The smartest route to Ravello avoids the congested SS163 coastal road entirely: the A3 motorway south to Salerno, the RA2 link road to Vietri sul Mare, then a scenic climb through the Valley of the Mills and the medieval village of Scala to reach Ravello. The drive takes approximately 80 minutes in normal traffic. In peak summer, this Salerno route can save 30–60 minutes compared to the coastal road via Amalfi. Your driver meets you at the airport arrivals hall with a name sign, loads your luggage, and handles the mountain roads with professional confidence.
By public transport, reaching Ravello from Naples is genuinely exhausting: train to Salerno, a SITA bus along the coast to Amalfi, then a second bus climbing the hairpin road to Ravello — 3 to 4 hours with connections, standing on crowded buses, and no luggage storage. With suitcases and children, it is simply impractical. A private transfer is door-to-door, air-conditioned, with Wi-Fi, phone chargers, and child seats available at no extra cost. Your driver tracks your flight in real time, so there is no wait even if your plane is delayed.
Ravello sits 350 metres above the sea in splendid isolation — the hilltop setting that inspired Wagner, Gore Vidal, and Virginia Woolf. Must-see sights include Villa Rufolo with its Moorish gardens, Villa Cimbrone and its Terrace of Infinity, and the Ravello Festival concerts held in the open air from June to September. Quieter and more refined than Positano, Ravello is ideal for couples seeking tranquillity. [Where to stay in Ravello](/blog/where-to-stay-in-ravello).