Verified Oct 9, 2026
Mount Vesuvius
Nature or garden · Naples · Italy 🇮🇹
Active Volcano — Crater Rim Hike & Panoramic Views
Only official site
parconazionaledelvesuvio.it
Admission prices
Adult
Full-fare ticket
from €10
from € 10,00
Reduced
€8
€ 8,00
Resident
Citizens residing in one of the 13 municipalities of the park
€8
€ 8,00
Reduced
Young people under the age of 25
€8
€ 8,00
Free
Disabled visitors and their carers
Free entry
Free
Children under the age of 6
Free entry
stated on parconazionaledelvesuvio.it/en/visit-the-park/the-paths/the-great-cono-2-2 · checked 2026-10-09
Reduced price ticket € 8,00 … Citizens residing in one of the 13 municipalities of the park … Young people under the age of 25 … Full-fare ticket from € 10,00 For any other visitor. … Free entry The following categories are entitled to free entry: … Disabled visitors and their carers … Children under the age of 6, if accompanied by their parents or legal guardians
Practical
Mount Vesuvius: address
The nature trail n.5 “Il Gran Cono” starts from Piazzale di Quota 1000, a parking area which is 1,000 metres above sea level in the municipality of Herculaneum, at the end of the Strada Provinciale (provincial road) Ercolano-Vesuvio.Open in Google Maps →✓ parconazionaledelvesuvio.it/en/visit-the-park/the-paths/the-great-cono-2-2 · 2026-10-09Mount Vesuvius: opening hours
Opening times to access the Crater It is specified that the visit to the trail must always and in any case end within one hour from the last allowed entry to the Crater. Jan - Feb - Nov - Dec 9:00 - 15:00 Mar - Oct 9:00 - 16:00 Apr - May - Jun - Sept 9:00 - 17:00 Jul - Ago 9:00 - 18:00✓ parconazionaledelvesuvio.it/en/visit-the-park/the-paths/the-great-cono-2-2 · 2026-10-09Mount Vesuvius: closing days
For reasons of public and private safety, the ticketing service and trail access will be automatically closed on days when weather alerts are issued by the regional Civil Protection Authority, starting from the orange alert level.✓ parconazionaledelvesuvio.it/en/visit-the-park/the-paths/the-great-cono-2-2 · 2026-10-09Mount Vesuvius: what should I know before visiting?
To ensure the safety of all visitors and to protect the park’s flora and fauna, access to the trail is permitted exclusively in groups of 60 visitors every 10 minutes, and only with tickets purchased through this website. … Entrance to the site through the e-gate is only allowed at the time indicated on the purchased ticket although there is leeway of 120 minutes beforehand and 120 minutes afterwards. … Features of the path - overall length: 3,807 m - maximum height: 1,170 m asl - difference in height: c. 140 m - average gradient: 14 % - difficulty: average - travelling time: 3-hour round trip✓ vesuviopark.vivaticket.it/en · 2026-10-07Mount Vesuvius: how to get there
From Stazione Centrale - Piazza Garibaldi, take one of the Circumvesuviana trains bound for Sorrento or Poggiomarino - via Pompei … get to Ercolano Scavi station, from which taxis and private shuttles depart for the Vesuvius. … get off at Pompei - Villa dei Misteri train station, from which you can hop on one of the local EAV buses bound for the Vesuvius.✓ parconazionaledelvesuvio.it/en/visit-the-park/the-paths/the-great-cono-2-2 · 2026-10-09Mount Vesuvius: parking
In the Piazzale, which is managed by the Vesuvius National Park, parking is not allowed … To get from the car park at 800 metres to the car park at 1,000 metres (entrance of the nature trail n°5 "The great Cono of Vesuvius"), you have two options: - On foot , along the SP144 for about 30 minutes (1.8 km) - With the shuttle service managed by the Municipality of Herculaneum✓ parconazionaledelvesuvio.it/en/visit-the-park/the-paths/the-great-cono-2-2 · 2026-10-09Mount Vesuvius: is it wheelchair accessible?
Given the features of the path and especially due to the particularly steep slope, the climb up the crater is unadvisable for people with complex disorders such as breathing and heart problems. … Adults with 100% certified disability or minors with certified disability, and their companion, who are entitled to a free ticket, can purchase tickets through a dedicated office.✓ vesuviopark.vivaticket.it/en · 2026-10-07The summit of Vesuvius has a 360° view that is worth the climb alone, a view stretching to the horizon towards the eastern plain from the dense curtain of towns around Vesuvius to the city of Naples, culminating in the beauty of the Bay of Naples, the Phlegraean Fields, Ischia, Procida, to the west and the magic of Capri to the south. It is the most famous volcano in the world, the protagonist of over two thousand years of natural, anthropological and social transformations that still capture the collective consciousness and could still unleash surprises.
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