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Voykit pocket guide · Italy
Capri
Go for one night, not a day trip: arrive on the 06:45 or 07:00 boat, sleep on the island, and see the Blue Grotto or Monte Solaro before the 10:00 crowds land.
Capri is a 5 km island in the Bay of Naples, two towns (Capri Town and Anacapri) and one harbour (Marina Grande). Day trippers arrive from 09:00 and leave by 17:00; the island is at its best before and after them. One night is enough for the Blue Grotto, Monte Solaro and a coastal walk. Two nights if you want to swim and hike without rushing.
- Country
- Italy
- Best months
- May–Jun, Sep–early Oct
- Avoid
- Jul–Aug (crowds, heat, peak prices); Nov–Mar (many places shut)
- Stay
- 1–2 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- EUR
- Money
- Currency is the euro (EUR, €). Cards and contactless are widely accepted in cities; small cafés, markets and rural places may prefer cash.
- Daily spend
- Budget €70–110 excl. bed · Mid €120–200 excl. bed · High €250+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- TIM, Vodafone, WindTre and Iliad sell prepaid SIMs in shops and at airports; a passport and an Italian tax code (codice fiscale, issued in-store) are needed.
- Emergency
- All emergencies (EU) 112 · Police 113 · Fire 115 · Ambulance 118 · Coast guard 1530
- Plugs
- Types C, F, L · 230 V · 50 Hz · Italian type L plugs have three pins in a row; most sockets also take two-pin Europlugs (C), and bivalent sockets take Schuko (F).
- Tipping
- Bar: Leave €0.10–0.20 of change on the counter if you like.; Restaurant: Coperto or service may already be on the bill; leave €1–2 a person or round up for good service.; Taxi: Round up to the next euro.; Hotel porter or housekeeping: €1–2 per bag or per night.; Tour guide: €5–10 per person for a half day.
- Water
- Tap water is safe unless signed otherwise; Rome's nasoni fountains run all day. Restaurants serve bottled water (naturale or frizzante) unless you ask for tap (acqua del rubinetto).
- Toilets
- Few public toilets; use bars (buy a coffee), museums and stations, where some charge €1.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Espresso at the Piazzetta | €2–4 |
| Seafood pasta, mid-range restaurant | €18–30 |
| Limoncello, small bottle from a shop | €8–15 |
| Funicular or bus ride | €2 (2026 estimate) |
| Monte Solaro chairlift, round trip | €9–12 |
| Blue Grotto rowboat and entry | €14–18 plus tip |
| Motorboat hire, self-drive, 2 h | from about €35 |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- NAP · Naples Capodichino
- Bus or taxi to Molo Beverello, then hydrofoil to Marina Grande; about 2 h door to door
Typical fares
- Naples Molo Beverello → Marina Grande, hydrofoil
- about €16–22, 40 min
- Sorrento → Marina Grande, hydrofoil
- about €20, 30 min
- Marina Grande → Capri Town, funicular
- about €2
Get around
Funicular Marina Grande–Capri Town, about €2 a ride (2026 estimate). Island buses about €2 a ride (2026 estimate); the Capri Town–Anacapri bus fills up, so take the direct Marina Grande–Anacapri bus when you can. Open-top taxis are expensive: agree the price before you get in. On foot, signposted stairs and lanes cross the island; the Phoenician Steps between Capri Town and Anacapri are steep.
See and do
Known for
- Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)
- Faraglioni sea stacks
- Monte Solaro chairlift
- Villa Jovis and Tiberius
- Limoncello and the Piazzetta
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Naples | Hydrofoil from Marina Grande to Molo Beverello, about 40 min | About 1 h 15 min |
| Sorrento | Hydrofoil from Marina Grande, about 30 min | About 1 h |
| Pompeii | Hydrofoil or ferry to Sorrento or Naples, then Circumvesuviana train to Pompei Scavi | 2–2.5 h |
| Herculaneum | Boat to Naples, then Circumvesuviana to Ercolano Scavi | 2–2.5 h |
| Procida | Hydrofoil via Naples or Ischia | 2 h+ |
Sleep
- Capri Town
- The Piazzetta, shops and restaurants; funicular from Marina Grande, 4 buses an hour. Priciest beds.
- Anacapri
- Higher, quieter, cheaper; bus from Marina Grande (2 an hour) or from Capri Town (4 an hour). Base for Monte Solaro and Villa San Michele.
- Marina Grande
- At the harbour; only useful for a very early boat or a late arrival. Noisy in the day, dead at night.
- Marina Piccola
- South side, two small beaches; a handful of hotels, bus from Capri Town.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Excuse me / Sorry | ScusiSKOO-zee |
| Thank you | GrazieGRAH-tsyeh |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa?KWAN-toh KOS-tah |
| The bill, please | Il conto, per favoreeel KON-toh per fah-VOH-reh |
| Is the grotto open today? | La grotta è aperta oggi?lah GROT-tah eh ah-PER-tah OD-jee |
| Where is the bus stop? | Dov'è la fermata dell'autobus?doh-VEH lah fer-MAH-tah del-LOW-toh-boos |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Say buongiorno (until mid-afternoon) or buonasera on entering shops and bars; avoid: Walking in and pointing without a greeting
- Cheek kisses: Two kisses, right cheek first, among friends; follow their lead; avoid: Kissing strangers or in business settings
- Dress: Smart-casual in cities; covered shoulders and knees in churches; avoid: Beachwear, bare chests and flip-flops away from the beach
- Queues: At delis and pharmacies take a number (numerino); avoid: Assuming the crowd at a bar counter is chaos — pay at the till first where asked
- Restaurants: Wait to be seated and ask for the bill; avoid: Splitting a bill item by item with a large group
- Conversation: Food, football and family are safe openers; avoid: Mafia jokes and north–south stereotypes
- Dinner at a home: Bring pastries, wine or flowers (not chrysanthemums, which are for funerals); avoid: Refusing seconds too firmly
Scams and watch-outs
- The Blue Grotto closes with tide and swell; check the sea state before you pay for the boat.
- Rowboat oarsmen expect a tip on top of the entry ticket; agree the total first.
- Restaurants and cafés on the Piazzetta and at the harbour charge the highest prices on the island; a can of drink at the port can cost several times the shop price.
- July and August: beaches, buses and the grotto queue are at their worst; book beds and boats weeks ahead.
- Many hotels, restaurants and the Anacapri tourist office shut from November to Easter; check before a winter trip.
Very safe for tourists; the real risks are the sea (grotto swimming, boat transfers in swell), steep stairs and heat on the coastal paths, and unposted bills at harbour cafés. Keep an eye on bags on packed summer boats.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Capri yet. Suggested stay: 1–2 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)
- Faraglioni sea stacks
- Monte Solaro chairlift
- Villa Jovis and Tiberius
- Limoncello and the Piazzetta
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Capri Tourism (official island site): www.capritourism.com/
- Caremar ferries: shop.caremar.it/en/
- SNAV: www.snav.it/
- Wikivoyage: Capri, revision 5007582 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5007582
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Capri
A questo indirizzo, per favore
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
No embassies on the island; the US consulate-general and most others are in Naples. Consular help for UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand is in Rome or Naples (check).
Boats stop in rough weather; keep the return crossing flexible.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/capri). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.