Amalfi as a home base for the Amalfi Coast
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Amalfi as a home base for the Amalfi Coast
I was wondering what everyone thought about staying in Amalfi as a home base for a week in the Amafi Coast area? We (2 couples 60-64 years old) will be visiting this area the first week of October 2018. I am planning on flying into Rome and taking the train to Salerno. Will I need to change trains from Rome to Salerno and then back to Rome from Salerno or is this a train I can remain on for the entire trip? Any tips on what to do while there on holiday/vacation would be greatly appreciated.
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Will I need to change trains from Rome to Salerno and then back to Rome from Salerno or is this a train I can remain on for the entire trip?>
No plenty of direct Rome-Salerno trains - check more on ferry schedules during that time - buses take forever - for quick reference train schedules and if have to change I always recommend the German railways schedule site for all European trains - www.bahn.de/en - so easy to use and gives so many details besides times. Of course if booking ahead online you can save some money but those trains - discounted - are train-specific and cannot be changed nor refunded I believe from that specific train - so if flying and taking train leave plenty of time for plane to be late, etc. Book at www.trenitalia.com - great info Italian trains -www.seat61.com - especially on booking own online ticket; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com.
No plenty of direct Rome-Salerno trains - check more on ferry schedules during that time - buses take forever - for quick reference train schedules and if have to change I always recommend the German railways schedule site for all European trains - www.bahn.de/en - so easy to use and gives so many details besides times. Of course if booking ahead online you can save some money but those trains - discounted - are train-specific and cannot be changed nor refunded I believe from that specific train - so if flying and taking train leave plenty of time for plane to be late, etc. Book at www.trenitalia.com - great info Italian trains -www.seat61.com - especially on booking own online ticket; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com.
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Skimming seems a great useful report for Amalfi:
https://www.fodors.com/community/eur...1-to-oct-3.cfm
https://www.fodors.com/community/eur...1-to-oct-3.cfm
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I think it depends on what, exactly, you want to do while on the Amalfi Coast!
Amalfi is convenient for buses and ferries along the coast, and so a good base for Salerno (worth seeing, IMO, not just for access to Paestum), Capri, Positano, Ravello, etc.
If you want to visit Naples, Pompeii, and / or Herculaneum, Amalfi is not particularly convenient – although it is not impossible.
You can get an idea of your transportation options at rome2rio.com – just be sure to check the links to which it directs you, as the main site is not sensitive to seasonal variations in schedules.
Hope that helps!
Amalfi is convenient for buses and ferries along the coast, and so a good base for Salerno (worth seeing, IMO, not just for access to Paestum), Capri, Positano, Ravello, etc.
If you want to visit Naples, Pompeii, and / or Herculaneum, Amalfi is not particularly convenient – although it is not impossible.
You can get an idea of your transportation options at rome2rio.com – just be sure to check the links to which it directs you, as the main site is not sensitive to seasonal variations in schedules.
Hope that helps!
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