Pompeii Getting there & around

Getting there & away

There are frequent Circumvesuviana trains to Pompeii–Scavi–Villa dei Misteri station from Naples (€2.30, 40 minutes) and Sorrento (€1.80, 30 minutes).

Otherwise, SITA (199 73 07 49; www.sita-on-line.it in Italian) operates half-hourly buses to/from Naples (€2.30, 40 minutes) and CSTP (089 48 70 01; www.cstp.it in Italian) bus 50 runs to/from Salerno (€1.80, one hour).

For Rome, Marozzi (089 87 10 09; www.marozzivt.it in Italian) has two daily buses (€16, three hours), departing from Piazza Esedra.

By car, take the A3 from Naples. Use the Pompeii exit and follow signs to Pompeii Scavi. Car parks (approximately €4 per hour) are clearly marked and vigorously touted.