The harbour of Naples occupies the northern cove in the gulf and it extends for some kms from the city centre to the east side. It is the 3rd Italian harbour for passengers' traffic (after Genova and Venice) which is concentrated in the two main central wharfs: the Molo Angioino (Angevin Wharf), destination of the cruise ships, with the famous Stazione Marittima (Maritime Station, the largest in the world with its 12 square kms of surface and the 10 landing points for ships of large and medium tonnage) and the Molo Beverello, where is the landing point of ferries and hydrofoils which link up Naples with the islands and the rest of the gulf.

It is possible to get inside the harbour by walking, by car (private or taxi) or private buses: the city buses stop nearby and you need to cross the road to enter. There is not yet a subway station, which is under construction, togheter with the conversion into a pedestrian precinct of the whole area and the construction of the underground passages for cars.

When you reach the harbour via the sea, you can take a taxi or to proceed by walking up to the bus stops outside the port. Below the Angevin Castle, pass the bus lines to the centre or to the Railway Station. If you need to reach the Vomero or the Hospitals Area then you have to go to the opposite side of the piazza, at Via Medina. To go to the airport, the starting point of tourist bus Alibus is in front of the Mercadante Theatre in Piazza Municipio, while the city bus S3 by A.N.M. passes on the stop at the beginning of Via Marina, on the right of the harbour exit.

If you come by car, remember you have to follow the one-way route to enter the port: you have to continue until the entrance of tunnel at the end of Via Acton after the castle (which passes under Piazza Plebiscito and get to the Chiaia waterfront) and then get back at the cross you will find there.

Since the harbour is located in front of the city centre, many interesting places are near and you can get there by walking: the Angevin Castle, the Royal Palace, Piazza Plebiscito with the Basilica, the Gallery Umberto I, the shopping streets as Via Toledo and Via Chiaia, The Town Hall (San Giacomo Palace), the business district with many offices and hotels, the University, and so on.