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Most ships berth along Molo Angioino, the pier in front of the 1936 Stazione Marittima. Terminal Napoli runs it, with seven berths (5–11) along both sides and the head. When the port is busy a ship can be sent to the public quay at Molo Pisacane, about 1 km east. In the Coast Guard's records for 8–10 October 2026, 2 of 10 cruise calls were there. From Molo Angioino you land right in the city centre, a few hundred metres from Piazza Municipio.
💡 Pro Tip
Walk out of the terminal's city end onto Piazzale Angioino, the forecourt with the Totem della Pace sculpture. The taxi rank and the Alibus airport-bus stop are right here. Use the toilets inside the Stazione Marittima before you leave: Naples publishes no list of public toilets. For the city, follow the paved path 210 m to the pedestrian underpass, which runs under the traffic to Piazza Municipio and Municipio metro station. Molo Beverello, for the island hydrofoils, is 350 m to the west.
Typical Stop
10–13 hours
Best For
Archaeology, royal palaces, pizza, island day trips
Shuttle
Not needed — walk!
Payment
Euro (EUR). Shops and restaurants can be fined for refusing a card payment. Contactless bank cards also pay for the metro, funiculars, Circumvesuviana and Alibus. The nearest bank ATMs are on Via Agostino Depretis (8 min walk) and Via San Carlo (11 min).
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Municipio metro station (Lines 1 and 6) is at the end of the underpass. Line 1 goes to Toledo (1 stop), to Museo for the Archaeological Museum (3 stops) and to Garibaldi for the main station and the Circumvesuviana (3 stops). Trains run every 10 minutes from 06:00 to 20:00, then every 14; the last trains leave the end stations at 22:30–23:00 Sunday to Thursday and at 01:20–01:32 on Friday and Saturday nights; on those late nights the corridor from Municipio station to the port exit closes at 22:00, so after that leave by a street exit and walk across Piazza Municipio. Line 6 to Chiaia and Mergellina keeps short hours: ANM's page still shows a 14:50 last train, while local press reports weekday trains to 21:10 since March 2026. The easiest ticket is a contactless bank card: tap it at the gate going in AND coming out. You are charged the cheapest fare: €1.50 per metro ride, €1.30 per funicular ride, and four funicular rides in a day are capped at the €4.50 day ticket. If you skip the exit tap, you are charged the maximum fare.
Take Line 1 to Garibaldi for the Circumvesuviana, which starts one stop earlier at Porta Nolana. One-way fares, valid for one ride: Ercolano (Herculaneum) €2.60, Pompei €3.30, Sorrento €4.60. The Campania Express tourist train has been suspended since 1 October 2026. From Saturday 17 October trains leave Naples every 10 minutes for Ercolano Scavi. Sorrento trains go at :00 and :30 from Porta Nolana, reach Torre Annunziata in 33 minutes and Sorrento in 75. Pompei Scavi–Villa dei Misteri is two stops past Torre Annunziata, so check the board to confirm your train stops there. Leave a wide margin: this summer local press reported trains cancelled without notice and delays of up to 100 minutes. If your all-aboard time is tight, the city's fixed taxi fare from the port to the Pompeii excavations is €70 per car, one way.
Hydrofoils leave Molo Beverello, 350 m from the terminal exit. Car ferries leave Calata Porta di Massa, a 22-minute walk east, so check the quay printed on your ticket. Caremar's fast ferry reaches Capri in 52–57 minutes and its slow ferry in 82–87; its hydrofoils take 35–45 minutes to Procida and 60–65 to Ischia. NLG charges €25 one way to Capri, plus Capri's landing contribution of €5 per person (1 April–31 October; €2.50 from 1 November). NLG also sails to Sorrento at 10:00, returning at 17:00, for €18.50 each way. These summer timetables run until 3 November. Capri bans bringing disposable plastic (bags, cutlery, cups), with fines of up to €500.
The taxi rank is on Piazzale Angioino as you walk out. Naples sets fixed fares per car, in force since 1 September 2024. Ask for the 'tariffa predeterminata' before you set off: the meter then shows F0.00, and the driver must give you a receipt. From the port: Via Partenope hotels €10, historic centre or Teatro San Carlo €11, Archaeological Museum €13, Stazione Centrale €15.50, Museo di San Martino €18.50, airport €24. One way out of town: Vesuvius National Park €65, Pompeii excavations €70, Sorrento €125, Positano €145, Amalfi €155. Luggage and night or holiday supplements are included; motorway tolls and the €5 minivan supplement are not.
The UK Foreign Office warns of bag-snatching and pickpocketing in Italian city centres and at major tourist attractions. Keep your belongings in sight, watch for distraction tricks and don't carry all your valuables in one bag. If you buy a paper ticket, validate it before you travel: inspectors fine on the spot.
Check closing days before you go: the Archaeological Museum (MANN) and Cappella Sansevero close on Tuesdays, Palazzo Reale on Wednesdays, and Castel Nuovo on Sundays and public holidays. MANN and Palazzo Reale are free on the first Sunday of the month, and MANN tickets for those days can't be booked ahead. Churches are working places of worship: dress decently, as a Naples parish priest asked in Il Mattino, and carry a scarf to cover bare shoulders.
Mediterranean climate. Average highs at Naples-Capodichino (Aeronautica Militare, 1971–2000): 13°C in January, 18°C in April, 23°C in May, 30°C in July and August, 27°C in September, 22°C in October, 17°C in November. October and November are the wettest months, at 136 mm and 152 mm over 8–10 rain days. June to August average 2–4 rain days a month.
For an ambulance call 118; for the police, 113. 112 currently reaches the Carabinieri: Campania's single 112 centre only takes over in Naples on 9 December 2026. The nearest hospital emergency department (Pronto Soccorso) is Ospedale dei Pellegrini, Via Portamedina alla Pignasecca 41, 1.6 km inland. Loreto Mare has no emergency department. Pharmacies take turns covering Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holidays, and the official rota is at ordinefarmacistinapoli.it/turnibacheca2026.
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Stazione Marittima – Molo Angioino (Terminal Napoli). Most ships berth along Molo Angioino, the pier in front of the 1936 Stazione Marittima. Terminal Napoli runs it, with seven berths (5–11) along both sides and the head. When the port is busy a ship can be sent to the public quay at Molo Pisacane, about 1 km east. In the Coast Guard's records for 8–10 October 2026, 2 of 10 cruise calls were there. From Molo Angioino you land right in the city centre, a few hundred metres from Piazza Municipio.
13–14 minutes (about 950 m) to Piazza del Plebiscito or Galleria Umberto I; 18 minutes (1.3 km) to Piazza del Gesù Nuovo, where Spaccanapoli begins
Walk to the palaces, ride to Pompeii, sail to Capri
Not needed — walk!
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Last updated March 2026