There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Matera by plane, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MAN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
7h 42m€68–144Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- 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
26h 4m€510–883Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Battipagliabus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia to Materabus 542
32h 38mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Materacar
25h 2m€501–683Fly Manchester Airport to Naples Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MAN - NAP
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus
10h 16m€69–188Fly Manchester Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane MAN - QSR
- Take the bus from Salerno Airport to Potenza, Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteottibus
12h 2m€93–256Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LGW - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 4m€165–385Train, night train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- 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 Firenze Campo Martenighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Firenze Campo Marte to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
32h 14m€545–1,013Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Battipagliabus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia to Materabus 542
38h 24mBus via Paris
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- 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
45h 20m€233–457Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Materacar
26h 3m€388–615
Manchester to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Matera is to fly and bus which costs €65 - €150 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 7h 42m and costs €65 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Matera. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Matera via London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive and Battipaglia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Matera. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly 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 26h 4m.
The distance between Manchester and Matera is 2049 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Matera without a car is to train which takes 26h 4m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Manchester to Matera, including transfers.
Manchester to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Matera train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Matera is to train which takes 26h 4m and costs €500 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 38h 24m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 26h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Matera via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Luxembourg Park&Drive, and Battipaglia in around 38h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- 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
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze Campo Marte to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Firenze Campo Marte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Battipaglia to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Battipaglia to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0971 54673
- info@autolineeliscio.it
- Website
- autolineeliscio.it
Bus from Salerno Airport to Potenza, Terminal Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autolineeliscio.it
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- info@grassani.it
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Manchester to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Matera is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 12:20 PM in Manchester and 1:20 PM in Matera.
Manchester to Matera train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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