Pompeii & Amalfi Coast Private Day Trip from Sorrento

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Duration8h

GroupPrivate

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PickupAt your hotel

What happens when Vesuvius freezes a city in time, then you drive straight to the cliffs

You visit Pompeii's archaeological site in the morning, then drive the Amalfi Coast stopping in Positano, Furore, and either Amalfi Cathedral or Ravello, all from a private car with a local driver. Hotel pickup and return are included, along with air conditioning and WiFi. The full day runs without fixed stops, so you control the pace.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Pompeii and Amalfi Coast highlights

Visit ancient Pompeii ruins
Drive to Positano village
Pass by Amalfi Coast scenery
Pass by Furore fjord
Visit Amalfi town and cathedral

The Experience

You start the morning at Pompeii Archaeological Site, walking through streets where people stopped mid-step nearly 2,000 years ago. The ruins sit exactly where they fell—no reconstruction, no guessing. If you're going on the first Sunday of the month, entry is free but tickets sell out fast and you'll queue; the alternative is Herculaneum, which draws fewer crowds and sits just as deep in ash. Either way, your driver—someone born and raised here, not just trained on the route—picks you up after and you leave the ancient world behind.

The drive to the Amalfi Coast takes about an hour. Positano hits you first: a village stacked onto cliffs so steep the streets are basically staircases, with a pebble beach at the bottom and cafes tucked into every corner. You stop long enough to walk down, breathe the salt air, maybe grab an espresso. Then Furore, a smaller town built around a hidden fjord—the kind of place that looks like someone carved it out of the mountainside with a knife. The road itself is half the experience; your driver knows every switchback and can point out which terraces grow lemons for limoncello.

The day ends in either Amalfi or Ravello, depending on what you choose. Amalfi has the 9th-century Arab-Norman cathedral with its striped columns and bronze doors, plus narrow streets packed with shops. Ravello sits higher up, quieter, with views that stretch all the way across the coast. You're in a private car the whole time—no bus stops, no set schedule beyond pickup and return—so if you want to linger somewhere or skip ahead, that's on you and your driver.

Hotel pickup is included, as is the air-conditioned vehicle and WiFi if you need it. If you book the version with a professional guide and Pompeii entry fees, those are locked in; if you're going solo or on a free-entry Sunday, you handle the ticket line yourself. Either way, you're not arranging transport, timing trains, or figuring out which town comes next.

What’s included

Your day includes private hotel pickup and return to Sorrento, air-conditioned transportation in a private car, WiFi on board, parking fees, and fuel surcharge.
If you book the guided option, professional tour guide services and Pompeii entrance fees are included.
If you choose the self-guided version, you purchase Pompeii tickets on arrival (or visit Herculaneum as an alternative on free-entry Sundays).
All stops—Pompeii, Positano, Furore, and your choice of Amalfi Cathedral or Ravello—are covered by the itinerary.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Good Heart Limos

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to see both Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast in one day without renting a car or coordinating trains and buses—the private driver and fixed pickup handle the logistics, leaving you free to move at your own pace between sites.