There are 6 ways to get from Giarre to Matera by train, plane, bus, ferry, night train, 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.
Train, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Giarre-Riposto to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CTA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Palese Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
5h 29m€42–144Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Giarre-Riposto to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Messina Main Train Station to Policoro Via Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Materabus 354
10h 30m€28–47Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Giarre-Riposto to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amanteatrain Re
- Take the train from Amantea to Metapontotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Materabus
9h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Scanzano Jonicobus
- Take the bus from Scanzano Jonico to Materabus 354
9h 49m€35–51Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Giarre-Riposto to Lamezia Terme C.nighttrain Ini
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme to Materabus 1586
10h 1m€39–62Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Giarre to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Materacar
5h 39m€84–139
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Giarre to Matera is to train and bus which costs €27 - €50 and takes 10h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Giarre to Matera is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 29m and costs €40 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Giarre to Matera. However, there are services departing from Catania, Via D'Amico and arriving at Matera via Scanzano Jonico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Giarre and Matera is 533 km.
The best way to get from Giarre to Matera without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 9h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Giarre to Matera, including transfers.
Giarre to Matera bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Catania, Via D'Amico station.
Giarre to Matera bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Scanzano Jonico station.
There are 1283+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Giarre, Sicily, Italy and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Giarre-Riposto to Matera via Catania Centrale, Catania, Via D'Amico, and Scanzano Jonico in around 9h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Giarre-Riposto to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Giarre-Riposto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Giarre-Riposto to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Amantea to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Giarre-Riposto to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Palese 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 Scanzano Jonico to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Policoro to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Metaponto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lamezia Terme to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Catania, Via D'Amico to Scanzano Jonico
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Messina Main Train Station to Policoro Via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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