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By train to Herculaneum

We found it very easy to get to Herculaneum from Naples by train, so it’s not necessary to take a sightseeing tour unless you want to. There’s a great little line called the Circumvesuviana that leaves from an off-shoot of the Centrale railway station in the city. You can buy your tickets at a counter there, or in the main ticket office (where you need to go to the specially indicated counters – 7 & 8 when we were there). We tried both and found the former was quicker so I suggest you head straight to that area of the station. Tickets are really good value. We paid €1.70 each way on a weekday (November 2007 prices), and at weekends you can get a €5 pass to cover multiple journeys – great value if you’re planning consecutive days out or want to do as we did and travel on from Herculaneum to Pompeii on the same day.

Trains seemed to be pretty frequent (the longest we waited was about 20 minutes). You reach Ercolano Scavi, which is the stop for the ruins at Herculaneum, about 20 minutes out of Naples. Don’t confuse this with the Ercolano Miglio D'oro stop (the second travelling from Naples, but first if travelling from Pompeii). When you get off the train at Ercolano you’ll have about a 10 minute walk to the ruins downhill though the modern suburban town that surrounds them. This is well signposted, and passes several cafes and restaurants if you’re looking for refreshments either before or after your visit.

Mode: TO

Type: Train

Website: http://www.vesuviana.it/ (in Italian only)