Italy · Archaeology

5-Hour Pompeii and Herculaneum Tour with Two Roman Cities

5 Hours Round trip from 80045 Pompei NA Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in just five hours
  • 02 See how the eruption of Vesuvius transformed two prosperous Roman cities
  • 03 Walk through well-preserved ruins that reveal where Romans ate, slept, prayed, and lived
  • 04 Discover two similar yet different archaeological sites with distinct states of preservation
  • 05 Benefit from a knowledgeable guide and skip the line at Herculaneum if you pay cash for the ticket

Explore Pompeii and Herculaneum, two prosperous Roman cities once set in a marvelous landscape of sea, rivers, and fertile fields before the eruption of Vesuvius buried them and erased them from the face of the earth. Visiting these ruins is deeply fascinating, offering an extraordinary chance to step into the ancient Roman world and see where people ate, slept, loved, enjoyed, prayed, and died. In just five hours, discover two cities that are similar yet distinct, especially in their character and state of preservation.

Explore Pompeii and Herculaneum, two prosperous Roman cities once set in a marvelous landscape of sea, rivers, and fertile fields before the eruption of Vesuvius buried them and erased them from the face of the earth.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Pompeii, Ercolano
Languages English, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Discover Pompeii and Herculaneum Ruins

  • Meet your guide at Porta Marina Superiore, the gate of the Pompeii ruins.
  • Visit the ruins.
  • Stop for a break.
  • Then take the train to reach Herculaneum and stop to visit the ruins.
  • The tour finishes at Herculaneum.
Pompeii, Herculaneum, Porta Marina Superiore, Vesuvius

Where this trip takes you

Pompeii, Herculaneum, Porta Marina Superiore, Vesuvius

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from 80045 Pompei NA 2 cities · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Guide service
  • Skip the line at the Herculaneum ticket office if you pay cash for the ticket

What's Not Included

  • Tickets, lunch, and extras

What to bring

  1. Comfortable shoes and casual wear

Know before you go

Tickets at Herculaneum: skip the line if you pay cash, 18€ per person.

Tickets at Pompeii are nominative and limited. To avoid the long line at the ticket office, I strongly urge you to book tickets in advance for the tour date. Each participant has to bring a personal ID or passport, which must correspond to the name and surname written on the ticket.

For these reasons, please book the tickets on the website.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
80045 Pompei NA, Italia
Tour start
80045 Pompei NA, Italia
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in 80045 Pompei NA.

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