Naples Transportation

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You will be able to get to Naples on the safe, comfortable Trenitalia trains from anywhere in Italy. The Trenitalia link below has an English language option and will give you times, details and fares for all journeys on Trenitalia trains.

You will arrive at Napoli Centrale ('shentralay') station on the edge of Piazza Garibaldi, which is presently (2011) undergoing huge changes and is largely dug-up and fenced-off.

Napoli Centrale is a modern station with excellent and clear signing in both Italian and English. You should have no fear of getting lost or of being in any danger.

There are, of course, shops and cafes within the station itself, undercover access to the Metro sysytem (signed) and the Circumvesuviana station (Napoli Garibaldi, for trains to Pompeii, Herculaneum and Sorrento). There are taxis waiting outside and buses to various parts of the city.

It's a combined ticket valid for three days, allowing you to enter, without queues, the more representative of the Neapolitan museums and the archeological areas of the Phlegrean Fields, travelling on the entire public transport network, by land and sea, on the special shuttle that connect the museums and the archeological sites.
It costs 13 Euro for adults and 8 for young people of between 18 and 25 years. It is valid for three days from the first use (there is another card whose validitiy is longer).
The card kit contains the microchip card and a guide to the museums and services in six languages ( Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese).
Where you can buy it:
Tha card kit is on sale at Capodichino Airport, At the Central Station and that of Margellina, at Molo Beverello, in tha Metropolitan train stations, in the main hotels in the city, in all museums on the circuit, in the main newsagents.

Buying the card you can get free entrance, without queues, to the first two sites on the circuit and half price for the others. Entrance is free for the young in all the museums.
Free transport on the entire urban transport network and as far as the Phlegrean Fields and, at the weekend, on the LM shuttles the connect museums and tourist transit areas ( stations, port, etc.) and on the Archeobus shuttle that connect the archeological sites of the Phlegrean Fields.
From 15 to 40% discount on reception services ( bookshops, guided tours, audio guides ) of the museums on the circuit.
10% discount on the entrance ticket to the Santa Chiara Complex.
50% discount on the entrance ticket to Submerged Baia
20% discount on ANM car parking ( Brin and Colli Aminei ).
20% discount on the main ferry and hydrofoil lines for the isles of Capri, Ischia and Procida.
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Although Naples has its own international airport with connections to many European cities, those who want to visit from further away will probably need to connect in Rome or Milan. However, the smoothest way to reach Naples is by train from Rome. The relatively new fast trains (called Eurostar) take just over one hour from Termini in Rome to Napoli Centrale and are frequent, inexpensive and nearly always on time. The website below has the schedule and tickets (available in English).

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Nice ferry journey from Naples to Palermo for 50 EURO. (Dec 2009). The cabin rate was supposed to share with another people. But at the end, I had the whole cabin. Nice. If you book a cabin on your own, the rate would be 68 Euro. The feery left Napli at 20:00, arriving Palermo at about 6:30 am.

If you plan on taking a cab from Napoli Centrale, walk directly out the front doors and past the guys inside asking if you want a cab. They'll charge you triple the cost of a real cab, which you can catch right outside the station to the left. It's very easy. Don't get frazzled by the reputation of this station. If you look like you know where you're going, you won't get hassled. I stayed in Napoli for a week and was in and out of the station and never had a problem.

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My friend and I happened to see a reference to these little water taxis on a map. They take you around the bay around Naples, to other cities like Amalfi, Sorrento, Pompeii, etc., for about 15 Euro or less each way. Some of the towns have more stops than others, but it's a fun way to see the coast and make a few day trips.

BTW, I also have a warning about this service, as my friend lost both her camera and debit card in one day. But if you keep pretty protective of your valuables you should be okay.

Also, some of the info on the Web site isn't quite as accurate as what they tell you at the ticket booth, but it gives you a general idea of where they go and ticket prices.

There are at least 4 buses from Bari to Napoli per day with Autolinee Marino. Departures are at 0840, 1030, 1200 and 1630. The bus takes just over 3 hours, leaving from the street behind Bari train station and arriving at Napoli Garibaldi Station.

Hi Traveltime,
If you're coming in at Molo Beverello I think I can help. I'll be as detailed as I can because it can be pretty chaotic! At the port you'll see a red and white snack bar and to the left a HUGE castle, Castel Nuovo. If you cross the street to the newsstand you can buy a day pass for the bus for 3.10 euro (which I thought was pricey since we only needed a 15 minute bus ride and if anybody knows a better way...) Walk towards the castle and you will see the bus stops for the Alibus and the orange local ANM buses. Most buses stop at Piazza Garibaldi but read the map to make sure which is the city center and that's where you get off. You can't miss it because the bus driver will usually stop and get off the bus! This is the main station in Naples. It was under construction when my husband and I were there two weeks ago. Circle around to your right and you will see the entrance to the train station. Yes the bus and train station are in the same place. We had no problem taking the buses, don't forget to stamp your ticket in the machine and we had some persistent taxi drivers willing to take us to P. Garibaldi for tre euro which was less than the bus ticket price but if you take a taxi which I think is a waste of money since the buses run regularly DON'T LET THE DRIVER TAKE YOUR BAG AND PUT IT IN THE TRUNK. The day we were leaving a gentlemen waiting for the Alibus to the airport with us at P. Garibaldi took a taxi for tre euro and when he got to the airport the driver informed him that it was an additional due euro for his bag! So don't fall for this trick always make sure that the fare includes your bags if you take a taxi but really we had absolutely no problems taking buses to P. Garibaldi and we stayed at the Hotel Eden which was right across the street but we did take the Circumvesuviana to Mt. Vesuvius so we also took the train. Good luck!