General info

The nearest airport to Sorrento, only 50 km(approx.31 miles) far, is Naples Airport – Capodicchino(NAP): People who arrive in Naples by plane have the possibility of using the daily bus connections, effected by the Curreri bus service to reach Sorrento. Every day, in fact, six daily trips are available connecting the airport and Sorrento. The bus is just outside the Arrival gates. Taxis are also available from the airport to take you anywhere in the area and also Sorrento. The Naples town Hall has published the correct fares that may apply to the different taxi routes. Please make sure you check with the taxi driver before you leave. The fares are published available with the taxi driver. Fees for luggage and tools can be added. The Naples Airport is also equipped with a useful web site regarding transportation to-from there. Should you arrive in Rome, the Rome Airport has bus services twice a day that are offered to Sorrento (approximately a 4-hour trip). The bus departs from Roma Tiburtina train station (meaning you must move from the airport to the train station). This service is not available on weekends. We suggest you to fly directly to Naples as it is much easier and convenient to reach Sorrento.

Travelling by car for approximately 50kms (approx. 31 miles), driving along the motorway A 2 Rome-Naples for those who come from the north, or the A 16 Bari-Naples for those who come from the south, you get onto the A 3 Highway exiting at Castellammare of Stabia, you arrive to the SS Sorrentine 145 (For locals known as “La Sorrentina”- that travelling alongside the sea – permits you to reach Sorrento. Rental Car companies are available at the Naples Airport and some other areas of Naples. In Italy, cars are, in their majority, with manual gears and they drive on the left. Please note that toll-fees are to be paid when moving around the extra-urban areas, joining freeways and highways. Keep smaller change available.

The Naples Main Train Station (Stazione Napoli Centrale) is located at Piazza Garibaldi well served by the metro lines and with the public bus service. The Federal Railway System (Ferrovia dello Stato) offers a wide range of trains to Sorrento on a daily basis, every 30 minutes more or less from 6:00am to 11:00pm. Trains are quite basic and tickets are available for purchasing at the train station booths or automated machines distributed along the station. You will be travelling on the Circumvesuviana Transportation System that involves all the towns that circle the Vesuvius area and Sorrentine Peninsula. Your trip to Sorrento will range 45min to 1hour and 15 min depending on what type of train you take.

The Molo Beverello (Beverello Pier) is located adjacent to the Maritime Station at the Port of Naples in front of the Town Hall Square (Piazza Municipio). The Pier offers daily services to Sorrento with ferries. The trip takes approximately 45-50 minutes. During the High Season (may-oct), services are much more frequent. The arrival of ferries in Sorrento is the Marina Piccola (Small Marina) and you may reach the city of Sorrento by taking the local bus to the city center(top of the hill) or a taxi.