Genoa to Positano

The fastest journey from Genoa to Positano takes 7h 42m door to door, of which 5h 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 15h 20m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from Genoa to Positano is €54.23, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €95.48. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from Genoa to Positano is by ferry, at €54.23 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 22h 42m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

The fastest way from Genoa to Positano is by train, at 8h 22m door to door. Only 5h 59m of that is spent moving; the remaining 2h 23m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €99.33.

Fares from Genoa to Positano bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €38.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 241 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Genoa to Positano, at €59.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Genoa to Positano, at €43.78 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

4 operators sell services from Genoa to Positano across 2 modes: Alilauro Gruson, Grimaldi, NLG, Trenitalia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

0 percent of the services we sell from Genoa to Positano are direct. The rest connect at Castellammare di Stabia, Naples, with about 57 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Travelling from Genoa to Positano by ferry produces about 15.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 20.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Services from Genoa to Positano by train leave from Genova Piazza Principe and arrive at POSITANO. Allow about 1h 7m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

4 of the 4 operators we sell from Genoa to Positano allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.