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Information and advice for visiting Pompeii

Italy
Emiliano

Tour Guide, Pompeii, Italy

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Entrance

Porta Marina (Marina Gate) – Piazza Esedra (Esedra Square) – Piazza Anfiteatro (Amphitheater Square)

Opening times
The Pompeii archeological site is open dailyApr–Oct 8:30am to 7:30pm, Nov–Mar 8:30am–5pm.
The last entry is 90 minutes before closing.

How to get to Pompeii
By train
Marina Gate and Esedra square:
From Naples, take the half-hourly local Circumvesuviana train toward Sorrento and get off at “Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri” (27–40 min.)

Amphitheater Square:

Circumvesuviana Naples-Poggiomarino (stop Pompei Santuario)
State Rayilway Naples – Salerno (stop Pompei)

By Bus:
SITA from Naples and Salerno
CSTP n.4 from Salerno
CSTP n 50 from Salerno (by highway)

By car:
Highway A3 Naples-Salerno (exit Pompei ovest)

Tickets
Pompeii
Full € 11,00
Reduced € 5,50 (*)

With access to sites 5 (Pompeii, Herculaneum and Oplontis, Stabia, Antiquarium of Boscoreale – validity 3 days)
Full: € 20.00
Reduced: € 10.00 (*)

(Oplontis, Stabia and Antiquarium of Boscoreale) 
Full: € 5.50 
Reduced: € 2.75 (*)

Free for EU citizens under 18 years or over 65 years
(*) Reduced: for EU citizens aged between 18 and 24 years of age and for teachers of the European Union.
The free tickets and reduced can be issued only upon presentation of a valid identity document.

A useful service cloakroom is active at the entrances where you can also leave your luggage.
Inside the excavations there is a refreshment point equipped with bar and self-service.
For the schools the reservation is mandatory.