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Pre-booked private transferorAlibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Pre-booked private transfer reaches Napoli Centrale (Piazza Garibaldi), the old town, and the port at Molo Beverello and Piazza Municipio; the Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento does not. Reaches Sorrento after a change at Piazza Garibaldi; it does not stop in Naples on the way there.
The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 20 min against 1 h 35. The Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento varies between 85 and 130 minutes.
Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night. Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento: 05:30–21:50.
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.
Travelers
Pre-booked private transfer
Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento
Difference
1
€36
€9.60
€26.40
2
€36
€19.20
€16.80
3
€36
€28.80
€7.20
4
€48
€38.40
€9.60
5
€48
€48
same
6
€48
€57.60
€9.60
7
€48
€67.20
€19.20
8
€48
€76.80
€28.80
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
15–30 min
Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.
Alibus→Circumvesuviana · 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.
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