There are 13 ways to get from Basel to Matera by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
14h 59m€185–353Fly Basel to Naples Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
9h 4m€59–236Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus Senise
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteottibus Potenza
20h 20m€89–90Drive 1,238.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Materacar 1,238.3 km
12h 6m€212–307Train via Bari
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain
16h 2m€132–318Bus via Benevento
- Take the bus from Basilea Badisher to Beneventobus
- Take the bus from Benevento to Materabus 562
22h 20m€62–71Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MXP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 7m€60–169Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LIN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 3m€78–181Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZRH - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
10h 9m€110–324Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BGY - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 47m€88–253Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane FKB - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
8h 46m€96–281Fly Basel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BSL - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
6h 22m€69–210Fly Basel to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BSL - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain
10h 23m€80–328
Basel to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Matera is to bus via Benevento which costs €60 - €75 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 6h 22m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Matera. However, there are services departing from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse and arriving at Matera piazza Matteotti via Potenza, Terminal Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Matera station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Matera Centrale Station via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Bari Centrale and Altamura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 2m.
The distance between Basel and Matera is 1366 km. The road distance is 1238.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Matera without a car is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Basel to Matera, including transfers.
Basel to Matera bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse station.
Basel to Matera train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Matera is to train which takes 14h 59m and costs €180 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €88 - €90 and takes 20h 20m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Lugano, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 14h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Matera piazza Matteotti via Potenza, Terminal Bus in around 20h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Basel to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Basel to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Mostar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–350
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €81
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- info@grassani.it
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Benevento to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- INFORMAZIONI@BARTOLINIPULLMAN.IT
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Basilea Badisher to Benevento
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Matera bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, arrive at Potenza, Terminal Bus station.
Basel to Matera train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Matera is 1238 km. It takes approximately 12h 6m to drive from Basel to Matera.
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