Naples to Capri to Sorrento

There is a great deal of information on Capri's official tourism website. It's heavy on selling tours which you really don't need unless one of the offerings trips your trigger so you can skip over those.

https://www.capri.com

Getting to/from there by ferry or fast ferry:
https://www.capri.com/en/t/napoli/capri
https://www.capri.com/en/t/capri/sorrento

Multiple companies offer service from Naples and Sorrento and they're all about the same other than speed of the journey and price: the faster the boat, the higher the price. The en-route scenery is fairly unremarkable so I'd go with fast ferry (we did).

Getting from Capri's port to Anacapri:
(Edited as you're not staying in Capri town):
https://www.capri.com/en/e/getting-around

Taxi from the port will be easiest, You may still end up schlepping your bags some distance depending on where you are accommodations are. There is also bus service from the port.

A cab from the Naples train station to the port (there are 2; highest-speed ferries depart from Molo Beverello) would be easiest. There is a rate sheet on the Comune Di Napoli website:

https://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/20778

Taxi from Napoli Centrale Station to Beverello Port. A short ride, two miles or so but lots of traffic. Hydrofoil to Capri. Little convertible taxi from Marina Grande to Anacapri and back down.

I would take a taxi to the port.

I would take whatever ferry or hydrofoil works best time wise.

From Capri to Anacapri you can take the bus or a taxi. I recently stayed 3 nights in Anacapri but I think staying in Capri is best. Anacapri has Monte Solaro and Villa San Michele which are both great but not much more than that and there aren't many restaurants open in the evening. Anacapri is pretty much dead in the evening. Capri town has Giardini di Augusto and several walking paths that offer great views and there's a lot of activity in the evenings but not super packed because the day trippers are gone.

Thanks everyone! Are Taxi's readily available at the Naples train station? Also I read terrible reviews about both SNAV and NGL...are those the only 2 options for hydrofoil? That is all I could find. Not looking forward to that trip but I guess those are the only options

Well, what are the reviews in particular? As long as the company was being safe, had seats for everyone, and allowed you on the boat with a ticket.....they would be good for me.....many people take the ferries each day, and many of them don't go and leave reviews because the trips were generally ok. I would take a taxi there and buy for the next boat (or if that was sold out, go for the next one, and hopefully you could sit at a bar with the sea breeze sipping a caffe until then), less steps you do (like buying in advance or making it more complicated) the less chances you have to have a snafu.

Katherine- Reviews were that the staff was rude, boats not on time, seas rough with people vomiting- that kind of thing. We are on a schedule so I hate to leave purchasing tickets to chance. I hear May is busy so just wanting some advice from those who have maybe done this. Sounds like there aren't a lot of choices so if I want to get there fast I think there are only 2 hydrofoil boats. Do you think I'd be ok just walking up and buying a ticket? I was thinking I should do it in advance but sounds like either way it is a lot of waiting in line and crowded

Boats not on time, unless I was needing to make an appointment within 30 min of disembarking, I wouldn't care, we got there when we got there. If I walked up to the ticket counter and bought a ticket for the next boat, the only concern I would have would be if it were cancelled and there was no remedy given to me.

You say you're on a schedule, that might be a problem. I wouldn't schedule anything less than 2-3 hours after arriving on the island as there are SO many things that could delay you. Disembarking, getting a taxi, traffic, problems getting your room and dropping off your luggage, just needing to SIT after travelling from far away and rest for a moment. If the boats aren't on time, there was a reason, which could or could not be in their control. They can't go faster than they can go to make up time.

Staff was rude, that's more of a personal deal, because we don't know what the situation was. The traveler could have been not paying attention or doing something incorrect, had incorrect expectations, or even had a bad day prior to getting to the port. The worker could have been busy doing their job and was interrupted, bothered by someone else being unsafe, had a bad day prior to work, or maybe even they didn't understand what the person was asking or saying. They didn't have to sit with the rude crewmember for the entire boat ride talking to them, so that's a plus. If I had any rude people getting me on a boat, I would steer clear and deal with the other crewmembers and then get on with my life, possibly writing to the company when I returned home.

Rough seas, DEFINITELY not the boat's fault. That's the weather/sea conditions.

Don't expect that the boats won't run on schedule, all the staff will be awful to you, and you will be puking overboard on your trip, and look forward to getting on Capri!

But really, the MAJORITY of people have a "generally ok" trip and don't write any reviews. I have never even thought to write a review on my ferry trips in Campania.

I think you would be ok walking up and buying a ticket, but you may be on the next "NEXT" boat if the first one is already sold out. You can buy a ticket in advance and I would defer to people who have done this journey a few times to say the best timeframe, but my brain says an hour after arriving into Naples should be fine, but I have no idea. You say you need to get there quickly, is it for something timed? You might want to arrive into Naples earlier if time is a concern.

I took a few ferries the first few days of April and didn't see long lines to buy ferry tickets. Not sure why you want to take a hydrofoil. My advice is to take the next available ferry.

Marco- Do you recommend taking Ferry instead of Hydrofoil? I don't know what I don't know.... which is why I am asking questions here. We get into the Napoli train station at 12pm. I was hoping to be on the Hydrofoil that leaves at 12:40pm. We have a 6pm cooking class in Capri so trying to give myself plenty of time

Katherine- I understand some people just like to complain but there are 1000s of reviews and they are very heavily skewed to "terrible" experience. One person said that SNAV changed the dock to board on and 100s of people had to run to the other dock and the ferry crew was rude and yelling at travelers as well as laughing at them and taking pictures. I am sure that is a one off but then again I don't know what I don't know which is why I am asking questions here. I do understand it is what it is and I will make the best of it. I ask these questions in case there are any insider tips to make the experience better. For example if it is common to get sea sick (I know it is not the ferry's fault), should I take something before getting on the boat. Do I need to get there hours early to get in line? Should I buy online or at the port? Do I take the Hydrofoil or regular ferry? Thanks :)

I have never taken a ferry from Naples to Capri so I will defer to those people who have. I have always had amazing experiences from Salerno to the Amalfi Coast and Capri. I would check the weather in Naples the night before and if it looks rough, take the sea sickness medicine then (or be armed with your preferred method to enact that day).

I would just take all of those "terrible" reviews and apply them across the board for everyone, as they are all doing the same thing, with all the same limitations on docks, in the same area. Most people walk up and just buy whichever boat is next and see them as more or less the same thing.

No need to get there hours early, the only people that will be lining up are the people that are getting ready to get on the next ferry (or of course in the other area, to buy tickets).

I would stick with buying when you get there, as it might be quick or slow to get to the port, and you don't want to be stressing about missing your boat or waiting a long time to get on your particular boat you prepurchased.

I would take the 12:40pm on the link below for 27 euros.

One thing though, if your train gets in at 12pm, even if you take a taxi I think it’ll be hard to get on the 12:40pm ferry. The train station is big, by the time you find your way out of the station and find a taxi, drive to the port, figure out where you need to go in the port, etc. it looks hard. The next ferry is at 2:40pm. Can you take an earlier train?

https://www.capri.com/en/t/napoli/capri

I vote earlier train too! I wouldn't want to be arriving in the middle of the "break"