There are 9 ways to get from Alicante to Matera by plane, bus, train (Renfe, Trenitalia), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane ALC - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
7h 1m€64–191Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane ALC - QSR
- Take the bus from Salerno Airport to Potenza, Terminal Busbus
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera piazza Matteottibus
12h 31m€60–253Train
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
27h 28m€347–618Train, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain Eur / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Grassano-Garaguso-Trtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Grassano to Matera piazza Matteottibus
33h 55m€241–410Drive 2,247.9 km
- Drive from Alicante to Materacar 2,247.9 km
22h 37m€354–511Train to Valencia Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane VLC - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
9h 2m€85–215Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane ALC - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
12h 3m€99–301Bus
- Take the bus from Alicante to Marseillebus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Materabus 577 / ...
37h€177–303Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
40h 5m€217–404
Alicante to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to Matera is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €200 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 7h 1m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Alicante to Matera. However, there are services departing from Alicante and arriving at Matera via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h.
No, there is no direct train from Alicante to Matera. However, there are services departing from Alacant/Alicante Terminal and arriving at Ferrandina-Pom.Migl. via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 28m.
The distance between Alicante and Matera is 1591 km. The road distance is 2247.9 km.
The best way to get from Alicante to Matera without a car is to train which takes 27h 28m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Alicante to Matera, including transfers.
Alicante to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Alicante station.
Alicante to Matera train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Alacant/Alicante Terminal station.
The best way to get from Alicante to Matera is to train which takes 27h 28m and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €310 and takes 37h.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 27h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alicante to Matera via Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 37h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Brindisi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Grassano-Garaguso-Tr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Grassano-Garaguso-Tr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Grassano to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alicante to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- [email protected]
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Grassano to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- 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
- +39 0971 54673
- [email protected]
- 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 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Alicante/Alacant to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Alicante to Matera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Marseille station.
Alicante to Matera train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alicante to Matera is 2248 km. It takes approximately 22h 37m to drive from Alicante to Matera.
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