Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
BOAT
Boat services to the Amalfi Coast towns are generally limited to the period between April
and October.
Alicost
( 089 87 14 83;
www.alicost.it
;
Salita Sopramuro 2, Amalfi)
operates one daily ferry from
Salerno to Amalfi (€7), Positano (€11) and Capri (€20.70) from mid-April to October. On
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, it also runs two daily hydrofoils between
Sorrento and Positano (€15.80) and Amalfi (€16.80).
TraVelMar (
Click here
)
connects Salerno with Amalfi (€8, six daily) and Positano (€12,
six daily) from April to October.
BUS
SITA Sud (
Click here
)
operates a frequent, year-round service along the SS163 between
Sorrento and Salerno (€3.40), via Amalfi.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
If driving from the north, exit the A3 autostrada at Vietri sul Mare and follow the SS163
along the coast. From the south leave the A3 at Salerno and head for Vietri sul Mare and
the SS163.
TRAIN
From Naples you can take either the Circumvesuviana to Sorrento or a Trenitalia train to
Salerno, then continue along the Amalfi Coast, eastwards or westwards, by SITA Sud bus.
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Positano
POP 3860
The pearl in the pack, Positano is the coast's most photogenic and expensive town. Its
steeply stacked houses are a medley of peaches, pinks and terracottas, and its near-vertical
streets (many of which are, in fact, staircases) are lined with voguish shop displays, jew-
ellery stalls, elegant hotels and smart restaurants. Look closely, though, and you'll find re-
assuring signs of everyday reality - crumbling stucco, streaked paintwork and even, on
occasion, a faint whiff of drains.
