Genoa to Positano runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €54.23 and €99.33, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 7h 42m over 636 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€54.23 to €99.33
- 241%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Genoa
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €132.33Fri25
- about €136.73Sat26
- about €120.78Sun27
- about €70.18Mon28
- about €85.03Tue29
- about €74.58Wed30
- about €84.48Thu1
- about €78.43Fri2
- about €82.28Sat3
- about €67.98Sun4
- about €54.23Mon5
- about €64.68Tue6
- about €65.78Wed7
- about €81.18Thu8
- about €58.63Fri9
- about €69.63Sat10
- about €68.53Sun11
- about €59.73Mon12
- about €56.43Tue13
- about €54.78Wed14
- about €63.58Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Positano for the night the train gets in
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When to book Genoa to Positano
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €61.3890 days
- €38.8360 days
- €56.4345 days
- €52.5830 days
- €63.5821 days
- €81.1814 days
- €84.487 days
- €120.783 days
- €132.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €38.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 241 percent. The most expensive point is €132.33, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Genoa to Positano and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
636 km
618 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
580,097 → 2,334
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 636 km against 618 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Castellammare di Stabia, Naples. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Positano is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Baggage storage near POSITANO
Most of the points near POSITANO open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Genoa to Positano
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from 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.
How much does it cost to travel from Genoa to Positano?
The cheapest fare from Genoa to Positano is €54.23, as of September 24, 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.
What is the cheapest way to get from Genoa to Positano?
The cheapest way from Genoa to Positano is by ferry, at €54.23 for one passenger on October 5, 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Genoa to Positano?
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.
When should I book Genoa to Positano?
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 most expensive lead time is 241 percent, measured on September 24, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Genoa to Positano?
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 September 24, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Genoa to Positano?
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.
Who runs service from Genoa to Positano?
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.
Is there a direct service from Genoa to Positano?
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.
How much CO2 does the journey from Genoa to Positano produce?
Traveling 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.
Which station or terminal do services from Genoa to Positano use?
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.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Genoa to Positano?
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.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Genoa to Positano on September 24, 2026: 636 km of route against 618 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €54.23, and 7h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Positano a set of days out that do not start at a station.

Day trips out of Positano and across Italy
Day trips that leave Positano in the morning and cover a good part of Italy by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Genoa reaches 150 places in 25 countries on services we hold, over distances from 23 to 8,071 km. Positano reaches 40 places in 9 countries, from 8 to 8,667 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Genoa
- 150Places you can leave for
- 25Countries
- 32Operators
Arriving in Positano
Leaving Positano
- 40Places you can leave for
- 9Countries
- 11Operators
