Positano is half a day from Sorrento, not a whole one, and the bus is the only way you can count on all year. The SITA bus takes 40 to 50 minutes and costs about €2.50; the ferry is a summer service at €21.50 one way. From 2 November 2026 the last bus from Positano back to Sorrento leaves at about 19:40 instead of 22:10.
Bus routes and times from SITA Sud’s timetable valid from 2 November 2026; bus fare from the Unico Campania fares valid from 1 October 2026; ferry fare from NLG. Read on 2 November 2026.
Positano is beautiful, vertical and smaller than you expect: an hour is enough to see it. A whole day is only worth it if you swim, eat and leave at the right time.
The part that costs you is the way back. In summer the bus is crowded and the road is slow; the ferry runs only in the warm months. From November the last bus leaves earlier. Our advice: go in April–June or September–October, take the bus out, leave Positano at least an hour before the last departure, and treat it as half a day.
On the SITA timetable valid from 2 November 2026, the last bus from Positano (Sponda) back to Sorrento leaves at about 19:40. Before that date it was about 22:10. Check the timetable on the day, and plan to be at the stop early: in summer the buses fill up.
The Path of the Gods ends at Nocelle, above Positano. It is a full day on its own: do not try to fit the village and the walk into the same day. See the Path of the Gods guide, and the Positano beaches if you are going to swim.
About 40 minutes by SITA bus on the coast road, about 50 on the inland route via Nastro Verde.
About €2.50 one way, on the Unico Campania fares valid from 1 October 2026. Buy the ticket before boarding.
About 19:40 from the Sponda stop, on the SITA timetable valid from 2 November 2026.
Last winter NLG sailed only at weekends, and the 2026–27 timetable is not published yet. The ferry is essentially a summer service.
As half a day, yes. As a whole day, only if you swim and eat — and plan the return.
Not well. The Path of the Gods is a full day on its own.
Bus routes and times read on SITA Sud’s timetable valid from 2 November 2026; bus fare from the Unico Campania fare table valid from 1 October 2026; ferry fares from NLG. Tour prices are marketplace “from” prices. All read on 2 November 2026. We have no commercial agreement with any operator.
