Getting to Naples

Flights

There are a surprising number of direct flights from the UK to Naples airport.

bmi (London Heathrow)
British Airways (London Gatwick)
easyJet (London Stansted)
Thomsonfly (Manchester)

Other options include flying to Rome with Ryanair from Glasgow, Stansted, Luton or Liverpool, and then catching the high-speed train that connects to Naples in an hour and a half. Milan is a comfortable 6-hour train journey away, along the train line that also stops at Bologna and Florence.

Also check out a website like Expedia for connecting flights with Airfrance, Alitalia and Lufthansa, to name a few!

Coming from the States, there are many options. A tried-and-trusted route is to fly Air France through Paris Charles de Gaulle. Flying British Airways means having to get off at Heathrow and get yourself and your luggage to Gatwick, a 2-hour bus journey away. Really not reccomanded! You can also fly to Rome and then transferring to the train station for a fast (1 and half hour) connection to Naples train station (Piazza Garibaldi).

By train!

If you are coming from Europe, consider catching the train! It is easy and very fun. If you are departing from London, you can take an afternoon Eurostar from London and arrive in Paris in 2 and half hours, then take the overnight sleeper train from Paris Bercy to Rome at 7pm. You'll arrive straight in the centre of Rome at Termini station at 10am. From there, it is a 1 and half hour journey to Naples, on the new super-fast train line. You’ll take in some beautiful landscapes and you could also stop in Paris and Rome for a few hours. Great way to start a holiday! Sleepers from Paris also stop in Milan, Venice, Bologna, or Florence, all with easy connections to Naples.

The Eurostar from London to Paris starts at £59. For the sleeper, book in advance (bookings open 3 months before departure), and you can get very discounted tickets. John and I traveled in a 4-berth couchette for 50 pounds from Rome to Paris, and only 55 euros from Paris to Milan! 6-berth couchettes are quite basic, 4-berth are more spacious, for luxury go for the 3- or 2-berth rooms.

Check out http://www.seat61.com/ for info and encouragement, and http://www.raileurope.co.uk/ to buy tickets.