Day trip from Rome to Amalfi by train and ferry

Outbound 4 h 15 minAbout 4 h for your visit in Amalfi
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Amalfi

Amalfi works as a day trip from Rome, but it is a long day: there is no train to the coast, so you combine a fast train to Salerno with a ferry, which takes about four hours each way including the change. Leave Rome early in the morning and you get about four hours in Amalfi, enough for one town done well, not for the whole coast.

Is a day trip from Rome to Amalfi worth it?

Amalfi gives you what Rome cannot: a small town pressed between the mountains and the sea, the old harbour of a medieval sea republic, a cathedral above a square that fills up from the waterfront, and the coast seen from the deck of a boat. The ferry leg from Salerno is part of the reason to go. You run along the cliffs at water level instead of sitting in traffic on the coast road, and on the way out the coast is on your right.

The price is travel time. You change from train to ferry in Salerno on separate tickets, you need a generous margin for that change in both directions, and the day runs from early morning until the evening. Treat it as a scenic travel day with one town at its centre. If you try to add Positano, Ravello or Pompeii on top, the day falls apart; if you have a spare night, staying on the coast is the better version of this trip.

Who this day trip suits

  • Couples and travellers who come for scenery, because the ferry ride and the waterfront are the point of the day
  • First-time visitors to Italy who will not return soon and want at least one day on the coast
  • Travellers who are fine with a long day, since early starts and late returns are built in
  • Walkers on a budget who prefer the view from the sea to a coach tour on the coast road
  • Older children and teenagers who enjoy boats and harbours, as long as the family is ready for the long travel time

Go if you want one proper day on the Amalfi Coast and accept more than seven hours of travel for it; if you dislike long transfers or travel with small children, Orvieto or Naples give you more time for less effort.

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How to get from Rome to Amalfi by train and ferry

The way to do this in a day is the high-speed train from Roma Termini to Salerno with Trenitalia or Italo, then the Travelmar ferry along the coast to Amalfi. It avoids the coast road, parking and the slower commuter trains via Naples and Sorrento.

Combined journey: Trenitalia + Travelmar

The train from Roma Termini reaches Salerno in about an hour and a half. From the station you walk to the Travelmar pier at Piazza Concordia; the operator puts the walk at about ten minutes, but plan a much bigger margin, since train and ferry are separate tickets and nothing guarantees the connection. The ferry then takes between about half an hour and an hour to the Amalfi pier, depending on the sailing. Book the train well ahead: advance fares on Trenitalia and Italo are much cheaper than buying on the day, though the cheapest ones are usually tied to the train you booked, without changes or refunds. Buy the ferry ticket online too, especially for a weekend. The sea timetable can change and sailings can be cancelled in rough sea, so look at the current ferry times shortly before you travel.

Operator
Trenitalia + Travelmar
Route
Roma Termini → Amalfi
Journey time
4 h 15 min
Travel fare
Outward €26.90; return €26.90 (€53.80 return total)

Tickets at Trenitalia ↗

Tickets at Travelmar ↗

The ferry lands on the Amalfi seafront, and the walking tour starts right there at Porto di Amalfi. From the pier you are a few minutes on foot from the historic centre.

Example connections by weekday

Full journeys with each leg shown. Times and fares can vary by day and service.

DayOutboundReturn
Daily07:30–11:45 · 4 h 15 min
  1. Roma Termini → Salerno: 07:30–09:05
  2. Salerno (Piazza Concordia) → Amalfi: 11:10–11:45
16:30–20:16 · 3 h 46 min
  1. Amalfi → Salerno (Piazza Concordia): 16:30–17:30
  2. Salerno → Roma Termini: 18:43–20:16

Timetable

Train: Trenitalia

Monday to Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
06:2609:232 h 57 min
07:2610:303 h 4 min
07:3009:051 h 35 min
08:5810:371 h 39 min
09:1511:272 h 12 min
09:2612:192 h 53 min
11:0013:022 h 2 min
11:2614:212 h 55 min
12:0014:062 h 6 min
12:2615:242 h 58 min
13:0015:032 h 3 min

Timetable: Trenitalia, as of 22 October 2026

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Ferry: Travelmar

Monday to Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
09:0010:001 h
09:4010:401 h
11:1011:4535 min

Timetable: Travelmar, as of 22 October 2026

Check current times at Travelmar ↗

Train: Trenitalia

Monday to Wednesday

DepartureArrivalDuration
12:2315:343 h 11 min
12:5014:552 h 5 min
13:0514:401 h 35 min
13:5415:552 h 1 min
14:3717:342 h 57 min
14:4517:002 h 15 min
15:3618:342 h 58 min
16:1717:401 h 23 min
17:3820:342 h 56 min
17:5319:552 h 2 min
18:1321:293 h 16 min
18:3921:342 h 55 min
18:4320:161 h 33 min
19:4921:201 h 31 min

Thursday to Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
12:2315:343 h 11 min
12:5014:552 h 5 min
13:0514:401 h 35 min
13:5415:552 h 1 min
14:3717:342 h 57 min
14:4517:002 h 15 min
15:3618:342 h 58 min
16:1717:401 h 23 min
17:3820:342 h 56 min
17:5319:552 h 2 min
18:3921:342 h 55 min
18:4320:161 h 33 min
19:3722:342 h 57 min
19:4921:201 h 31 min

Check current times at Trenitalia ↗

Ferry: Travelmar

Monday to Sunday

DepartureArrivalDuration
13:0014:001 h
14:1515:151 h
16:3017:301 h

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Rome to Amalfi day trip itinerary: from the early train to the afternoon ferry

Day plan for: Mon–Sun

The day hangs on the early train to Salerno and on the afternoon ferry back, so everything in Amalfi fits into the hours between the two boats.

