Day Trip Naples to Positano & Amalfi: Free time both towns

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Duration1h–7h

GroupUp to 45

PickupAt your hotel

Two coastal towns, your schedule, one coach from Naples

You ride from Naples to Positano with free time to explore the town, then continue to Amalfi for more wandering and lunch. The bus handles the famous coastal switchbacks while you watch the view, and a fixed return time at 16:30 means you're back in Naples by evening without having to arrange your own transport or worry about missing the connection.

1h–7h

Step-by-step itinerary

Naples to Positano and Amalfi tour

Start at Molo Beverello bus stop
Travel through Naples city streets
Arrive at Positano bus stop "Sponda"
Free time to visit Positano
Board bus to Amalfi at 13:10
Free time to visit Amalfi
Return to Naples from Amalfi at 16:30

The Experience

The bus pulls away from Molo Beverello in the morning, climbing out of Naples through Via Toledo and the city's narrow streets before the road opens toward the coast. You're heading south to Positano first — the route winds along the cliffs, and the Mediterranean comes into view in pieces: a slice of blue between buildings, then the whole expanse. The audioguide plays as you go, filling in the names of towns and the history of the coast, but mostly you're watching the switchbacks and the drop and the way the light hits the water. It takes a couple of hours to reach Positano, and when the bus stops at Sponda, you step out into the kind of place that photographs never quite capture — steep, colorful, loud with Italian voices and the smell of lemon trees.

You have free time in Positano to walk the main street, sit at a café, or just stand on the terraces and look down at the beach. The town is small enough that you can't get lost, but there's enough to do that the hours don't drag. Around 13:10, you board the bus again — same one, same driver — and it's a short ride to Amalfi, where the bus stop is in Piazza Flavio Gioia. Amalfi is bigger than Positano, less vertical, with a cathedral and a main square where locals actually live their lives. You have time to walk into the cathedral, buy a lemon granita, browse the shops, or just sit. The return bus to Naples leaves at 16:30, so you know when you need to be back at the stop.

The drive back to Naples follows the same coast road in reverse, and the light is different now — lower, warmer. The air-conditioned bus is a relief after hours of walking in the sun. You arrive back at Molo Beverello in the evening, having seen two of the Amalfi Coast's most famous towns without renting a car, navigating the roads yourself, or paying separately for each piece of the day. A tour assistant is on board the whole time if you have questions about timing or the route.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or Molo Beverello pickup, air-conditioned transport to Positano and Amalfi, a tour assistant on board, a free audioguide for the route, and free time to explore both towns. The return bus departs Amalfi at 16:30 and brings you back to Naples by evening.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tramvia Napoli

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Positano and Amalfi without driving the coast road yourself or juggling separate tickets and timings — the fixed schedule and included transport handle the logistics so you can focus on the towns.