# Pompeii by Train from Naples Visit · 4–5 h · From €20 · Train from Naples Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/naples/things-to-do/pompeii · Revisado: 2026-11-11 Dónde: Naples Pompeii is enormous: do not try to see all of it. Enter by Porta Marina, walk through the forum and the main streets and choose a few houses open that day; the park publishes each day which ones can be visited. ## Why go and who it suits No other place shows so well how an ordinary Roman city lived: the bakeries with their ovens, the counters of the taverns, the election graffiti on the façades, the stepping stones for crossing the street without treading in mud. It suits anyone with curiosity, from teenagers who have studied Vesuvius in class to people travelling through the history of art. It suits less anyone who cannot stand the heat or walking on stone: it is kilometres of uneven paving, with little shade. With small children it works if you shorten the visit and make it a treasure hunt: the amphitheatre, a bakery, a dog painted in a mosaic. ## Which ticket to buy For a first visit the Pompeii Express, at €20, is enough, giving access to the ancient city. The Pompeii Plus, at €25, adds the suburban villas, the Villa Regina at Boscoreale with its Antiquarium and the Pompeii Artebus shuttle that links them. If you are going to spend more days in the area, there is a €30 three-day ticket that adds Oplontis, the villas of Stabiae and their museum, with one entry per site. The ticket is single-entry: if you leave, you cannot re-enter with the same ticket. EU citizens aged 18 to 24 pay €2 on the tickets that indicate it. The park announces a new fare system from 1 January 2027, so check the price if you are travelling next year. ## When to go From October to April there are fewer people and less heat, but the days are short: in winter hours, from 15 October to 15 March, the last entry is at 15:30. In summer, from 16 March to 14 October, it opens from 9:00 to 19:00 and the last entry is at 17:30. It is closed on 25 December and 1 January. In July and August, enter at nine and leave before two, or enter late in the afternoon. On the first Sunday of each month entry is free, but it is the busiest day: if you do not mind paying, avoid it. ## What it costs in total Allow about €20 for entry, the return train from Naples and, if you want it, the audio guide: €9 for one adult or €14 for two, at the ticket desks at Porta Marina, Piazza Esedra and the amphitheatre, leaving ID as a deposit. The park's themed tours, lasting an hour and a half, cost €8 plus the entry. ## Facilities inside There are toilets at the three entrances, at the theatre, at the Casina dell'Aquila, at the Villa dei Misteri and next to the Antiquarium. The left-luggage, paid, is at Porta Marina and Piazza Anfiteatro: use it, because bags larger than 30 × 30 × 15 cm are not allowed in. Next to the forum, in Vicolo degli Augustali, there is a first-aid point. ## If it rains Pompeii can be seen in the rain, although the paving is slippery and there is almost nowhere to shelter. If it pours, swap the day for the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, where the mosaics and frescoes taken from Pompeii are, or for Herculaneum, smaller and easier to see in two hours. ## Paso a paso ### The train Take the Circumvesuviana Naples–Sorrento to the Pompei Villa dei Misteri stop, a few steps from the Porta Marina entrance. If you prefer to enter through the amphitheatre, the Naples–Poggiomarino line stops at Pompei Santuario. ### 1 h · Forum, basilica and temples The city's political and religious centre, with Vesuvius behind. ### 2 h · Streets, baths and houses Via dell'Abbondanza, the Stabian Baths, the brothel and the frescoed domus that are open. ### 30 min · Break at the Casina dell'Aquila The only place to eat inside the site, with a self-service restaurant and a café in the courtyard. ### 45 min · The amphitheatre The oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre, at the east end. You leave through Piazza Anfiteatro. ## Qué llevar - ID: the ticket is named - Small bag: items larger than 30 × 30 × 15 cm are not allowed in - Water, cap and sun cream; there is almost no shade - Closed shoes for the paving - The park map downloaded on your phone ## Consejos ### Buy on the official website The official online sale is Vivaticket's, linked from pompeiisites.org. There is a maximum of 20,000 visitors a day and entry slots in season. ### Go in first thing At 9:00, before the groups arrive. ### Check which houses are open From mid-October some domus restrict access from 16:00. The park's Infodomus page says each day which are open. ### Enter one side and leave by the other Entering through Porta Marina and leaving through Piazza Anfiteatro means you do not retrace your steps and Pompei Santuario station is close. ### Do not leave the amphitheatre for last if you are short of time In winter the last entry is early and the amphitheatre is at the other end. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much is the ticket? €20 for the Pompeii Express, the ancient city only; €25 for the Pompeii Plus, which adds the suburban villas, Boscoreale and the shuttle. EU citizens aged 18 to 24 pay €2. ### How do I get there from Naples? On the Circumvesuviana Naples–Sorrento to Pompei Villa dei Misteri, or on the Trenitalia regional train to Pompei and the Pompei Link service. ### Are there free days? The first Sunday of each month, with a free ticket that must also be obtained. ### Can you go with children? Yes, but the paving is hard for pushchairs and it is hot. With small children, limit the visit to the forum, a few streets and the amphitheatre. ### How much time do you need? Four or five hours for the main things. A whole day if you want to add the Villa dei Misteri and the houses in the north. ### Can you eat inside? Yes, at the Casina dell'Aquila, with a self-service restaurant and a café. You can also bring your own sandwich. ### Can I go out for lunch and come back? No. The ticket is valid for a single entry.