From Pompeii: Mount Vesuvius Crater Bus Tour - Ticket and Audio Guide

Take the bus from Pompeii
up to the crater of Mount Vesuvius

This tour of about 3 hours starts at Via Roma 32 in Pompeii, takes you by bus to Vesuvius National Park and then on foot to the crater. The crater entrance ticket and a digital audio guide for your smartphone are included.

Ride the minibus up to 1,000 m

The bus ride from Pompeii to Vesuvius National Park takes about 40 minutes. At the stop 1,000 m above sea level, the walk up to the crater begins. For the return, you meet your driver again at the drop-off point and travel back to Pompeii.

Walk to the crater with an audio guide

You usually get 1 hour 30 minutes of free time, and the walk to the crater takes about 25 minutes. Listen to the digital audio guide on your smartphone to learn about the volcano, and enjoy views of the Bay of Naples, the Sorrento coast and the island of Capri as you walk.

Look into the steaming crater

At the crater you can see steaming fumaroles (solfatara) and parts of hardened lava. The crater entrance ticket is included, so you can enter conveniently at your booked time.

※ If Vesuvius National Park is closed due to bad weather, a visit to the Herculaneum excavation site replaces it.
※ The audio guide is available in Italian, Chinese, Dutch, French, Russian, Hebrew, Polish, German, Spanish, Portuguese and English.