There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Matera by plane, bus, car ferry, car, 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 Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane ORK - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
21h 29m€69–205Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane KIR - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
12h 55m€62–182Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
3d 18h€99–399Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Materacar
38h 8mBus to Shannon Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane SNN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
12h 14m€79–184Fly Cork Airport to Naples Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ORK - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
17h 1m€67–178Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane DUB - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
13h 34m€89–253
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Matera is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €190 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Matera is to bus and fly which takes 12h 14m and costs €75 - €190.
The distance between Cork and Matera is 2328 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Matera without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 18h and costs €95 - €400.
It takes approximately 21h 29m to get from Cork to Matera, including transfers.
Matera is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:29 AM in Cork and 7:29 AM in Matera.
There are 1195+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Matera, Italy?
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Road Station, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Napoli, Autostazione Metropark in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Naples Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Naples Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Naples Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- 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
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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