There are 8 ways to get from Matera to Bucharest by bus, plane, busferry, train (Trenitalia), car, 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.
Bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRI - OTP
5h 27m$116–256Bus to Naples Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Matera to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane NAP - BBU
8h 52m$63–232Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Baribus
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
25h 50mTrain
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
37h 14m$411–709Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Matera to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bucharestcar
21h 22m$217–323Bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BRI - BBU
5h 58m$69–859Italobus Connections, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
- Take the busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
33h 25mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo to Bari Banca Popolare di Baribus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
36h 39m$122–186
Matera to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matera to Bucharest is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $240 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Matera to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 5h 27m and costs $110 - $260.
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.
No, there is no direct train from Matera station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Matera Centrale Station and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Altamura, Bari Centrale, Venezia Mestre and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 14m.
The distance between Matera and Bucharest is 936 km.
The best way to get from Matera to Bucharest without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 25h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Matera to Bucharest, including transfers.
Matera to Bucharest bus services, operated by Marino Autolinee, depart from Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo station.
Matera to Bucharest train services, operated by Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, depart from Altamura station.
Matera to Bucharest bus services, operated by Marino Autolinee, arrive at Bari Banca Popolare di Bari station.
What companies run services between Matera, Italy and Bucharest, Romania?
You can take a train from Matera Centrale Station to Bucuresti Nord via Altamura, Bari Centrale, Venezia Mestre, and Wien Hbf in around 37h 14m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Naples Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- 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
- $50–220
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $100–160
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- $5–6
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Matera to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- 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
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Taranto Port to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Durrës to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- $29–40
- 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
- $26–40
- 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
- $18–30
- 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
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- $55–75
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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Bucharest is 1h ahead of Matera. It is currently 8:25 AM in Matera and 9:25 AM in Bucharest.
Matera to Bucharest train services, operated by Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, arrive at Bari Centrale station.
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