There are 6 ways to get from Isola Ortigia to Matera by bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Scanzano Jonicobus
- Take the bus from Scanzano Jonico to Materabus 354
9h 25m€37–49Bus via Catania
cheapest- Take the bus from Siracusa - Corso Gelone to Catania Via Archimedebus
- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Policoro Via Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Materabus 354
11h 54m€34–71Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Siracusa to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amanteatrain Ic
- Take the train from Amantea to Metapontotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Materabus
10h 2mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Isola Ortigia to Tresmestiericar
- Take the car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Materacar
6h 32m€98–155Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Siracusa - Corso Gelone to Catania Airportbus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CTA - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
5h 40m€44–124Train, bus
- Take the train from Siracusa to Lamezia Terme C.train Ic
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme to Materabus 1586
10h 38m€54–103
Isola Ortigia to Matera by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Isola Ortigia to Matera is to bus via Catania which costs €30 - €75 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Isola Ortigia to Matera is to bus and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €40 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Isola Ortigia to Matera. However, there are services departing from Siracusa - Corso Umberto and arriving at Matera via Scanzano Jonico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Isola Ortigia and Matera is 581 km.
The best way to get from Isola Ortigia to Matera without a car is to bus which takes 9h 25m and costs €35 - €50.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Isola Ortigia to Matera, including transfers.
Isola Ortigia to Matera bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Siracusa - Corso Umberto station.
Isola Ortigia to Matera bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Scanzano Jonico station.
There are 1319+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Isola Ortigia, Italy and Matera, Italy?
You can take a bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Matera via Scanzano Jonico in around 9h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Siracusa to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Amantea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Amantea to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Siracusa to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Siracusa - Corso Umberto to Scanzano Jonico
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.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 Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Metaponto to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lamezia Terme to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0935 22 460
- Website
- interbus.it
Bus from Siracusa - Corso Gelone to Catania Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
Bus from Siracusa - Corso Gelone to Catania Via Archimede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- interbus.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico Bus Station to Policoro Via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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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