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Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Ischia: They fly to Naples, "... and then two hours by sea". Tintin et l'Alph-Art


From the airport to the harbour

You can reach the harbour by bus or by taxi; we strongly recommend to take the bus.


An express bus service (run by Alibus) runs from Capodichino Airport (just in front of the Arrivals) via the Central Station of Naples (Piazza Garibaldi) to the Piazza Municipio (A on map below). This is just next to the Molo Porta di Massa (M; for ferries) and the Molo Beverello (B; for hydrofoils). This solution is relatively fast, as well as cheap and convenient:

The timetable can be downloaded from a link here (pdf, IT+EN).


If you wish to travel by taxi, please pay attention that the taximeter is turned on. Some surcharges (for trips to/from the airport; for each piece of luggage) are added to the cost shown on the taximeter, but the overall surcharge never exceeds € 6.00. The fare should be no more than € 25. Arrival of Alibus (A), Molo Beverello (B) and Molo Porta di Massa (M)

From the harbour to Ischia

To go to Ischia Porto, you can catch a ferry (at Molo Porta di Massa) or a hydrofoil (at Molo Beverello). Both piers are connected by a shuttle bus (500 m distance). From Molo Beverello there is on average one service to Ischia every thirty minutes. Click here for the precise timetable information; make sure you take a boat to Ischia Porto.

Tickets must be bought before boarding from a booth on the pier, they cannot be bought on board. Several companies operate ferries to and from Ischia, at different speeds, hours, and prices; the combined service schedule can be found here.

Tickets for the Alilauro hydrofoil cost about € 18 each way: Return tickets cost the same as two single tickets, and tickets cost € 17.60 during 'obligatory public service times' called 'orario di servizio pubblico' (OSP), but € 18.90 during the other, 'residuale' times. This boat takes about 45 minutes.

Tickets for the Caremar ferry cost € 11,20 for the slow ferry, or € 16,30 for the fast ferry. The ferry ('traghetto') takes about 1h30 but the fast ferries ('aliscafo' or 'unità veloce') take 1h.

The third company, MedMar, does not have its tariffs online.

Note that the listed tariffs were valid until 31 May 2015, so may have changed.

On Ischia

The hotel where everybody will be staying, Villa Ciccio (V), is very close to the ferry terminal (F) and to the meeting point, the Villa dell'Acquario (A): Map of Ischia Porto, with terminal (F), hotel (V) and school location (A)

You can find general touristic information on wikitravel. The summer school is funded by the Wellcome Trust, the National Science Foundation, and the journal History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences.