HOW TO get TO POMPEII FROM AMALFI WITHOUT A cars and truck
It may seem like as well much difficulty to get to Pompeii when you’re on the Amalfi Coast, however if you understand how, it’s simple as well as totally worth it. Here’s exactly how to get to Pompeii from Amalfi without a car.
Getting around the Amalfi coastline can be extremely difficult – as well as downright scary if you’ve made a decision to drive. info on public deliver around the Amalfi coastline is confusing as well as unreliable, as well as – let’s deal with it – this part of the Italian coastline is nearly as well sensational to tear your eyes away from.
For that reason, it’s extremely appealing to pass on checking out crucial as well as exceptionally interesting locations like Pompeii.
But you understand what: it’s truly not that hard.
While in the Amalfi coastline we worked out the simplest method to get to Pompeii that’s cheap, quick as well as with very little stress.
Here’s our guide for exactly how to get to Pompeii from Amalfi without a car.
How to get to Pompeii from Amalfi
Train to Pompeii
By far the simplest as well as least expensive method to get to Pompeii is by train.
The Circumvesuviana service runs from Sorrento all the method to Napoli Porta Nolana with routine stops from Sorrento to Castellammare di Stabia along the Amalfi Coast. The stops are:
Sorrento, S. Agnello, Piano, Meta, Seiano, Vico Equense, Castellammare di Stabia, by means of Nocera as well as of program Pompeii Scavi – rental property dei Misteri.
Top tip:
It’s much much easier to get to Pompeii if you’re staying on the northern side of the Amalfi Peninsula. If you’re staying in locations like Positano, Praiano or Amalfi itself, you’ll have to get a bus, taxi or boat to the northern side where the stations are.
Which train ticket to buy
The ticketing system is familiarly Italian as well as unnecessarily complicated. There are 2 ticket costs since there are 2 kinds of train – an all-stations train as well as an reveal train.
Nothing odd about that.
Your ticket will only let you on that specific train, which is fair. The issue arises when the ticket office offers you a ticket however it’s not for the next train. They’re likely to offer you an all-stops ticket, which is more affordable however will indicate you may have to wait. It will likewise indicate – for the benefit of a couple of euros, that you’re on the sluggish train.
Make sure you request a ticket for the next train – or even much better for the next reveal train.
The reveal train only stops at Sorrento, Vico Equense, Castellammare as well as Pompeii.
I discovered a site with train times as well as station details, though it’s an unofficial site. It does seem right though.
Here’s the all-stops timetable.
Here’s the reveal train timetable.
Top tip:
Keep your ticket helpful as the inspectors on the train will not let you on up until they’ve inspected your ticket. They will forcibly stop people trying to get on the proper train.
You will only be able to go into as well as exit the train where the inspectors get off to look at people’s tickets – normally the front compartments. stay close to the inspectors when you get off for a quicker exit!
Be cautious where you sit or stand on the train
The trains that run the Circumvesuviana Line are normally extremely old. They seldom have air conditioning as well as are rattly as well as falling apart. We saw sections of the compartment actually autumn off as well as hit passengers on the head on 2 different events (and 2 different trains) going to as well as coming from Pompeii.
Avoid standing under the lower parts of the train compartment as well as have a great look at the ceiling where you’re standing. If it looks loose, move.
Top tip:
Travel in the front carriage. The inspectors normally take pleasure in travelling with the driver, so they leave the door open. You get a great view out the front of the train, which makes the trip go quicker.
Value for money – Campania>artecard
If you want to save money (and time at ticket offices) as well as you mean to see a great deal of different attractions in 3 days, the Napoli 3-day Campania>artecard is great.
The Campania>artecard enables you gain access to into a significant number of attractions – including Pompeii, Herculaneum as well as the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, where a lot of of the original artefacts from the digs are kept.
It likewise includes your public deliver fairs anywhere within the UnicoCampania system, which is the Circumvesuviana Line to Pompeii.
You can pre-purchase the card on the internet right here – it’s triggered from the very first time of utilize (public deliver or attraction).
Top tip:
This is excellent value if you’re planning on going to great deals of different places. We only checked out Pompeii, which was a full day by the way, as well as then checked out the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli when we were in Naples. So the Campania>artecard would have worked out a lot more costly for us.
Arriving at Pompeii
It’s a bit of a scrum when you show up at Pompeii Scavi – rental property dei Misteri, as everybody wishes to be very first in line at the gates – not a thing by the way.
Feel complimentary to take your time at the station, as well as whatever you do, don’t opt for touts at the station for entry tickets to Pompeii. They’re just travel agents as well as will rip you off.
Go up the road (follow the signs) as well as get tickets directly from the office.
You can get tickets to Pompeii as well as Herculaneum on the internet right here at the official site – though it’s when once again annoyingly challenging to discover the page. The links are at the bottom as well as the page is only in Italian.
Top tip:
If you’re hungry or thirsty when you show up at Pompeii, don’t be terrified to stop at one of the café bars on the road to the site entrance.
We were required into one of these locations since of a rain storm, as well as the food, drink as well as service [turned out to be] great. as well as the costs weren’t insultingly high either, which shocked us.
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