Naples airport to city centre: Alibus or taxi

Naples Capodichino airport lies on the north-eastern edge of the city, only a few kilometres from the historic centre. There is no train or metro to the terminal, but you have two good options: the Alibus shuttle bus and a taxi at a fixed fare. The short answer: take the Alibus to Napoli Centrale if you go on by train or stay near Piazza Garibaldi, or to Molo Beverello if you take a ferry to Capri, Ischia or Procida. Take a taxi to hotels in the historic centre, in the Chiaia district or on the seafront – the fixed fare is low and Naples traffic is easier from the back seat.

Naples airport to the city centre: the options

Times: Alibus according to Naples airport; taxi as pure driving time to Piazza del Municipio based on OpenStreetMap, without traffic. Fixed fares according to the City of Naples taxi tariff (resolution of 27 June 2024), published by the airport and valid in October 2026. In Naples traffic, plan considerably more for both.

Alibus: to the station and the ferry port

The Alibus is the airport shuttle of ANM, the Naples public transport company. From the airport it stops at:

• Piazza Garibaldi (Napoli Centrale) – the main station, for trains to Rome, Salerno and the Circumvesuviana to Pompeii and Sorrento; about 15 minutes according to the airport;
• Immacolatella / Porta di Massa – inside the port;
• Molo Angioino / Beverello (Stazione Marittima) – the terminus at the ferry port, below Castel Nuovo and Piazza del Municipio; about 35 minutes according to the airport.

Buy the ticket online on the airport website or at the vending machines on the ground floor of the arrivals area; the voucher is converted on board by the ANM staff. Check the ANM timetable for the first and last bus.

• Good for: going on by train from Napoli Centrale, ferries to Capri, Ischia and Procida from Molo Beverello, and hotels near the port or Piazza del Municipio.

Taxi: fixed fares into the city

Naples taxis have fixed fares (tariffe predeterminate) set by the city. According to the tariff published by the airport, the fixed fare from the airport is:

The fixed fares are per vehicle, not per person, and include the airport supplement, night and holiday surcharges, luggage and animals; motorway tolls and the €5 minivan supplement are extra. Ask for the fixed fare when you get in – it only applies if you request it at the start. Licensed taxis wait at the taxi lane outside arrivals.

The airport also offers a shared taxi from the pick-up area about 100 metres from arrivals: €6 per passenger, luggage included, according to the airport.

A pre-booked transfer is worth it for families with children who need car seats, for groups, and especially if you go straight on to Sorrento or the Amalfi Coast. Transfers from Naples airport^* can be booked with Welcome Pickups. Our article on when an airport transfer pays off compares the options for ten airports.

Which option suits whom?

• Going on by train, or hotel near Piazza Garibaldi: the Alibus to Napoli Centrale.
• Ferry to Capri, Ischia or Procida: the Alibus to Molo Beverello.
• Hotel in the historic centre, on Via Toledo or in the Spanish Quarter: a taxi at the fixed fare (€21 or €24).
• Hotel on the seafront (Via Partenope) or in Chiaia: a taxi at the fixed fare (€28.50).
• Sorrento or the Amalfi Coast: a pre-booked transfer; the city's fixed one-way taxi fares are €125 to Sorrento and €155 to Amalfi.

If you come from outside the EU, for example from the UK, set up mobile data before you land so you can check the route straight away – a travel eSIM for Italy^* (Airalo) is usually cheaper than roaming; our eSIM price index compares the prices per gigabyte.

On the day you leave

The Alibus runs from Molo Beverello via Varco Pisacane and Piazza Garibaldi to the airport; from the port, plan with the 35 minutes plus a generous buffer for traffic. A taxi at the fixed fare is the easier choice from the historic centre. If you have already checked out and fly in the evening, you can use luggage storage in central Naples^* (Radical Storage) while you have one last pizza.

How long to stay and what to see is in our article how many days in Naples; for Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast see day trips from Naples.

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