7 itineraries Updated September 30, 2026

Naples itineraries

Day-by-day plans, each costed for two

One to five days in the city, two days for Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius, Capri in a day and the Amalfi Coast. Every plan names its days of the week and totals the cost for two.

View from Castel Sant'Elmo of Spaccanapoli running straight through Naples' old center

Naples in 1 day

Spaccanapoli, the Veiled Christ and a Caravaggio in the morning, Da Michele for lunch, Napoli Sotterranea after, the seafront at sunset. Works any day but Tuesday.

Any day except Tuesday About €191 for two, no hotel All on foot, about 8 km
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The Forum of Pompeii with column bases and Vesuvius on the horizon

Naples in 2 days

Day one is the old town and the sea. Day two takes the 8:08 a.m. train to Pompeii, lunch at Da Michele's Pompei branch and the MANN's Pompeii frescoes in the afternoon.

Not Tuesday for either day About €331 for two, no hotel Pompeii by €3.30 local train
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The steep inner walls of the Vesuvius crater seen from the rim path

Naples in 3 days

Day one is the old town. Day two climbs Vesuvius by public bus at 9:30 a.m. and walks Pompeii all afternoon. Day three is the MANN, the Sanità and its catacombs.

Start Thursday to Sunday About €447 for two, no hotel Vesuvius by public bus
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Pastel houses and moored boats of Marina Corricella on Procida seen from above

Naples in 5 days

One city day, one ruins-and-volcano day, Capri, a museum-and-catacombs day, then Procida. Islands on the calmest days, museums around their closing days, all by train, bus and boat.

Best started Thursday or Friday About €801 for two, no hotel Two island days, one each
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The Herculaneum excavations with modern Ercolano and Vesuvius behind

Pompeii, Herculaneum and Vesuvius in 2 days

Day one: Vesuvius by the 8:35 a.m. bus 808, then Pompeii all afternoon. Day two: Herculaneum at 8:30 a.m. on the right train, then the finds at the MANN. No tour, no car.

Circumvesuviana and bus 808 About €247 for two, no hotel Day 2 not on a Tuesday
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The Faraglioni rock stacks rising from the deep blue sea off Capri

Capri in a day from Naples

The 7:55 a.m. Caremar ferry, a boat to the Blue Grotto at 9:30 a.m., Villa Jovis, lunch by the Piazzetta and the Gardens of Augustus, back on the 6:45 p.m. jet. Or skip the grotto for Anacapri.

Out 7:55 a.m., back 6:45 p.m. About €252 for two, grotto incl. Grotto 9 a.m.–2 p.m. from Oct 16
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Positano's pastel houses stacked up the cliff above its beach

The Amalfi Coast from Naples

One day: the 6:51 a.m. train to Sorrento, the 8:30 a.m. bus to Positano, lunch in Amalfi, home by 7 p.m. Two days: the direct bus to Amalfi, a night on the coast, Ravello and Positano.

Train to Sorrento, then SITA bus About €94 for two in one day Boats stop October 31–Nov 3
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