"By train to Sorrento" Sorrento Transportation Tip by toonsarah

We found it very easy to get to Sorrento 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.

Trains seemed to be pretty frequent (we waited about 10 minutes on our way there and about 20 on our return. It takes about an hour and a quarter to get to Sorrento. Tickets are really good value. We paid €5 for a weekend pass as we were travelling on a Saturday – the ticket seller assured us this was the best value even if we weren’t going to use it again the next day, though I suspect he may have been wrong. Whatever – it was still pretty cheap by UK standards!

The scenery, especially for the second half of the journey, is lovely – try to sit on the right going / left coming back if you want good views of the bay. On arriving at Sorrento, walk straight ahead for a minute or so to the first junction, turn left along the main shopping street and you’ll find yourself in the central square, the Piazza Tasso, within five minutes.

Mode: TO
Type: Train