sita buses and in the summer, ferries.
From Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) or Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) direct to Naples.
The travel options from Naples are shown below, in the next section.
This is the most expensive option and so may not be suitable for anyone on a budget. It is perfect for groups of 4 or more, the cost per person being only slightly more than the cost of public transport.
This is the stress free option – no connections or changeovers and you are taken right to your destination – something you will appreciate even more if your lodgings are at the top of the cliff – you won’t have to carry your bags up several 100 stairs!
Bookings can be made online, well in advance of your journey. Pick ups are coordinated with flights and take place in the arrivals hall at the airport, where you will be greeted by a driver holding a placard bearing your name – a welcome sight after a long flight!
- Duration: 3 – 4 hours
- Cost: €450 – €550
All train services depart from Roma Termini and arrive at Napoli Centrale.
To get to Roma Stazione Termini
From CIA:
- Shuttle bus: 40 mins/€5
- Taxi: 35 mins/€30
From FCO:
- Leonardo Express shuttle train: 32 mins/€14
- Shuttle bus: 40 mins/€5 – €6
- Taxi: 45 mins/€48
You have several options if travelling by train.
Italotreno:
- Private high-speed rail line.
- Cost: from €9,9
- Duration: approx. 1 hour 7 ‘
Trenitalia:
- Freccia Rossa (TAV) – high-speed trains with first and second class compartments. Seat reservations are mandatory. They are also the most expensive option but discounts maybe available for online bookings. Hourly departures.
- Cost: from €32,9
- Duration: approx. 1 hour
- (Inter City) – first and second-class compartments are available. Often crowded and so seat reservations are advisable.
- Cost: from €21,9
- Duration: approx. 2 hours
- Regionale – the slowest (stopping at every town and station) but cheapest service. Seat reservations are not required. (Not recommended)
- Cost: from €12,65
- Duration; up to 4 hours
- (Inter City) – first and second-class compartments are available. Often crowded and so seat reservations are advisable.
Train tickets from Rome to Naples can be purchased in the station (at the ticket office or from the automatic dispensers). They can also be purchased online using the Trenitalia or the Italo websites.
Discounts are often available for customers buying their tickets in advance online but please be aware that special offer tickets are often non refundable. Keep this in mind when purchasing…flights can often be delayed.
To book tickets and check timetables for both services click on the buttons below.
Note: all tickets must be validated prior to boarding. This can be done at machines on the platform. Hefty fines can be imposed for failure to do so.
For a direct trip to the Amalfi Coast with no changeovers which are tiresome to say the least, I would suggest:
Marozzi Bus Journeys
- (A): Departs bus station at Roma Tiburtina Railway Station: 7.00 am arriving in Amalfi at 12.00 pm
- (B): Departs bus station at Roma Tiburtina Railway Station: 7.00 am/3.00 pm arriving in Sorrento at 10.50 am/7.00 pm
- Cost: €22
- Duration: approx. 5 hours
- Stops:
- Pompei
- Herculaneum
- Castellammare di Stabia
- Vico Equense
- Pompei Sorrento
- Positano
- Praiano
- Amalfi
- Return trip departs Amalfi: 15.25
- Arrives Roma Tiburtina Railway Station: 21.00
To reach Tiburtina Railway Station;
From FCO:
- Metro blue line
- Train: 45 mins/8 Euro
From Naples
The absolute best way to reach the beautiful Amalfi Coast from the airports/train stations/seaports in Naples/Rome (especially if you are a solo woman traveller), is by private transfer. No more lugging suitcases on and off trains and buses after long, tiring flights. How good is it getting to the airport entrance to find someone there, with your name on a sign, to greet you? However I would recommend that you should do the trip on the Circumvesuviana train at least once…it is hot and crowded but very entertaining – quite an experience!
If time permits, a slight detour to Pompeii, Herculaneum or Mount Vesuvius is possible along the way – a fascinating way to spend 2 or 3 hours – amazing historical sites!
- Cost: from €100 depending on destination and season.
- Duration: approximately 75 mins depending on traffic.
If you are able to get a flight direct to Naples – fantastic! That was the easy part – now for the fun bit – not! There is no direct bus route to the Amalfi Coast from Naples. This means that you will now need to get to Sorrento in order to reach the Amalfi Coast itself – with all your luggage….a challenging task! You have three options.
The airport bus (Alibus) is the cheapest option. Departing every 20 minutes from outside Terminal 1, it will take you to Napoli Centrale, where you will catch the Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento.
At Napoli Centrale, follow directions to Circumvesuviana (the regional light railway which is located on the lower level of the station) and take the train to Sorrento.
Be aware that the train will most likely be very crowded, with standing room only. It can be quite a stressful experience, especially if you have a lot of luggage. It can also be a whole lotta fun – just keep your wits about you.
This bus also makes a stop at the ferry/cruise terminal at Molo Beverello Port.
- Cost Alibus: €5 – tickets can be bought from the driver, on the bus
- Duration Alibus: – approx. 30 mins
- From 6:30 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. (Monday-Friday);
- From 6:30 a.m. to 11:50 p.m. (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
- Cost Circumvesuviana train: €3,60 – tickets can be bought from news stands or ticket windows
- Duration: approx. 70 mins
The second option is the Campania Express which also runs on the Circumvesuviana line. This is a tourist service operating from 16th March to 3rd November. Seats are guaranteed, the train is air conditioned and there is storage for luggage. Tickets can be purchased from the Circumvesuviana ticket office or online from the EAV Campania website.
- Cost: 8€
- Duration: 46 mins (20 minutes faster than the regular train)
The third option is to take the Curreri Viaggi bus direct to Sorrento. This also leaves from the airport (Terminal 1), approximately every 1 to 2 hours and makes stops at Pompeii as well as several other major villages along the coast.
- Cost: €10 – paid in cash to driver. Tickets can also be booked online.
- Duration: approx. 75 mins
You have now reached Sorrento…well done…nearly there!
You will now need to take a Sita Bus to reach the Amalfi Coast itself. The bus from Sorrento departs from the transit station at the Piazza Giovani Battista De Curtis (right outside the Sorrento station). This bus makes stops at all the towns along the coast and many in between if required.
Note: this bus is usually overcrowded and luggage will be stored underneath,
- Cost: 2 – 3€
- Duration: approx 45 mins to Positano/60 mins to Amalfi
If you need to go beyond Amalfi, you will have to change buses there. More info here.
The Amalfi Coast can also be reached from the south via Salerno. Trenitalia trains from Rome do actually terminate here. From Salerno you will either take a Sita Bus to Amalfi or during the summer months (April 1 to October 30), a ferry to Amalfi or Positano. The Molo Concordia pier is located directly opposite the train station in Salerno and so is the easiest to reach.
- Cost: from 16,20€
- Duration: from 85 mins
- Ferry Amalfi: 8€/35 mins
- Ferry Positano: 12€/70 mins
The Amalfi Coast
Phew! You've made it to the Amalfi Coast. Now you will need to know how to get around this beautiful place. All the information you need is right here.
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