Train station from Naples to Pompeii?

[cefh]

Could someone tell me which station is the right one in Naples to get to Pompeii from the cruise terminal, and how to get to it? Is it walking distance?

[kestrel]

The station is Circumvesuviana. It is within walking distance from the port, though it will be a long walk (20 to 30 mins?).

[euro cruiser]

Twenty to thirty minutes is a good estimate for most walkers. It is relatively flat the entire 1.2 miles.

 

The Circumvesuviana Porta Nolana station is located on Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi. If you create a google map with your starting point as Molo Angioino, Naples, Italy and your destination as Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 50, Naples, Italy, and ask it for walking directions, you'll see the entire route.

[cefh]

Thank you!

[euro cruiser]

You're welcome. If you really want to get granular, you can use the street view function (the little person icon above the zoom bar) at the end point of the map and actually see the front of the station.

[cefh]

That is so cool. I can't count the number of things that I have learned from Cruise Critic!

[Andym]

We took a bus from right outside the Port to the train station. You can get tickets for the whole trip from the news vendor accross the road. He will tell you where to catch the bus (it's on the traffic island in the middle of the road). use Google Maps to acclimatise yourself to the surroundings. It's a short bus ride to the station, walk over the car park and take the entrance on the far right of the main station, The Circumvesuviana line. You want to get off at Pompeii Scavi. The Train station is a 2 minute walk to the excavations entrance.

Coming back, we took a taxi from the train station in Naples to the ship, i think i paid 15 euros including a tip. It was a very interesting, thrilling taxi ride.

 

 

Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi is what to search on Google Maps to find the station.

[euro cruiser]

We took a bus from right outside the Port to the train station. You can get tickets for the whole trip from the news vendor accross the road. He will tell you where to catch the bus (it's on the traffic island in the middle of the road). use Google Maps to acclimatise yourself to the surroundings. It's a short bus ride to the station, walk over the car park and take the entrance on the far right of the main station, The Circumvesuviana line. You want to get off at Pompeii Scavi. The Train station is a 2 minute walk to the excavations entrance.

Coming back, we took a taxi from the train station in Naples to the ship, i think i paid 15 euros including a tip. It was a very interesting, thrilling taxi ride.

 

 

Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi is what to search on Google Maps to find the station.

Piazza Garibaldi is the location for the train station (Napoli Centrale), NOT for the Circumvesuvian station (Porta Nolana). The two stations are connected by an underground passage, but they are not the same.

 

You can take either a local bus or the #1 tram from the street in front of the cruise port (Via Cristoforo Colombo) to either station if you'd rather not walk.

[Andym]

The entrance to the Circumvesuvian station is at the far right of the Concourse of the train station.

[CoralReef]

If you're walking or taxi'ing, there's no reason to go to Piazza Garibaldi (Napoli Centrale). Circumvesuviana is closer to the port, less confusing, and you will have your pick of seat before the train gets to Centrale.

[cruisemom42]

From my notes:

 

Getting to Pompeii on Your Own:

Pompeii opens at 8:30 am. Try to get the “express” train that departs Napoli station(s) just after 8am. It’s important to beat the heat and the crowds, especially during the summer season.

The name of the port where ships dock in Naples is Mollo Beverello. Get off the ship as early as possible and walk to the Tabachi shop across street from the port entrance. Here you should be able to purchase your Circumvesuviana day-pass train ticket here (3.60 euro when I last checked); it will also entitle you to ride the #1 tram (or #152 bus) to the train station. To catch the tram, cross to the middle of the busy street and wait for the tram where you see poles and people on the cement island on the side closer to Molo Beverello (traffic going right with the ocean at your back). When the #1 trolley or #152 bus arrives, stamp your ticket and stay on it until it makes a wide right turn (around 5-7 minutes after you board). You'll need to get off as soon as you see a large concrete modern-looking roof which is the Napoli Porta Nolana Circumvesuviana Station (ask anyone onboard and they'll tell you).

Get off and you might need to stamp your ticket again at the turnstile and then head to the platform for the Sorrento-bound trains. Be sure to keep your ticket as you will need it for your return.

Trains are older, no A/C, beware of pickpockets.

Morning train times from Centrale station are: 8:13; 8:24; 8:41; 9:11. The train takes about 30 minutes.

The stop for Pompeii is Pompeii Scavi – Villa dei Misteri. After exiting station, turn right and walk about 100 yards to Pompeii entrance. Entrance fee is 13 euro. Private guides are available (try to get a group tour in English); OR ask for the detailed Pompeii guide and map that is FREE and available at ticket counter. Take along this Rick Steves guided walk just in case they are out of guidebooks (it happens):

http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/destinations/italy/pompeiiwalk.htm

Return times from Pompeii: 12:37; 13:07; 13:37, etc. (Trains leave about every half hour)

For the ride back from the Pompei Scavi Circumvesuviana Train Station, take the train to the end of the line to Napoli Porta Nolana. Then exit the station and catch a #1 trolley or #152 bus outside the station (traffic going left with Porta Nolana Circumvesuviana Train Station at your back). You won't need to stamp your ticket again. Stay on the tram until you reach Piazza Municipio where the huge cruise ships/Molo Beverello is on the left and the castle on the right.

Here is a link for getting the current train schedule (in Italian only but very useful:

http://servizi.vesuviana.it/orari/orarinew2/modulow3c.htm

And here is a link for a list of all the stops between Napoli and Sorrento:

http://www.vesuviana.it/web/en/infostazione

Naples Archaeological Museum

If you are interested in visiting the Archaeological Museum following Pompeii, take the return train as described above, but get off at the Garibaldi (Centrale) station. Take bus #110 to the Naples Archeological Museum, or follow Rick Steves’ directions for the metro (or just take a taxi).

Museo Archeologico ****onale di Napoli

Piazza Museo 19, 80135 Napoli

Note: the Museum is closed on Tuesdays (unlike most Italian museums, which close on Mondays)

[Hlitner]

If you walk into the main train station and follow the signs to the Circumvesuviania Line it will take you downstairs and through a passage into the other station...so in the end, it does not matter which station you enter. However, the Circumvesuviania Station is a little closer to the port then the main station so it does make a difference if you are walking.

 

Hank