There are 9 ways to get from Matera to Zagreb by bus, plane, train, ferry, shuttle, train (Trenitalia), 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.
Bus, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Palese Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRI - ZAG
8h 24m€65–228Train, bus
- Take the train from Ferrandina-Pom.Migl. to Roma Tiburtinatrain Fr
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
15h 52m€519–1,062Bus
- Take the bus from Matera to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus N575
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Zagrebbus N544
21h 25m€122–183Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Altamura to Bari Centralebus
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb Glavni Kolodvorbus
22h 2mBus, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Palese Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BRI - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
7h 35m€250–736Bus, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Palese Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRI - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Zagreb
8h 47m€84–936Train
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Graz Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
21h 34m€240–357Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Altamura to Bari Centralebus
- Take the ferry from Bari to Splitferry 56
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
23h 14mDrive 1,118 km
- Drive from Matera to Zagrebcar 1,118 km
12h 9m€200–289
Matera to Zagreb by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Matera to Zagreb is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €230 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Matera to Zagreb is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 35m and costs €250 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Matera to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Matera and arriving at Zagreb via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Matera to Zagreb. However, there are services departing from Matera Centrale and arriving at Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Altamura, Bari Centrale, Venezia Mestre and Graz Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 34m.
The distance between Matera and Zagreb is 594 km. The road distance is 1118 km.
The best way to get from Matera to Zagreb without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 52m and costs €500 - €1100.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Matera to Zagreb, including transfers.
Matera to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Matera station.
Matera to Zagreb train services, operated by Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, depart from Altamura station.
The best way to get from Matera to Zagreb is to bus which takes 21h 25m and costs €120 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €360 and takes 21h 34m.
What companies run services between Matera, Italy and Zagreb, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Matera to Zagreb via Napoli P.zza Garibaldi in around 21h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Matera Centrale to Zagreb Glavni Kol. via Altamura, Bari Centrale, Venezia Mestre, and Graz Hbf in around 21h 34m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Ferrandina-Pom.Migl. to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- 800 050 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Palese Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Palese Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
Bus from Matera piazza Matteotti to Bari Palese Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €380–650
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–180
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €46–800
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €46
- Private
- €259
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Matera to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 800 050 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Bus from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Bus from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb Glavni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–260
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Bari to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–260
- Website
- Jadrolinija
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Booking & Getting There
Matera to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Napoli P.zza Garibaldi station.
Matera to Zagreb train services, operated by Ferrovie Appulo Lucane, arrive at Bari Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Matera to Zagreb is 1118 km. It takes approximately 12h 9m to drive from Matera to Zagreb.
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