There are 15 ways to get from London to Positano by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train or car ferry
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Fly London City to Naples, train • 9h 37m
Fly London Stansted to Naples, train • 8h 28m
Fly London Heathrow to Rome, train • 9h 28m
Train, night train • 24h 56m
Train, bus via Lyon • 25h 25m
Train, bus • 29h 51m
Bus • 36h 19m
Bus, train • 36h 34m
Drive, Eurotunnel • 20h 4m
Drive, car ferry • 21h 11m
London to Positano by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Positano is to train and fly which costs £50 - £260 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from London to Positano is to fly and train which takes 8h and costs £90 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Positano. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Positano Chiesa Nuova via Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine, Ferraris-Circumvesuviana and Sant'Agnello. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 19m.
The distance between London and Positano is 1716 km.
The best way to get from London to Positano without a car is to train and night train which takes 24h 56m and costs £430 - £850.
It takes approximately 8h to get from London to Positano, including transfers.
London to Positano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Positano bus services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., arrive at S. Agnello - Municipio station.
Positano is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 7:46 PM in London and 8:46 PM in Positano.
There are 8164+ hotels available in Positano. Prices start at €76 per night.
- Distance: 1715.6 km
- Duration: 8h
What companies run services between London, England and Positano, Italy?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Positano via Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine, Naples, Ferraris-Circumvesuviana, and Sant'Agnello in around 36h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Naples via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Naples via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Naples via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Naples via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Luton to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €400
Flights from London Stansted to Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €270
Flights from London Stansted to Rome Ciampino via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35 - €270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €330
Flights from London Gatwick to Naples via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €330
Flights from London Gatwick to Naples via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €330
Flights from London Luton to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €360
Flights from London Luton to Naples via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €360
Flights from London Luton to Naples via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €360
Flights from London Gatwick to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €360
Flights from London Gatwick to Rome via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €800
Flights from London Heathrow to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €800
Flights from London Gatwick to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €400
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from London City to Naples via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from London City to Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from London Gatwick to Naples via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €350
Flights from London Gatwick to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €300
Flights from London Gatwick to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Naples via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €900
Flights from London City to Naples via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €1200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City to Naples via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240 - €900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Naples via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €370
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €340
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- fb@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Train from Napoli Centrale to S. Agnello
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6 - €10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6 - €10
Train from Napoli Centrale to Sorrento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6 - €10
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €6 - €10
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €17
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €11 - €17
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18 - €25
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- €18 - €25
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17 - €40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17 - €25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €26 - €40
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- 1st Class
- €18 - €25
- Standard
- €11 - €17
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18 - €65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en/frecce.html
- Super Economy
- €18 - €25
- Base Standard
- €35 - €50
- Base Premium
- €45 - €65
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40 - €55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40 - €55
- Smart Flex
- €40 - €55
Trenitalia’s Intercity (IC) trains are slower than the high-speed Frecce trains but are still a good way to travel between major cities and towns, with routes including Rome to Naples, Venice to Bologna and Milan to Genoa. Tickets usually open for booking 90 days ahead of travel, and you’ll need make a seat reservation before boarding. All IC trains have 1st and 2nd class carriages as well as a bar buffet car, air conditioning and power sockets. InterCity trains that run at night are called InterCity Notte (ICN).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/
- 2nd Class
- €14 - €20
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17 - €29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €26 - €29
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €51 - €56
Frequently asked questions
Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120 - €350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €350
- Standard
- €120 - €150
- Standard Premier
- €160 - €210
France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €170
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €95 - €130
- 1st Class
- €120 - €170
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70 - €130
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €70 - €95
- 1st Class
- €95 - €130
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Zürich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Railways operates trains throughout the country and adjacent European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Tickets are sold in two classes - First and Second - with most long-distance trains offering a bistro car serving beverages and snacks. Individual tickets can be bought easily at stands, while a variety of travel passes are on offer to suit different travel needs.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Hb to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90 - €160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
The primary train operator in Italy, Trenitalia was created in the year 2000. Trenitalia offers national rail connections in Italy as well as international connections to Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The company operates regional and long-distance trains, as well as high-speed trains called Frecce that travel on specialised tracks on speeds of up to 360km/h. Trenitalia tickets are available online, in stations across the country or from many travel agents that offer bookings.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 800 90 60 60
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Pavia to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
France’s state-owned railway company is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country, with over 14,000 trains operating daily. SNCF runs the country’s extensive rail network, including the high-speed TGV network, regional TER trains and local Intercités. It also operates international routes including Eurostar and Thalys, as well as the low-cost, long-distance Ouigo services that run on limited routes across France. Book up to 3 months in advance for the cheapest fares. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lyon Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75 - €160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €75 - €110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110 - €160
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus station to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70 - €110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from London Victoria to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95 - €140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120 - €180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- fb@eavsrl.it
- Website
- eavsrl.it
Bus from Ferraris-Circumvesuviana to S. Agnello - Municipio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4 - €7
- Schedules at
- eavsrl.it
- 2nd Class
- €4 - €7
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75 - €190
- On Foot
- €35 - €45
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50 - €70
- Website
- P&O Ferries
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