Airport terminal hall with natural light and travellers with luggage
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Naples Airport (NAP) Transfers

Private transfers from Naples Capodichino to Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi and the rest of the coast, quoted per vehicle by verified carriers before you fly.

IATA Code

NAP

To Sorrento

55 km

Transfer time

about 1h 10

Coast plate rule

NCC exempt

1

Terminal

13.3M

Passengers in 2025

4th

Busiest airport in Italy

15 min

By Alibus to Napoli Centrale

Naples Capodichino is a city airport with a coast behind it. The terminal sits inside Naples itself, 15 minutes by bus from the central station. Sorrento is about 1h 10 south by car, past Vesuvius, and the Amalfi Coast is further on.

Terminal Pickup Information

Naples has one terminal, and everyone comes out of the same arrivals hall.

Arrivals hall

One terminal, one way out

Meeting Point

Confirmed with your carrier in the booking chat

Reclaim

7 baggage belts in the one terminal

The taxi rank directly in front of arrivals is for taxis, not for your transfer

The kerb

A camera-enforced road zone

Rule

Any car gets 15 minutes inside the airport road zone, camera enforced

Fine

€80 to €318 for overstaying

NCC cars pick up passengers in areas the airport reserves for them

Coach stop

For the buses, not for you

Where

The PBus stop, next to car park P1, is the airport's coach stop

Who

Coach lines to Sorrento and the coast; Curreri calls its stop the Tourist Bus parking

If you have booked a transfer, you do not need this stop

A note on who meets you

Private hire with a driver in Italy is NCC, Noleggio con Conducente, a different licence from a taxi. The airport's own road rules give NCC cars dedicated areas for picking up arriving passengers, apart from the taxi rank, and camera-enforce a 15-minute limit on every other car. The airport does not publish where those NCC areas are, so your carrier confirms the meeting point in the booking chat. Share your flight number and the timing is the carrier's problem, not yours.

Flight Monitoring

Your carrier monitors your flight for delays. Share your flight number when booking and your driver adjusts the pickup time to your actual landing.

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Popular Routes from Naples Airport

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Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast

Sorrento

NAP Airport → Sorrento

~55 km
~1h 10min

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Positano

NAP Airport → Positano

60-65 km
60-90 min

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Amalfi

NAP Airport → Amalfi

67-72 km
90-100 min

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Ravello

NAP Airport → Ravello

61-75 km
70-105 min

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Naples, Pompeii and Salerno

Naples Port

NAP Airport → Molo Beverello and the cruise terminal

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Pompeii

NAP Airport → Pompeii

29 km
30 min

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Salerno

NAP Airport → Salerno

61 km
50 min

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About Naples Airport

The terminal, the city links, and the coast road rules

Your car leaves the terminal and joins the Tangenziale di Napoli at the Capodichino exit, and the airport behind you is one of the busiest in Italy. Naples Capodichino, IATA code NAP, handled 13.3 million passengers in 2025, which made it the 4th busiest airport in Italy after Fiumicino, Malpensa and Bergamo. Its official name is Ugo Niutta Airport, and GESAC runs it on a concession that lasts to 2045. It is the southern gateway on our Italy transfers map.

One terminal does all the work. Check-in is on the ground floor, arrivals come out through one hall, and connecting passengers leave arrivals and pass security again rather than transfer airside. The terminal opens at 03:30 and closes at 22:30, so the airport is not a place to sit out a late delay.

Summer is the whole story. August 2025 brought 1,520,154 passengers through, more than twice the 637,888 of January, and July and September were close behind.

Into the city

Naples itself is close, and the fixed fares keep the short run simple. The Alibus runs every 15 minutes at most, reaches Napoli Centrale in 15 minutes and the port in 35, and a single costs €5. A Naples taxi charges a fixed €21 to the central station or the historic centre and €24 to Molo Beverello, per car, as long as you ask for the fixed fare before the ride starts. Sailing from Naples? Our Mediterranean cruise port guide covers the port side. The metro does not reach the airport yet: the Line 1 station at Capodichino is still a future milestone in the airport's own plans. For a hotel in the city with a family and luggage, a transfer settles the car, the price and the pickup before you land.

