There are 11 ways to get from Merano to Taranto by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Florence (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Tarantotrain Fr
12h 24m€164–326Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Veronabus 486 / ...
- Take the bus from Verona to Tarantobus N554
17h 54m€66–120Drive 1,054.4 km
- Drive from Merano to Tarantocar 1,054.4 km
9h 26m€163–235Shuttle to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VRN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
8h 49mTrain (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Bari Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain Re
15h 21m€98–237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bolzano to Ebolibus Sapri / ...
- Take the train from Eboli to Tarantotrain Ic
20h 47m€66–127Shuttle to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane VRN - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
7h 55m€120–333Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BGY - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
9h 40m€103–324Shuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BGY - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
10h 34mTrain, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane VCE - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
10h 56m€105–352Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VCE - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
11h 49m
Merano to Taranto by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Taranto is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Taranto is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 7h 55m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Meran and arriving at Taranto via Bolzano South and Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Merano to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Merano Meran and arriving at Taranto via Bolzano Bozen and Firenze S.M.N.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Merano and Taranto is 1166 km. The road distance is 1054.4 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Taranto without a car is to train via Florence which takes 12h 24m and costs €160 - €330.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Merano to Taranto, including transfers.
Merano to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bolzano South station.
Merano to Taranto train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bolzano Bozen station.
The best way to get from Merano to Taranto is to train via Florence which takes 12h 24m and costs €160 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 17h 54m.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Merano Meran to Taranto via Bolzano Bozen and Firenze S.M.N. in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Meran to Taranto via Bolzano South and Verona in around 17h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Mostar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brindisi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Eboli to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Eboli to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–40
- Smart Flex
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bolzano South to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verona to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
- 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
- €6
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- 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
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- autolineecurcio.it
Bus from Bolzano to Eboli
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.autolineecurcio.it/
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Merano to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Merano to Taranto train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Firenze S.M.N. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Taranto is 1054 km. It takes approximately 9h 26m to drive from Merano to Taranto.
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