Train Connections From Napoli Centrale to Napoli Girabaldi

Just follow these signs: https://tinyurl.com/yxvtwh5n

When you get at the underground tracks search for your train number on the "Departures" monitors. Same thing you did to find the long distance train to Napoli Centrale.

Thank you for the information and "quick" response! It sounds like I can just stay in the station and just look for the signs you sent me.

It is much appreciated!

Hello Again,

I was going to purchase a Campania ticket online for travel from Napoli Centrale/Girabaldi train station at 11:39 am to Sorrento . However, when I tried to complete the ticket purchase, under the "Trip Section" it displays so many different pick up points. Which one is the right one for for this trip?

Thank You!

I don't know what a pick up point is, sorry.

You don’t need to prepurchase a ticket from Naples to Sorrento. It’s just a commuter train. Just walk from Napoli Centrale station to the Napoli Garibaldi station (underground the Centrale station). Purchase tickets at the window, walk to train to Sorrento. The Campania Express is a refurbished Circumvesuviana train that runs during non commute hours. I would take the Circumvesuviana regular train. Outside of commute time it’s not that full either.

I wanted to try the Campania Express on our last trip to Sorrento, but it has limited departures so the more-frequent Circumvesuviana won out. Wasn't worth hanging around the Naples station for two hours.

And you might as well learn the correct name for the station. It's Garibaldi (with a hard G), not Girabaldi which would be pronounced with a soft G.

Happy travels. And keep an eye on your bags on the train.

I guess I am trying to avoid any stress by purchasing Campania tickets in advance since they sell them online. Our window of only 1/2 hr to get off one train, get to ticket office and find the Campania train causes us concern. That is why we are trying to find out what option to choose on the ticketing site. If anyone can assist it would be greatly appreciated.

Half hour is an eternity. It takes 5 min to walk from one train to the other. Add 5 minutes to buy tickets.

Not sure what you mean by pick-up points. Are you asking about stations? It would be Garibaldi. Maybe if you list a couple of pick up points that you confused about would help to clarify what you are asking. It is a bit of hike -- maybe a hundred yards. You walk from your arriving train towards the street side of the station, should see a wide set of stairs going down to a lower level and walk pretty much straight ahead. Technically speaking it is two separate station but it is all connected. Just buy the ticket, validate it, and jump on first available train. For us the Circum..... train is fine. The express is just the more experience version with less frequency of the same train.

From the information I had, the Express is: air conditioned; assigned seats (no standing in the aisle); more room for bags. And used chiefly by tourists who don't mind paying twice as much for the same ride.
Have taken the Cirvumvesuviana numerous times -- crowded at commute hour like any city bus.

I am quite literally in the process of buying tickets for that specific trip. Google Maps is a terrrific ally for planning. As an earlier respondent noted, it's a short four minute walk from one train to the other...

causes us concern.

One really wonders how huge US train stations are, but the italian terminal stations are all built according to the same model: save space because space is a scarce resource.

Modern day engineers that designed the new underground tracks of Bologna Centrale took the rule to extreme, but that's the only station where you need a full 30 minutes to transfer from local to high speed trains.

Thanks to everyone who contributed a reply to my post. I actually obtained the answer to my question about what to select when trying to purchase the ticket online on the Campania Express site. If you do decide to purchase in advance Under the "Trip" section you have to select Napoli Porta Nolanda/Garibaldi-Sorrento.

Safe travels to all!