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Does anyone have advice as to how to travel from Naples to Positano. We will be travelin over the weekend (on a Saturday).

Hi Janice - Are you starting from Naples?

If yes, your quickest option will be hydrofoil from Molo Beverello.

There are DIRECT departures at 09.45 and 12.20

Journey time: 1 hr - Fare: € 9

http://www.metrodelmare.com

Alternatively you can travel by train (- Circumvesuviana) to Sorrento - then bus to Positano.
But this takes much longer.


If you are travelling from Naples airport (Capodichino), a convenient option is Airport Shuttle bus direct to Sorrento (- operator: Curreri) - then bus to Positano.

Deps at: 09.00 - 11.30 - 13.00 - 14.30 - 16.30 - 19.30

http://www.curreriviaggi.it/

Hope this helps ...

Steve

P.S. If you are travelling from Rome there are other options ...

I am also planning a trip from Rome to Positano. Please elaborate on the other ways to get there. I assumed we would need to take a train out of Rome to Naples.

Does anyone have a name of private drivers that they can recommend that may pick us up from the train station in Naples?

We are traveling in mid-May 2008.

Thanks.

A couple of years ago we used the following, wonderful driver, based on recommendations on this site:
Renato Cuomo
mobile (0039)3391612081
office (0039) 0818023037
www.comonet.it
He took us from our hotel in Positano to the Naples airport in a very new, clean comfortable mini van and he is a very safe and good driver. At the time, the fare for 4 was 80 euro.

Hi Cindy,

We were also please with Mr. Cuomo.

Also consider Francesco. http://www.francescomarrapese.com/

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I will be travelling to Positano from Rome in early October. Since this is considered "low season", I am not sure if there is a ferry option from Naples. Does anyone know what the best option is this time of year to get to Positano from Rome?

In 2004, my husband and I took the high-speed train from Florence to Naples and had a taxi meet us at the train station. It was wonderful and I highly recommend doing this. Getting on a local train and/or bus and then walking with luggage to the hotel is not my idea of a vacation. I'm sorry I can't remember the company we used but our driver was terrific. The drive is spectacular and he was very informative.

We rented a car in Naples and drove to Positano and then all around the Amalfi coast-it was great and gave us lots of flexibility. We then drove up to Pompeii and on from there to Tuscano.

Hi Heidi - There is no direct ferry service from Naples - only a hydrofoil service.

The ferry service is from SALERNO - and this is still an option in October (- weather permitting). For details:

http://www.salernocity.com/comune/tr.../costiera2.asp


Alternatively from NAPLES you can reach Positano by limo, hydrofoil or public transport:


- LIMO:

For a limo transfer (- € 100 approx) the following have all been recommended here:

www.positanocarservice.com
www.flaviogioia.com
www.limocarservice.net
www.benvenutolimos.com

www.francescomarrapese.com
www.cuomonet.it
www.tourofitaly.com


- HYDROFOIL (- high season only):

Timetables are on:
www.metrodelmare.com


- PUBLIC TRANSPORT from Naples:

- take the Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento (- journey time 1 hr., deps. every 30 mins), then

- Sita bus (- 45 mins) Sorrento- Positano. Timetables on:

http://www.sitabus.it/sitabus/campan...COCOSTIERA.pdf


Another possibilty from Rome is the Rome-Positano bus service (- operator: Marozzi) - which may possibly still be running in early October.
Fare: € 20. Journey time: 4hrs 30' approx
Dep 07.00 from Rome Tiburtina station.

http://www.marozzivt.it/


Hope this helps ...

Steve

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We used Tour Of Italy -- service was excellent. We were met at the airport--even though flights were delayed several hours. We left Sorrento for Naples very early in the morning. I highly recommend them.

www.tourofitaly.com Used last summer-excellent. Giovanni is a hoot!

We went a bit out of the way, but it was worth avoiding the Circumvesuviana. We took a fast train from Rome to Salerno and then hopped a boat to Positano. Like I said, it took just a bit longer, but was well worth it (and a lot more fun!). Full details are in my Italy trip report from 2005... Good luck!

How would I get from the train station (Napoli Centrale) to the docks where the hydrofoil depart (Napoli Beverello)?

Hi M,

>How would I get from the train station (Napoli Centrale) to the docks where the hydrofoil depart (Napoli Beverello)?<

The no. 1 tram will take you to Piazza Municipio. From there it is about a 10 min walk (or less).

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As Ira says take the tram to Piazza Municipo and Molo Beverello is a 3 minute walk

I took a taxi down to the dock and it was quite interesting. the boat ride was nice to Sorrento and relaxing....it was interesting to imagine what it must have been like 79 AD.Then we took the little shuttle up Sorrento to the bus station and took the cool bus ride(what fun)down to Positano..I think this is more interesting than the train.

I used Giovanni with Tour of Italy for family of four. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
www.tourofitaly.com

If you're planning on just sitting in Positano for a few days then any of the above recommendations will work, but if I were doing it and planned to do a bit of traveling around the area as well -- there's no question -- I'd get a car. We found the myth of the nightmares of driving there extremely exaggerated, but the nightmares of taking public transportation in the area highly underplayed.

We were recently in Naples and at first a little hesitant as everyone along the way had drew back in horror when we mentioned Naples as part of our itinerary. There were several stories relayed about how it's not safe, how you'll get mugged/pickpocketed. We probably looked like the silliest people when we got off the train with as guarded/cautious as we were being! Don't let these undeserved stories scare you if they are relayed to you. We had absolutely no problems and found Naples to be a beautiful place. As with any other big city, keep your wits about you and use common sense, but do not be afraid as there is certainly no need to be!
As far as Positano from Naples, we were offered a tour with a private driver from our hotel (Marriott Renaissance Mediterraneo (by the way, loved this hotel!)) for I think around 240 euros (sounds expensive but considering it was an all day private tour with just the 2 of us we felt it to be a bargain). I wish I knew the name of the company to relay to you, but man, what an incredible day! Our driver's name was Mike and he did an incredible job. Anytime we wanted to pull over to take pictures he stopped right away and pointed out the best place for photos. We started out with a 2 hour stop at Pompeii (probably didn't even cover an eighth of this enormous but fascinating place, but glad we got to see it) and leisurely drove along the Amalfi Coast with stops in Sorrento, Amalfi and Positano. We then had lunch at the La Conca Azzuro restaurant, which is on the side of a cliff overlooking the sea - WOW!!! What an amazing memory we made with this trip! Have fun - I'm so jealous that you're going! You will definitely love it!
ciao! Scott