{"id":1987,"date":"2023-04-20T09:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2023-06-26T15:47:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:47:55","slug":"cruise-port-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy","title":{"rendered":"How to Get from Your Cruise Port in Italy to Your Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_17816\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17816\" class=\"wp-image-17816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/l1nx-mmn8yu.jpg\" alt=\"yellow flower field near body of wayer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/l1nx-mmn8yu.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/l1nx-mmn8yu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/l1nx-mmn8yu-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Want to get from your cruise port in Italy to your destination? Here&#8217;s how! Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/fotos\/L1nx-Mmn8YU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fallon Travels<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Taking a cruise into the port of Civitavecchia, Livorno, or Naples&#8230; and wondering how to get to Rome, Florence, or Pompeii? We&#8217;ve done the research and figured out the best transfer options from Italy&#8217;s cruise ports, so you don&#8217;t have to!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Getting_from_the_Civitavecchia_cruise_port_to_Rome\" >Getting from the Civitavecchia cruise port to Rome<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Civitavecchia_to_Rome_by_train\" >Civitavecchia to Rome by train<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Civitavecchia_to_Rome_by_taxi\" >Civitavecchia to Rome by taxi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Getting_from_the_Livorno_cruise_port_to_Florence\" >Getting from the Livorno cruise port to Florence<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Livorno_to_Florence_by_train\" >Livorno to Florence by train<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Livorno_to_Florence_by_taxi\" >Livorno to Florence by taxi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Getting_from_the_Naples_cruise_port_to_Pompeii\" >Getting from the Naples cruise port to Pompeii<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Naples_port_to_Pompeii_by_train\" >Naples port to Pompeii by train<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/cruise-port-in-italy\/#Naples_port_to_Pompeii_by_taxi\" >Naples port to Pompeii by taxi<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_from_the_Civitavecchia_cruise_port_to_Rome\"><\/span>Getting from the Civitavecchia cruise port to Rome<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While it&#8217;s the closest cruise port to Rome, Civitavecchia is still 50 miles from the city center. It&#8217;s a good idea to know ahead of time how to get from Point A to Point B. Your options are:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Civitavecchia_to_Rome_by_train\"><\/span><strong>Civitavecchia to Rome by train<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trip duration:<\/strong> About 65 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to:<\/strong> Regional trains from Civitavecchia to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/rome-travel-tips\">Rome<\/a>, and vice versa, run every half hour; you can check specific times at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trenitalia.it\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.trenitalia.it<\/a>. It&#8217;s about a 10-minute walk from the port to the train station; with the port behind you, turn right onto Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, the main road running parallel to the water. Continue, keeping the water on your right, until the road changes names to Via della Repubblica. You&#8217;ll see the station in front of you.<\/p>\n<p>Your other option is to grab one of the free shuttle buses that run from the cruise terminal to the train station.<\/p>\n<p>The train takes you to Termini, which is Rome&#8217;s main station. From there, you can easily hop onto buses heading in every direction, or on either of Rome&#8217;s metro lines.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13734\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13734\" class=\"wp-image-13734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Caesars-Palace-Rome-Main-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Roman Forum in Rome from above.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Caesars-Palace-Rome-Main-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Caesars-Palace-Rome-Main-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Caesars-Palace-Rome-Main-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t miss out on any of Rome&#8217;s historic, must-see sights.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Civitavecchia_to_Rome_by_taxi\"><\/span>Civitavecchia to Rome by taxi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trip duration:<\/strong> About 1.5 hours, depending on traffic<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to: <\/strong>This option requires the least forethought, but is the priciest. As soon as you leave the port, you&#8217;ll see taxis at a stand outside the arrivals terminal. You can also book a taxi by calling Radio Taxi Civitavecchia at +39 076626121, or, once in Rome, by calling Radio Taxi Roma at +39 066645, but the meter will start running from the moment the taxi is sent out.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/477ca4ichww-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/477ca4ichww-2.jpg\" alt=\"white and blue cruise ship on sea under blue sky during daytime\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/477ca4ichww-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/477ca4ichww-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Cruise boat in the Italian port city of Civitavecchia. