Transport
High-speed rail Rome–Naples–Salerno, Trenitalia regional network plus the EAV lines (Circumvesuviana, Cumana, Circumflegrea), metro and funiculars in Naples. Capodichino airport (with Catania the busiest in the South) and Salerno Costa d'Amalfi. Ferries and hydrofoils to Capri, Ischia and Procida. A1, A3, A16, A30 and the A2 Mediterranean motorway from Salerno.
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Rail and metro
Napoli Centrale and Afragola are served by high-speed trains (Rome in about 70 minutes, Milan in just over four hours); the high-speed line continues to Salerno. Trenitalia regional trains cover the line to Caserta, Benevento and Avellino (the latter reachable by train only with changes, after years of suspension), the coastal line to Salerno and Sapri, the Napoli–Formia–Roma line and metro Line 2. The new Naples–Bari high-speed line is under construction in sections. EAV runs the Circumvesuviana (Naples–Sorrento via Pompeii and Herculaneum, Sarno, Poggiomarino, Baiano), the Cumana and Circumflegrea towards Pozzuoli and Bacoli, the lines to Piedimonte Matese and Benevento via the Valle Caudina and the Faito cable car; the service suffers cancellations and summer overcrowding. In Naples ANM runs metro Lines 1 and 6, funiculars and buses.
Airports and sea
Naples Capodichino airport, run by GESAC, is, together with Catania, the busiest in the South, with direct links across Europe and some intercontinental flights; it is reached by the Alibus; the Capodichino station of metro Line 1 is under construction. GESAC also runs Salerno Costa d'Amalfi (Pontecagnano), reopened to commercial traffic in 2024. From Molo Beverello and Calata Porta di Massa, hydrofoils and ferries leave for Capri, Ischia and Procida (Caremar as the public service, SNAV, Alilauro, NLG, Medmar), also from Pozzuoli, Sorrento and Salerno; fares and frequencies rise in summer, when non-residents face limits on taking cars to the islands. From Naples there are overnight ferries to Palermo and (in summer) the Aeolian Islands, and services to Cagliari.
Roads
Campania is crossed by the A1 (Caserta, Naples), the tolled A3 Naples–Salerno, the A16 Naples–Canosa towards Bari, the A30 Caserta–Salerno and the tolled Tangenziale di Napoli; from Salerno the toll-free A2 Mediterranean motorway runs towards Potenza, Calabria and Sicily. Traffic in the Naples area is among the most congested in Italy and parking in town centres is difficult; the Amalfi coast road (SS163) applies summer alternate-plate restrictions for non-residents set by the Prefecture. In inland areas (Irpinia, Sannio, Cilento) public transport is sparse and a car is needed.
Sources
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Reviewed: 10/22/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30
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