There are 6 ways to get from Matera to Bucharest by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
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Bus, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BRI - OTP
5h 27m$116–240Bus, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)BRI - BBU
5h 58m$69–263Bus
- Take the bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Bari
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
25h 50m$184–227Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Matera to Port Of Bari
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bucharest
21h 25m$217–318Italobus Connections, Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
- Take the bus from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
34h 10mItalobus Connections, bus
- Take the bus from Matera to Salerno1112
- Take the bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari1928
43h 11m
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matera to Bucharest is to bus and fly which costs $65 - $270 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Matera to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $110 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Matera to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo and arriving at București, Autogara Militari via Bari Porto, Tirana and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 50m.
The distance between Matera and Bucharest is 936 km.
The best way to get from Matera to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 25h 50m and costs $180 - $230.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Matera to Bucharest, including transfers.
Matera to Bucharest bus services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Matera station.
Matera to Bucharest bus services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Salerno station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Matera. It is currently 9:19 AM in Matera and 10:19 AM in Bucharest.
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What companies run services between Matera, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to București, Autogara Militari via Bari Banca Popolare di Bari, Bari Porto, Tirana, and Sofia in around 25h 50m.
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- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- nelatraveltours@gmail.com
- Website
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Salerno to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Bus from Matera to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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