The train is the easiest way to travel between Naples, Pompeii, Sorrento, Caserta and Salerno. Here are the lines we use most and what they are for.
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.
High-speed and Intercity trains
Trenitalia's Frecce and Italo trains link Napoli Centrale and Salerno with Rome, Florence, Bologna, Milan, Turin and Venice. Some trains also stop at Afragola, the high-speed station north of Naples. Intercity trains run towards Calabria through the Cilento.
Tickets and timetables: Trenitalia and Italo.
Regional trains
Trenitalia regional trains link Naples with Caserta (for the Royal Palace), Salerno, Benevento and Avellino, and run down the coast to Paestum, Agropoli, Ascea, Pisciotta and Sapri. They are the easiest way to reach the Cilento by train.
Circumvesuviana
This is the railway that circles Vesuvius, run by EAV. It starts at Napoli Porta Nolana and stops at Napoli Garibaldi, below the central station. The line most used by visitors is the one to Sorrento, stopping at Ercolano Scavi, Pompei Scavi – Villa dei Misteri, Torre Annunziata (for Oplontis), Castellammare di Stabia and Vico Equense. Other lines run to Sarno, Poggiomarino, Nola and Baiano.
Trains are frequent but often crowded, especially in summer: set off early and keep an eye on the notices on EAV. The Campania Express tourist train, with reserved seats, has been suspended from 1 October 2026 until further notice.
Cumana and Circumflegrea
Both start from Montesanto station in central Naples and end at Torregaveta. The Cumana runs along the coast through Fuorigrotta, Bagnoli, Pozzuoli, Arco Felice, Lucrino (for Baia) and Fusaro; the Circumflegrea runs further inland through Soccavo, Quarto and Licola, near Cuma. They are the gateway to the Phlegraean Fields.
Naples metro and funiculars
- Line 1: from the centre (Garibaldi, Duomo, Università, Municipio, Toledo, Dante, Museo) up to the Vomero and on to Piscinola. Many stops are Art Stations, decorated by contemporary artists.
- Line 2: the rail link crossing the city from east to west, from Gianturco and Garibaldi to Mergellina, Campi Flegrei and Pozzuoli.
- Line 6: from Municipio to Mostra, via Chiaia, Mergellina and Fuorigrotta.
- Funiculars: Centrale, Chiaia and Montesanto climb to the Vomero (for Castel Sant'Elmo and the Certosa di San Martino); the Mergellina funicular climbs to Posillipo.
Metro lines 1 and 6 and the funiculars are run by ANM, Line 2 by Trenitalia.
Tickets
On EAV trains, the metro and buses you can use each company's own tickets or the Unico Campania integrated tickets (single, time-based, daily, weekly and season tickets), valid on several companies and means of transport within the same zone. You can buy them at ticket offices, tobacconists and on the app: see Unico Campania. High-speed trains need separate tickets.