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Alibus and Circumvesuviana to SorrentoorAlibus and SNAV hydrofoil to Ischia?

The short answer

For one traveler the Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento is cheaper by up to €21.40. The Alibus and SNAV hydrofoil to Ischia fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento is quicker: 1 h 35 against 1 h 45.

Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento: 05:30–21:50. Alibus and SNAV hydrofoil to Ischia: 08:30–19:00, Daily all year; more sailings from June to September.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAlibus and Circumvesuviana to SorrentoAlibus and SNAV hydrofoil to IschiaDifference
1€9.60from €31up to €21.40
2€19.20from €62up to €42.80
3€28.80from €93up to €64.20
4€38.40from €124up to €85.60
5€48from €155up to €107
6€57.60from €186up to €128.40
7€67.20from €217up to €149.80
8€76.80from €248up to €171.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
AlibusCircumvesuviana · ANM and EAVAlibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento
From
The Alibus stop outside the terminal
To
Sorrento, changing at Piazza Garibaldi onto the Circumvesuviana toward Sorrento
Luggage
The Alibus page states no rule; EAV's trains have open luggage racks, fine for a case.
Runs
05:30–21:50
Journey
85–130 min

Cheaper than Curreri's direct coach (EUR 9.60 against EUR 13.00) but slower once the change is counted, and on two tickets from two operators.

The Circumvesuviana calls at Pompei Scavi Villa dei Misteri on the way, useful for the ruins without a separate ticket.

Campania Express, EAV's faster air-conditioned train on the same line, normally costs EUR 15.00 one way with a reserved seat, but EAV has suspended it from 1 October 2026 until further notice — check before you plan around it.

Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento: price for every party size

See EAV's fare table
AlibusSNAV · ANM and SNAVAlibus and SNAV hydrofoil to Ischia
From
The Alibus stop outside the terminal
To
Casamicciola, Ischia, by SNAV hydrofoil from Molo Beverello
Runs
08:30–19:00
Journey
105 min

The boat lands at Casamicciola, not Ischia Porto or Forio; Ischia's other towns are a bus or taxi away, and neither is priced here.

The Alibus stops at Porta di Massa first and Molo Beverello last. SNAV's hydrofoils leave from Molo Beverello, so ride to the end.

The slower ferries to Ischia (Caremar, Medmar) leave from Calata Porta di Massa, the Alibus stop before Beverello, and call at Ischia Porto or Casamicciola; no fare for them is shown here.

The fare changes with the departure and the day; EUR 26.00 is the lowest SNAV showed for a Wednesday in October.

Alibus and SNAV hydrofoil to Ischia: price for every party size

See SNAV's Naples to Ischia page

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