A Friday in November, mid-morning. You leave your city with a light suitcase and a book to finish; in the afternoon you step off at Napoli Centrale, and before evening you are already walking towards the seafront, about 7 minutes on foot from Follaky.
Naples by train from Milan, Bologna, Florence, Turin and Venice means high-speed rail, with Frecciarossa and Italo, all the way to Napoli Centrale. According to the two operators, it takes under three hours from Florence, just over three from Bologna, just over four from Milan, about five from Venice and between five and six from Turin. Between November and December, Chiaia offers evenings at the San Carlo and the sea at the end of the street.
Why the train, this November
In November Naples airport is closed for runway works: the alternatives by air are in Naples airport closed in November. From central and northern Italy there is a route that does not depend on the airport: the high-speed train, which leaves you at Napoli Centrale, about 15–20 minutes by taxi from Chiaia.
Naples by train from each city: connections and journey times
This is what the official pages of Trenitalia and Italo showed on 18 October 2026: how many trains a day and how long the journey takes. Trenitalia's times are those of the fastest train.
- Milan to Naples train: Trenitalia lists 70 Frecciarossa a day, in just over 4 hours, with departures from Milan between 5:10 and 19:00; Italo lists 19 trains a day in 4 hours 8 minutes, from Milano Centrale and Milano Rogoredo.
- Bologna to Naples train: Trenitalia lists 87 Frecciarossa a day, with a fastest journey of 3 hours 28 minutes; Italo lists 21 trains a day in 3 hours 18 minutes, from Bologna Centrale.
- Florence to Naples train: Trenitalia lists 58 Frecciarossa a day, with a fastest journey of 2 hours 55 minutes; Italo lists 21 trains a day in 2 hours 42 minutes, from Firenze Santa Maria Novella.
- Turin to Naples train: Trenitalia lists 21 Frecciarossa a day, with a fastest journey of 5 hours 45 minutes; Italo lists 9 trains a day in 5 hours 29 minutes, from Torino Porta Nuova and Porta Susa.
- Venice to Naples train: Trenitalia lists 21 Frecciarossa a day, with a fastest journey of 5 hours 27 minutes; Italo lists 9 trains a day in 4 hours 59 minutes, from Santa Lucia and Mestre, also stopping at Padua, Bologna and Florence.
- From Padua and Reggio Emilia: Italo lists 9 trains a day from Padua, in 4 hours 41 minutes, and 11 from Reggio Emilia AV, in 3 hours 53 minutes.
Trenitalia notes that its service may vary at weekends and at certain times of the year. Before fixing your nights, look up the trains for your day on the two operators' websites. Italo trains from Turin, Milan and Reggio Emilia also stop at Napoli Afragola, which is a different station: for Chiaia, get off at Napoli Centrale. From Rome, just over an hour away, there is the Rome–Naples trip in three or four nights.
From Napoli Centrale to Chiaia, with your luggage
- By taxi: about 15–20 minutes, at the fixed fare of €18.50. Give the driver Vico Monteroduni 16, the vehicle entrance, the one for luggage.
- By metro: Line 1 from Garibaldi to Toledo, then 13 minutes on foot: about 35–45 minutes in all.
Check-in is from 15:00 to 20:00, in person with Monica or Fabio: let us know your time slot, ideally when you book, and choose a train that gets you to Chiaia by 20:00. Later than that, evening check-in is an extra service, on advance request and subject to availability (€20). Both entrances are described in Getting here.
A long weekend in Chiaia: two or three nights
With two nights, Friday to Sunday, Saturday is your full day. On Friday, once the bags are down, the seafront is about 7 minutes on foot; for dinner there is our restaurants page. Saturday brings together via Toledo and monumental Naples: the Gallerie d'Italia at via Toledo 177 are about 10 minutes on foot, the Galleria Umberto I 8, piazza del Plebiscito 9. In the evening, the Teatro di San Carlo is about 8 minutes away.
With three nights, arriving on Thursday or leaving on Monday, you gain a day for the historic centre: Santa Chiara is about 24 minutes on foot, via San Gregorio Armeno 32, along via Toledo. To decide how many nights, there is our comparison of three and four nights.
On the morning you leave, the suite is vacated by 10:00; on Sundays you leave from Vico Monteroduni 16. On Sundays the concierge desk is closed, and so is luggage storage (an extra service on request, €10 per suite): for an afternoon train you can ask for late check-out, on request and subject to availability (€20).
A weekend in Naples in November and December: the San Carlo and an exhibition
Between November and December, a few minutes' walk from Follaky, there is no shortage of reasons to come:
- 5 to 10 November: Boléro at the Teatro di San Carlo, three choreographies, with performances on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 too.
- Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November, at 19:00: Beethoven's Ninth conducted by Daniel Oren.
- Tuesday 24 November: Louis Lortie, a piano recital devoted entirely to Chopin.
- 2 to 10 December: Verdi's Luisa Miller, with performances on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 at 20:00 and Sunday 6 at 17:00.
- 22 December to 5 January: The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky, the ballet of the holidays.
- 6 November to 7 March: at the Gallerie d'Italia, about 10 minutes on foot, «Angelica e Élisabeth. L'età delle donne pittrici» brings Angelica Kauffmann and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun into dialogue for the first time.
Tickets are not included in your stay. The rest of the two months is in Naples in November and Naples in December.
A suite in Chiaia, at the end of the line
Follaky Secret Garden is a boutique B&B in Palazzo Giovagnoni, inside a private residential park in Chiaia; Monica and Fabio welcome you in person. The Suite Chiaia Deluxe Garden View is the more intimate, with a glass wall overlooking two neighbouring private gardens; the Suite Toledo Deluxe Private Patio is larger and brighter, with a private patio. Follaky Breakfast is included, with quality products.
With the train chosen, the evening and the suite remain: enter your dates and compare the two suites.
