thank you for the quick response i actually had that link but they are all internation al phone numbers no web sites i was interested if the ferry runs all dday how long is the ride etc anywhere else i might find that info sydney
Posts: 11 | Location: lido beach ny | Registered: 31 May 2008
Slow Traveler dragonpat recently posted about her experiences with the ferries between Capri and the mainland. A search of this forum should turn up several of her helpful posts.
That link has a dialog box on it. You need to pull it down with the arrow and select one of the options and click on it. Here is what you will see for the naples/Capri option.
You can get to Capri from Naples or Sorrento mostly, but I am not sure which you are interested in?
It takes something like an hour to get to Capri from Naples, but only something like 30 min from Sorrento. None of the ferries run after dark. The dark starts a lot sooner in the winter.
You can buy tickets earlier in the day for later if you like but then you are locked into that trip. We just used to show up at the port when we wanted to leave (for trips that are heavily traveled like this) and bought tickets on the next ferry/hydrofoil that was leaving. For Naples/Capri there are 3 companies selling tickets and the tickets are NOT interchangable.
Posts: 3844 | Location: St Paul, MN | Registered: 10 February 2006
thank you or your response do you have a ball park on the euros per person that also wasnt found how many days do you think is good for a stay in capri we are going to be there approx the third weekend in april 09
Posts: 11 | Location: lido beach ny | Registered: 31 May 2008
caremar now services ferry service from the Calata porta Massa (very near beverello port) now instead of the beverello port like they used to. the Caremar ferries carry cars in addition ot passengers. The caremar ferries were the slowest and most likely to be late.
In defense of Caremar (which is a Tirrenia affiliated operator), one should point out that its "traditional" (slow) ferries are the cheapest way to reach Capri and Ischia. Also, the best photos and videos of the Bay of Naples can be taken from the open-air top deck of the Caremar "traditional" ferry, rather than from the enclosed hydrofoils. There are fewer ferries, however, than hydrofoils.
