Rome to Pompeii Shuttle Bus & Independent Day Trip
- Location:Rome, Italy
- Duration:10 hours (approx.)
- TOUR Code:3058VESUVIUS
329 reviews of Rome to Pompeii Shuttle Bus & Independent Day Trip
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Perfect! Just a simple bus ride to where I wanted to go and a ride home, with a stop in between each way to stretch and get a snack, if you want to see Pompeii on your own, this was great. Everyone was friendly and helpful and right on time
While it's supposedly easy to navigate the train system in Italy and make your own way from Rome to Naples and then onto another train to Pompeii, nothing is ever as easy as enthusiasts make it out to be. We are not novices to the trains. We went from Rome to Florence by train on our own and had no real problems, once we realized that the train to Florence will say it's going to Milan because that's the last stop. Would it kill them to list the FIRST stop? One gathers so. Anyway, if you'd rather focus your energy on exploring all of Pompeii instead of figuring out the Italian train system and the necessary connections to and back in Naples, this tour is for you! We got 4.5 hours in Pompeii on our own which is what we wanted. I won't bother talking about the tour guide because there is essentially no tour guide. Yes, there's someone on the bus who rides along with you, but she has nothing to say and makes no bones about it. She will, however, try to sell you Pompeii books for 16 euros though. That's a lot for a book.
Excellent service from Viator and attentive staff. Of course Pompei was amazing and a life long dream come true.
Tour was exactly what we were after. The coach trip was comfortable, and the time at Pompei was just right. We had almost 4 hours to tour the site, any less would not be long enough. The right choice if you want to maximise your time at the site on a day trip from Rome.
My wife and I thoroughly recommend this shuttle bus trip to Pompeii. Clear directions made it easy to locate the departure point (a short walk from the central station) and the tour organisers are extremely friendly. The bus is new and of a high quality. You can easily decide to use a tour guide operator when at the actual ruins, however we decided against this and felt that we didn't miss much - but that's a personal choice. The trip home (which normally takes 3-3.5 hours) ended up taking 5+ hours as a result of heavy traffic on the highway. However - the bus driver took a 'scenic' route in order to try and escape the traffic and as a result we saw some amazing country views of Italy - that's the type of quick thinking which made us give this the full five stars! PS: don't arrange to take this trip if you have an evening flight as traffic on the highway just might result in your missing it!
excellent trip for my boys - ages 10 and 7. comfortable bus for this 3 hour each way trip. So much better than taking a train.
The only way to get to Pompeii and get a decent amount of time (between 3-4hrs) to see some of the many things that are there. Thanks.
Great trip no problems with the transport, comfortable and clean bus.
Our trip was exactly what we wanted - a nice comfortable bus ride to and from Pompeii. We had four hours to roam around the ruins which was plenty of time. It was about a 2 1/2 to 3 hr. ride. They stopped at a rest stop after 1 1/2 hours. It was your typical rest stop with food and facilities. Every thing went smoothly. We would recommend it.
This is a good way to see Pompeii on a day trip from Rome. No worries about organising rail tickets and transfers from Naples. Better value than a fully organised tour with a guide, and with no trips to local factories selling their wares. The best way to look around Pompeii is in my view to do it independently using a map bought at the entrance gate. The trip meets at offices near the railway station, embarking the coach from beside the station. Recommended.
The trip was exactly as advertised.
Just did our own walking, but found the experience to be a once in a lifetime event.
For those wanting to do Pompeii it yourself from Rome this is an easy solution. The trip gives you plenty of time to explore Pompeii's ruins.
It was an excellent trip. Precisely what I paid for. Highly recommended.
Fantastic!
Four hours to spend in Pompei, and no compulsory lunch or cameo tour. Perfect.
