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Evening Trains from Sorrento to Naples to Rome

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I have signed up to take the Amalfi Coast tour (in a couple of weeks) using the Shared Tours Mondo Guide that Rick Steves mentioned. I received information that the tour will end around 6-ish PM and I will need to return from Sorrento to Rome...it will take me about a little over an hour to get from Sorrento to the Napoli line via the Circumvesuviana to transfer to the Trenitalia or Italo (estimated 8:00-ish) and return to Rome. Is it safe for me to be taking these trains during these hours; I am a little concerned around the Naples train station. However, it will still be daylight. I am a woman traveling alone and am rather petite...

Thank you,
Veronica

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You should be fine. There will be lots of other passengers at that time of night.

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Don’t be afraid. You may be petite, but unless you look like an anchovy, Neapolitans won’t eat you alive on top of a Neapolitan pizza.

The only concern is that the last high speed Frecciarossa to Rome departs from Naples at 7:30pm and a slightly slower Frecciabianca departs at 7:36pm. After that you have a slower Intercity at 8:31pm, which however takes 2h16min (vs 70 min on a frecciarossa) or a very slow Regionale train at 8:45pm, which takes almost 3 hours. Beyond that there are only night (couchette) Intercity trains.
Italo is an option too, but their last train departs even before 7:30pm (at 7:18pm)

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You can take the escalators from the Circumvesuviana platforms to the main hall, there is no need to exit the station area if you are worried.
7:30 PM is "well before dinner time" in Naples, the all city is out&around.

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