Pompeii & Herculaneum: Two Tours
Tour Pompeii AND Herculaneum from Rome by bullet train. Explore both sites with expert archaeologists. The greatest archaeological adventure in Italy!
More and more travellers are visiting Pompeii ruins. Indeed, touring Pompeii has been the #1 day trip from Rome since 2021.
How many of these travellers see Herculaneum before or after Pompeii? The vast majority don't, so we have created this double-header excursion from Rome that takes in the two most important archaeological sites in Italy, if not the world.
Pompeii is the "destroyed city", Herculaneum the "preserved city", ergo you'll see frescoes and mosaics in Herculaneum that are vastly superior to those that adorn the houses and villas of Pompeii.
Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii, so it's possible to get a clear picture of its story in a couple of hours.
Travellers are known to return to Pompeii, to further explore the expanse of ruins in search of undiscovered secrets and untold stories.
On Pompeii & Herculaneum: Two Tours, you get two fast bullet trains Rome - Naples - Rome, two guided tours with working archaeologists, and first entrance tickets to each site. You will depart from Rome early, near 7am, so set the alarm clock the night before!
Your guided tour of Herculaneum in the morning is followed by a guided Pompeii tour in the afternoon.
NCC (licensed) taxis will move you part of the way between Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum:
Naples to Herculaneum (private taxi) c. €60
Herculaneum to Naples (by suburban train) c. €4
Naples to Pompeii (private taxi) c. €90
Pompeii to Naples (by suburban train) c. €4
You can book these two private taxis online in advance from our transfers partner My Transfers in Naples. When you have booked this activity, we will contact you to advise about required taxi schedules in order to arrive at each tour meeting point on time.
Pompeii & Herculaneum: Two Tours is a full day excursion of archaeological adventure touring and sightseeing. If you are staying in Rome and want to go further than the Vatican and Colosseum, we will carry you forth!
Full activity details, schedule, train tickets and tour vouchers will be sent to you in our direct confirmation e-mail shortly after you have received your booking confirmation e-mail. Board your first outbound train yourself at Roma Termini station. Please be inside the station and waiting for your bullet train to Napoli Centrale station 30 minutes before the departure time stated on your ticket. Before you arrive in Naples, pay close attention to the simple instructions we provide about suburban train and taxi connections between Naples, Pompeii and Ercolano (Herculaneum).
We are always available on WhatsApp and Instagram if you have any questions, or just write to us, info@inrometours.com
1.5l water in hot weather
A fully charged powerbank for your device
Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes
Rome - Naples - Rome by bullet train
Herculaneum ticket to the preserved city
Herculaneum tour with an archaeologist
Pompeii ticket to the destroyed city
Pompeii tour with an archaeologist
Suburban train and taxi connections between Naples, Pompeii and Ercolano (Herculaneum).
All cancellation requests must be received by e-mail (send to info@inrometours.com). If you cancel more than thirty (30) days before travel date, you will be entitled to a full refund. If you cancel less than thirty (30) days before travel date, you will not be entitled to any refund.
No refunds apply due to failure to cancel or failure to be timely (no show, being late for any reason, not reading train ticket departure times, all else related). In Rome Tours may not be held responsible for Acts of God nor service alterations caused by unforeseen or unannounced closure of all or part of venues. In the event of such closings, no refunds apply.