There are 12 ways to get from Leeds to Matera by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), car, car 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 Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MME - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Palese Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
14h 6m€159–503Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 Palese Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
8h 43m€82–226Train
- 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
24h 30m€476–790Train, 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 train from Bruxelles-Midi to Monstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Contursi Termebus
- Take the train from Contursi Terme to Potenza Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfabus
33h 35m€421–639Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Materacar
24h 20m€566–800Train, 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 Palese Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 49m€127–311Train, 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 Palese Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
15h 16m€92–319Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LBA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Palese Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
7h 55m€99–266Train 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 Afragola to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train
12h 47m€102–251Bus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Sibaribus
- Take the bus from Sibari to Materabus
39h 49m€262–389Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- 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 Naples Metropark Central Parking to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
43h 45m€213–363Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Materacar
25h 20m€459–755
Leeds to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Matera is to train and fly and bus which costs €80 - €230 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 7h 55m and costs €95 - €270.
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 Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive and Sibari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 49m.
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 24h 30m.
The distance between Leeds and Matera is 2190 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Matera without a car is to train which takes 24h 30m and costs €470 - €800.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Leeds to Matera, including transfers.
Leeds to Matera bus services, operated by National Express, 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 24h 30m and costs €470 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €260 - €390 and takes 39h 49m.
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 24h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Matera via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive, and Sibari in around 39h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Humberside Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Humberside Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Contursi Terme to Potenza Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Palese 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 Palese 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 Palese 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 Palese 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 Palese 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
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Contursi Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–260
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–250
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- info@grassani.it
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sibari to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €12–22
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Leeds to Matera bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Matera is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 9:56 PM in Leeds and 10:56 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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