The coast road in summer

The Amalfi Coast road, the SS163, runs about 40 km from Vietri sul Mare to Positano, and in season it runs on alternating plates.

From 10:00 to 18:00 on restricted days, cars with an odd final digit may not drive it on odd dates, and even on even dates. In 2026 the rule applies every day through August and September, at weekends and holidays in June, July and October, and daily at Easter and from 25 April to 2 May. Guides that still quote 15 June to 30 September are reading the original ANAS text; the coast towns extended it to 1 June to 31 October.

Taxis and NCC cars are exempt. So are residents and scheduled buses, while hotel guests are only covered on the day they check in and the day they check out. A hire car picked up at Capodichino on an even date with an even plate cannot use the road until 18:00.

The towns add their own layer. Amalfi lets taxis and NCC cars into its limited traffic zone but not to park, and they must leave within 60 minutes. Positano charges €5 for one transit a day to any vehicle with more than 5 seats including the driver, NCC, taxi and private alike, on Via Pasitea, Piazza dei Mulini and Via C. Colombo.

Airport Facts

IATA / ICAONAP / LIRN
Official nameUgo Niutta Airport
OperatorGESAC
Terminals1
Passengers 202513.3 million
Terminal hours03:30 to 22:30
Alibus single€5
Taxi to Molo Beverello€24 fixed

How Much Does a Naples Airport Transfer Cost?

Distances and times from Naples Airport, beside the city's own fixed taxi fares.

Sorrento
Distance55 km
Journey timeabout 1h 10
Naples taxi fixed fare€125
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Positano
Distance60-65 km
Journey time60-90 min
Naples taxi fixed fare€145
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Amalfi
Distance67-72 km
Journey time90-100 min
Naples taxi fixed fare€155
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Ravello
Distance61-75 km
Journey time70-105 min
Naples taxi fixed fare€160
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Pompeii
Distance29 km
Journey time30 min
Naples taxi fixed fare€70
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Salerno
Distance61 km
Journey time50 min
Naples taxi fixed fareno fixed fare
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Your price comes from carriers, quoted for your trip.

Carriers on TransferBnB quote per vehicle once they see your flight, your party and your bags, so the car, the price and the pickup are settled before you land. The taxi column is the Comune di Napoli's own fixed fare, per car and one way, with luggage, night and airport supplements included, motorway tolls and a €5 minivan supplement on top, and it applies only if you ask for it at the start of the ride.

Distances and times are the spread that operators who drive these roads publish; no authority publishes one. Summer traffic on the coast road sits at the long end of every range.

Transport Options Compared

Every option from Capodichino to the coast, side by side.

Private transfer
Journey timeabout 1h 10 to Sorrento, 90-100 min to Amalfi
PriceQuote per vehicle before you fly
Door-to-doorYes
Where it endsYour door
Best forFamilies, groups, late arrivals, the coast on a restricted day
Naples taxi, fixed fare
Journey timeabout 1h 10 to Sorrento, 90-100 min to Amalfi
Price€125 to Sorrento, €155 to Amalfi, per car, tolls extra
Door-to-doorYes
Where it endsYour door, €5 minivan supplement over 4 passengers
Best forUp to 4 passengers who have not booked ahead
Curreri bus to Sorrento
Journey time75 min to Sorrento station
Price€13 per person
Door-to-doorNo
Where it endsSorrento station
Best forSolo travellers on a daytime flight
Pintour bus to the Amalfi Coast
Journey time1h 50 to Amalfi
Price€20 per person
Door-to-doorNo
Where it endsAmalfi town, no Positano stop
Best forStays in Amalfi, Minori or Maiori
Alibus and Circumvesuviana
Journey time15 min to Centrale, then 64 to 75 min to Sorrento
Price€5 plus the train fare
Door-to-doorNo
Where it endsSorrento station, one bag up to 20 kg free on the train
Best forLight luggage and a flexible day
Ferry from Molo Beverello
Journey timeAlibus 35 min to the port, then the crossing
Price€32 to Positano, €32.50 to Amalfi
Door-to-doorNo
Where it endsThe pier, €5 per bag to Positano
Best forA sea approach, 1 April to 3 November

Compare the prices and the bus wins. Compare where each option ends and it does not.

