How to Get to Positano & Amalfi Coast | Pros & Cons of Trains, Ferries, & Busses 

If you’re looking at this video in 2022.. Take the comfortable high speed train Salerno(less than an hr) then take the Salerno to Amalfi ferry ride(30min). Much much faster and comfortable. Salerno train station to ferry 5-10min walk(flat/no hills).

Thanks a lot for summing it up for us first-timers to Italy! Really helpful

Wow! Extremely detailed and helpful!!! We are going to Italy end of October for a cruise, but getting there a day early to visit Amalfi. Thank you again🙌

Hi Dana, thank you so much for the tips.

Excellent info. This will definitely assist in my plans when I visit the Amalfi Coast in May! Thank you.

Wow! Wonderful, informative review, nicely done. Thank you.

Dana new subscriber, your videos rock, accurate, informative the way it should be. We are looking for your advice on where to stay in Sorrento and Positano, as we will be spending 10 days or so on the Amalfi coast next October, thank you!!!!

Headed to Amalfi in July and was debating a car or transit. This cleared it up for me-definitely taking a car. Thanks for the insight!

Omg I love you! This is sooo true I'm never taking the train again! I'm doing a driver! Great video thank you! ❤

Excellent info, especially about safety concerns, and the practical matters such as dealing with luggage! In 2019, my wife and I flew into Naples, and took a private car from the airport to Amalfi town. The driver headed straight down to Vietri and then west on the coast to Amalfi. One day we did a day trip to Pompeii (and the archaeology museum in Naples), again with a driver, and that route tells another way to get to Amalfi, over the mountains and around Ravello. That seemed straightforward and skipped most of the coast. When we left, we took the SITA bus east to Salerno, walked a couple blocks to the train station, and then the high-speed train all the way to Rome. Easy peasy!

Great info. Thank you

Thanks for this

Thank you for your tips!! Do you have a company that you would recommend private cars?

Great video...

Hi Dana Yes I stayed in Naples and went to Pompeii, then hired a private car to take us to Salerno where we spent the night. Then we hired another private car from Salerno to do the Amalfi Coast stopping at Amalfi and Positano along the way until we reached to Sorrento before sunset which I stayed a few days and from there did a day trip to Capri Islands. In the long run, it is better to hire a private car to get to places like Positano. The only time I used the train in Italy was from Rome to Florence then to Pisa and Siena

Going to be there at the end of July! My friend want to stay in Amalfi and most things I want to do is in Positano but can’t find affordable transportation from Amalfi to Positano to make multiple trips

Hi, thanks very much for this video, it has been extremely helpful. I will be visiting Positano next week and I was figuring out what’s the fastest way to get from Rome to Positano. When you say private car, do you mean rent a car or a taxi?

Sorry I had not gotten further in the video you do mention the ways to travel from Naples to Sorrento. I know this was 3 years ago has anything changed with the best method of transport?

Thank you so much for the information. What is the best way to get a private vehicle?

Dana what is the best way to travel from Naples to Sorrento? Safe & economical and fast.

You are right about the circumvesuviana not being safe. I was there in November 2018 and my phone got stolen from my handbag when I was busy putting all my luggage in the train. Not a safe train but extremely cheap compared to other options, specially private car.

Darling, have you ever tried driving around Amalfi Coast? It is so hard especially when it is crowded. Italian drivers are restless. So unless being a very professional driver, it is no piece of cake. There is crazy traffic, crazy turns and you have to wait at certain points of the road :D Using a manual car with these crazy turns, instant stoppings, and sometimes arguing with other drivers in the road is not easy in my view :D Most cars are manual in Europe, and most Americans drive automatically, so it should be also considered.

Hey Dana, which private car company do you use?

How are the taxis for distances like Positano to Maiori?

Would you recommend Airbnb or should look for hotel in Mafia cost ?

hi Dana my husband and I will be visiting Positano in October. We will be taking the train from Rapallo to Napoli Centrale train station. We are looking into a shared or private transfer. Could you recommend some reputable transfer companies that will take us from Napoli to Positano? Thanks!

What is the best website to book ferry ticket from Salerno to Positano? Thank you

What printable car service do you recommend?

