Best way to travel to Amalfi Coast?

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Best way to travel to Amalfi Coast?

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Private jet followed by Helicopter.

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What is the cheapest

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Huh?

Probably flight into Frankfurt. Ryanair to Rome. Train to Almafi Coast.

We didn't go directly to Amalfi, so I don't have experience with pricing directly to Rome or Naples. But we found some great deals:

Houston to London (3 nights in London)
Flight From London to Florence (4 nights in Florence)
Train from Florence to Naples + Private car from Naples to Positano (3 nights)
Private car back to Naples + Train to Rome (4 nights)
Rome to Houston

The train is easily the cheapest. Our travel agent (which I strongly recommend when going to so many places and arriving/leaving different cities) found us some great deals on the flights.

Flying to Rome, then train to Naples...and if you're hard-core cheap, you switch train lines to the CircumVesuviana regional commuter train and take it to the end at Sorrento, then take the SITA bus to Amalfi.

Here's a link to the CircumVesuviana wiki page, in English; you can buy tickets at the station, no need to buy in advance.
Note that this is a regional rail line, so you won't get big luggage storage racks, etc. It goes through every little suburb/town between the two, so it's poky slow and full of commuters, teenagers, graffiti, and grandmas...but you will get a "real" view of Naples/environs, if you are interested in that sort of thing. (I am.)

From Sorrento, you take the SITA public bus (year round, but shorter schedule in winter) or one of the ferry services (in warmer weather) that go to Amalfi. It's about 1 hr 45 minutes via bus from Sorrento to Amalfi. (I think the ferries are faster.) While it will be scenic, it is SERIOUSLY twisty and the big buses squeeze past each other on scarifying roads. The big attraction: it's less than 3 euros to go from Sorrento to Amalfi on the public bus. Again, no real luggage storage on the bus, so you can't be schlepping a Vuitton trunk to La Sirenuse, LOL.

I dunno, I managed the CircumVesuviana with a small roller and better half had a backpack. But a huge, non rolling case would def present a problem. As long as you can fit it on your lap or directly in front of you, you'll be fine.

This whole thread brings up something I think about often: people who don't/won't travel because they think they can't afford it. They often won't consider doing things on the cheap, so they stay home rather than figure out how to see/do amazing things within their budget. Costeria Amalfitana is worth a schleppy train & bus ride, if that fits the budget. Don't stay home simply b/c you don't have private driver money.

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I dunno, I managed the CircumVesuviana with a small roller and better half had a backpack.

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This guy has a woman with him... his wife... on a honeymoon.

Well, my female self managed to schlep my own bag. Even on my honeymoon (which involved public transit from an airport and back, and yet somehow we're still married years later). LOL. I'm happy to take public transit, carry my own bag, and then spend my money on Michelin stars. Chacun a son gout.

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That area got hammered by a flood this week.

The coastal towns aren't exceptionally expensive, for Italy. Of course, the high end hotels (Villa Cimbrone, La Sirenuse) are quite spendy, but most of the towns have spots frequented by locals unmarred by the tourist markup.

Posi makes a lovely base. But Amalfi is quite close to Ravello & Minori, so if you aren't driving yourself or hiring a driver, you can actually walk (steep hill climb) on trails between these three. Awesome views over the lemon groves and the sea...a fantastic way to burn off those pasta calories. Here's a WaPo article on hiking the Amalfi Coast: LINK

In the summer, the town-hopping coastal hydrofoil ferries are the way to go: faster, less motion-sickness-inducing, and a better view than the SITA buses. The ferry from Salerno to Amalfi is 45 minutes, cost is 8 euro. Easy peasy.