Water taxi in Amalfi

Boarding is at Molo Pennello, the main pier in the centre of Amalfi's harbour, only a couple of minutes on foot from Piazza Duomo and the Cathedral of Sant'Andrea. If you are staying at a hotel with a private jetty such as the Santa Caterina, we can also collect you there, and Ravello guests are met on the Amalfi or Atrani waterfront.

By sea Amalfi to Positano is around twenty minutes. On the SS163 coast road the same trip is often 45 minutes to well over an hour in peak season, because the road is narrow, full of hairpins and shared with buses. The boat also drops you right at Positano's beach rather than at a bus stop above the village.

Fares are per private boat, not per person, so the whole cabin is yours for your group. The prices shown are indicative starting points that depend on the season, the exact pick-up point and the time of day. Your captain, fuel and luggage handling are included; extended cruising, stops at the Emerald Grotto or Li Galli, and swim stops can be added on request.

This is an exposed, open coast, so conditions matter. Mornings are generally the calmest window, with the sea breeze building through the afternoon and easing again toward sunset. If the forecast is unsafe we will suggest an earlier departure or reschedule, and we may recommend a more sheltered pier for boarding; safety always comes before the timetable.

May to September offers the warmest, most settled seas. July and August are busiest, so the sea route is at its most useful for skipping traffic, while late May, June and September are quieter and very pleasant. Note that when Amalfi hosts the Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics the harbour is exceptionally busy.