Castle · On the route
Castello Colonna
Castello a Piano di Sorrento.
Photo: Oliver ralph mc queen, CC BY-SA 4.0Amalfi Coast road
The SS163 cut into the cliffs from Sorrento round to Positano, Praiano and Amalfi, then on through Maiori and Vietri sul Mare to Salerno.
- Distance
- 36 miles (58 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Campania
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from SorrentoCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 11 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 25
- Curvature
- 485 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 10
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 22 to mile 32. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 9 to mile 29, at 539 degrees of turning a mile.
- Countries: Italy.
- 4 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- Narrow, very busy and full of buses in summer. Ride it early in the morning or out of season.
- Parking for bikes in the towns is limited and enforced.
On the way
- Sorrento
- Positano
- Praiano
- Amalfi
- Maiori
- Vietri sul Mare
- Salerno
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in SorrentoWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in SalernoWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Italy
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
- Riding into Milan or Rome? Milan has a congestion charge and Rome sometimes restricts traffic in its green band
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in ItalyOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Castle · 0.7 km off the route
Castello Lauritano
Castle in Agerola, Italy.
Cathedral · On the route
Amalfi Cathedral
Cathedral in Italy.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle · 1 km off the route
Castello di San Nicola de Thoro-Plano
Fortified building in Maiori, provence of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Photo: SabineCretella, CC BY-SA 2.5
Lighthouse · On the route
Capo d'Orso Lighthouse
Lighthouse in the Province of Salerno, Italy.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Arnoldius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle · 0.3 km off the route
Arechi Castle
Fortified building in Salerno, Italy.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Jack45, CC BY 3.0
Cathedral · On the route
Salerno Cathedral
The main church of the city of Salerno in southern Italy.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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