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Helicopter to the Amalfi Coast

Ravello in 20 minutes from Naples or Capri, Positano in about 10 from Salerno, an hour from Rome, and coast tours past Positano.

Naples to Ravello
20 min
Published fare
From €2,000
Salerno to Positano
About 10 min
Coast tour
From €3,100
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0
Overview

Flying to the Amalfi Coast by helicopter

How much is a helicopter to the Amalfi Coast?

Hoverfly publishes Naples to Ravello and Naples to Sorrento from €2,000 for up to four passengers, flights of about 20 minutes, including taxes. From its Salerno base, Positano is about 10 minutes away, and Rome to Ravello takes about an hour. Its coast tour over Capri, Sorrento and Positano costs from €3,100.

By helicopter, Ravello and Sorrento are about 20 minutes from Naples airport, and Positano about 10 minutes from Salerno.

Hoverfly operates directly from Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport and has its operational headquarters next to it in Bellizzi. It lists Positano, Amalfi and Ravello among the places a transfer from Naples reaches quickly.

Salerno Costa d'Amalfi (LIRI), run by GESAC with a 2,000 m runway, resumed scheduled passenger flights in July 2024 and is on ENAC's list of airports of national interest.

Arriving by jet? See private jets to the Amalfi Coast.

Sources:Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): transfers and routes, flight times and fares, 19 October 2026Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): bases, transfers and tours, prices as published 19 October 2026Hoverfly: helicopter charter from Salerno Costa d'Amalfi AirportHoverfly: helicopter charter from NaplesWikipedia: Salerno Costa d'Amalfi AirportENAC: Aeroporti in Italia (airports of national interest)

Routes

Helicopter flight times to the Amalfi Coast

RouteFlight timePublished price
Naples to Ravello20 minFrom €2,000, up to 4 passengers
Naples to Sorrento20 minFrom €2,000, up to 4 passengers
Salerno to PositanoAbout 10 minOn request
Salerno to CapriAbout 15 minOn request
Capri to Ravello20 minOn request
Rome to Ravello1 hrOn request
Rome to Sorrento1 hrOn request
Coast tour: Capri, Sorrento, Positano50 or 60 minFrom €3,100

Published by [[Hoverfly|/en-it/operators/hoverfly/]], checked 19 October 2026. Transfer fares include taxes and the 10-minute helipad to terminal transfer; the tour includes fuel, taxes and insurance.

Sources:Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): transfers and routes, flight times and fares, 19 October 2026Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): bases, transfers and tours, prices as published 19 October 2026Hoverfly: helicopter charter from Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport

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Landing on the coast

Airports and landing sites

Salerno Costa d'Amalfi (LIRI)

Between Bellizzi and Pontecagnano Faiano, at the southern end of the coast, with a 2,000 m runway. Hoverfly flies from here and keeps its operations team on site.

Naples Capodichino (LIRN)

ENAC's strategic airport for the region, and Hoverfly's base for transfers to Ravello and Sorrento.

Hotels and villas

A private landing needs the owner's consent and an occasional landing notice to ENAC and the police, by day and in visual conditions, and the take-off and landing may not overfly built-up areas. The operator confirms the site before you book.

Sources:Wikipedia: Salerno Costa d'Amalfi AirportHoverfly: helicopter charter from Salerno Costa d'Amalfi AirportENAC: Aeroporti in Italia (airports of national interest)Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): transfers and routes, flight times and fares, 19 October 2026ENAC: Regolamento Liberalizzazione dell'uso delle aree di atterraggio (avio, idro ed elisuperfici), Ed. 1 Rev. 2 of 5 February 2026 (PDF)

Before you fly

Bags, children and paperwork

  • Hoverfly's island transfers take up to 4 passengers, with one bag each of 65 x 40 x 25 cm and 15 kg. Its helicopters take up to 6 passengers; larger groups fly in more than one.
  • Elsewhere its guide is one soft, medium bag of about 15 to 20 kg and one small carry-on each. Extra luggage can follow by road for a fee.
  • Children travel with an adult. Under 2s sit on a parent's lap; older children need a seat. Pets travel in a suitable carrier.
  • The passenger list is an official document: you complete and sign it, accepting the dangerous goods rules. Some airports and helipads ask for passport copies before they authorise the landing.
  • Hoverfly's operations office sends a brief the day before, with meeting points, timings and driver contacts.