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/es\/fotos\/477cA4iChWw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alessandro Zanini<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_from_the_Livorno_cruise_port_to_Florence\"><\/span>Getting from the Livorno cruise port to Florence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The cruise port at Livorno (known, bizarrely, as &#8220;Leghorn&#8221; in English) is some 75 miles from Florence. Here&#8217;s how to make the distance go by quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Livorno_to_Florence_by_train\"><\/span>Livorno to Florence by train<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trip duration:<\/strong> About 1 hour 20 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to: <\/strong>Regional trains from Livorno to Florence, and vice versa, run every hour; you can check specific times at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trenitalia.it\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.trenitalia.it<\/a>. From the port, walk about 10 minutes to Piazza Giuseppe Micheli, located at the end of Via Grande. Take bus number 1 or number 1R from the &#8220;V.\u00a0 Grande\/Porto Mediceo&#8221; stop at the piazza to the Livorno train station. Both the station in Livorno, and the one in Florence (Santa Maria Novella), are centrally located.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16572\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16572\" class=\"wp-image-16572 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/neighbourhood.png\" alt=\"Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Want to see Florence? You have to get here from your cruise port first!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Livorno_to_Florence_by_taxi\"><\/span>Livorno to Florence by taxi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trip duration:<\/strong> Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes, depending on traffic, each way<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to: <\/strong>Either grab a cab at the Livorno port, or call the Consorzio Taxi Livorno at +39 0586578050. In Florence, you can rab a cab or call Taxi Firenze at +39 0554390. If you call a cab, be aware that the meter starts running from the moment the taxi is sent out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16040\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16040\" class=\"wp-image-16040 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/florence-2790263_1920.jpg\" alt=\"Piazza della Signorina in Florence, Italy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One way to get from the cruise port to your destination? A taxi, of course!<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_from_the_Naples_cruise_port_to_Pompeii\"><\/span>Getting from the Naples cruise port to Pompeii<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Luckily, the Naples cruise port isn&#8217;t too far from Pompeii&#8230; but you will have to know how to get through those 15 miles!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naples_port_to_Pompeii_by_train\"><\/span>Naples port to Pompeii by train<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trip duration:<\/strong> About 35 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to: <\/strong>Take the Circumvesuviana from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.italiarail.com\/train-station\/naples-centrale-train-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naples&#8217; Garibaldi station<\/a>, the main station of Naples, to the &#8220;Pompeii Scavi-Villa Misteri&#8221; stop. The train runs every half hour to and from Naples. Both stations are centrally located.<\/p>\n<p>From the port of Naples, walk about 10 minutes to Piazza Municipio, then take tram number 1 or bus R2 to the Naples train station at Piazza Garibaldi. You could also grab a taxi from the port to the station, which should be about a 10-minute ride.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15087\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15087\" class=\"wp-image-15087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Naples.jpg\" alt=\"Naples\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can get from the Naples port to Pompeii by taxi or train.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Naples_port_to_Pompeii_by_taxi\"><\/span>Naples port to Pompeii by taxi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Trip duration:<\/strong> About 40 minutes, depending on traffic<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to: <\/strong>Either get a cab at the cruise port or call Consorzio Taxi Napoli at +39 0818888 (be aware that the meter starts as soon as the cab is sent out). As part of an agreement with the Naples city council, the taxi will wait for you at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/herculaneum-vesuvius-pompeii-visitors-guide\">Pompeii<\/a> to take you back to the port (or to the train station).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to uncover the secrets of Pompeii? Join us for one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/pompeii-tours\/best-of-pompeii-tour\/\">Complete Pompeii Experience: Skip the Line Tour,<\/a> led by knowledge guides who have worked on archeaological digs and bring the ancient city to life.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking a cruise into the port of Civitavecchia, Livorno, or Naples&#8230; and wondering how to get to Rome, Florence, or Pompeii? We&#8217;ve done the research and figured out the best transfer options from Italy&#8217;s cruise ports, so you don&#8217;t have to! 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