Italy Guide
Campania
Getting around
The only way to really get around central Naples and stay sane is to walk. Driving can be a nightmare, and to negotiate the narrow streets, hectic squares and racetrack boulevards on a moped or scooter takes years of training. In any case, not to walk would mean you'd miss a lot – Naples is the kind of place best appreciated from street level.
For longer journeys there are a number of alternatives, both for the city itself and the bay as a whole, and the system, most of which is run by ANM, is pretty well integrated. City buses will get you almost everywhere, although they are crowded and slow. The bus system is supplemented by the metropolitana, a small-scale underground network that crosses the city centre.
Uniconapoli tickets for all ANM modes of transport cost a flat €1.10 for all journeys (valid 90min) and must be bought in advance from such places as tabacchi, newsstands, stations, or the transport booth on Piazza Garibaldi. An all-day ticket costs €3.10, or you can buy a three-day tourist ticket for €20.
If you need to take a taxi make sure the driver switches on the meter when you start (they often don't), or request a flat fare at the start of the journey – which you can do (there are published rates to key locations that taxi drivers have to adhere to if requested); otherwise fares start at €3 for the initial journey, €5.50 at nights or at weekends. Note that journeys to and from the airport incur an extra charge of €2.60. There are taxi ranks at the train station, on Piazza Dante, Piazza del Gesu and Piazza Trieste e Trento, among other places.