Driving from Rome-Gaeta-Sorrento
 

My family is leaving for our second trip to Italy a week from today. We are 3 days in Rome, 1 in Gaeta, 3 in Sorrento, then 4 in husband's hometown of Pietrelcina. My husband does speak the language. Right now we are renting a car in Rome and driving the rest of the way. Reading here I am concerened, but we have to get to Gaeta to see family. Is there a place in Sorrento to rent a car, and should we drive at all? If not how do we get to Gaeta then on to Sorrento? I want him to be able to enjoy this as well.

Any advise would be helpful.

Hi Mary - Much better title :) Hopefully others will contribute now ...

Copied & pasted from your other thread -


You could drive to Gaeta - but you can easily get there by public transport if you prefer.

There are frequent fast trains from Roma Termini to FORMIA - from where there are connecting buses to Gaeta.

There are a number of car hire companies in Sorrento - Hertz, Avis etc.

If you prefer to be driven, the following are limo companies based in Sorrento:

www.tourofitaly.com
www.francescomarrapese.com
www.cuomonet.it
www.seesorrento.com
www.sorrento.it

It's not possible to see Capri by night without staying (- unless you arrange a private water taxi) - as the last ferry currently leaves Capri for Sorrento at 19.00.

[The only other way to leave Capri later would be to catch a later ferry/hydrofoil to Naples - then return to Sorrento by train.
Rather inconvenient ]

There is a left luggage store at the entrance to Pompeii, so stopping there en route to Sorrento is a possibility.

Hope this helps ...

Steve

Hi M,

This is not your first visit.

Your husband speaks Italian.

It appears to be a straightforward route from Rome to Gaeta - about 2 hr on main roads.

I wouldn't fret.

((I))