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Taxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old townorAlibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Taxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old town 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 Taxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old town is quicker: 20 min against 1 h 35. The Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento varies between 85 and 130 minutes.

Taxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old town: 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.
TravelersTaxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old townAlibus and Circumvesuviana to SorrentoDifference
1€21€9.60€11.40
2€21€19.20€1.80
3€21€28.80€7.80
4€21€38.40€17.40
5€26€48€22
6€26€57.60€31.60
7€26€67.20€41.20
8€26€76.80€50.80

The cheaper option changes at 3 travelers, from the Alibus and Circumvesuviana to Sorrento to the Taxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old town. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Naples licensed taxis, tariff set by the Comune di NapoliTaxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old town
From
The taxi rank in front of Arrivals
To
Stazione Centrale, Piazza Garibaldi, or any address inside the old town's ZTL Centro Storico
Luggage
Included; the tariff names luggage among the supplements the fixed fare covers.
Runs
All night
Journey
15–30 min

Say "tariffa predeterminata" before the car moves. The driver must accept, give you a receipt with the route and amount before departure, and show "F0.00" on the meter. A running meter means the ordinary tariff, with a EUR 5.00 airport supplement and EUR 0.50 a bag on top.

Ask for a larger car if there are more than four of you. The tariff adds EUR 5.00 for a 7- to 9-seat taxi, which is EUR 26.00 for five to eight — still cheaper than six Alibus tickets, and a family of eight rides for EUR 3.25 each.

The fare is a zone, not an address list. Stazione Centrale, Piazza Garibaldi and the ZTL Centro Storico are EUR 21.00; the port and Piazza Municipio are EUR 24.00; the seafront hotels, Mergellina and Vomero are EUR 28.50. For anywhere else the meter runs.

No authority publishes a taxi journey time. The figure here is the Alibus's scheduled time over the same road; Naples traffic decides the rest.

A shared "taxi collettivo" at EUR 6.00 a head, luggage included, leaves from near the Viale Ruffo di Calabria roundabout once three passengers have gathered, for the station and the port. It is voluntary for drivers and has no fixed hours, so do not plan a late arrival around it.

It is the only option here that certainly runs all night, and the price does not change at night.

Taxi, fixed fare to Stazione Centrale and the old town: price for every party size

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

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