OK...so...will be flying into Naples from London early Sept, arriving late and staying near the train station. The next day, we will proceed to Atrani (right near Amalfi). We thought maybe it would be best to do Pompeii before heading to Atrani, as when we are coming back thru to go to Rome 3 days later, we plan to do the Arch. Museum, and don't want to spend all day doing both and end up arriving in Rome really late. For the record, this will be on Fri, Sept 5 (heading for Atrani).
So my confused questions...should we go back to the main train station in Naples after doing Pompeii (we would leave our bags at the train stn if doing this) to catch a train to Salerno and then onward to Atrani? Or...should we take a train from Pompeii to Sorrento and go from there? What would be less of a hassle?
For the record - I am considering a private car hire, but was thinking to take the train as far as either Sorrento or Salerno and go from there. (Or perhaps arrange for someone to pick us up at Pompeii). There are 3 of us, so I am trying to weigh time wasted on trains/bus vs money spent on a car hire - anything over about 100 euro is too high for me for a car hire. (60-80 is my comfort zone).