How To Visit Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius in One Day — ALONG DUSTY ROADS

Travel From Pompeii to Vesuvius | 1/2 pm (ish)

So, this is the crux – how do you get from Pompeii to Vesuvius?

Well, you have two options: take the regular EAV public transport bus, or opt for a tourist shuttle -we’ll cover both options below.

Option 1 | Take The EAV Bus From Pompeii to Vesuvius

The best and most affordable way is with the EAV bus; the only difficulty is locating the fermata (bus stop), which is easy to miss if you don’t know where to look.

Found here on Google Maps (the stop is entitled ‘Piazza Anfiteatro’), it’s to the right of little snack bar kiosk, just down from the pedestrian crossing, opposite the car park with blue lines and Ristorante Corallo. Its only identifying feature is a small sign (see photo below), and there is no ticket kiosk or tourist information service nearby.

At the time of update (June 2025), the departure times are as follows: 8.30am, 9.50am, 10.30am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm and 2.45pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm.

You can find the official PDF timetable here (valid from June 2025).

We’d highly recommend locating and taking a photo of the sign and timetable prior to heading to lunch so that you can plan your afternoon accordingly – including being aware of when the final bus back to Pompeii leaves from Vesuvius.

*Note that a few departure times will not operate in the low season months of (October to April). If you visit and discover the timetables have changed, please do let us know – lots of travellers use our Pompeii and Vesuvius blog posts so we love to keep these guides up to date.

Note that we had a massive bus take us up to the top of Vesuvio (capacity 60+ passengers), but the return one was much smaller (like an urban bus), so it’s always best to arrive a little earlier and queue rather than miss out.

If you’ve exited Pompeii by the other entrance at Porta Marina (Google Maps), you have two options. Either grab lunch nearby and then walk to the stop mentioned above, or opt instead to wait for the bus at the stop located outside Pompeii Scavi station (Google Maps). Just be advised that during high season, if you choose the second option the bus may not have capacity to pick up further passengers by the time it reaches the station. Pick up time at that Scavi stop is always scheduled for five minutes after the Piazza Anfiteatro stop.

Tickets | It’s now €3.80 per person for the Pompeii Vesuvio bus, one-way tickets only. You have to pay the driver on board, and ours had a pretty bizarre way of deciding when / how to do this. Regardless, you’ll pay at some point before you reach the top, and it’s strictly cash only and the correct amount is very much preferred. If you need change, just break a note at one of the snack bars by the bus stop before boarding.

Time | Approximately 50 minutes depending on traffic and season.