Can we cover both Pompeii and Herculaneum in one day?
We will be staying in Naples and would like to visit the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Is it possible, using only public transportation, to visit both sites in a single day? Or do the transport connections and the number of things to see at each site make it advisable to make two trips on separate days?
If a single day trip is possible, what transport connections are the most efficient? In particular, will we save any time by going to Pompeii first, or to Herculaneum? (I assume that in terms of price it is probably best to buy a "campania>artecard Tutta la regione", which will cover the cost of admission to both sites plus all public transportation costs.)
Best Answer
You can do both in one day; they’re about 15km apart, and there’s a train that runs between Pompeii Scavi and Ercolano Scavi (Herculaneum) and takes about 30 minutes to span the distance between the two sites. It’s operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.R.L, runs about every 30 minutes, and is called Treni Turistici. Wth the Campania Artecard, the cost of the round trip is € 10 (usually € 15, see the notation at the bottom of the schedule link).
It would depend on your preferences, stamina, and season of the year which site to first visit when doing both in one day. Ercolano is smaller and more intact than Pompeii, usually less crowded, and easier to navigate. Pompeii is much larger, often very crowded and busy, and can be hot and exhausting with a huge amount of territory to cover. You could start at Pompeii early in the day (less hot, bit less busy, further from Naples), and make your way to Ercolano after lunch, where it shadier, and the architectural and archeological excavations a treat. As an estimate, you would want to allot at least 5 hours in Pompeii and 3 hours minimum in Ercolano.
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Can you walk from Pompeii to Herculaneum?
How to Get to Herculaneum from Pompeii. Take the Circumvesuviana train from the \u201cPompei Scavi/Villa dei Misteri\u201d stop to \u201cErcolano Scavi\u201d stop (direction Napoli). Exit the station, go down the stairs, and walk down the hill on the main street for roughly 10 minutes to the Herculaneum entrance.How much time do you need at Herculaneum?
How long does it take to visit the ruins at Herculaneum? To visit Herculaneum, you should consider about half a day. You can see the entire archaeological park in about two to three hours.Can you do Vesuvius and Pompeii a day?
It's possible to visit both Pompeii and Vesuvius in one day, but it will be a very tiring day. Pompeii has almost no shade, and it can get very hot there. You should get there as early in the day as possible.Can you do Pompeii in half a day?
At a minimum, you probably want to give yourself at least a half day for Pompeii. There really is a lot to see there and it is very large. You might consider doing Pompeii one day and Herculaneum/Vesuvius another day.Mount Vesuvius and Herculaneum Day Trip in Naples, Italy
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