The Amalfi Coast —
The dossier
THE TRIP
Visited
Italy solo trip, May to June 2025, including the Amalfi Coast
Basis
Trip I took
Updated
28 Oct 2026
The short answer
The Amalfi Coast is a place where planning decides everything: arrive by boat or with a driver, never a hire car, stay in one town, and travel between late April and May or mid-September and October, because most hotels shut at the end of October. The SS163 plate rules, the Amalfi permit reset on 1 January 2026 and the ferry timetables are the three things to sort first.
At a glance
Visa
Schengen rules; EES biometric registration since 10 April 2026
Money
Euros; cards widely; a small overnight tourist tax at hotels
Best months
Late April to May and mid-September into October
Getting around
By boat and ferry, with a driver on the road; never a hire car
Safety note
Safe; the risks are steps, scooters and the SS163 permit rules
Trip I took
Hotels here can be booked through Coco Tran Travel. How we review.Positano and the tiled dome as the light goes.
Everything to sort before you fly to the Amalfi Coast: the season’s hard edges, the road and ferry rules, what it costs, and the small things that decide whether a day works.
The Amalfi Coast at a glance
Fifty kilometres of cliff with towns poured into the gaps, and the place where good planning makes the biggest difference of anywhere I work. The season has hard edges, the road is narrow and increasingly regulated, and the best way in is by sea. This page is the practical layer beneath The Rolodex: The Amalfi Coast.
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