Direct Frecciarossa · Napoli — Bari — Lecce · from July 2026

Two seas, now a single line.

This July, a direct high-speed train linked the Bay of Naples to the shores of Puglia — no changes, no long drive across the Apennines. Five private journeys, designed to be lived across both coasts of the south.

MAR TIRRENO MAR ADRIATICO SORRENTO · AMALFI VALLE D'ITRIA AFRAGOLA FOGGIA ⎯⎯ DIRECT · NO TRANSFER ⎯⎯ Napoli Bari Lecce
What changed

Four hours behind the wheel, given back as coast and table.

On 1 July 2026 the new Napoli–Cancello section came into service, joining the Naples–Bari route to Italy's high-speed network through the Afragola hub. For the first time a direct Frecciarossa runs from Naples to Bari and on to Lecce with no change of train.

What used to be a long transfer across the mountains is now a comfortable ride between two coasts — the Tyrrhenian on one side, the Adriatic on the other. The time you save is time returned to the journey itself: a slower lunch, another swim, one more town.

1 Jul
2026
Service opened. The first segment of the Naples–Bari high-speed line entered service.
0
changes
Direct. One train, Naples → Bari → Lecce — no transfer along the way.
~3½
hours
Naples to Bari today, with a two-hour ride the target as the line is completed.
2
coasts
One itinerary. Campania and Puglia, joined without doubling back.
The collection · five private journeys

Choose your line south.

Private throughout · driver-escorted · 4★ superior & 5★ · arrivals Naples, departures Bari
01

Between Two Shores

Sorrento's bay, Capri's blue and the slow pleasures of the Itria Valley

Capri by private boat, an Amalfi sunset above Ravello, then Matera, hand-pulled burrata and the sea at Polignano.

Capri by boatRavello sunsetMateraPolignano
NAPOLI SORRENTO
⎯ Frecciarossa ⎯
BARI VALLE D'ITRIA
7nights8 days
02

Ruins, Ridges & Rail

From Pompeii and the Path of the Gods to Matera and Castel del Monte

Pompeii and the archaeology of Naples, a coastal ridge walk and a Sorrento cooking class — then Matera and Frederick II's riddle in stone.

PompeiiPath of the GodsMateraCastel del Monte
NAPOLI SORRENTO
⎯ Frecciarossa ⎯
BARI VALLE D'ITRIA
7nights8 days
03

The Long Line South

Sorrento, the Itria Valley and the baroque of Lecce

Pompeii, Capri and the coast, then Matera and a scenic run to the golden baroque capital of the Salento.

CapriPompeiiMateraLecce
NAPOLI SORRENTO
⎯ Frecciarossa ⎯
BARI VALLE D'ITRIA LECCE
7nights8 days
04

The Grand Line: Rome to Puglia

Rome, the Sorrentine coast and the Itria Valley, linked by high-speed rail

The Colosseum and the Appian Way, high-speed to the Bay of Naples, then the trulli and the wine of the Itria Valley.

RomeCapriRavelloWine
↳ arrives Rome (Fiumicino) · departs Bari
ROMA ⎯ HS ⎯ NAPOLI SORRENTO
⎯ Frecciarossa ⎯
BARI VALLE D'ITRIA
9nights10 days
05

The Table of the South

A gastronomic journey from the Bay of Naples to the Salento

Paestum mozzarella, Naples street food, Bari's hand-rolled orecchiette, and a Salento day of Lecce and Otranto — the south, eaten.

PaestumNaples food tourBari VecchiaOtranto
NAPOLI SORRENTO
⎯ Frecciarossa ⎯
BARI VALLE D'ITRIA SALENTO
8nights9 days
For our travel partners

Sample programmes, ready to tailor.

These five are starting points, not fixed departures. Each is fully private and driver-escorted, in 4★ superior and 5★ properties, and built to flex around your clients' dates, pace and taste.

  • 01
    You keep the client. We design the journey, arrange the rail, the drivers and every service on the ground.
  • 02
    Fully private. No coaches, no fixed groups — the itinerary moves at your travellers' rhythm.
  • 03
    Two regions, one line. Campania and Puglia in a single trip, with Rome and the Salento easily added.

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We'll send the complete day-by-day for all five journeys, with pricing on request and tailoring notes for your market.

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