Faito cableway
The cable car that connects Monte Faito with Castellammare di Stabia
What is the Faito cable car?
La Faito cableway it is a bifune plant to go and come is connects Mount Faito with the municipality of Castellammare di Stabia and is managed by the EAV, the Autonomous Body of Volturno.
It was opened for the first time in the 1952 and its function has always been predominantly of type tourist. Excellent from a strategic point of view as it is very close to the Naples-Sorrento line of the Circumvesuviana.
After closing the 1988, followed by a reopening in the 1990 and one new closure in the 2012, the Faito cableway has reopened to the public the 4 May 2016, after major maintenance and redevelopment work.
The things you need to know
- In case of bad weather, even if it is windy, the races are suspended
- The cable car is not open during the winter months, it usually reopens in April and closes in September
- The races are almost always punctual
- The ticket must be purchased before boarding
- On board the BUS it is possible to buy only the bus ticket, not the integrated BUS + Cableway ticket
- Cancellations are reported on the EAVofficial Telegram channel
- Departures are from via della Funivia in Castellammare di Stabia and from the Faito lift
- Tickets can be purchased on site
- You can buy a digital ticket via the GoEav app
- The journey takes 8 minutes
Hours of the Faito cableway
Period | First Departure | Last departure |
---|---|---|
From mid-April | 10:00 | 17:00 |
From mid-July | 08:20 | 20:10 |
Ordinary opening hours (from mid-April to mid-July)
Mornings | Afternoons |
---|---|
10:00 | 13:40 |
10:20 | 14:00 |
10:40 | 14:40 |
11:00 | 15:00 |
11:40 | 15:20 |
12:00 | 15:40 |
12:40 | 16:00 |
13:00 | 16:20 |
16:40 | |
17:00 |
Summer opening hours (from mid-July to mid-September)
Mornings | Afternoons |
---|---|
8:20 | 13:40 |
8:40 | 14:00 |
9:00 | 14:40 |
9:20 | 15:00 |
9:40 | 15:20 |
10:00 | 15:40 |
10:20 | 16:00 |
10:40 | 16:20 |
11:00 | 16:40 |
11:40 | 17:00 |
12:00 | 17:40 |
12:40 | 18:00 |
13:00 | 18:20 |
18:40 | |
19:00 | |
19:20 | |
19:40 | |
20:00 | |
20:10 |
Prices of the Faito cable car
Cable car only
Ticket Type | Price |
---|---|
One way | 5,50 € |
Roundtrip | 8,00 € |
Under18 return trip | 3,00 € |
Return and Return Residents | 5,00 € |
Monthly subscription | 45,00 € |
Bicycle transport | 1,00 € |
Cable car + BUS
Ticket Type | Price |
---|---|
One way | 6,50 € |
Roundtrip | 9,00 € |
Under18 return trip | 4,00 € |
Return and Return Residents | 6,00 € |
Monthly subscription | 45,00 € |
Bicycle transport | 2,00 € |
Where can I buy tickets for the cable car?
The cable car ticket and the integrated BUS+Cable Car ticket can be purchased at:
- the cash desks at the office both on the outward and return journey
- via the GoEAV app
The bus ticket can be purchased:
- on board, where the integrated circuit cannot be purchased
- via the GoEAV app