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It may be easier to simply take the Leonardo Express train from the airport to Rome Termini and use the tickets you already have to get to Civitavecchia. There is a Cotral bus from the airport to the port but the first one of the day isn't until 3:35 PM (arrives 4:52 PM), which is too late for you.

Yes, while it will be expensive at the last minute the Hilton is your best bet. Close, easy, clean. Don't forget to change your pick up for the trip to the port. Let's hope that this was your statistical bout of trouble for this trip and everything else goes smoothly.

One option is to walk a half mile to Messina Centrale train station, where you can get the Interbus direct to Taormina. The trip takes 50 minutes and leaves you up on the hill, in town. The train is also an option but the nearest station is down on the waterfront so you'd need to take the bus up, in total the train plus bus trip takes an hour and fifteen minutes. So, for example, the 9:00 bus gets to Taormina at 9:50. The 9:15 train + bus options gets to Taormina at 10:28. Interbus

Some additional info/good news, I just checked the quadri (the list of all trains in the Trenitalia system) and all of the regionale trains from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale start at S. Lucia, so when you get on there won't be passengers already on the train. That means you'll be able to get seats together without any problem.

Or you could take the vaporetto one stop across the Grand Canal to avoid the bridge.

I'd forgotten about this but I made the same mistake the first time I took a train in Italy. Yes, the paper on the door is the carriage number.

If you're going to take one of the few Frecce trains you can save a little by purchasing the tickets in advance, but you'd be able to get them in the station the day of the trip as well. There's no benefit to purchasing the regionale trains (which constitute about 90% of the trains between Venice and Trieste) in advance, the price doesn't change and there are no assigned seats. If you'll have a lot of luggage, or even just one large bag that you couldn't lift over your head onto the above seat racks, you'd do better to aim for one of the Frecce trains on Trenitalia or the Italotreno train. With these you have more room for luggage and an assigned seat. It costs more and doesn't save you much time, but with luggage you might appreciate the Frecce more. Large bags on the regionales wind up in the entry areas and you really should be there with your bag (standing, there are no seats in these areas) especially when the train stops, so your bag doesn't get off without you. The regionale trains make 10+ stops along the way.

There are some downsides to taking the earlier regionale trains, which I just detailed in another post. The regionale is great for a port day visit when you want to squeeze every last minute out of the day but for the beginning or end of a cruise, when you are traveling with luggage, it presents some issues: 1) They are not capacity controlled and there are no seat assignments 2) There is no place for luggage except the racks above the seats. 3) The tracks for the regionale trains are three blocks from the main trackhead at Rome Termini. Personally, I would do as suggested above and enjoy breakfast on the ship and take the 9:16 Frecce.

Trains are frequent and take between 2 - 3 hours, the occasional Frecce only saves about fifteen minutes, taking one and three quarter hours. EN - Trenitalia Italotreno, the other high speed train operator in Italy, has only one run on the schedule each day in the evening, but if the timing works for you it's also an option. Italy high speed train tickets| Italotreno.it - Official website

Bus options: Itabus, la rivoluzione si fa strada Viaggi in autobus low-cost in Italia ed Europa | FlixBus The bus takes about two and a half hours. Fares depend on when you purchase, last minute fares are around 15 - 20 euro.

"Best" is a value judgement and it depends on what is important to you. Are you looking for the easiest solution? A car service. The least expensive? A bus. There is also train service between the two cities.

It doesn't necessarily mean it's sold out. You might be looking too far into the future, or there may be a glitch in the Trenitalia system. What date are you looking for, and are you looking to go to Citivavecchia or to Rome? There are regionale trains every hour, sometimes several each hour, but there are three issues to be aware of with these trains: 1) They are not capacity controlled and there are no seat assignments 2) There is no place for luggage except the racks above the seats. 3) The tracks for the regionale trains are three blocks from the main trackhead at Rome Termini. If you cannot get the Civitavecchia Express train, I would suggest spending 6 euro more and take the Frecce. This train travels non-stop between Civitavecchia and Rome Termini, you will get an assigned seat, there is room for luggage, and it uses the main trackhead at Termini.

