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How to get fromCologne to Materaby plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, train, night train, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Matera by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, train, night train, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane CGN - BRI
    2. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus bus
    6h 37m
    €76–253

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain train S11
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train train Fr
    20h 26m
    €423–1,076

  3. Bus via Basel

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteottibus bus
    27h 13m

  4. Drive 1,724.2 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Materacar car 1,724.2 km
    16h 6m
    €268–387

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane DUS - BRI
    3. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus bus
    7h 13m
    €89–255

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane FRA - BRI
    3. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus bus
    7h 14m
    €106–299

  7. Train to Weeze Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Kevelaer Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane plane NRN - BRI
    3. Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus bus
    9h 6m

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane plane DUS - NAP
    3. Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus bus
    9h 57m
    €109–274

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Baribus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bari to Materabus bus
    28h 23m

  10. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 42 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Bolzano Bozennighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bari Centraletrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain train
    29h 42m
    €173–489

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Materacar car
    22h 36m
    €289–409

Cologne to Matera by train, foot, and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration20h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€423Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Matera, Italy?

You can take a train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 20h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Köln to Matera piazza Matteotti via Basel, Bahnhof, Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse, and Potenza, Terminal Bus in around 27h 13m.

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