Sorrento to Path of the Gods Bus

The Sentiero degli Dei sits 650 meters above the Amalfi Coast, and no direct coach climbs from Sorrento to its ridgeline start. The sorrento to path of the gods bus is a coordinated pair of SITA Sud services: a trunk route along the coastal highway and a feeder line that switchbacks into the mountain hamlets of Agerola. Bomerano, the western trailhead, is a frazione of Agerola — a scattering of stone houses and a single piazza where the bus turns around. The route from Sorrento involves boarding the Amalfi-bound bus at Circumvesuviana station, riding the cliffside bends for an hour, and watching for the Agerola junction near Colli di Fontanelle. That junction is unsigned in English; drivers call it by the local toponym, and passengers unfamiliar with the stop often miss the transfer. The onward leg to Bomerano is operated by a smaller vehicle on a tighter schedule — in summer it runs every 60 to 90 minutes, and in winter service drops to four departures per day. The alternative is the Nocelle trailhead, reached from Positano rather than Agerola. This approach reverses the hike, starting low and climbing toward Bomerano, which adds 400 meters of ascent to the route. The SITA Sorrento–Positano line runs more frequently than the Agerola feeder, and the internal Positano–Nocelle shuttle is a dedicated seasonal service that ferries hikers and residents up the hairpin road from the marina. Most published itineraries favor the Bomerano start because the descent is gentler on the knees and the morning light falls directly onto the Capri view. The bus from Sorrento to Bomerano aligns with that preference, but it requires precision: the transfer at the Agerola junction is not signaled by digital boards, and missing it means doubling back from Amalfi or waiting for the next departure. Tickets for both legs are sold separately — the trunk route uses the standard SITA fare zones, and the Agerola feeder requires a supplementary local ticket purchased on board or at the Bomerano tabacchi. A single journey from Sorrento to Bomerano costs approximately 4 EUR when combining both segments. Tickets are not time-stamped for a return journey, so hikers planning to return the same day must validate a new ticket at the trailhead stop. The bus from Bomerano back toward Sorrento departs from the same piazza turnaround, with the last reliable connection leaving around 18:00 in summer and 16:30 in winter. Public transport to the Path of the Gods does not run on a tourist timetable — it serves the hill villages first and hikers second. The 07:15 departure from Sorrento is the earliest that reaches Bomerano before 09:00, and the 08:00 departure is the last that delivers hikers within the recommended cool-morning window. Later buses arrive at the trailhead after 10:30, when the exposed ridgeline sections are already in full sun. The Amalfi Coast's summer schedules extend frequency from May through September, but shoulder-season service contracts sharply, and hikers relying on public transport in April or October should verify schedules the day before departure. The SITA Sud timetable is published online, but the Agerola feeder schedule is often printed only at the junction stop itself.