transfer at naples station to sita bus for amalfi
Dec 23rd, 2011, 01:34 PM
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transfer at naples station to sita bus for amalfi
Next April we are travelling to Furore via Amalfi. I see from the SITA bus website that there are buses from either Salerno or Naples to Amalfi. What I want to know is whether the SITA buses stop outside or near the main train station in Naples. Due to my poor understanding of Italian on the SITA website, I can only see stops near the port and "centro direzione" which looks a fair distance from the actual station. Has anyone done this trip or can anyone clarify?
Dec 23rd, 2011, 01:44 PM
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Please see if this link is a help to you. A local resident gives directions to the SITA stop near the station. Note the date of the post and double check.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic..._Campania.html
Curious to where you are staying in Furore, as I stayed there recently.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic..._Campania.html
Curious to where you are staying in Furore, as I stayed there recently.
Dec 24th, 2011, 07:24 AM
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The instructions in the hyperlinked posting are basically correct. Unless there have been more route changes due to construction activity, the SITA bus should stop along Via G. Ferraris in the vicinity of the Ramada Hotel, around the corner from Napoli Centrale station and down the road a bit (heading out of town). Note that the whole area is rather forlorn and distinctly unappealing (quite offputting at night), and there is lots of noise and traffic along the wide street. In other words, it's very unattractive to wait more than a few minutes for the bus at this location.
When I was last there, I asked half a dozen people for the exact location of the bus stop, and got half a dozen different answers! Note that you'll need to walk about 5 minutes from the central train station main front entrance to reach the stop. If you go the the Ramada website, you will find aerial views of Via G. Ferraris where the hotel is located, and its proximity to Napoli Centrale.
More significantly, note that there is extremely limited SITA bus service from Naples direct to Amalfi (and none on Sundays). If you happen to miss the direct bus, you'll need to walk back to Napoli Centrale station and take a regionale train to Salerno (connecting there to the hourly SITA bus to Amalfi). For these reasons, many people find it better to connect to the bus in Salerno rather than in Naples. If you're arriving from north of Naples, why not take a direct train to Salerno to make the connection there? Even if you're starting out from Naples (but not from the bus terminus at the Port), it may well be more convenient (and more pleasant) to connect in Salerno.
One distinct advantage of taking the direct bus from Naples to Amalfi is cost: 4 Euros for the Unico Campania U5 ticket, instead of 4 + 3.60 Euros if connecting in Salerno. Of course, if you already have a valid Unico Campania 3T Tourist Ticket, or one of the Campania Artecards (e.g. "tutta la regione-3 days) with transportation included, it won't make a difference in this regard.
When I was last there, I asked half a dozen people for the exact location of the bus stop, and got half a dozen different answers! Note that you'll need to walk about 5 minutes from the central train station main front entrance to reach the stop. If you go the the Ramada website, you will find aerial views of Via G. Ferraris where the hotel is located, and its proximity to Napoli Centrale.
More significantly, note that there is extremely limited SITA bus service from Naples direct to Amalfi (and none on Sundays). If you happen to miss the direct bus, you'll need to walk back to Napoli Centrale station and take a regionale train to Salerno (connecting there to the hourly SITA bus to Amalfi). For these reasons, many people find it better to connect to the bus in Salerno rather than in Naples. If you're arriving from north of Naples, why not take a direct train to Salerno to make the connection there? Even if you're starting out from Naples (but not from the bus terminus at the Port), it may well be more convenient (and more pleasant) to connect in Salerno.
One distinct advantage of taking the direct bus from Naples to Amalfi is cost: 4 Euros for the Unico Campania U5 ticket, instead of 4 + 3.60 Euros if connecting in Salerno. Of course, if you already have a valid Unico Campania 3T Tourist Ticket, or one of the Campania Artecards (e.g. "tutta la regione-3 days) with transportation included, it won't make a difference in this regard.
Dec 24th, 2011, 07:40 AM
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Just in case you haven't already noticed, the direct SITA bus from Naples to Amalfi currently departs ONLY at 9:00, 14:15 and 17:30 (several minutes later from the Via G. Ferraris stop):
http://www.sitabus.it/sitabus/campan...A/QUADROXV.pdf
NO DIRECT BUSES ON SUNDAYS!!!
