Amalfi Coast day trip from Naples: bus, ferry or tour, and what each costs

💡 The Short Version: There is no railway on the Amalfi Coast, so there are three routes from Naples. By Circumvesuviana and bus: the train to Sorrento takes 1 hour 12 minutes (€4.60), then a SITA Sud bus runs to Positano (€2.50) and Amalfi (€3.60). By train and ferry: a regional train to Salerno (39 to 46 minutes, from €5.80) and a Travelmar ferry to Amalfi (35 minutes, €12) or Positano (70 minutes, €17). By tour, from €45.90 for 8½ to 9½ hours with pickup in Naples. On your own it costs from €14.20 return, but the buses and ferries decide your day. Or book a tour: the Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi premium tourad is from €54.45 (GetYourGuide).

Getting there on your own

• The Circumvesuviana is run by EAV. Trains leave Napoli Garibaldi at :03 and :33 and Porta Nolana three minutes earlier, from 5:30 to 22:00, and Sorrento is the end of the line (eavsrl.it). A contactless card taps in at the turnstiles. The Campania Express tourist train has been suspended since 1 October 2026.
• SITA Sud buses run along the coast road between Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi, and on to Salerno. The fares from 1 October 2026 are Sorrento to Positano €2.50, Sorrento to Amalfi €3.60, Positano to Amalfi €2.50, Amalfi to Ravello €1.60 and Amalfi to Salerno €3.00. The timetable is at sitasudtrasporti.it.
• Travelmar ferries run from Salerno’s Concordia square. Departures to Amalfi and Positano include 8:40, 9:40, 10:40, 11:10 and 11:40, with later boats to 17:10. Amalfi to Salerno boats run to 19:10 and Positano to Salerno to 18:30. Travelmar also runs a daily sea tour: Salerno at 11:10, three hours in Positano, three in Amalfi, and back in Salerno at 19:45 (travelmar.it).
• From Naples to Salerno, Trenitalia regional trains from Napoli Centrale take 39 to 46 minutes.
• The Campania Artecard does not cover the SITA Sud lines to Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi.
• Cost: via Sorrento, the Circumvesuviana is €9.20 return, and a bus to Positano and back adds €5, or to Amalfi and back €7.20, so from €14.20. Via Salerno, train and ferry to Amalfi come to €35.60 return.

Tours from Naples

A tour drives the coast road and back in one booking, with pickup in Naples. On your own, the buses set the pace. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices.

The lowest price, with Ravello

From €45.90 · 4.8 stars from 6,254 reviews · 9½ hours

From Naples: Exclusive Tour of Amalfi Coastad is run by Giromondo. A minibus makes the 70-minute drive to Sorrento for a limoncello tasting, then stops for a photo outside Positano and visits Amalfi and Ravello. Positano is a viewing stop, not a visit.

Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi in a small group

From €54.45 · 4.8 stars from 18,929 reviews · 8½ hours

From Naples: Sorrento, Positano & Amalfi Premium Tourad is run by WORLDTOURS. A people carrier takes a small group to Sorrento, along the coast road to Positano and on to Amalfi, with pickup in Naples. You choose between a pre-arranged lunch and free time. It has 18,929 reviews, more than any other tour from Naples on this page.

A group of up to eight

From €58.33 · 4.8 stars from 1,782 reviews · 9 hours

From Naples – VIP Small Group Tour of the Amalfi Coastad is run by Mutotravel. Pickup is between 7:30 and 8:30 from selected hotels in Naples, and the group is limited to eight, with Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi as stops.

Amalfi Coast with Pompeii

From €70 · 4.7 stars from 3,347 reviews · 9 hours

From Naples: Amalfi Coast and Pompeii - Full Experience Tourad is run by WORLDTOURS. It combines a two-hour guided visit to Pompeii with the coast, and a boat ride along it is an optional extra paid on the day. The Pompeii from Naples guide says what the Pompeii ticket involves.

Two similar tours are the premium tour of Sorrento, Positano and Amalfiad (from €48.60, 4.8 stars from 5,158 reviews) and the Naples Official Tour of Amalfi, Positano and Sorrento with a boat ridead (from €49, 4.7 stars from 2,160 reviews), which adds an optional shared boat ride in Amalfi.

What to see

The tours stop at three or four towns. On your own, Positano and Amalfi are a full day, and Sorrento is the end of the train.

Positano from the sea. Photo: Spenvann, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Sorrento. The end of the Circumvesuviana, on a hill above the Gulf of Naples. It is a starting point for the bus along the coast, and Alilauro’s boat from Naples docks there. The guided tours stop here for a limoncello tasting.
2. Positano. Houses stacked up the cliff above a beach. The church of Santa Maria dell’Assunta holds a Byzantine icon of the Black Madonna, and the MAR museum shows the remains of a Roman villa buried by the eruption of AD 79. The Path of Lovers leads to the quieter Fornillo beach.
3. Amalfi. The cathedral of Sant’Andrea is up a staircase of 62 steps, with the Cloister of Paradise and a frescoed crypt. The Paper Museum and the old Arsenal are in the town (travelmar.it).
4. Ravello. A bus ride up from Amalfi for €1.60.

The steps up to the cathedral of Sant’Andrea in Amalfi. Photo: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

The order that works: Positano first, then Amalfi, since the sea tour and most ferries run in that order, with Ravello only on a tour or a second day. Allow about three hours in each town, as the sea tour does. What to skip: Ravello on a single day by public transport. The one thing that decides the day: the last bus or boat back. The last Circumvesuviana from Sorrento leaves at 22:00, and Travelmar’s last boat from Amalfi leaves at 19:10.

The terrace at Villa Rufolo in Ravello. Photo: Mihael Grmek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Practical information

• From the airport: the Alibus to Napoli Centrale, then the Circumvesuviana, or a SITA Sud bus. Naples airport is closed to flights from 1 to 30 November 2026, and flights move to Salerno. Naples airport to the city has the fares.
• Staying overnight: two or more days make the buses and ferries easy, and the Amalfi Coast is better done on your own than on a one-day tour.
• Tickets for the buses and boats: buy before the day where you can, since the bus is the only road link along the coast.

The Amalfi Coast is one of several day trips from Naples, and Capri leaves from the port, and Naples public transport has the Circumvesuviana fares. The Amalfi Coast day trip from Rome covers the coast from the Rome end, with a Frecciarossa to Salerno. Hotels near Napoli Centrale are beside the Circumvesuviana, and what to book before you go to Naples lists the closed days for the city’s sights.