Hi. We have booked our flights (from Jul 19 to Aug 4) and our hotels. We haven't booked our travel from
Naples to Ischia
Ischia to Sorrento
Sorrento to Naples
What are your recommendations? Ferry? Train?
How long in advance do we need to advance book?
Do you know the best website to book?
Thanks for any help.
Also, two friends said we don't need a car. Do you agree? Thanks again.
No need for a car
This website should have info you need
https://www.sorrentoinsider.com/
Ferry
Ferry
Ferry or train (Circumvesuviana)
Note- none of the places you’ve listed are on the Amalfi coast
Thanks Christine. The Amalfi coast is east of Sorrento? I just assumed, based on my travel books, the entire area was the AC. Thanks for the advice.
Confused about mention of Amalfi Coast with no plans to go there?
The comment about the identity of the AC was, I thought, completely neutral and inoffensive. It actually is important to distinguish between the Gulf of Naples and the Amalfi Coast. They are quite different in accessibility and tourism lifestyle.
While I'm not against visiting Sorrento (I've been there twice, but I don't need to go again), it's fair to call Sorrento more of a mass-tourism location than, say, Amalfi. Even very popular Positano has its capacity limited by rentable rooms, and it tends towards higher budgets than Sorrento. Put crudely, the TA Sorrento newsboard is regularly asked, " 'ow much is a Pint?", while that question never comes up for TA Positano.
It often not clear enough that recommendations against car rental in these two areas (and, certainly, for visiting islands) is not simply moralistic whale-hugging. It's entirely practical in nature. I hope the OP has booked hotels as well as air, because all these destinations book up months in advance.
This topic is brought up very often and you can certainly 'SEARCH' for many replies. You def don't want a car, they roads are tight and curvy, plus - you want to see the views which are spectacular. You can always hire a private driver which many people do.
We have used the train and private drivers without issue. The ferry would be fun, but we always go in Oct and they aren't running then -- def search this too as you'll find many more recommendations.
Amalfi coast is south and east of Sorrento, other side of the peninsula
Sorrento is Bay of Naples
Take a look at Google maps and you will see
Instead of the Circumvesuviana from Sorrento to Napels, we took the Campania Express from Sorrento. Cuts the journey short by 30 minutes as it makes less stops.
