Fabric Hostel is in Portici, a lively and safe neighbourhood near Naples downtown. We are just a few steps from Piazza San Ciro, the most important square of Portici.
You can enter the hostel from the entrance in Via Bellucci Sessa 22, or from Vico Nastri, the first street on the right. On this street there's also the entrance used for getting into the Club.
How to get here
Fabric Hostel is in Portici, a quiet neighborhood only 7 Km. far from the downtown. Portici is easily reachble thanks to many different means of transport: trains, buses, hydrofoils and highways.
Railways Transportation
In order to better undertand which mean of transport better suits our needs, it's important to understand the difference between two railways that get here in Portici:
-Trenitalia is the National Railways company, it connects all the cities in Italy and Naples' main station is Piazza Garibaldi. Some Trenitalia trains stop in Portici as well (15 minute trip). Moreover, there are some Trenitalia Trains stopping in and leaving from Portici, which are also part of the metro system, that means that if you want to get to a metro stop leaving from Portici, you can get a train that will allow you to get there without changing train in the central station.
- Circumvesuviana is instead a local railways company that connects the central station (Piazza Garibaldi) to all the towns and neighborhoods around the Mount Vesuvius (circum-vesuviana=around-Vesuvius). It has 4 main lines and the ones that suits us/you (!) are those destined to: Sorrento, Torre Annunziata, Torre del Greco and Poggiomarino.
Let's check on the map!
Trenitalia - Metronapoli
The closest Trenitalia station is "Portici - Ercolano".
From Naples downtown, trains leave from Napoli Centrale (regional (R) and interregional (IR) trains, get off at the stop called Portici - Ercolano) or from the undreground station of Piazza Garibaldi (metro trains, get off at the stop called Portici - Ercolano): in this case, just be aware not to catch the train whose last stop is "Gianturco" because it won’t get to Portici - Ercolano.
Timetable: First train at 4:50 am - Last Train 10:18 pm - Trip : about 12 min.
Once you exit from the station of Portici-Ercolano, right in front of you there is Corso Umberto I (you can recognize it because there are trees on both its sides): follow this street till you get to Piazza S. Ciro. Now just look at the big church in the square, via Bellucci Sessa is the small street on its right. After less than 50 mt. there is the main entrance on the right (house number 22).
Tickets: you can buy the "UnicoNapoli" ticket that costs 1.10 euro, it lasts 90 minutes and you can use it for every mean of transport in the Naples area. You can buy the ticket in every station, tabacchi store, newspaper sellers and you must validate it every time you get into a mean of transport.
For infos and timetables: www.trenitalia.it, search for departure = Naples - destination = Portici.
Circumvesuviana trains
The closest station is ""Portici - Via Libertà".".
From Naples: the terminal of Circumvesuviana line is inside the central station of Naples. Just take any train direction Sorrento, Poggiomarino via Scafati, Torre del Greco, Torre Annunziata (don’t take the Direttissimi - DD on the timetable - because they don’t stop in Portici), usually they leave from platform 3: there are 8 stops and the trip is about 15 minutes.
From Sorrento, Pompei, Ercolano or any other station of the line Sorrento-Napoli: just take any train direction Napoli. Be careful not to take the trains marked Direttissimi - DD on the timetable - because they don’t stop in Portici.
Timetable: First train at 5 am - Last Train 11:00 pm - Trip: about 15 min.
Once out from Portici station, turn on the right and cover the brief way till Via Libertà, then turn left and go down till the big square called Piazza San Ciro. Now just look at the big church in the square, Via Bellucci Sessa is the first on its right: after less than 50meters you get our main entrance on the right (house number 22).
Tickets: you can buy the "UnicoNapoli" ticket that costs 1.10 euro, it lasts 90 minutes and you can use it for every mean of transport in the Naples area. You can buy the ticket in every station, tabacchi store, newspaper sellers and you must validate it every time you get into a mean of transport.
For infos and timetables: www.vesuviana.it
A look at the Circumvesuviana lines and stops:
Buses
The bus company in Naples is called ANM. Please note that bus lines are unpredictable because they suffer from traffic jams. If you can, prefer one of the two train lines mentioned above.