  1. Morning07:30 – 11:45

    Take the train from Roma Termini at around half past seven to Salerno. Walk to the pier at Piazza Concordia and board the ferry, which lands in Amalfi at around a quarter to twelve. Then walk over to the harbour where the tour begins.

    Starting early is the only way to get a real half day in Amalfi, and the long wait in Salerno absorbs a late train so you do not lose the ferry.

  2. Tour12:15 – 12:45

    Open the tour in your browser at Porto di Amalfi around noon. The AI Tour Guide greets you, tells you how this harbour made Amalfi a sea power and asks what you are curious about, while you take in the harbour and the seafront from outside.

    The ferry lands right here, so the tour starts where you stand, and a short first stop by the sea is a gentle start after a long morning of travel.

    1. Porto di Amalfi, stop 1 on the self-guided walking tour1Porto di Amalfi

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  3. Lunch12:45 – 13:45

    Have lunch after Porto di Amalfi and before the Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi, on the way from the harbour into town. Pizza al taglio is quick and cheap; if you have time for a dessert, try a delizia al limone.

    You have been travelling since early morning, and eating now means the afternoon runs through the visits without a break.

  4. Afternoon13:45 – 15:45

    The guide picks up at the Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi, where you go inside to see where the republic built and repaired its galleys, then leads you to Piazza del Duomo, into the Duomo di Sant'Andrea and the Cloister of Paradise next to it. The Museo della Carta up the valley is the last stop of the tour; walk up to it only if time is left before the ferry, because the plan leaves very little.

    Arsenale, square, cathedral and cloister lie within a minute or two of each other, so the afternoon is all visits and hardly any walking, and the cloister is a short walk from the pier.

    1. Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi, stop 2 on the self-guided walking tour2Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi
    2. Piazza del Duomo in Amalfi, stop 3 on the self-guided walking tour3Piazza del Duomo
    3. Duomo di Sant'Andrea in Amalfi, stop 4 on the self-guided walking tour4Duomo di Sant'Andrea
    4. Cloister of Paradise in Amalfi, stop 5 on the self-guided walking tour5Cloister of Paradise
  5. Return15:45 – 20:16

    Leave the Cloister of Paradise by about a quarter to four at the latest and walk back down to the pier for the ferry to Salerno at around half past four. Walk to the station for the train, arriving at Roma Termini at around a quarter past eight.

    The walk to the pier plus a boarding buffer needs about half an hour, and the wait in Salerno covers a late ferry on separate tickets.

Arrival to return departure: 4 h 45 min. Time for your visit: about 4 h.

Realistically you get about four hours in Amalfi, close to two and a half of them on the tour; if you arrive late, keep the order and cut from the end of the tour, leaving the Museo della Carta out first.

Best day to visit Amalfi from Rome

  1. Monday: recommended
  2. Tuesday: recommended
  3. Wednesday: recommended
  4. Thursday: recommended
  5. Friday: recommended
  6. Saturday: recommended
  7. Sunday: recommended

Amalfi walking tour in one day: from the harbour to the paper museum

The walking tour is how you see Amalfi on this day: it starts at the harbour where your ferry lands, crosses the cathedral square and ends up the valley at the old paper mill, about 1.6 km and 25 minutes of pure walking. With the visits inside the Arsenale, the cathedral and the cloister it takes close to two and a half hours, and the final walk up to the paper mill fits only if time is left before the ferry. The AI Tour Guide leads the walk as a conversation, telling the story of the sea republic place by place while you take in the town at an easy pace.

The Amalfi tour: your guide leads you from stop to stop.
  1. Porto di Amalfi
  2. Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi
  3. Piazza del Duomo
  4. Duomo di Sant'Andrea
  5. Cloister of Paradise
  6. Museo della Carta

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Opening hours as of 21 October 2026.

  1. Porto di Amalfi, stop 1 on the self-guided walking tour
    1Stop 1

    Porto di Amalfi

    The harbour where the ferry from Salerno lands is the place to start, because Amalfi's history begins with the sea in front of it.

    Price
    Free
  2. Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi, stop 2 on the self-guided walking tour
    2Stop 2

    Arsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi

    In this arsenal the medieval Republic of Amalfi built and repaired its galleys; today it is an exhibition space and museum.