The Curreri bus is a real bargain, €26 for two to Sorrento, and it runs every day of the year bar 1 January and 25 December. Its first departure is 09:00 and its last is 19:30, and it stops at Sorrento station, not your hotel. The Pintour bus to Amalfi showed no bookable rides after 31 October when we checked, and it does not go to Positano at all. The Campania Express tourist train is suspended from 1 October 2026.

Land at 11:00 with a backpack and the Curreri bus is a fine way to Sorrento.

Land after 19:30 with two suitcases and a child, and the last Curreri bus has already gone.

Why Book Your Naples Airport Transfer with TransferBnB

Everything the coast road asks of you, handled before you land.

No plate-rule lottery

Licensed NCC cars may use the SS163 on restricted days, where a self-drive hire car depends on its final digit and the date.

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Carriers see your flight, party and luggage and quote a price per vehicle. No meter, and no fixed fare to ask for at the kerb.

Vehicle sized to your group

Compare saloons, MPVs and minivans side by side, so a family with coast luggage is not split across two cars.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does my transfer driver meet me at Naples Airport?
Naples Airport has one terminal and one arrivals hall, so there is only one way out. A private transfer is not a taxi and does not use the taxi rank in front of arrivals: the airport reserves separate areas for NCC private-hire cars to pick up passengers, and any other car may stay on the airport roads for only 15 minutes. Confirm the exact meeting point with your carrier in the booking chat before you fly.
How long does it take from Naples Airport to Sorrento?
About 1 hour 10 minutes by car for roughly 55 km, as an operator who drives the route publishes it. The Curreri bus takes 75 minutes to Sorrento station on its timetable, and the operator warns that high-season traffic can make it later. A private transfer ends at your hotel rather than the station.
How long does it take from Naples Airport to Positano and Amalfi?
Operators who drive the routes publish 60 to 90 minutes to Positano and 90 to 100 minutes to Amalfi. Summer traffic on the coast road puts you at the long end of both, so give a dinner reservation a margin.
Can a transfer use the Amalfi Coast road on alternating-plate days?
Yes, if it is a licensed NCC car. The SS163 plate rule, 10:00 to 18:00 on restricted days, exempts taxis and NCC private-hire cars, so ask your carrier to confirm its NCC licence with the quote. In 2026 the rule runs daily through August and September, at weekends and holidays in June, July and October, and daily at Easter and from 25 April to 2 May. A self-drive hire car with the wrong final digit has to wait until 18:00.
Is there a direct bus from Naples Airport to Positano or Amalfi?
To Amalfi, yes: the Pintour coach leaves the airport five times a day, takes 1 hour 50 minutes to Amalfi and costs €20, with rides bookable up to 31 October when we checked in September 2026. To Positano, no: Pintour does not stop there, and the Curreri bus ends at Sorrento, where you change to a SITA bus that charges €1.50 for each bag over carry-on size. A private transfer takes you from arrivals to Positano in one vehicle.
How much is a taxi from Naples Airport to Sorrento, Positano or Amalfi?
The Comune di Napoli sets fixed taxi fares per car of €125 to Sorrento, €145 to Positano and €155 to Amalfi, with motorway tolls extra, and you must ask for the fixed fare at the start of the ride. A private transfer is quoted per vehicle before you fly, sized to your party and luggage, and picks you up away from the taxi rank.
What happens if my flight to Naples is delayed?
Your carrier monitors your flight and adjusts the pickup to your actual landing. Share your flight number when booking. The terminal closes at 22:30, so on a very late arrival the driver waiting for you matters more than any timetable.

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