The Blue Grotto and the White and Green grottoes can only be reached by sea, and the Faraglioni rocks look best from the water, so a trip round the island is the best way to discover Capri. This guide compares every Capri boat tour (the classic trip from Marina Grande, small groups, kayak, day trips from Naples and Sorrento), what it costs, the ferries, and hour-by-hour weather with wind.
Budget option → · Capri, Campania
Weather at 12:00 PM. Boat trips start from 09:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickShared motorboatTiqets | €25 | 1 h or 1 h 45 | Round the island, Meravigliosa, White and Green grottoes | Guide IT, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Marina Grande (Via Don Giobbe Ruocco 51) |
| Boat, small groupTiqets | €60 | 2 h | Round the island with stops | Skipper IT, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Marina Grande (Via Don Giobbe Ruocco 51) |
| KayakTiqets | €42 | 1 h 30 | Caves and beaches | Guide IT, EN | Free up to 7 days before | Marina Piccola |
| Ferry + motorboatTiqets | €94 | 10 h | Round the island, Capri and Anacapri | Guide IT, EN, ES | Free up to 24 h before | Naples |
| BoatTiqets | €103.35 | 7 h | Grottoes, Natural Arch, Faraglioni, free time | Guide IT, EN, ES | Free up to 24 h before | Marina della Lobra (Massa Lubrense) |
Our pick: the coast-to-coast trip round the island, from €25. In one hour (or an hour and 45, depending on the option) you circle Capri, go by boat into the Meravigliosa, White and Green grottoes, with an English-speaking guide. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
The Blue Grotto is visited in the grotto’s own small rowing boats: the ticket is paid separately on site, and in rough seas the grotto is closed.
1 h – 1 h 45 · guide in English and Italian · 4.3 from 42 Tiqets reviews
2 h · skipper speaks English and Italian · 5.0 from 5 Tiqets reviews
1 h 30 · 4.8 from 18 Tiqets reviews
10 h · guide in English, Italian, Spanish · 4.5 from 77 Tiqets reviews
7 h · guide in English, Italian, Spanish · 4.6 from 28 Tiqets reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 2, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
The slow Caremar ferry from Naples is the cheapest way to reach Capri by sea, with views of the bay and Vesuvius.
Once on the island, the €25 trip is already the cheapest way to see the coast.
The best months are May to October: highs between 24 and 32 °C and almost no rain in summer.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14° | 8.3 |
| Feb | 14° | 6.8 |
| Mar | 17° | 6.7 |
| Apr | 20° | 5.5 |
| MayBest | 24° | 3.9 |
| JunBest | 29° | 2.3 |
| Jul | 32° | 1.3 |
| Aug | 32° | 1.7 |
| SepBest | 28° | 5.5 |
| Oct | 24° | 6.7 |
| Nov | 18° | 9.4 |
| Dec | 15° | 8.9 |
1991–2020 averages for the Capri station: mean high and rainy days. Source: NOAA/NCEI, table on Wikipedia (“Capri”).
Fair
Fair: partly cloudy, 19 to 20 °C, 0.3 mm, wind up to 39 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Light rain | 19° | 0.3 mm | 36 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 38 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 39 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 37 km/h |
| 16:00 | Mostly sunny | 20° | – | 35 km/h |
| 17:00 | Clear | 19° | – | 31 km/h |
Good
Good: partly cloudy, 19 to 20 °C, no rain, wind up to 25 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 19 km/h |
| 10:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 19 km/h |
| 11:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 21 km/h |
| 12:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 21 km/h |
| 13:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 21 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 20° | – | 19 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 20 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 23 km/h |
| 17:00 | Partly cloudy | 19° | – | 25 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Tuesday, November 17 and Wednesday, November 18. The rating only looks at rain and wind during tour hours.
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
The sea decides everything: with waves and wind, trips are shortened or cancelled and the Blue Grotto closes.
From Naples: hydrofoils from Molo Beverello and ferries from Calata Porta di Massa, a few minutes from Municipio metro station.
From Sorrento: fast boats and hydrofoils from the Marina Piccola harbour, reached by the Circumvesuviana train.
The trip round the island from Marina Grande costs from €25; a small group with limoncello from €60; kayak from €42. Day trips from Naples and Sorrento cost €94 to €103.35, travel included.
The tour stops outside the grotto, but entry is paid separately on site: you go in on the grotto’s own rowing boats. In rough seas the grotto is closed.
Almost all from Marina Grande, where the ferries arrive. Kayaks leave from Marina Piccola.
The slow Caremar ferry from Naples costs from €19; hydrofoils from €26.50. From Sorrento the Caremar fast boat costs €21.40.
Yes: the coast-to-coast trip, the small group, the kayak and the day trips from Naples and Sorrento all have English-speaking guides.
Yes, if the sea is calm, but check departures first: the low-season offer is reduced and in rough seas the Blue Grotto closes.
Fair: partly cloudy, 19 to 20 °C, 0.3 mm, wind up to 39 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Good: light rain, 18 to 18 °C, 0.8 mm, wind up to 11 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Not ideal: heavy rain, 17 to 17 °C, 7.3 mm, wind up to 23 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
Coast-to-coast trip round the island · from €25
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 2, 2026.