Naples: ZTL gates, the tax and the Vesuviana

Naples raised its tourist tax on May 1, 2026 to €4.00 to €6.00 a person a night, keeps four camera gates on the Centro Antico ZTL, and runs only one Vesuviana line, the L1 to Sorrento, past both Herculaneum and Pompeii.

The tax went up on May 1, 2026

Since May 1, 2026, under Giunta resolution 89 of March 12, 2026, Naples charges €4.00 a person a night in 1-star hotels, €4.50 in 2-star, €5.50 in 3-star and in other non-hotel lodgings, and €6.00 in 4 and 5-star hotels and in short-term rentals. It applies to non-residents over 14, for at most 14 consecutive nights.

The rates in force from January 1, 2026 were one euro lower in every category, so a booking made early in the year may quote the old figure. The national picture is at the tourist tax in Italy. Every price below is in euros.

Centro Antico: four gates, two timetables

The Centro Antico ZTL has four electronic gates. Via del Sole is active Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm and Friday to Sunday and on holidays from 9:00 am to 2:00 am, while via Miroballo, via Duomo and via Santa Sofia are active every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (2026).

Residents, businesses inside the zone, deliveries and a few others are exempt, and temporary permits are requested from the Comune by email. Naples has other ZTLs besides this one, covered at ZTL in Naples.

One line for both excavations

The EAV line L1 Napoli-Sorrento, from Porta Nolana and Garibaldi, is the only Vesuvian line that stops at both Ercolano Scavi and Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri, on the timetable in force since March 28, 2026. It runs 33 weekday trains each way, the first from Porta Nolana at 5:36 am and the last at 10:11 pm, with 36-minute gaps in the middle of the day.

All 33 stop at Pompei Scavi, but only 10 stop at Ercolano Scavi, three of them Campania Express. From Porta Nolana the Herculaneum departures are 5:36, 6:48, 7:24, 8:22, 9:13 and 11:22 am, then 2:22, 5:22, 5:38 and 10:11 pm.

Porta Nolana to Pompei Scavi takes 32 to 37 minutes, and to Ercolano Scavi 17 to 18. A single fare in the Na5 band is €4.60, or €5.80 for the 180⁷-minute integrated ticket (2026). Which excavation to choose is at Pompeii vs Herculaneum.

Two big visits close on Tuesday

Two of the city's big visits close on Tuesday: the Museo Archeologico Nazionale and the Cappella Sansevero. The MANN opens Wednesday to Monday from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm, last entry 6:30 pm, at €20 full and €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25, and it is free on the first Sunday of the month (2026).

The Cappella Sansevero, home of the Veiled Christ, needs a booking: online sales open 60 days ahead, with another batch two days before. It opens 9:00 am to 7:00 pm except Tuesday, at €12 full (2026). The collection is at the Archaeological Museum of Naples.

Underground: guided only, 40 m down

Napoli Sotterranea, entered from Piazza San Gaetano on via dei Tribunali, can only be visited with a guide, at 10 am, noon, 2, 4, 5 and 6 pm in Italian and English, plus a Thursday 9 pm tour for groups of 10 or more (2026). The route runs 40 m below the street.

There is no self-guided option, so the tour times are the only times. Details at Napoli Sotterranea.

1 hour 13 from Rome

The fastest direct high-speed train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale takes 1 hour 13 minutes, with 45 direct Frecciarossa trains on a weekday, on the September 2026 timetable. The route is at Rome to Naples by train.

Weather: August at 79.2°F

Naples averages 79.2°F (26.2°C¹²) in August and 48.6°F (9.2°C) in January, on the 1991-2020 normals from Capodichino, with an August mean high of 88.3°F (31.3°C).

The mild winter is the case for a January visit. The city itself is at Napoli.

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