Naples City Passes, Cards & Tickets
Review: Naples City Card, Museum Pass and Napoli Pass
Review of travel cards and city passes of Naples Italy and Pompeii; which tourist cards really save you money or save you huge waiting times? Are the Naples Pass and Napoli Card worth it?
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Naples has a number of different Naples city passes and tourist cards. Some of these discount cards really save you money and, above all, a lot of unnecessary waiting times, such as the Naples City Card, Pompeii & Vesuvius Pass and Napoli Museum Card. We list the advantages and disadvantages of all Napoli travel cards for you, so that you can consider which Naples city pass is most suitable for you.
1) Pompeii & Vesuvius Pass
Are you planning to visit both Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii? Then this combination pass is an absolute must, as this ticket has reserved access for both Mount Vesuvius and the excavations of Pompeii. Because Mount Vesuvius works with time locks, we recommend that you first visit Vesuvius in the morning and Pompeii in the afternoon (but Pompeii can also be visited on another day). Book your Pompeii & Vesuvius Pass on this website. During the booking process, you can conveniently reserve your desired dates and time slots for the various activities. After payment, you will receive your tickets by email or you can show them via smartphone.
This Pompeii & Vesuvius Pass includes:
- Reserved access Mount Vesuvius (more info Mount Vesuvius visit)
- Optional: transport to Vesuvius
- Entry tickets Pompeii
- Self-guided audio tour of Pompeii
- Info and bookings of Pompeii & Vesuvius Pass
For a successful day trip to Pompeii and Vesuvius, you also need to buy train tickets for the Circumvesuviana trains to Sorrento. You can easily buy these train tickets at the stations. The 'Ercolano' stop for the Vesuvio Express and the 'Pompeii Scavi' stop are both on the same line. A return ticket will cost around 6 euros. More info about accessibility Mount Vesuvius or Pompeii from Naples.
2) Naples City Pass (Turbopass)
The Naples City Turbopass is a very comprehensive city pass for Naples. The Naples City Turbopass is valid for 1 to 7 days and gives you access to various museums and attractions. This new tourist card is very interesting if you are staying in Naples for a longer period of time and the only one with the Hop-on-Hop-off Bus included.
The Naples City Turbopass includes the following attractions:
- Admission to Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Hop-on-Hop-off Bus tour with audio guide + 2 different routes included
- Napoli Sotterranea - Discover Naples' underground system
- The Naples National Archaeological Museum
- Culinary delights with the Naples Street Food Tour
- Various museums and attractions such as: Royal Palace of Naples, Castel Sant'Elmo, Certosa di San Martino and Museo di Capodimonte
- Optional: Public transport ticket
- Optional: Reggia di Caserta (beautiful palace near Naples)
- More info and booking Naples City Turbopass
3) Naples City Card
The Naples City Card is one of the only two interesting city cards in Naples, as this low-cost Naples City Card grants access to three popular activities. This card gives you access to the Pompeii excavations, the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and an underground tour of Napoli Sotterranea. You can book your Naples City Card on this website. During the booking process, you can conveniently reserve your desired dates and time slots for the various activities. After payment, you will receive your tickets by email or you can show them via smartphone.
This Naples City Card includes some of the main attractions:
- Reserved entrance Pompeii
- Guided tour of Naples Underground (Napoli Sotterranea)
- Entrance to the National Archaeological Museum of Naples
- App with audio guide for a city tour in Naples
- 10% discount on various attractions and excursions
- Info and bookings of Naples City Card
4) The Naples Pass
The Naples Pass is a city card that gives you access to a number of attractions for 3 days. Disadvantage of the Naples City Pass is that real top attractions are missing from this city pass, that you still have to exchange the card for a physical card and have to make reservations by phone at some attractions. This card is only interesting if you are going to stay in Naples (Napoli) for a longer period, otherwise we recommend the above two passes. Book your Naples Pass here.
This Naples City Pass includes the following sights:
- Reserved access Bourbon Tunnel (Galleria Borbonica)
- Entrance Catacombs of San Gennaro
- Access to the Complex of San Lorenzo Maggiore and the underground Neapolis Sotterrata
- Entrance Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro at the cathedral
- Access Museo Civico Filangieri and MuseoDivino
- 1 hour e-bike rental
- More info and bookings of Naples Pass
5) Naples Museum Card
The Naples Museum Pass is a handy card that gives you access to more than 50 different attractions for 7 days, including a large number of museums. With the Naples Museum Card most attractions are easy to visit with a QR code (only for some attractions you will have to reserve online). A very good pass if you are going to stay in Naples and the surrounding area for a longer period of time (Book your Naples Museum Card via this link).
This Naples Museum Pass includes:
- Admission Pompeii
- Admission Herculaneum
- Admission to the underground Neapolis Sotterrata
- Admission to the underground Galleria Borbonica
- Admission Royal Palace of Naples
- Access to Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro, Catacombs of San Gennaro, MANN, Church of San'Anna dei Lombardi, Capodimonte Museum, Castel Sant'Elmo and Castel Nuovo, among others.
- Naples Area: Royal Palace of Caserta and Paestum
- More information and bookings Naples Museum Card
6) Single tickets
Sometimes it is cheaper to purchase individual tickets in stead of one of the Naples City Cards. In any case, we recommend that you book your tickets for Mount Vesuvius and Naples Underground (Napoli Sotterranea) in advance, as popular timeslots sell out quickly. Below is an overview of the most sold tickets for a city trip to Naples Italy:
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