Procida from Naples in a day

What the DIY day really costs

Everything else — lunch, a coffee, possibly a boat — is up to you. The ferry fares are the official Caremar ones read on 09/09/2026 and they change every season: check them on the company’s website before you set off.

Two things to know about saving money. First: the resale portals cost more, because they add booking fees on top of the fare. Second: if you are already in the Campi Flegrei, from Pozzuoli the ticket drops to 9.50 EUR and the crossing to thirty-five minutes.

One last note that concerns only people arriving by car: from the end of March to the middle of October non-residents’ vehicles cannot land, so the car stays on the mainland in any case. On a day trip it changes nothing: you did not need it.

The organised package: what it is and who it is for

There is a one-day trip from Naples sold as a package: it includes the return ferry tickets and a three-course lunch, and leaves the rest of the day on the island free. The price starts at 85 EUR a head.

Now the numbers, unsweetened. Doing it yourself on the ferry costs 25.40 EUR of crossing. Even adding a full lunch on the quay at Corricella, you stay a good deal under 85 EUR. What you are paying the difference for is the convenience of not handling timetables and tickets, not for access you would not otherwise have: in Procida there is no queue to skip.

The rating has to be given as it stands: 3.9 out of 5, from 174 reviews. It is the lowest among the products we list for this island — the local boat trips run between 4.6 and 5.0 — and we are not hiding it behind a promotional label.

That said, there are people this package genuinely suits, and it would be dishonest not to say so:

• anyone in Naples for a few days who does not want to study two harbours and three companies, and would rather have a single booking;
• anyone travelling with somebody who needs certainty about times and cannot cope with the unexpected;
• anyone who wants lunch already sorted in high season, when the tables on the quay at Corricella are full;
• anyone who does not speak Italian and finds it simpler to have one point of contact.

The test is this: if time and peace of mind are worth more to you than sixty euros or so, the package makes sense. If you are counting the cost, it does not. There is no right answer for everybody, there is a right answer for you.

There is also a different formula, by boat between Ischia and Procida with lunch on board, which is another thing altogether: there you are paying for the sailing and the swim stops, not for the organising of a ferry you could perfectly well catch on your own.

How to make the day better

Leave on the first crossing. The 07:30 hydrofoil or the 06:00 ferry give you an empty island for two hours, and the climb to Terra Murata in the cool. Anyone arriving mid-morning does the same climb with the sun in their face.

Do not try to do everything. One day holds the two villages, the abbey and one beach. Palazzo d’Avalos needs a booking two days ahead and its opening hours differ between sources; Vivara needs an online booking, takes 25 people per slot and lasts two and a half hours. Those are second-day things: look at the two-day itinerary.

Check the calendar of evening crossings. From 15 June to 15 September there is the 20:05 hydrofoil from Procida, and that changes everything: you can stay for sunset and eat something before going back. Outside that window the last crossing is the 20:15 ferry and dinner on the island does not fit.

If after this day you think you would gladly have taken an evening as well, you have understood the main thing about this island. The evening, after the last crossing, is when Procida is at its best, and it cannot be bought with any day ticket: it is bought with a night. The format is in the weekend in Procida.