There are 12 ways to get from Leeds to Matera by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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 Manchester Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MAN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
8h 48m€87–175Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LBA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
9h 15m€69–163Train
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
25h 21m€507–866Train, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
33h 50mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Materacar
24h 22m€501–683Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane STN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 41m€143–302Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MAN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train
12h 18m€94–242Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane HUY - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
12h 7m€220–957Train, night train
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
34h 7m€517–916Train, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
34h 18m€396–682Bus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus 577 / ...
43h 45m€219–406Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Materacar
25h 23m€385–600
Leeds to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Matera is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €170 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Matera is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 48m and costs €85 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Matera. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and arriving at Matera via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Matera. However, there are services departing from Leeds and arriving at Ferrandina-Pom.Migl. via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 21m.
The distance between Leeds and Matera is 2119 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Matera without a car is to train which takes 25h 21m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Leeds to Matera, including transfers.
Leeds to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Leeds to Matera train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Matera is to train which takes 25h 21m and costs €500 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €410 and takes 43h 45m.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Leeds to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 25h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Matera via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Naples - Bus Station, and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 43h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Humberside Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–65
- 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
- €4–6
- 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
- €4–6
- 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
- €4–6
- 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
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Leeds to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Matera is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 11:31 AM in Leeds and 12:31 PM in Matera.
Leeds to Matera train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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