By contrast, there is frequent Trenitalia regionale train service from Napoli Centrale to Salerno, connecting to the hourly SITA bus to Amalfi. (Sundays included). There are also ferry boats from Salerno-Concordia Dock to Amalfi from April through October:
www.fsitaliane.it
www.coopsantandrea.it
Walk 800 meters from the Salerno train station to the Concordia Dock (allow at least 10 minutes on foot).
If you're travelling in July or August, there MAY also be very limited hydrofoil service from Napoli Beverello Dock to Amalfi on Metro del Mare. Schedules for 2012 have not yet been posted, and future Metro del Mare services are not absolutely guaranteed to materialize, in view of budgetary cuts.
www.metrodelmare.net
http://www.sitabus.it/sitabus/campan...A/QUADROXV.pdf
NO DIRECT BUSES ON SUNDAYS!!!
By contrast, there is frequent Trenitalia regionale train service from Napoli Centrale to Salerno, connecting to the hourly SITA bus to Amalfi. (Sundays included). There are also ferry boats from Salerno-Concordia Dock to Amalfi from April through October:
www.fsitaliane.it
www.coopsantandrea.it
Walk 800 meters from the Salerno train station to the Concordia Dock (allow at least 10 minutes on foot).
If you're travelling in July or August, there MAY also be very limited hydrofoil service from Napoli Beverello Dock to Amalfi on Metro del Mare. Schedules for 2012 have not yet been posted, and future Metro del Mare services are not absolutely guaranteed to materialize, in view of budgetary cuts.
www.metrodelmare.net
Dec 24th, 2011, 08:50 AM
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From inside Napoli Centrale, there is a shortcut to the Ramada Hotel through Trenitalia employee parking lot.
If you look at Google map in satellite mode, you see a parking lot across from Ramada next to the Napoli Centrale. That is the Trenitalia employee lot. There is a passage way connecting the parking lot to the track at coordinate 40.851412,14.272648 on Google map.
If you look at Google map in satellite mode, you see a parking lot across from Ramada next to the Napoli Centrale. That is the Trenitalia employee lot. There is a passage way connecting the parking lot to the track at coordinate 40.851412,14.272648 on Google map.
Dec 28th, 2011, 07:53 PM
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Thanks everyone for your advice.
Sounds like the transfer at Napoli Station is not optimal due to the infrequency of the buses to Amalfi and the type of area it is (unappealing to wait for long time). We have been to Naples years ago, loved it but it was pretty chaotic and crazy. Don't really want to go there this time unless we have to.
As we'll actually be coming down from Rome that day, it sounds like it's best to go directly on to Salerno, then either get a boat to Amalfi if it's a nice day and we have the time, or a bus to Amalfi and then another bus to Furore. We spent a week in Amalfi 15 years ago and it sounds from your descriptions like the transfer at Salerno hasn't really changed, which is good.
Thanks ekscrunchy for the link to the directions on TripAdvisor.
Thanks GAC for the tips and links to various sites. You guys really know your stuff. This is exactly the kind of details I hadn't been able to glean from guidebooks.
Greg, I appreciate the tip of the shortcut through the Trenitalia carpark but all things considered still think Salerno sounds the best option.
BTW, we are staying at an agriturismo in the hills above Furore, to do some trekking and get away from it all.
Sounds like the transfer at Napoli Station is not optimal due to the infrequency of the buses to Amalfi and the type of area it is (unappealing to wait for long time). We have been to Naples years ago, loved it but it was pretty chaotic and crazy. Don't really want to go there this time unless we have to.
As we'll actually be coming down from Rome that day, it sounds like it's best to go directly on to Salerno, then either get a boat to Amalfi if it's a nice day and we have the time, or a bus to Amalfi and then another bus to Furore. We spent a week in Amalfi 15 years ago and it sounds from your descriptions like the transfer at Salerno hasn't really changed, which is good.
Thanks ekscrunchy for the link to the directions on TripAdvisor.
Thanks GAC for the tips and links to various sites. You guys really know your stuff. This is exactly the kind of details I hadn't been able to glean from guidebooks.
Greg, I appreciate the tip of the shortcut through the Trenitalia carpark but all things considered still think Salerno sounds the best option.
BTW, we are staying at an agriturismo in the hills above Furore, to do some trekking and get away from it all.
