The Amalfi Coast needs no introduction. Salerno is Ryanair's entry point, and at £62 return, it is the cheapest way to get there from London this summer.
✈️ The deal
- From: London, UK
- To: Salerno, Italy (gateway to the Amalfi Coast)
- Airline: Ryanair
- Stops: Non-stop
- Price: £62–£70 return
- When: July 2026
Example dates:
29/06/2026 – 16/07/2026
02/06/2026 – 16/06/2026
06/07/2026 – 23/07/2026
09/07/2026 – 16/07/2026
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💰 How far does your money go?
Salerno sits just outside the tourist premium of the Amalfi towns. An espresso at the bar costs €1.10. A proper pizza, thick crust and fresh buffalo mozzarella, comes in at €8–10. A cold beer on a terrace with views over the port: around €3.50. Once you take the ferry into the coast, prices climb. Salerno gives you a solid, affordable base for all of it.
☀️ The weather
July is the height of the Mediterranean summer. Expect 28–32°C, almost no rain, and a sea temperature hovering around 25°C. Mornings are clear and bright. Afternoons get hot. The light in the evening, when the cliffs turn gold, is worth the whole trip.
🏨 Where to stay
Salerno is the practical base for the coast. Cheaper than Positano or Amalfi, and a short ferry ride from everywhere.
Hotel Bruman | 8.1/10 | From €70/night
Two minutes from the train station and the ferry port. Clean, reliable, and in the right place for exploring the whole coast.
Hotel Montestella | 8.2/10 | From €100/night
On Salerno's main pedestrian street, ten minutes from the waterfront. Couples rate the location 9.4. A buffet breakfast before a full day on the coast.
Hotel Santa Caterina | 9.2/10 | From €380/night
Built into the cliffs above Amalfi, with a lift carved into the rock taking you down to the sea. One of the most iconic hotels on the Italian coast.
🎯 What to do
Salerno opens the door. What's behind it is extraordinary.
The Path of the Gods (Sentiero degli Dei): A ridge trail linking Agerola to Positano, with views down to the sea that are hard to process. The best coastal hiking trail in southern Italy.
Amalfi Cathedral: Built in the 9th century, with striped Moorish arches and a crypt that predates most of Europe's great churches. Free to visit most of the year.
Lemon sorbet in a real Amalfi lemon: The coast is famous for its sfusato lemons, unlike anything sold in UK supermarkets. Find one served inside the hollowed-out fruit and eat it standing up.
Pompeii: 40 minutes from Salerno by train. Two thousand years of silence, preserved under volcanic ash. One of the most compelling historical sites on the planet.
🗺️ Where to go from here
Salerno is not a dead end. The entire Amalfi Coast is accessible by ferry, and the region opens further.
Positano: 45 minutes by ferry. Houses stacked down the cliff, boutiques cut into rock, and the best beach on the coast. Go early.
Amalfi: 30 minutes by ferry. The medieval republic that once rivalled Venice. The cathedral square fills up fast in July, so arrive before 10am.
Capri: 1 hour 20 minutes by ferry from Salerno. The Blue Grotto, the Faraglioni rocks, and a very specific kind of Italian glamour. Worth a full day.
Paestum: 40 minutes by train. Three Greek temples standing in a field, older than the Colosseum and almost completely overlooked by tourists. One of the most underrated sites in Italy.
£62 return. Non-stop from London. Flights like this do not wait around.
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