How to reach Pompeii
Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is an archeological site of an ancient Roman city that was destroyed by volcano eruption from Mt Vesuvius. However, thanks to the huge amount of ashes that had covered the city, Pompeii remained preserved in exact the same state, to the detail, and the excavations are still ongoing.
TRAIN: If you want to visit Pompeii during your stay in Italy, you might consider taking the train. It is the most hassle-free way because Pompeii is included in a railway network of Circumvesuviana that connects Naples and Sorrento. The station where you should get off is called “Pompei Scavi”, located 50 meters from the entrance to Pompeii. If you are travelling by train from Rome, Milan, Ancona, or some other city, you can easily change the train at Naples central station and continue to Pompeii on the Circumvesuviana.
- Journey time: from Naples around 45 minutes; from Sorrento around 30 minutes
- Price: 2.90 euro one way
- Trains go twice an hour, and therefore are usually crowded
BUS: If you prefer taking the bus, you have to reach Nuova Marina port in Naples from where the SITA local buses go to Pompeii. The price of the ticket is 2.80 euro per person one way and it can be purchased from SITA office at the Nuova Marina port. Buses go once or twice an hour and the journey takes approximately 35 minutes. To arrive to Naples from other cities in Italy, you can check the bus connections here: Rome to Naples, Florence to Naples, Milan to Naples. You can also check other travel connections at getbybus.com.
If you will be arriving to Naples by plane, you can check our post about reaching the city center from the airport.
It is of course possible to book a transfer or take the taxi, as well as to rent a car or bus (if you are a large group).
