Campania is easy to explore even without a car: trains, metro lines, buses, ferries and hydrofoils link Naples with Pompeii, Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast, the islands and the provincial capitals. For inland villages, the Cilento and the hill country of Irpinia and the Sannio, a car is often the most practical choice. Here is everything you need to know, by means of transport.

Timetables and tickets change with the seasons and with strikes: always check the official websites we point you to before you travel. We explain how things work; they have the up-to-date details.

Choose your transport

  • Trains and metro: high-speed trains to Naples and Salerno, regional trains, the Circumvesuviana for Herculaneum, Pompeii and Sorrento, the Cumana and Circumflegrea for the Phlegraean Fields, and the Naples metro and funiculars.
  • Buses and shuttles: the airport shuttle, buses for the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento Peninsula, lines to Avellino, Benevento, Caserta and the Cilento, integrated tickets.
  • Ferries and hydrofoils: Capri, Ischia, Procida and the coast by sea, with timetables and booking.
  • Airports: Naples Capodichino and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi e del Cilento, and how to reach the cities and the sea.
  • Driving, car hire and parking: limited traffic zones, alternate number plates on the Amalfi Coast, rules for the islands and where to park.
  • Naples to Pompeii and Herculaneum: Circumvesuviana from Napoli Garibaldi station, getting off at the stops for the excavations.
  • Naples to Sorrento: Circumvesuviana or, in the warmer months, a hydrofoil from Molo Beverello.
  • Naples to the Amalfi Coast: train to Salerno or bus to Sorrento, then bus or ferry along the coast.
  • Naples to the islands: ferries and hydrofoils from Molo Beverello, Calata Porta di Massa and Pozzuoli.
  • Naples to Caserta and the Royal Palace: regional trains from the central station.
  • Salerno to Paestum and the Cilento: regional trains on the line towards Reggio Calabria and local buses.

Want to plan your stops? Try our itinerary planner: it picks places close to each other and works out travel times.

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