Day Trip from Naples to Sorrento

Sorrento makes an easy outing from Naples, known for its clifftop views, lemon groves and coastal food. Hydrofoils take about 45 minutes between April and October, with Mount Vesuvius in sight from the water, while the Circumvesuviana train needs about 1 hour 20 minutes. On this page we gather 18 day trips from Naples that include Sorrento.

Visitors have rated the Sorrento outings on this page more than 882 times, landing on 4.2 out of 5 overall. Expect a long day: what we describe runs from 7 to 10 hours, and the commonest figure is 7.

Ferry days pairing Sorrento with Capri

Several Naples departures combine Sorrento and Capri by ferry, a pairing that fills 10 hours or so. One cruises along the coast to both, with a choice of open deck or a cooled cabin, and it scores 4.2 out of 5. Another leaves time for the shopping streets of Capri and promises a view of the Faraglioni rocks; it holds 4.1 out of 5.

Sorrento and Pompeii with limoncello

Food-minded days join Sorrento to the ruins of Pompeii and pour a glass of limoncello along the way. The 7-hour trip we cover collects you at the Naples port, leaves free time to explore Pompeii, includes the entry and runs in English or Spanish.

Free time in Sorrento by shared minivan

A shared minivan suits travellers who want Sorrento's streets at their own pace and a stop in Amalfi too. Its seats are limited to a small group, its transfer from Naples and back comes included, and guiding comes in Italian, English or Spanish; guests give it 4.5 out of 5.

Driver, guide and live commentary

Guided coast days can pair Sorrento with Positano and put both a driver and a guide on the trip. Over about 7 hours you get bottled water and live commentary on board, free time in each town and a taste of limoncello made with local lemons, in English or Italian, for 4.3 out of 5.

A private car through Sorrento's historic centre

Private transport keeps the vehicle to your party and takes in Positano and Amalfi as well as Sorrento. This 8-hour day covers the parking fees and an air-conditioned car, tastes limoncello in Sorrento's old centre and visits Amalfi's Cathedral of Saint Andrew, in English or Italian; it rates 5.0 out of 5.

Picking a Sorrento trip from Naples comes down to the second stop; Capri means a day on ferries, Pompeii adds a site visit, and Positano or Amalfi keep you on the coast. Of the tours shown here, the one travellers have reviewed most is "From Naples: Ferry to Sorrento and Capri", with more than 493 reviews and 4.2 out of 5.

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Piazza Tasso and the Vallone dei Mulini

Sorrento is walkable; Piazza Tasso is its main square. Behind it, the Vallone dei Mulini is a deep fissure holding a 13th-century abandoned mill covered in ferns.

The cloister and the Villa Comunale view

The cathedral of Saints Philip and James is known for its inlaid woodwork, and the 14th-century Cloister of Saint Francis is draped in vines and bougainvillea. Next to the cloister, the Villa Comunale park has the best-known view over the Bay of Naples, a good use of free time in Sorrento.