    Hours
    Daily: 10:00–16:40
    Price
    €3
  3. Piazza del Duomo in Amalfi, stop 3 on the self-guided walking tour
    3Stop 3

    Piazza del Duomo

    The main square opens up below the cathedral and is the meeting point of the whole town.

    Price
    Free
  4. Duomo di Sant'Andrea in Amalfi, stop 4 on the self-guided walking tour
    4Stop 4

    Duomo di Sant'Andrea

    The medieval cathedral is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew, whose relics are kept here.

    Hours
    Daily: 10:00–13:00, 14:30–16:30
    Price
    Combined ticket: €4
  5. Cloister of Paradise in Amalfi, stop 5 on the self-guided walking tour
    5Stop 5

    Cloister of Paradise

    Archbishop Filippo Augustariccio had this cloister built between 1266 and 1268 as a burial place for Amalfi's noble families.

    Hours
    Daily: 10:00–13:00, 14:30–16:30
    Included
    Amalfi Cathedral Complex (Duomo + Chiostro del Paradiso)
  6. Museo della Carta in Amalfi, stop 6 on the self-guided walking tour
    6Stop 6

    Museo della Carta

    A former paper mill that its owner, Nicola Milano, from one of Amalfi's old papermaking families, turned into a museum in 1969.

    Hours
    Daily: 10:00–19:00
    Price
    Optional entry · Museo della Carta: €4.50
AI Tour Guide in Amalfi

Your guide for the Amalfi tour

The AI Tour Guide leads you from the harbour to the paper mill and talks with you on the way: about the galleys built at the Arsenale, Saint Andrew's relics in the cathedral and the papermaking families of the valley. It asks what catches your interest, remembers it and goes deeper there, and you can interrupt it any time. You start it in the browser at Porto di Amalfi.

stops
6
route
1.6 km
walking only
25 min
with visits
2 h 24 min
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  • €19.99 once for the whole group
  • Travel and admission tickets are not included
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Rome to Amalfi day trip cost

Most of the cost of this day is the travel: the train to Salerno and back, plus a separate ferry ticket each way, and the train fare drops a lot when you book early. On top come the paid visits on the plan, the Arsenale and the cathedral with the Cloister of Paradise, which share one ticket for the cathedral complex, plus lunch; the harbour and the square are free, and the Museo della Carta at the end of the tour is an extra only if time allows.

Adults
Children

One device is enough for the whole group: two people listen on two connected headphones, larger groups use the phone speaker.

Cost breakdown

Costs for 2 adults · planned visits

Travel there and backTrenitalia + Travelmarfrom €26.902 adults × €53.80€107.60
SightsArsenale della Repubblica di Amalfi and Amalfi Cathedral Complex (Duomo + Chiostro del Paradiso)2 adults × €7€14
AI Tour Guide touronce for the whole group€19.99
Food (estimate)€15 to €25 per person€30 to €50
Total€171.59 to €191.59
Split between peopleabout €85.80 to €95.80 per person
Sights
  • €3
  • €4.50
  • €4
Buffer and private guide

Book an advance fare on the train as soon as your date is fixed, and keep lunch simple with pizza al taglio near the cathedral square.

Prices as of October 2026.

Getting back from Amalfi to Rome

The way back is the morning in reverse: ferry from Amalfi to Salerno, a walk from the pier at Piazza Concordia to the station, then the train to Roma Termini. The planned return uses the ferry at around half past four and a later train from Salerno, with a buffer there on purpose, because the two tickets are separate and nobody holds the train for a late boat. In Amalfi, be back at the pier about a quarter of an hour before the ferry leaves; the walk from the Cloister of Paradise takes about 20 minutes.

If you run late, shorten your time in the cathedral and the cloister and head for the pier. If rough sea cancels the ferry or you miss it, check the next sailings and trains for the evening straight away; a taxi from Amalfi to Salerno is very expensive, so the margin at the pier is your best protection.

Recommended returnTravelmar + Trenitalia: departs 16:30, arrives 20:16Leave the last stop of the tour by 15:45

Latest return that fits the day: 16:30

  • Travelmar + Trenitalia from Amalfi, Monday to Sunday: departs 16:30, arrives 20:16

Questions about the day trip from Rome to Amalfi

Can I add Positano or Ravello on the same day?

Not on top of the full Amalfi day. The long journey leaves room for one town done well, so Ravello and Positano are better as their own days.

Is this day trip suitable for children?

It works better for older children. The long travel time and the change in Salerno can wear out younger kids, even though the walk in Amalfi itself is short.

Can I swim in Amalfi on a day trip?

You can, but the beaches are small and pebbly, and the plan leaves little spare time, so treat it as a short dip in place of one of the visits. Wear your swimsuit under your clothes and bring water, sunscreen and a hat.

Should I drive from Rome instead?

For a day trip, no. The coast roads are narrow and winding, and parking in Amalfi is charged by the hour at high rates for non-residents, so the train and ferry are less stressful and give you more time in town.

What should I wear?

Comfortable walking shoes, because the lanes of Amalfi climb away from the sea, and something to cover your shoulders if you want to go into the cathedral.

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