Capri Ferry Question

All you need is the ticket to board the ferry.

All we showed was our ticket.

I've taken that same trip but don't remember which ferry line I used. The ferry docks in Positano on the concrete jetty down on the beach.

One suggestion though. If you're taking the last ferry of the day back to Positano, be sure to allow lots of time to get back down to the port in Capri. In the late afternoon, the Funicular down to the port can get extremely crowded. That was the case the day I was there, and I was worried that I was going to miss the boat. I decided to just use one of the open-top taxis and had a leisurely drive down the hill, and lots of time to spare before the ferry departed.

+1 to what Ken said. The funicular queue from Marina Grande to Capri (and return) was absolute madness when I was there last week. There was a queue to get into the "actual" queue for the funicular, and it was about 40-50 minutes of waiting total (after purchasing a ticket). People shoving one another, trying to scan their tickets before someone else physically ahead of them in the queue. The taxi stand queue was also very long in Marina Grande and Capri. Slightly more manageable in Anacapri where the chairlift to Monte Solaro is, so I wound up taking a shared taxi back to MG in order to avoid the funicular or minibus queue again even though I'd purchased return tickets for both. These taxi drivers insist on cash.

I have to be honest with you that taking a day trip to Capri (from Sorrento) was my ONLY serious regret of my 3-week long trip to Italy. The entire visit was waiting in queues and being pushed into people in serious heat, usually in direct sunlight. If I could go back in time I would have taken a pool/beach day instead, or explored Sorrento a bit more. I had a private driver who had previously warned me against going to Capri, calling it "tourist hell" and I should have taken his advice.

Edited whilst I remember: From the time my ferry left the dock at 10:45am, to 3:20pm which was my return ferry time, except for <10 minutes at the top of Monte Solaro, the relatively enjoyable 26 total minutes on the chair lift which was the only time spent with any personal space, and 15 minutes getting a fast lunch, the ENTIRE TIME was spent in queues or in a bus/taxi/funicular. I rushed to get back and was one of the last people on the ferry. That was unpleasant.

We were in Capri last month, and it was an absolute madhouse. So be prepared for the insane crowds and people who will push, shove, and do their best to jump the line. There were multiple ferry boats waiting on the dock for the return to Positano, as a result, there are multiple lines of people on a very long dock. It was very confusing as to which line of people, was for which boat. There is absolutely no organization to their boarding process. Numbers on the wall did not really correspond to the boat. My advice is to be at the dock well ahead of time, so that you do not miss your ferry. Look for someone wearing an NLG uniform and see if they can direct you to the correct boarding line. Once you are on the ferry, immediately grab an open seat. Also be prepared for those who will push and shove because they want to be the first to disembark. Previous poster was correct as to the queues. We also had to take the open air taxi from Anacapri to Capri. We were able to share the taxi with other tourists, so that mitigated the cost a bit. Don't be afraid to ask people to share the ride.

Yep, as said above, all you need is your ticket.
If you are good walkers, there is an alternative to bus, taxi or funicular: the paved, dedicated pedestrian path, a combo of ramps and steps, that runs beside the funicular line. It's said to take 15 minutes or so heading downhill (MUCH easier than the climb up!) and eliminates those long waits for transport. It does involve managing steps.

It's covered in "Capri Town to Marina Grande directions" here:
https://www.rometoolkit.com/naples_visit/capri_walking.html

It's also mentioned on the Capri website:
https://www.capri.com/en/bus-schedule?srsltid=AfmBOop7g4Zt5ChddKWz85Qk03TrmqUNNxYDPvzTnGBsroTNAClPdfvn

"Tip for the return trip: in the late afternoon, lines for the return to Marina Grande can get long. If you’re traveling light and feel like stretching your legs, you can walk down to the port via Via Mulo (don't take this; I think it goes to Marina Piccola) or the old funicular path – it’s a scenic 10-minute walk."

And here:
https://ai-tourguide.net/tour/capri-tour-en.html
"...the funicular up (you'd be traveling DOWN) to/from the Piazzetta costs a couple of euros and saves your legs, but the ticket line backs up badly when two ferries unload at once. If the queue is long, the walking path beside it gets you up (DOWN) in about fifteen minutes." That depends, of course, on how fast you walk.

Just another option. :O)
We enjoyed Capri - liked it better than the 1/2 day or so in Positano - but also stayed 2 nights on the island versus do it as a day trip, and either avoided some of the more visited stuff or did it early in the morning.

Yup, we just showed our phone screen with our ticket. I don't even think they scanned anything. There are a few different ferries going to Capri and other places. The name of the boat will be on your ticket.

Hi all, thank you for your input, greatly appreciated. I am taking the second to last ferry back to Positano, it it will be leaving at approx 3:45 PM but i will be taking the first ferry to go to Capri from Positano. This will be leaving at 9:15 AM. Hoping to spend some time in the Piazetta and possibly walk up to one of the villas. I dont have to sit down and eat i can always take a gelato to go. Question though, how much is a taxi going one way from the Piazetta (where you get the funicular) down to the port? In addition should i bring 100 Euros in cash for that full day?

I found this image of the current taxi fare schedule, I can attest that this was accurate to the prices when I was there a week ago. 100EUR is more than enough cash for the day

https://files.caprionline.it/downloads/taxi-capri.jpg

We ended our day near Villa San Michelle, not far to the Phoenician Steps. This is a long, often sunny and hot, all-downhill foot route to the marina. I forget how long it took, but maybe a scenic hour. I don't know our ferry company, but the outbound boat carried a couple of hundred seated passengers in a closed, air conditioned cabin, no outdoor deck. The return to Sorrento was a much bigger boat, with cars and trucks. We had to stand, elbow to elbow, in a covered, but "outdoor" deck with no view.

The point of this story is that the two boats used different docks in Capri, about 1/10 mile apart, on the same marina. Poorly or not signposted. Had to hustle over at the last minute. Very crowded, but our five miles (??) of walking on Capri were not like that, except for the most famous places. Least crowded site? Maybe Villa Jovis, but a very long, hot walk "uphill both ways!" Glad we skipped the Blue Grotto.