Equinox Barcelona to Rome debarkation question

[NCteacherlovescruising]

When we debark this cruise, we will head directly to the train station to take a train to Naples. It appears the train station is rather close, less than 2 miles and we could walk or take a taxi there. Would it be a safe guess that we would be headed to the train station by 8 AM? We normally self assist.  Trying to coordinate train tickets with a private transport to Pompeii then to Amalfi where we’ll be staying for a few days. 

[The Traveling Man]

1 hour ago, NCteacherlovescruising said:

When we debark this cruise, we will head directly to the train station to take a train to Naples. It appears the train station is rather close, less than 2 miles and we could walk or take a taxi there. Would it be a safe guess that we would be headed to the train station by 8 AM? We normally self assist.  Trying to coordinate train tickets with a private transport to Pompeii then to Amalfi where we’ll be staying for a few days. 

Public transport from the port of Civitavecchia to the railroad station is readily available and inexpensive, albeit a bit cumbersome and slow.  Instead, you may want to prearrange a taxi to pick you up at the pier and take you to the station.  It may only be a couple of miles as the crow flies, but unfortunately the route that buses and taxis must follow is a bit more convoluted.  Allow a half hour for the trip, although you may get lucky and shave a few minutes off that time.  I have walked from the station to our hotel several times, then took a hotel shuttle to the ship the following day.  Once we even walked from the station to the spot where the port shuttle picks up passengers.  They have redesigned the port entrance since then, however.  Today the walk to the port terminal gate is about two miles, then it's at least another mile from the gate to the piers.  Walking is not recommended.  If you need to purchase rail tickets at the station, allow some additional time.  The ticket office can get quite busy and most of the station agents that I have dealt with in Civitavecchia have a very limited command of the English language.  For schedules and tickets, visit https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html