Car Hire in Sorrento - Getting to Sorrento
The airport nearest to Sorrento, Capodichino, is only 50kms away. It is linked to the main Italian and European towns by many different airlines. From the airport, there are several ways to get to Sorrento; the most comfortable and the cheapest method is the bus service by Curreri.
Buses are just outside the arrival gate and take you straight to Piazza Tasso, the main square of Sorrento, in one hour. An alternative, but more costly option, is to take a taxi. From the airport, there are also buses, taxis and shuttles to the Circumvesuviana rail station, where you can catch the local trains to Sorrento every half-hour. Alternatively, you can take a train to Beverello, where you catch the hydrofoils and ferries to Sorrento.
By car to Sorrento, regardless of what direction you are coming from, take the highway to Naples. Follow the A3 to the Sorrentine Peninsula and take the Castellamare di Stabia exit. From Castellamare, drive along the main road for about 23kms, passing the villages of Vico Equense and Sant'agnello before coming to Sorrento, the last village. The state road can be busy during the height of the tourist season, from June to September, and it may sometimes take more than an hour to drive the 23kms from Castellamare to Sorrento.
By rail, the train station Napoli Centrale Piazza Garibaldi in Naples is linked to Sorrento by the Circumvesuviana local trains. As soon as you get to Napoli Centrale, take the stairs to the underground to find the Circumvesuviana station. The journey from Naples takes about an hour and is usually comfortable. The trains are often crowded but are still the fastest and cheapest way to reach Sorrento.
If you are in the town centre of Naples, it can be fun to reach Sorrento by sea. There are different hydrofoils and ferries linking Naples to Sorrento, and, depending which service you choose, it should take about 40 minutes to get to there. The journey is more comfortable than the train but also about double the price. The hydrofoils and the ferries take you to the port of Sorrento, which is 500m from the town centre; to complete your journey, you can take a shuttle bus from the small square by the port.
