There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Matera by plane, bus, 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.
Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)ORD - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
16h 53m€377–613Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)ORD - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
18h 56m€274–847Fly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Naples Airport (NAP)ORD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
18h 13m€329–839Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)ORD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Metaponto
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Matera
19h 40m€420–622Fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)ORD - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
20h 2m€359–787
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Matera is to fly and train which costs €270 - €850 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 16h 53m and costs €370 - €650.
The distance between Chicago and Matera is 8173 km.
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Chicago to Matera, including transfers.
Matera is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 12:22 PM in Chicago and 7:22 PM in Matera.
There are 1251+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Matera, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Matera. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), walk to Bari Airport, then take the bus to Matera piazza Matteotti. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi, walk to Napoli Centrale, take the train to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., walk to Ferrandina, then take the bus to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–440
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Naples Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brindisi Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Metaponto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
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