Amalfi Drive: The most spectacular section is between Amalfi and Positano - approximately 40 km. The road is just two cars wide in many sections, so take care. Passengers may relax and be spellbound. It's so glorious that you will want to make the journey in the opposite direction.

Statale 163 (State Highway 163), which runs along the southern side of the Sorrentine peninsula as far as Salerno, is better known as the Amalfi Drive. It can be reached from Naples via the A3 Autostrada to Castellammare di Stabia, which is on the northern side of the Sorrentine peninsula and is linked to Sorrento farther west by Statale 145. Beyond Sorrento, Statale 145 winds westward around the tip of the peninsula and returns eastward along its southern edge as Statale 163 - the Amalfi Drive. The road is a concrete ribbon that rewards visitors with mountain-meets-sea views at every turn, but driving it, as well as the narrow hairpin roads of the Sorrentine peninsula, can be both a joy and a challenge. Medium-size cars are a good compromise. The round reflecting mirrors set along major curves in the road intend to show if others are coming around a bend; they may help but remain ever alert. Honk before curves to let oncoming traffic know about you, and listen for honks from oncoming curves. Buses and trucks will sometimes require you to back up; if there's a standoff, take it in stride, as it goes on all the time.

For these circumstances we would like to recommend you that the best way to get to Hotel Onda Verde from Naples is by pre-arranged taxi. We can arrange for a luxurious and comfortable Mercedes to meet you at the Naples airport or train station and bring you directly to us, for a one way fare of Euro 130,00 for up to 3 persons (90' min. route driving). With this method you will be met at either the Naples airport or railway station (Piazza Garibaldi) by a driver holding a sign with your name. Then you will ride comfortably to Hotel Onda Verde, enjoying the beautiful scenery without worries about directions or charges.

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Also, we want to inform that many guests that come here with a rental car, once that they have understood the difficulty to drive they leave the auto in the parking without using it for all the stay losing all the money they spent for the rental. This money can be well spent enjoying in relax the day trips well organized with English speaking guides to Pompeii & Vesuvius, Herculaneum & Sorrento, Naples, Paestum and Rome, we will be happy to arrange all of these activities for you. The Hotel Onda Verde also, is well connected with bus stop on our parking to Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Sorrento and Pompeii.

Parking is a major problem. It is often a good idea (if not the only option) to park your car in a designated (preferably attended) lot. Parking in an area signposted zona disco (disk zone) is allowed for limited periods (from 30 minutes to two hours or more - the limit is posted); if you don't have the cardboard disk (inquire at the local tourist office) to show what time you parked, you can use a piece of paper. The parcometro, the Italian version of metered parking in which you put coins into a machine for a stamped ticket that you leave on the dashboard, has been introduced in some places. It's advisable to leave your car only in guarded parking areas.

Therefore, for a tranquil vacation, we advise leaving your own car at home and making use of taxi or public transport as explained below.

If you prefer to use the public transportation services on these web pages we have included all the timetables and available services relevant to the Amalfitana coast, that is to say the timetables of Sita buses, the Circumvesuviana trains and the ferries, so that you will be able to arrange excursions to Amalfi (7 Km), Positano (7 Km), Ravello (13 Km) and other points of interest on the Sorrentina-Amalfitana coast directly from home.
These depart and arrive from our parking lot. Just a visit to the page detailing all the excursions to the Amalfitana coast should be enough to assure you that you don’t need a car in order to go on them. Avoid the torturous coastal driving conditions and save the costs of parking (should there be any available at all).