Naples eSIM
In Naples you connect to Vodafone or TIM, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 88 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Vodafone and TIM
- Typical speed in Italy
- 88 Mbps typical, 24 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Naples
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Italy compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Vodafone, TIM
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Denmark, 88 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Liechtenstein, 88 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 5: Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice, Naples
Landing at Naples International Airport (Capodichino) "Ugo Niutta" (NAP)
- Airport
- NAP / LIRN
- Distance
- 6 km from the centre of Naples
Getting into Naples
- Alibus (ANM) to Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza Municipio (NAP)
- A56 Tangenziale urban motorway (NAP)
Underground and on the metro
Naples Metro runs 3 lines. It opened in 1993. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Naples
- Naples Capodichino is only about 6 km from the city centre, but it still has no metro station: the Capodichino station on Line 1 is under construction and expected to be finished by 2027, so the airport link is the Alibus coach.
- The Naples metro is run by two different operators ANM on lines 1 and 6, EAV on line 11 so a single journey can cross operators.
- Naples Airport publishes operating hours of 03:30 to 22:30, so it is not a 24-hour terminal for arriving late at night.
- Metro Line 1 has had 4G and 5G in all 16 stations and every tunnel since Tuesday 30 June 2026, when the city switched it on with a video call from Municipio station. Cellnex built the antenna system with the city and ANM.
- Some Line 1 stations and tunnels lie as deep as 40 metres below the street, which is why they needed their own antennas. The city plans to extend 4G and 5G to Line 6 next.
- Tap&Go lets you pass the gates with a contactless card on the EAV railways, meaning the Circumvesuviana to Sorrento, the Cumana, the Circumflegrea and the Piscinola to Aversa metro, as well as on ANM metro lines and at the Centrale, Chiaia, Montesanto and Mergellina funicular stations.
- With Tap&Go, tap in at the entry gate and tap out at the exit with the same card, or you are charged the maximum fare. Contactless Mastercard, Visa and Amex cards work, but Visa-issued PostePay reloadable cards do not.
- Naples taxis offer fixed fares per car on set routes, covering airport, night, holiday and luggage supplements but not tolls. You must ask for one before the ride starts, the driver cannot refuse, and a completed receipt is due before departure, with F0.00 on the meter.
- The Centro Antico is a limited traffic zone with four camera gates. Via del Sole is enforced from 9:00 into the night, the others from 9:00 to 17:00 daily. Taxis, motorbikes and cars of hotel guests with a city permit may enter; others are fined automatically.
- Naples levies its tourist tax on non-residents over 14, per person per night, up to 14 consecutive nights. New rates set by the city council took effect on 1 May 2026, and your accommodation collects the tax.
- EAV's GoEav app, in Italian and English, sells tickets for its trains, buses and cable car that run for two hours from purchase, so you can board when the ticket office is shut. It also posts live service changes.
- In the GoEav app, tickets for EAV's two tourist trains, the Campania Express and the Cuma Express, must be paid by credit card or PayPal rather than from the app's stored credit.