I have a family of five that is traveling to Rome/Sorrento in March 2013. We plan on flying into Rome, traveling and staying in Sorrento 3 or 4 nights, then traveling back to Rome and staying 3 or 4 nights. If we stay in Sorrento 3 nights, we can stay in Rome 4 nights, or vice versa. While using Sorrento as our home base, we plan on touring Sorrento/Pompeii one day, Capri one day, and the Amalfi Coast one day. I am unsure as to two things: first, whether or not to stay in Sorrento 3 or 4 nights, and the transportation to Rome once we are finished with the Sorrento leg of the trip. We will have a lot of luggage, so I know I don't want to go to Capri my last day and travel from Capri to Rome. I'm thinking of touring Sorrento/Pompeii our last day and leaving from Sorrento to head back to Rome. If I do this, I'm unsure whether to leave in the evening and stay in Rome 4 nights (getting a fresh start in Rome the next day), or stay in Sorrento 4 nights, and leave in the morning, thus having a full day in Sorrento/Pompeii. Another alternative is having our driver (whom I haven't selected yet) that is driving us along the Amalfi Coast drive us to Rome. All suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. I have never been to Rome before, so I really have no idea how to handle the transportation. Thank you!
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Chicago
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Number one, I wouldn't hire a driver to take you from Sorrento to Rome. It'll cost you an arm and maybe two legs. The best way to travel between Rome & Sorrento is by train. You have to go via Naples. There are express trains between Rome and Naples, and there is a local train, the "Circumvesuviana", between Naples train station and Sorrento. Capri is accessible by ferry or hydrofoil from Sorrento or Naples.