While you can save money by purchasing your tickets in advance, this is a good example of one of the costs - your time. The last minute, walk-up fare is 16 euro. There is almost zero chance of the Frecce trains being sold out. Purchased in advance you could get this ticket as low as 10 euro, but isn't your time worth more than 6 euro? For pikwe012, don't feel too bad. The Frecce you saw leaving wasn't going to Termini, the 9:16 is the first Frecce that goes to Termini from Civitavecchia.

Tourism is back in a big way and I'm seeing more ferry options from Naples than I remember for several years prior to Covid. Two ferry companies are now offering direct service from Naples to Amalfi this summer, one every day of the week, the other on weekends only. Everyday on NLG through the end of September there is a ferry from Molo Beverello, the pier adjacent to the cruise port, at 8:35 that arrives to Amalfi at 10:20. The afternoon return will be too late for most cruise passengers, it departs Amalfi at 16:55 (4:55 PM) and arrives to Naples at 18:40 (6:40 PM). NLG: Napoli-Amalfi - NLG (navlib.it) On Saturdays and Sundays Alilauro has a departure from Naples at 8:10, arriving to Amalfi at 9:10 with the return departing Amalfi at 18:50 (6:50 PM) and arriving to Naples at 20:10 (8:10 PM). Again, the return is too late for almost all cruise passengers. Alilauro: Orari e tariffe | Alilauro However, it's an interesting alternative in the mornings. I especially like the weekend service from Alilauro, it's almost impossible to get to Amalfi by 9:10 AM any other way. DIYers could easily combine a morning ferry with a return by train to avoid the horrendous traffic along the one-lane-in-each-direction Amalfi Coast road.

Buy directly from the two rail companies, not through a third party like rail ninja. EN - Trenitalia Italy high speed train tickets| Italotreno.it - Official website

That's a nice long day although in late September it will be dark by 8 PM. Portofino is a popular day trip from Genoa. The ferries run through October so you should be able to travel easily, weather permitting. Further afield you could take the train to Cinque Terre. The Genop Piazza Principe station is walking distance from the cruise port and it takes a little under an hour and a half to get to Monterosso, the northernmost of the five villages. It's easy to travel between the villages by local train.

Do you have a specific budget you are trying to stay within? There are many options that don't involve a package tour that you have no input into or control over. At the high end, you could hire a car service to pick you up at the ship and take you to each site, then return you to the ship. The guides would be an additional fee, or you can join a guided tour with a licensed guide at the site. For less money you could use public transit to get to the sites and join guided tours at the site. Many folks here join the roll call on their ship to find a couple of others who are interested in doing the same thing so they can share the cost of a private car service.

Viator is a third party booking agent, they don't operate any tours, car services or anything else. They have no control over what service is (or is not) actually provided. Book directly with one of the known car services.

You probably won't believe this but it takes most people between 20 - 30 minutes to walk from the Sistine Chapel to the exit of the museums. From the exit of the museums to the S. Pietro station is one and a quarter miles. After a long, hot day on your feet I would not count on making this walk in less than half an hour.

Lots of us make our way into Rome by public transit, you just have to add time in your plan for things to go wrong. Never take the last train that will get you back in time, pick one or two trains prior. September is high season in Rome so expect big crowds. Families with kids may not be travelling at that time but many of us who avoid the heat of summer are. One tip, if you're going to the Colosseum first don't take the train all the way to Termini, get off at Ostiense and get the metro from there. You'll save about twenty minutes that way. That same 7:44 train stops at Ostiense at 8:36, if everything works in your favor (the metro shows up just as you arrive at the station) you could be at the Colosseum before the train gets into Termini.

If you can't find a car service at the last minute you can get a taxi from the airport for the fixed fare of 125 euro. I would look at this as my fall back option, in case you can't book a car service at the last minute. Tariffario_Taxi_REV.pdf (comune.roma.it) Page two is in English.

Have you asked Rome in Limo? Also, what kind of tour are you looking for? Are you prepared to rent and wear protective gear or are you looking for a tourist trip?

As of June 1, 2022 a Green Pass or equivalent certificate is no longer needed to enter Italy. Source: COVID-19 | Italia.it (English)

You can use public transit, private transfer or a combination to get to Vesuvio on your own. How many people and what are you willing to spend?

Oh yes, never as a booking agent. But even for getting ideas, they don't have everything and some of what they do have is wrong. No one can catalog and keep updated on all of the transportation options for half of the world, as they claim. I'm not saying don't use them, just be aware of the limitations.