There are 10 ways to get from Lipari to Matera by ferry, train, bus, plane, 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.
Ferry, train, bus via Reggio Calabria
best- Take the ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.train Re
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Metapontotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Materabus 354
10h 3m€54–190Ferry, bus via Santa Eufemia Lamezia
cheapest- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo Via dei Mille to Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme to Materabus
10h 19m€30–62Ferry to Reggio Calabria Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabriaferry
- Fly from Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane REG - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 6m€107–216Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Vulcanoferry
- Take the ferry from Vulcano to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.train Re
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Metapontotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Materabus
10h 23mFerry, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Policoro Via Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Materabus 354
11h 19m€42–55Ferry, car ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittimaferry
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Metapontotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Metaponto - Scalo to Materabus 354
12h 27m€55–111Ferry, bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Catania Airportbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CTA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
8h 35m€78–185Ferry to Palermo Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Palermoferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane PMO - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
9h 20m€84–196Ferry to Palermo Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Palermoferry
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane PMO - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
11h 57m€59–179Ferry, bus to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Naples Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Lipari to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Catania Airportbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane CTA - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
11h 17m€59–188
Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lipari to Matera is to ferry and bus via Santa Eufemia Lamezia which costs €29 - €65 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Lipari to Matera is to ferry and bus and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs €75 - €190.
The distance between Lipari and Matera is 476 km.
The best way to get from Lipari to Matera without a car is to ferry and train and bus via Reggio Calabria which takes 10h 3m and costs €50 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Lipari to Matera, including transfers.
There are 1202+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Lipari, Italy and Matera, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Lipari to Matera. However, you can take the ferry to Reggio di Calabria, walk to Reggio Calabria Lido, take the train to Lamezia Terme C., take the train to Metaponto, walk to Metaponto, then take the bus to Matera. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Lipari to Matera via Milazzo, Milazzo Via dei Mille, and Lamezia Terme in around 10h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Reggio Calabria Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria Lido to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Metaponto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
Bus from Policoro to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
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) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milazzo Via dei Mille to Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lamezia Terme to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Metaponto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Policoro Via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 5790211
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
Bus from Policoro to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Schedules at
- bari.airports.aeroportidipuglia.it
- 2nd Class
- €8–11
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
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Milazzo to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Reggio di Calabria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Vulcano
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Vulcano to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–26
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Lipari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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