Positano Pompeii tours drive you the hour and a half to the ruins and back, because no train or boat reaches Pompeii from this coast. You choose a small-group half day from your hotel, a day with a winery lunch on Vesuvius, or a private car that adds Amalfi and Ravello.
Hotel pickup in Positano, skip-the-line entry in the fare and about two hours with an archaeological guide, twelve guests at most. You are back in four to five hours.
From $211 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
From Positano: Pompeii with a guide and your ticket, then a tasting and lunch at a Vesuvius winery. Fifteen guests at most, a minimum of two, six to seven hours.
From $294 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Your own driver from Positano or a nearby town: two hours at Pompeii, an hour on Positano's beach, then Amalfi and Ravello. The Pompeii ticket and guide come on one option.
From $472 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
From Naples: a private driver and, on the guided option, a licensed guide in Pompeii, then Sorrento and Positano. Listed as wheelchair accessible; the entry fee is paid separately.
From $177 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
From Naples city: a private car for two, with Positano, Sorrento and two hours at Pompeii. Road fees and water included; tickets and lunch are not.
From $508 per group, up to 2
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
From Naples by coach: a guided Pompeii visit with the ticket, two hours in Sorrento and a viewpoint above Positano. Up to 30 guests, with lunch as an option.
From $112 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A private transfer between Naples and Positano, either way, with a stop at Pompeii. Admission is not included; the fare is per person with a minimum of two.
From $252 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
From Rome by coach: a two-hour guided visit with skip-the-line entry, then two hours free in Positano to walk down to the beach. A thirteen-hour day, food not included.
From $128 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
From Rome by coach with Wi-Fi: Pompeii with a professional archaeologist and skip-the-line entry, then free time and a limoncello tasting in Sorrento, or Positano on the English option.
From $98 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
A van from your Positano hotel, the ticket in the fare and a guide in the ruins. Choose a half day, a day with a winery lunch, or a private car.
Check availabilityPompeii is about an hour and a half from Positano by road, and there is no train or boat that takes you there from this coast. A Pompeii tour solves that: a vehicle collects you, drives you to the ruins, and brings you back, with a guide for two hours or so in the ancient city. Some days add a winery lunch on Vesuvius, or Amalfi and Ravello on the way home. Some start in Naples or Rome instead, and their cards say so. The rest of the tours from Positano are compared on the homepage.
The Pompeii days from Positano pick you up at the nearest point the road reaches and bring you back, so you never deal with the bus to Sorrento and the train.
The park's full ticket is €20. On the small-group half day and the winery day it is already paid, and you skip the ticket line.
An archaeological guide shows you the streets, the houses and the paintings you would walk past alone, and knows where to go when it rains.
A road day does not depend on the weather at sea, which makes it the perfect fallback for a windy day on the coast.
You can reach Pompeii by public transport: the SITA bus to Sorrento, then the Circumvesuviana train. It is cheaper and it takes much longer.
| Pompeii tour | Going alone | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting there | Van or car from your hotel | SITA bus, then the Circumvesuviana |
| Changes each way | None | Two |
| Ticket | In the fare on most | €20 at the gate or online |
| Guide | Included on most | None, unless you hire one |
| Time needed | Four hours to a full day | A long full day |
| Refund | Free up to 24 hours ahead | Ticket terms |
Going alone is set out step by step in day trips without a tour.
The tours from Positano include the transport, and the small-group and winery days include the ticket and a guide; the winery day adds a tasting and lunch. The private cars and transfers usually include the vehicle, fuel, tolls and parking, and leave the ticket and a guide as options or extras. Lunch is left out on most. Every card says exactly which.
Fares run from $98 to $472 a person, and one private car from Naples is priced for a unit of two. A half day takes four to five hours; the winery day six to seven; the private days eight or more. Wear proper shoes for the Roman paving, bring water and a hat, and remember the first Sunday of the month is free entry and very busy. Summer hours at the park run 9:00 to 19:00, winter hours 9:00 to 17:00. The days from Rome that include Pompeii are also on Positano day tours from Rome.
Pickup in Positano, a guide and the ticket in the fare: a half day or a day with lunch on Vesuvius.
Check availabilityHalf a day or a full one, the ruins are an hour and a half away. Compare every day on Positano Tours.