From Naples Central Station to Piazza San Ciro in Portici, very close to the hostel, there are the following bus lines:
Day buses:
254: From Naples Piazza Carlo III / Piazza Garibaldi (Central Station) to Portici
254R: From Naples Ponti Rossi / Piazza Carlo III / Piazza Garibaldi (Central Station) to Portici
255: From Naples Piazza Carlo III / Piazza Garibaldi (Central Station) to Torre del Greco
Night buses:
455: From Naples Brin autopark / Piazza Garibaldi (Central Station) to Torre del Greco
Scheduled departures: 23.10 - 00.10 - 01.10 - 02.10 - 03.10 - 04.10
457: From Naples Brin autopark / Piazza Garibaldi (Central Station) to Ercolano
Scheduled departures: 00.25 - 02.00 - 03.20 - 04.30
All these lines stop in Piazza S. Ciro: Via Bellucci Sessa is on the right of the church. After less than 50 mt. there is our main entrance on the right (house number 22).
Tickets: you can buy the "UnicoNapoli" ticket that costs 1.10 euro, it lasts 90 minutes and you can use it for every mean of transport in the Naples area. You can buy the ticket in every station, tabacchi store, newspaper sellers and you must validate it every time you get into a mean of transport.
For infos and timetables: www.anm.it then "Muoversi a Napoli" -> "Percorsi ed orari"
From the airport
There are two options:
1. Bus called ALIBUS just outside the arrivals, it costs 3 euros and it will bring you straight to Piazza Garibaldi Central Station. You can buy the ticket on board, and it can be used also in 90 minutes for the next trains or buses you will take. Once in Piazza Garibaldi (first stop of the bus) follow the instructions written in the Trenitalia or Circumvesuviana paragraph.
2. Bus number 3S just outside the arrivals, it's cheapear but slower because it does all the stops on the way. You can buy a 1.10 euro ticket and you can use it on every public transport mean for 90 minutes. Get off at Piazza Garibaldi Central Station stop then follow the instructions written in the Trenitalia or Circumvesuviana paragraph.
Metrò del Mare
You can reach Portici also by hydrofoil, this is a new service and connects Portici not only with the downtown, but also with many other turistic points of interest leaving straight from the Portici Granatello dock on the seaside
The line that gets to Portici is:
MM1: from Monte di Procida / Pozzuoli / Napoli Mergellina / Napoli Beverello to Capri
Once arrived at the harbour of Portici, called "Granatello", get to Piazza San Pasquale were you will also find the Trenitalia station "Portici - Ercolano". Once there, right in front of you there is Corso Umberto I (you can recognize it because there are trees on both its sides): follow this street till you get to Piazza S. Ciro. Now just look at the big church in the square, via Bellucci Sessa is the small street on its right. After less than 50 mt. there is the main entrance on the right (house number 22).
Tickets: to travel by Metrò del Mare you can buy a ticket called "Unico Terra & Mare" by which you can travel both on the ground and via sea, you can use it 45 minutes before and 45 minutes after you used it on the hydrofoil. You can buy it on board or at the ticket office at the harbours from where they leave.
For infos and timetables:www.metrodelmare.com
Highway Napoli-Pompei-Salerno
If you’re coming from North: follow the motorway A1 Milano-Napoli till Napoli, then continue direction Salerno / Costiera Amalfitana e Sorrentina. You will find yourself in the Napoli-Pompei-Salerno motorway. The exit you've to take is the second and it's called "Portici" (be careful, it is very close to the beginning of this motorway).
After exiting, follow the street and at the first cross turn left and always follow the main street (called via Diaz), down till its end. You will get to a cross where you’ll see a Blockbuster store right in front of you: at this point, turn left on Corso Garibaldi and follow it until you reach a big square called Piazza San Ciro. Now park your car and reach the hostel! We will explain you how to find a secure or free parking place nearby.
If you’re coming from South: follow the motorway Salerno-Reggio Calabria till Salerno, then keep going North direction Napoli till you enter the Napoli-Pompei-Salerno motorway.
Get off at the exit called Ercolano-Portici. Follow this map to get to Piazza San Ciro once out of the motorway.
In both cases, once in the Piazza San Ciro square, park your car, look at the big church in the square, via Bellucci Sessa is the small street on its right. After less than 50 mt. there is the main entrance on the right (house number 22).
Car Parking
You can park your car right in the streets around the hostel, if you park in the blue lines it will cost you 1 euro per hour (free on Sunday and every day from 01.00 pm to 4.00 pm and from 8.00 pm to 9.00 am) or in a safe garage ("Garage San Ciro", very close to the hostel) for 15 euros a day, or 10 euros just for the night. There is also a free parking area next to the Trenitalia station, and a safe parking for buses and minivans 500m from the hostel.
Useful links
www.acam-campania.it: Infos and timetables on public transportation companies of Campania Region
www.muoversincampania.it: Informations about traffic and mobility in the Campania Region
www.unicocampania.it: Informations on the tickets for the public transportation
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