June Travel Planning

Yes, stick to the original plan. You don't have enough time to do all three. You will eat half the time simply moving around.

Consider Tivoli, a little town to the east with Hadrian's Villa close by and Villa d'Este to visit. Nice place.

I totally agree with Gordon. Trying to add additional destinations, especially harder to get to ones, in such a short timeframe has the potential to make your most memorable site the inside of a train carriage or car.

Agree with above.
A.) you don't have the time to see all 3. Your time allows proper Not Excess time for the 2 you already planned.
B.) they don't mix all that well anyway, given how far apart the Amalfi Coast and CT are it is not convenient and doesn't really make sense to travel far from one seaside destination to reach another seaside destination where you will be doing more or less the same things.

Do Rome and Amalfi Coast this time and then next time pair CT with Florence, elsewhere in Tuscany and/or Venice.

For Rome and Amalfi Coast it is best to fly into Rome and out of Naples if that cannot be done just fly into and out of Rome
Since I would say you need 3-4 nights for Rome to start and 4 nights for the Amalfi Coast I am not sure why you think you have all this excess time for other towns ; if you fly out of Rome you probably need another night at the end in Rome. That looks like 10 days right there and actually quite full on each day.
I think it is a good idea to map out your days, it helps you realize how little time on the ground you actually have.
Consider it basically wipes out a full day traveling from Rome to your destination on the Amalfi Coast.
Flying out of Naples saves you a full day so compare extra cost of airline to another hotel night and extra transportation costs to get a better sense of the cost of your open jaw option.

Last summer I traveled to Italy and did Rome, Florence and Tuscany, and CT.. my friend was wanting to see the Amalfi Coast and CT so I wanted to try to accommodate, but it does make sense to stick to Rome and Amalfi unless we decide to extend our trip a few days.

Thank you!

When you say "open jaw flights can be expensive," make sure you are not looking for two one way flights. Instead, look for "multi city" flights - these should not be much more than a regular round trip. Even if they are more, don't forget the time, money, and hassle saved by flying right where you want to be, and by avoiding backtracking.

Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast offer similar experiences by the sea. Concentrate on the Amalfi Coast and perhaps add Orvieto as an alternative - less than 2 hours by train from Fiumincino.

Arrive in Rome. Train to Orvieto (2 nts)
Direct train to Naples, then to Sorrento (4 nts)
Train to Rome (4 nts)
Depart from Rome