There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Matera by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, train, night train, 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.
Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport, bus
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)LEJ - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
9h 3m€142–309Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna CentraleN452
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Matera Via Don Luigi SturzoMarinoBus 047 / ...
23h 40m€70–217Train via Florence
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf29 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Trento89
- Take the train from Trento to Firenze S.M.N.Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.Fr
20h 35m€197–488Drive 1,641.7 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Matera1,641.7 km
15h 27m€253–365Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)BER - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
8h 8m€71–258Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)NUE - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
8h 31m€92–333Train to Dresden Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)DRS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
11h 19m€189–375Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)PRG - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
11h 21m€99–284Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf29 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Vicenza89
- Take the train from Vicenza to Milano RogoredoFr
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.Fr
23h 20m€222–533Train #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf28 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Trento89
- Take the train from Trento to Bari CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
23h 37m€161–302Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Take the bus from Augsburg, Biberbacherstrase to Metaponto
- Take the bus from Metaponto - Scalo to Matera354
24h 41m€202–253Drive, car train
- Drive from Leipzig to Fulda
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Matera
18h 1m€289–1,087
Leipzig to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Matera is to bus which costs €70 - €220 and takes 23h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Matera is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 8m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Matera. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Matera station. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Matera Centrale Station via München Hbf, Trento, Bari Centrale and Altamura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 37m.
The distance between Leipzig and Matera is 1280 km. The road distance is 1641.7 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Matera without a car is to train via Florence which takes 20h 35m and costs €190 - €490.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Leipzig to Matera, including transfers.
Leipzig to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Matera train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Matera is to train via Florence which takes 20h 35m and costs €190 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €220 and takes 23h 40m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Nürnberg Hbf, München Hbf, Trento, Firenze S.M.N., Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Bologna Centrale in around 23h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Trento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trento to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Vicenza to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €60–85
- Base Standard
- €95–130
- Base Premium
- €110–160
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trento to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Augsburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
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
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Augsburg, Biberbacherstrase to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Leipzig to Matera train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Matera is 1642 km. It takes approximately 15h 27m to drive from Leipzig to Matera.
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