Newark, NJ nonstop to Naples is available. Rome is best avoided if your destination is Campania. The airport and Stazione Termini are both disasters.

where do you buy these tickets if you want to buy ahead of time? want to buy the sita bus ticket butits in italian on the website online lol

Guys on summer i would like to see Positano and Amalfi! Which place is better for base? Salerno or Sorento? And generaly wich is better for beaches etc?

do you know what the website is to buy express train tickets?

Best way to Amalfi is through naples station Or salerno station & via ferry Or bus? I am travelling with an infant.

Hello:) Can you just grab a cab from napoli central to positano? once u get off the train, meaning without preordering a car service?

Please recommend one good reliable car agency as we are 2 families with 5 members and planning to take a cab from naples to positano

Did you buy 1st or 2nd class train ticket from Rome to Naples for accommodate space

Hi! How do you get a private car?

hello Dana,,,please try to go to Morocco and do a vlog ...I will take your advice and visit Positano.thx

Great info. Thanks Positano. Pronounced with a soft first ‘o’ as in possible not as in post. When in Rome provide it like the romans 😊

private car is that a cab/uber or a rental

How do you take a private car from Naples to positano?

Are there shared shuttle vans from Naples to Sorrento?

I’ve rented a car but I’m flying into Rome and staying there . Was wanting to drive to Naples but the train is faster . So was wondering if it’s still worth it apparently rom your video it’s probably best to use my car . I’m also wanting to visit Venice but it’s like 5hrs From Rome but speed train is like 2hrs less . Mt friend has been there and said it’s better to just fly to Venice from Rome .

What was the private car service you used to get to Positano. We are heading there in October 2022 and staying in Amalfi, so we need to know if we can get a car to Hotel. Thanks

Where do you get a private car??? I don’t trust all of these websites! Do you have a recommendation!??? Please!!!🙏🙏🙏

how much did you spend in total? with flights and trains and stuffing

Is the water in Amalfi Coast super cold in September ?

Private transportation is €100.00 per person ? I’m traveling with 5 family members and we would prefer a private transportation from Naples to Positano.

Which high speed train did you take from Rome to Naples?

The information on the routes you’ve given is accurate and they are all possible, but apart from the car, they not very sensible options; even the car has its drawbacks as all of these Amalfi villages pre-date the car by about 2000 years so don’t expect an easy drive on American style roads and good luck trying to find a parking space. However, you have not covered the most sensible way by far to get to Positano (‘Posz-ee- *tah* -noh’, not ‘Posy-tarno’). You do not get off the train from Rome at Naples, you carry on to Salerno; from there, you take the ferry that calls at all the spectacular little resorts along the Amalfi coast (it’s worth taking the trip just for the views). This option is by far the best and quickest way to get to Positano or any other part of the Amalfi coast (of which Sorrento is not part). Poorly researched vlogs like this are not helpful particularly to those in the US who are more dependent on them, though the info you’ve given on the routes you have covered is helpful. In short: Rome-Salerno by train; Salerno-Amalfi by ferry (or bus/taxi/car).

How does one find a private driver?

-at rome from rome airport to rome termini station via leonardo express train 14 euro per person -high speed train from rome to naples purchase online in advance 40 euro per person -from naples to almafi coast 1) from naples to sorrento , (circum vesuvia?) train 2h (cheapest 3 euro per person) 2) campania express train 3) from naples to positano private car 45min , 100-200 euros 4) from naples to sorrento ferry , from sorrento to positano ferry 5) sorrento bus to amalfi positano 45min

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Private car as in rental or taxi?

Why didn't you take the high speed train to Salerno then ferry to Positano?

Hello

So private car…do you have to drive or you hire a driver?

how much is it in usd

Campania region is known for their pickpockets individuals, be aware that they can still your wallet, a very shady place to go and soo overpriced on Amalfi coast and others on that area, plus if you don't rent a boat which is very pricey it will be hard to enjoy the place because the beach is packed.

Your a gorgeous woman!

Be brave…..Rent a car and drive Amalfi….Summer parking can be tough but can be done…..

Everything she says about the safty is just not true, you could be robbed anywhere so dont make it look like Neaples is worse than other places..

Information useful and accurate about pros and cons. But, please don’t sing your words!! You are no longer an 8th grader!

In 2023 the price for a private catrfrom Naples to positano is at least 150 euro or more. In August 2022 it was 180 euro