How to get from Salerno to Rome

[nguyener]

Me and 2 others will be disembarking from our cruise at the Salerno port and I was wondering what the best way to get to Rome from Salerno would be. My options seem to be either renting a car or taking a train. Cost-wise, would a rental car be cheaper than 3 train tickets? It seems more convenient to have a car for our luggage but on the flip side, we'd have to navigate our way to Rome. We would probably have a check-in sized luggage each. I see that Tren Italia has a luggage transport service but am not sure how that works, does anyone know?

[scottbee]

Me and 2 others will be disembarking from our cruise at the Salerno port and I was wondering what the best way to get to Rome from Salerno would be. My options seem to be either renting a car or taking a train. Cost-wise, would a rental car be cheaper than 3 train tickets? It seems more convenient to have a car for our luggage but on the flip side, we'd have to navigate our way to Rome. We would probably have a check-in sized luggage each. I see that Tren Italia has a luggage transport service but am not sure how that works, does anyone know?

 

Train, the fast train (one stop, Naples) takes under 2 hrs cost is €29; the slower train takes 3 hrs. Just drag your luggage on and put it on the luggage rack over the seat.

 

You'd have to pay me a lot of money to want to drive in either Rome or Naples (which you'll pass through)

[therhodes]

Agree with Scott.......take the train. It was quick and simple. If you are staying in Rome and your hotel is not within walking distance of Termini, take a taxi (from the area at the front of station where the legitimate taxis queue).

 

We booked out train tickets in advance through a travel agency while traveling in Italy but I'm sure you can do it either online or through a TA at home before you go.

 

Have a great trip.

[nguyener]

Thank you for the advice scottbee and therhodes! So there will not be any trouble on the trains with our luggage size?

[Tommy3putts]

Third option- car service. We hired a car to drive us from Sorrento to Rome. Group of 10 was approximately 55 euro each.

[euro cruiser]

The drive is easy, if boring. You can't drive into the city center in Rome but that's a pretty limited area and it's easy to find a hotel on the outskirts well outside of the ZTL. When you add up the costs for three people a rental may be a smarter option, economically.