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I'm planning on being in Naples on September 19 and 20 and I'd like to visit Pompeii and Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius.

According to Google Maps Mount Vesuvius is about 11mi away from Pompeii, one way. I like walking but 22mi total seems like a bit much. What options exist for getting closer to the peak?

If public transit isn't an option, how readily available are taxis in Pompeii or Herculaneum, and how close could they get me to the peak?

JoErNanO
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You didn't say what your starting point is, so let's do it from Naples, using Rome2Rio.com.

Herculaneum, Ercolano in Italian:
CTP bus leaves hourly, get off at San Giorgio a Cremano, takes 10 minutes.

Vesuvius (Vesuvio):
Vesuvio Express on demand, from Piazza San Pasquale, takes 40 minutes; connects you from Ercolano to the cone of Vesuvio.

You can hike the up the cone; it takes about 30 minutes to get up, the same to get down.

Pompeii (one 'i' in Italian: Pompei):
Trenitalia, 40 minutes, leaves every 30 minutes
Sita Sud bus, every 2 hours, takes 42 minutes
Sulga bus, once daily

Taxis are available in Herculaneum, particularly in the area of the train station, as well as from the Pompeii Scavi station.

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