Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
East of the city centre, there's a 24-hour car park at Via Brin (€1.30 for the first four
hours, €7.20 for 24 hours).
If renting a car, expect to pay around €60 per day for an economy car or a scooter. The
major car-hire firms are all represented in Naples.
081 28 40 41;
www.avisautonoleggio.it
;
Corso Novara 5)
Also at Capodichino airport.
Avis
(
Hertz
( 081 20 28 60;
www.hertz.it
; Corso Arnaldo Lucci 171)
Also at Via Marina Varco Pisacane
(beside the ferry terminal), at Capdichino airport and in Mergellina.
081 28 78 58;
www.maggiore.it
; Stazione Centrale)
Also at Capodichino airport.
Maggiore
(
081 764 34 52;
www.rentsprint.it
;
Via Santa Lucia 32)
Scooter hire only.
Rent Sprint
(
FUNICULAR
Unico Napoli tickets are valid on the funiculars. Three of Naples' four funicular railways
connect the centre with Vomero (the fourth, Funicolare di Mergellina, connects the water-
front at Via Mergellina with Via Manzoni).
Funicolare Centrale
Ascends from Via Toledo to Piazza Fuga.
Funicolare di Chiaia
From Via del Parco Margherita to Via Domenico Cimarosa.
Funicolare di Montesanto
From Piazza Montesanto to Via Raffaele Morghen.
METRO
Naples'
Metropolitana
(
800 568866;
www.metro.na.it
)
metro system is covered by Unico Napoli
tickets.
Line 1
Runs north from Università (Piazza Bovio), stopping at Toledo, Piazza Dante,
Museo (for Piazza Cavour and Line 2), Materdei, Salvator Rosa, Cilea, Piazza Vanvitelli,
Piazza Medaglie D'Oro and seven stops beyond. The expected 2014 completion of the
Line 1 extension will see trains run to Garibaldi (Stazione Centrale), with the opening of
an additional station in Piazza Municipio (between Università and Toledo stations).
Line 2
Runs from Gianturco, just east of Stazione Centrale, with stops at Piazza Garibaldi
(for Stazione Centrale), Piazza Cavour, Montesanto, Piazza Amedeo, Mergellina, Piazza
Leopardi, Campi Flegrei, Cavaleggeri d'Aosta, Bagnoli and Pozzuoli.
TAXI
Official taxis are white and have meters; always ensure the meter is running. There are
taxi stands at most of the city's main piazzas or you can call one of the following taxi co-
operatives:
