How much do Capri Italy tours cost?
Shared boat trips round the island start at $51 for a ninety-minute kayak trip and $65 for a two-hour boat ride, and a guided full day with the Blue Grotto ticket included runs to about $142 a head. Private charters are priced per boat rather than per person, from roughly $278 for a short run up to four figures for a full day with a crew. Every price here is the operator's own starting fare and each card says which basis it is on.
Do I need to book Capri Italy tours in advance?
Yes in summer, and a few days ahead is usually enough. The small-group boats cap at ten to twelve and the guided island days at twenty-three to twenty-five, so July and August fill first. Between November and March there is far more room, though fewer departures run at all.
Can I cancel a Capri Italy tour?
Every tour listed here refunds in full if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. That is the operator's own policy, not ours, and it is stated on each listing. Cancel inside 24 hours and the fare is not refunded.
What happens if the weather cancels my boat tour?
Most operators here reserve the right to cancel for bad weather and will offer you another date or a full refund. That is a different question from the Blue Grotto closing, which several listings treat as part of the day rather than a cancellation. Check which of the two your booking covers before you pay.
Is there a ticket to get onto Capri?
No. Capri is an island with two working towns, not a gated site, and you can walk anywhere public on it for nothing. What you pay for is the boat over, the transport up the hill, and the handful of places that charge admission — the Blue Grotto, Villa San Michele, Villa Jovis, the Gardens of Augustus and the chairlift.
How much is the Blue Grotto?
€18 a head if you arrive on a tour boat: €12 for the rowboat that takes you inside and €6 for the entry itself, paid at the floating ticket office at the cave mouth. Arriving under your own steam from Marina Grande adds the €24 public motorboat, so the same visit costs about €42. Entry is €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25 and free under 18.
Do Capri Italy boat tours include the Blue Grotto ticket?
Usually not. Of the trips listed here only two put the admission inside the fare — the guided small-group island day and the full-day guided tour — and the rest either stop outside and leave you to pay, or skip the cave altogether. The card for each tour says which of those it is, so check before you book.
How much is the Monte Solaro chairlift?
€14 for the round trip and €11 one way, with under-8s free. It leaves from Piazza Vittoria in Anacapri and takes twelve to thirteen minutes each way. The footpath from the same square takes about an hour and costs nothing.
How do I get to Capri from Naples?
Hydrofoils leave from Molo Beverello and take about 50 minutes, from €26.50 with SNAV or NLG. Car ferries and fast ferries leave from Calata Porta di Massa, a different terminal about two kilometres away, and take 60 to 85 minutes from €14. Check which terminal your ticket names before you set off, because they are not walkable from one another in a hurry.
How long is the ferry from Sorrento to Capri?
Between 20 and 40 minutes depending on the craft, leaving from Sorrento's own
Marina Piccola. It is the shortest crossing of the lot, which is why so many day trips are built round it. Six of the tours listed here board on the mainland instead, so you never queue for a ferry at all.
Can you visit Capri in a day?
Yes, and most people do. A first boat out of Sorrento and a late-afternoon one back gives roughly seven usable hours, which is enough for the Blue Grotto or a boat lap, one of the two towns, and a swim. Trying to fit both towns, the grotto and Monte Solaro into one day is where people come unstuck.
How do I get from Marina Grande up to Capri town?
The funicular takes four minutes, runs every fifteen and costs €2.40, with tickets sold in front of the ferry offices. Buses cost the same and take a little longer, and a day ticket is €7.20 plus a €1 deposit. The funicular closes for January and February, when a bus replaces it.
When is the Blue Grotto open?
From 9am every day, closing at 2pm from November to March, at 4pm in April, May and October, and at 6pm from June to September. Last entry is half an hour before closing, and in peak weeks the June to September closing has been pushed to 6.30pm. It is shut on 25 December and 1 January.
Why does the Blue Grotto close?
Because of the sea. The entrance is about a metre high, so any swell or strong wind makes the rowboat transfer unsafe and the boatmen close it, a decision taken on the morning rather than in advance. Several operators state in writing that if the cave shuts the tour runs without it and no refund is given, so a trip that includes other stops is the safer booking.
What is the best time of year for Capri Italy tours?
May, June, September and early October give warm water, long grotto hours and fewer day boats than midsummer. July and August are the busiest and the hottest, with the grotto queue at its longest. November to March is quiet and cheap, but with shorter hours and more days when the sea stops the boats.
