HOW TO REACH US
Once upon a time an isolated city, today Matera is reachable via several transportation methods:
TRAIN
Define your train itinerary by visiting Trenitalia website (Click to visit website)
FLIGHT
The closest airport is Bari's Karol Wojtyla, at about 50 km from Matera (Click to visit website), it connects several italian cities (Milano, Roma, Verona, Torino, Venezia, Trapani, Bergamo, Bologna) and international cities too (London, Paris, Barcelona, Bruxelles, Colonia, Bucarest, Tirana, Stuttgart, Munich, Timisoara). International airlines operating in Bari's airport are the following: : Volotea, Alitalia, Ryan Air, EasyJet, Wizz, AirDolomiti, Germanwings, British Airways, MistralAir, Vueling, Aegean, Swiss, Blue Air, Transavia, Iberia Express.
Once landed, you can use the Matera - Bari Airport shuttle (Click to visit website)
CAR
From Tirrenica coast: Take Salerno - Reggio Calabria highway. Follow directions for Potenza and then continue for Metaponto using SS 407 route (Basentana) until reaching indications for Matera (Approximately close to Ferrandina Scalo).
From Adriatica coast: Take Bologna-Taranto highway until the exit for Bari Nord. Continue for Zona Industriale (SS 96), and then Altamura-Matera (SS 99).
From Calabria & Sicilia: Take Reggio Calabria-Salerno highway. Exit at Sibari and then take the SS 106 route (Jonica) heading to Taranto. Take exit for Matera, approximately close to Metaponto.
From Salento: Right after Taranto take the SS 106 route (Jonica) until you will see indications for Matera.
Or just use Google Maps: Click here to use Google Maps.
BUS
Marino Autolinee (Click to visit website): It connectes Matera with following cities: Ancona, Arezzo, Assisi, Bergamo, Bologna, Bolzano, Brescia, Chianciano Terme, Cremona, Ferrara, Fiuggi, Foligno, Forli’, Genova, La Spezia, Mantova, Milano, Modena, Modugno, Montecatini Terme, Napoli, Padova, Parma, Perugia, Pesaro, Reggio Emilia, Rimini, Rovigo, Sassuolo, Spoleto, Torino, Trento, Treviso, Udine, Urbino, Varese, Venezia, Verona e Vicenza. And several other cities from France, Svityerland and Germany.
Marozzi Autolinee (Click to visit website): It connectes Matera with following cities: Roma, Firenze, Pisa and Siena con twice a day trips.