Sources:Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): transfers and routes, flight times and fares, 19 October 2026Capri Helicopters (Hoverfly): FAQHoverfly: private helicopter transfers, pricing, payment and passenger rules

Italian law

Where a helicopter may land in Italy

Away from airports, ENAC regulates landing sites under its regulation on the liberalised use of landing areas. It took effect on 8 December 2023; the second revision, of 5 February 2026, was published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 73 of 28 March 2026.

  • An elisuperficie is a landing site, other than a heliport, for helicopters only; it counts as elevated when it sits on a structure 3 m or more above the ground. An idrosuperficie is a water site for seaplanes or helicopters with floats, and the regulation treats both as kinds of aviosuperficie, landing areas that are not airports.
  • A permanent elisuperficie opens only after its manager files the documents with ENAC, including the landowner's consent and a noise assessment. Flying starts when ENAC publishes the site, within 30 days of a complete file. ENAC has moved the published list to the Avioportolano site.
  • ENAC checks each site at least every three years and can suspend one whose real state differs from what the manager published.
  • A helicopter may also use an occasional site: up to 100 movements a year, by day under visual flight rules, within 500 m of the notified coordinates. The pilot alone is responsible for choosing the area.
  • Occasional sites need the owner's consent on private land, serve only flights that start and end in Italy with no stop abroad, and the take-off and landing may not overfly built-up areas or crowds.
  • Before the flight, the pilot notifies the local ENAC office and the public security authority of the coordinates and the time window. Since 1 June 2025 these notices go only through ENAC's online portal, with SPID access.
  • Commercial passenger flights may use occasional sites within these rules. A helicopter operator's own base must be a managed elisuperficie with a ground radio.
  • Flying at these sites is visual and by day. Helicopters may fly at night only to a site with lighting and a visual approach guidance system.
  • An elisuperficie in a town may be used only where emergency landing areas exist under the departure and approach paths, unless the helicopter flies in Performance Class 1.

Sources:ENAC: Regolamento Liberalizzazione dell'uso delle aree di atterraggio (avio, idro ed elisuperfici), Ed. 1 Rev. 2 of 5 February 2026 (PDF)ENAC, 23 March 2026: Regolamento Liberalizzazione dell'uso delle aree di atterraggio, Ed. 1 Rev. 2ENAC: Avio-Idro-Elisuperfici, notices from February 2024 to 24 March 2026

Billing

What goes into a helicopter price in Italy

You charter the whole helicopter and its pilot, so the price is per flight, not per seat.

  • Flying time at the hourly rate for the type: as a guide, €1,420 to €4,130 per flight hour for the whole helicopter, plus positioning when it is based away from your pickup.
  • Hoverfly prices each trip on route, helicopter type, passengers, landing permissions, waiting time and operational needs.
  • Some routes have published fares: Naples to Capri from €1,900 including taxes, and Rome to Capri from €5,400 (Hoverfly, 19 October 2026).
  • Italy's aerotaxi passenger tax applies to helicopter charters too: €10 per passenger per leg up to 100 km and €100 from 100 to 1,500 km. See charter taxes and fees.
  • Hoverfly takes payment before the flight, by card through a secure link or by bank transfer.

Sources:Hoverfly: private helicopter transfers, pricing, payment and passenger rulesCapri Helicopters (Hoverfly): transfers and routes, flight times and fares, 19 October 2026Helicopters Italy (flights by Hoverfly SAM): helicopters to Capri, fares as published 19 October 2026Agenzia delle Entrate, ruling (Risposta) n. 393 of 25 July 2023 on the aerotaxi passenger tax (text as reproduced by Studio Cerbone)

Aircraft

Helicopters for the coast

Transfers use four to six seat helicopters; twins such as the AW109 can fly at night to airports and lit sites.

FAQ

Questions, answered

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How long is the helicopter from Naples to the Amalfi Coast?+

About 20 minutes to Ravello or Sorrento.

How much is a helicopter from Naples to Ravello?+

Hoverfly publishes it from €2,000 for up to four passengers, including taxes.

Can a helicopter take me to Positano?+

Hoverfly lists Positano about 10 minutes from Salerno. Built-up areas cannot be overflown on take-off and landing at an occasional site, so the landing site is agreed with the operator before you book.

Can I fly from Rome to the Amalfi Coast?+

Yes. Rome to Ravello or Sorrento takes about an hour.

Can I fly at night?+

Only to airports or lit sites, in a twin-engine helicopter.

How much does a private helicopter cost?+

As a guide, €1,420 to €4,130 per flight hour for the whole helicopter.

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