Road and transport in Naples today, October 3, 2026: closures and updates

On Saturday, October 3, 241 EAV services were canceled on provincial bus lines, and the Naples-Piedimonte Matese line was rescheduled due to RFI work at Naples Central Station . No transport strikes in the city.

🟢 SUBWAYS

The Chiaia funicular is operating normally: its 20-year overhaul was completed in January 2025, and the system is back in service. Line 1 operates normally from Piscinola to Centro Direzionale ; at the Montedonzelli station , the first exit remains closed, so access is only possible from Via dell'Erba.

Please note the long weekend from October 5th to 8th : Line 1 will run earlier, with the last train from Piscinola at 20:55 PM and from Centro Direzionale at 07:30 PM . Line 6 will run on the Saturday timetable, with the first trains at 15:10 AM and the last ones in the early afternoon, around 21:00 PM . Line 2 will continue to be interrupted between Naples Campi Flegrei and Pozzuoli Solfatara since June 21st due to CO2 levels in the Flegrea Tunnel and bradyseism, with Trenitalia replacement buses.

🟢 TRAINS

On the Naples-Piedimonte Matese line , service has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 3rd only due to RFI work at Naples Central Station . Timetables and bus stops for replacement buses are published on the EAV website . Changes to the suburban lines will continue from September 22nd to December 12th.

The Vesuvian Lines are operating with support services for the Nola area on the Volla-Baiano and Naples-Baiano lines, with increased services starting September 28th . On the Cumana line , the Bagnoli-Torregaveta route remains closed following the earthquake of July 31st and is being covered by replacement buses.

At the Naples hub, RFI has scheduled work from 23:55 PM on Friday, October 2nd , to 3:50 AM on Monday, October 5th , with changes to traffic; work began at Naples Central Station this morning. Trenitalia confirms cancellations, route restrictions, and bus services for regional trains on Line 2. The Campania Express , EAV's tourist train, has been suspended since Thursday, October 1st .

🟢 BUSES AND TRAMS

On EAV bus lines, 241 journeys have been cancelled today , including 189 cancelled and 52 unguaranteed . The most affected lines: the 931 Orta-Naples with 27 fewer journeys, the 704 urban line of Pomigliano d'Arco with 22 , the 003 Poggiomarino-Torre Annunziata with 19 , the 191 Ischia-Line 21 with 18 and the 009 Sorrento-Vico with 15.

Among the EAV lifts , those at Fuorigrotta ( 04:30-07:30 ), Mostra and Pianura ( 10:30-23:11 ) and Soccavo remain out of service . Among the cableway systems, the Montesanto funicular is out of service for its twentieth-yearly overhaul with a shuttle bus replacing the connection, the Mergellina funicular is closed and replaced by the 621 shuttle , and the Faito cableway is closed.

At the Vesuvius Lines, the stairlift in Trecase has been out of service since October 2nd until further notice, while the lift in Villa Regina has been out of service since August 10th.

🟢 SHIP AND HYDROFOILS

Calm seas in the Gulf of Naples with clear skies: hydrofoils and ferries to Ischia , Procida , and Capri are operating regularly, with no cancellations reported by operators. The Pozzuoli Municipality ordinance remains in effect for vessels over 3,5 tons.

🟢 TRAFFIC

The A56 ring road has no night closures scheduled for tonight: the weekly construction schedule concluded last night. The new schedule begins Monday, October 5th and involves the Capodimonte East tunnel , the Solfatara West tunnel , and the Viale Ruffo underpass.

Phase 4 of the waterfront traffic ban remains in effect in the city due to the dismantling of the sailing event, extended until October 5th . In San Giovanni a Teduccio, the ban on Via Bernardo Quaranta continues until October 14th and on the San Gennaro ramp until October 26th.

From Monday 5 October, work will start on Via Toledo , between number 227 and Piazza Trieste e Trento , until 9 November , together with the ItalgasReti construction sites until 7 December . On Sunday 4 October on Corso Secondigliano, the Villaggio dello Sport event will close the stretch between Via Padre Cosimo Luciano and Traversa Maglione from 11:00 to 18:00 , with bus lines 180 and R5 diverted.

🟢 STRIKES

No bus, metro, or train strikes today in Campania : ANM , EAV, and Trenitalia are operating according to their regular timetables. The next local strike is Friday, October 16 , with a four-hour strike by EAV DTF train crews in the evening.

🟢 FROM TOMORROW

On Sunday, October 4th, the demonstration on Corso Secondigliano will divert lines 180 and R5 ; from Monday, October 5th , work on Via Toledo and the new nighttime construction plan for the A56 ring road will begin . From Monday, October 5th to Thursday, October 8th, Line 1 will bring forward its last services, while from October 5th the timetables of EAV lines 007-008 and 923 will change . On Tuesday, October 6th, Neapolitan taxi drivers will gather in a sit-in at Palazzo San Giacomo.