Capri Logistics FAQ

How to get to Capri by ferry and hydrofoil from Naples, Sorrento, and the Amalfi Coast

A ferry (left) and a fast ferry (right) in the Bay of Naples.Capri is an island, so the only way to get here is by boat—either a slow traghetto (ferry), a faster Nave Veloce,or the fastest aliscafo/Jet (hydrofoil).

The faster the boat, the higher the ticket price (ferries cost a bit more than half as much as hydrofoils).

The ride takes anywhere from 20 min to 1 hr. 20 min and and costs from €12.70 to €20.50—depending on the speed and the point of departure (details below). Service on a given line is roughly hourly form Naples or Sorrento—though with several competing lines, you rarely have to wait more than 30 minutes for the next boat.

There are several ferry companies and consortiums connecting Capri to Naples, Sorrento, and (seasonally) Amalfi and Positano.

Since you probably don't care which company you use—you just want a convenient departure time at the lowest ticket price— check many at once on the Capri tourism website (www.capritourism.com), which conveniently lists all departures, in order, along with the companies and ticket prices for better comparison shopping.

The price of a ticket has too many factors—company, speed, baggage fees (add €1.50–€3 each) whether a given run is OSP (required by law; cheapest)—to put down precisely, but here are are the cost ranges, frequency of boats (in high season), time of transit, and ferry companies:

To Capri from...	Fast ferry/slow ferry	Tickets	Daily runs	Companies
Naples	45 min/50–80 min	€12.70–€20.50	27	Gescab.it, Caremar.it
Sorrento	20 min/30 min	€13–€17	34	Gescab.it, Alilauro.it, Caremar.it
Positano	30 min/60 min	€17–€18	8	Gescab.it, Alilauro.it, Lucibello.it
Amalfi	60 min/85 min	€19–€20	6	Gescab.it, Alilauro.it

A hydrofoil on the Bay of Naples

• Company contact info
• Gescab.it (tel. +39-081-704-1921)
• Alilauro.it (tel. +39-081-497-2238)
• Lucibello.it (tel. +39-089 875 032 or +39-089-811-164)
• Caremar.it (tel. +39-081-837-0700)

All Naples boats leave from the Molo Beverello docks (take Tram 1 or bus 151 from Piazza Garibaldi in front of the train station). » more

All Sorrento boats leave from the Marina Piccol docks docks (take minibus B of C from Piazza Tasso in the center of town.) » more

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