There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Matera by train, plane, bus, night train, car, busferry, or car 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 to Frankfurt, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane FRA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
9h 30m€124–318Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane NUE - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 23m€111–293Train, night train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to München Hbftrain 11
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Firenze Campo Marte to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
27h 23m€261–583Train, bus via Basel
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Potenza, Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteottibus
28h€171–187Drive 1,617.2 km
- Drive from Europe to Materacar 1,617.2 km
16h 8m€255–368Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MUC - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
11h 46m€167–337Train to Frankfurt, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane FRA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train
13h 3m€156–413Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari to Materabus
31h 2m€138–233Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Metapontobus
- Take the bus from Metaponto - Scalo to Materabus 354
31h 6m€162–259Train, bus, bus and ferry, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Taranto to Materabus
38h 8mDrive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Materacar
16h 18m€269–1,053
Europe to Matera by bus, train, night train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Matera is to train and bus which costs €130 - €240 and takes 31h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Matera is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 30m and costs €120 - €320.
The distance between Europe and Matera is 1429 km. The road distance is 1617.2 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Matera without a car is to train and night train which takes 27h 23m and costs €260 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Europe to Matera, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Matera is 1617 km. It takes approximately 16h 8m to drive from Europe to Matera.
There are 1195+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Europe and Matera, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Matera. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), walk to Bari Airport, then take the bus to Matera piazza Matteotti. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Firenze Campo Marte, Firenze Campo Marte, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 27h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–650
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €65–80
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–430
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- 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
- 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
Bus from Taranto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Metaponto - Scalo to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +39 080 5790211
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
Bus from Metaponto - Scalo to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Kassel to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Durrës to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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