There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Matera by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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
12h 14m€93–290Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Materacar
45h 54m€774–1,248Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metroparkbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
3d 18h€102–391Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- 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 35m€177–250Fly Cork Airport to Brindisi Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ORK - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
11h 57m€105–337
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Matera is to fly and bus which costs €90 - €290 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Matera is to fly and train and bus which takes 11h 57m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Matera. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Naples Metropark Central Parking. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 18h.
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 €100 - €400.
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Cork to Matera, including transfers.
Cork to Matera bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
Cork to Matera bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Matera is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 6:42 PM in Cork and 7:42 PM in Matera.
There are 1287+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Matera, Italy?
You can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, and Naples Metropark Central Parking in around 3d 18h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Cork Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- 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
- €95–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brindisi Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–500
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Napoli, Autostazione Metropark
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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