Bus+Hydrofoil to Ischia, Sorrento, Capri, Aeolians etc

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Seems the additional high-season services, and summer offers, are starting to roll out now....

Those heading from Rome to any of the above between 18 June and 12 September may be interested in knowing that Alilauro are again running their "Intermodal" service.

It's a daily bus (*) that leaves from near Termini (Via Solferino, 28) at 09:00, and takes you directly to the Molo Beverello in Naples by about 11:45, to connect with the next hydrofoil to one of those places.

Depends on the comparison you pick but - with the Rome/Naples Eurostar costing €44 - prices seem quite good: at the weekends, when it's slightly dearer, they charge.... Rome/Sorrento €42, Rome to Ischia or Capri €48 etc.

In the other direction, the bus leaves Beverello at 17:30 - to get to Rome at about 20:10.

Buying a return ticket will save several Euro, so at €86 between Mondays and Fridays the trip to Ischia or Capri and back costs less than the Eurostar journey alone (and, of course, there's no railway station, Alibus, taxis or Naples traffic jams involved!).

At present there's only an Italian version of the details, even on the English pages.....

http://www.alilauro.it/index.php?lingua=english&id_categoria=46

Peter

PS: (*) - the bus is equipped with "every comfort" as they coyly put it here!

PPS - no animals allowed!

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And in fact I see that Trenitalia's summer Train+Hydrofoil options are also available again, for travel to places such as Sorrento and Ischia (as yet no sign of them including Procida or Capri, but perhaps later?).

Starts sometime during the second half of June...

Whilst it's not explained on the English version, on the Italian they say (more or less).... "The transfer from Napoli Centrale station to the quay at Molo Beverello (and vice versa) will be made using a shuttle bus of the Volviamare company (price included in the offer). The collection point in the Napoli Centrale station will be placed in front of the "Freccia Club Eurostar" there. Booking of places is obligatory."

Seems the shuttle bus and hydrofoil can be combined with any of the trains, adding €22 to the ordinary ticket price. Those in no hurry could therefore come down on even the slowest Regional train, for a total cost of about 33 Euro.

Peter

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Again no English version but Trenitalia do now have a notice about the Train/Bus/Hydrofoil service - which they plan to run from 18 June to 12 September...

http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=dc3909296b85a110VgnVCM10000080a3e90aRCRD

No mention of any other destinations (just Ischia and Sorrento), but it does say tickets must be bought at least 2 hours before the departure of the associated hydrofoil - presumably to allow time to ensure there are sufficient shuttle bus places, and seats on the vessel, for everyone!

Peter

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