Getting to Naples

By Plane ✈️

Naples-Capodichino Airport (NAP) is well-connected to the city center. You can reach it by:

🚏Alibus Shuttle – travel time is approximately 20-30 minutes. Ticket price  is €5 per person (available from the driver or via the UnicoCampania app). Route: Airport → Garibaldi Square (Stazione Centrale) → Port, operating in a loop between 5:30 AM and 12:00 AM.

🚌Taxi – the fare to Municipio Square is approximately €20-25.

🚙Car Rental – available at the airport.

By Train 🚄

Traveling from another city in Italy takes, for example:

• From Rome: by high-speed train Trenitalia Frecciarossa or Italo (1h 10 min).
• From Florence: approximately 3 hours by high-speed train.
• From Milan: approximately 4-5 hours by express train.

By Car 🚗

Naples is located along the A1 highway, connecting it to Rome (2.5–3 hours drive). However, traffic in the city center is heavy, and parking is difficult—it’s worth considering leaving your car on the outskirts of the city.

By Bus 🚌

Companies like FlixBus and MarinoBus offer connections to Naples from various cities. From Rome: The journey takes 2.5–3.5 hours, and ticket prices are often lower than train fares.

Getting Around Naples

Public transportation in Naples includes the metro, buses, trams, suburban trains, and funiculars.

Metro 🚇

• Line 1 (Yellow Line) – key for tourists, connecting Garibaldi with Vomero and runs further north. Trains run every 8-15 minutes. 

On Mon-Thu: 5:30 AM – 11:00 PM.
On Fri-Sat: 5:30 AM – 1:30 AM.
On Sun & Holidays: 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM.

• Line 2 -resembles a suburban train, connects Garibaldi with the western districts. Trains run every 15-20 minutes, between 5:20 AM – 10:30 PM.

• Line 6 – is still under construction, not fully operational.

Naples boasts one of the most beautiful and artistic metro systems in the world, known as “Stazioni dell’Arte” (Art Stations). As part of this unique project, over 100 artists and architects transformed selected stations into underground modern art galleries.

The most remarkable stations include:

• Toledo – A surreal “underwater” metro experience.
• Università – A futuristic world of colors and abstract shapes.
• Garibaldi – A striking interplay of light and movement.

Naples also has one of Italy’s deepest metro systems, with tunnels carved through layers of tuff and volcanic rock, making construction exceptionally complex. Toledo station is the deepest, reaching 164 feet underground.

Funiculars 🚠 (Cable Railway)

• Central and Chiaia: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
• Montesanto: 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM.

Buses and Trams 🚍

May experience delays due to traffic. Electronic boards at stops often provide real-time arrival information. The schedule and route configuration can also be checked in the UnicoCampania app.

Urban Elevators 🏙️

Naples offers free public elevators to facilitate movement around the city:

• Chiaia – Connects Via Chiaia with Piazza S. Maria degli Angeli.
• Acton – Connects Via Acton with Piazza Plebiscito.
• Sanità – Connects Sanità Bridge to Sanità district.
• Ventaglieri – Connects Montesanto with Via Avellino in Tarsia.

 Public Transport Tickets

There are two types of city tickets in Naples, differing slightly in price and coverage. These are:

• ANM (Azienda Napoletana Mobilità) – Sufficient for getting around the city, covering buses, trams, funiculars, and metro (Line 1 and Line 6).
• TIC (Ticket Integrato Campania) – For traveling further. It includes ANM services plus Metro Line 2 and suburban trains (Circumvesuviana, Cumana, Trenitalia).

Tickets can be purchased from vending machines at metro and funicular stations, at newsstands, via the UnicoCampania app, or through the Tap&Go system.

Tap&Go works by tapping a bank card or an NFC-enabled device (e.g., smartwatch, phone) on the validator when entering and exiting the vehicle, and the system automatically calculates the fare.

Moreover, at the end of the day, the system applies the most cost-effective fare (e.g., if you take more than three trips, it will count as a day ticket. This also applies if you forget to tap out).

Types of Tickets and Prices

• Single ride: (ANM)/(TIC – slightly more expensive by approx. €0.20).
• 90-minute transfer ticket: Only available with TIC.
• Daily (24h): (ANM)/(TIC – approx. €1 more expensive).
• 7-day pass: Available for both ANM and TIC.
• Monthly pass: Valid until the end of the month.
• Annual pass: Valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

🔖Discounts and Additional Information

Children under 6 travel for free when accompanied by an adult. If an adult is traveling with more than one child, the rule applies: 1 ticket per every 2 children.

Hand luggage is free of charge as long as it does not occupy a seat.

Small pets can travel for free.

For up-to-date prices and regulations, check the official transport provider’s website.