There are 10 ways to get from Switzerland to Matera by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MXP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
6h 25m€33–183Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
15h 3m€235–402Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Potenza stationbus
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfabus Potenza
18h 20m€81–82Drive 1,180.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Materacar 1,180.1 km
11h 35m€213–308Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LIN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
6h 41m€65–197Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BGY - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
7h 8m€66–264Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MXP - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
8h 8m€52–250Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane LIN - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
8h 19m€78–224Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Zugtrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Zug to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bari Centrale to Altamurabus
16h 56mBus via Benevento
- Take the bus from Zurich to Beneventobus
- Take the bus from Benevento to Materabus 562
21h 42m€69–80
Switzerland to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Matera is to bus via Benevento which costs €65 - €80 and takes 21h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Matera is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs €30 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland to Matera. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa via Potenza, Terminal Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Switzerland to Matera. However, there are services departing from Zürich Stadelhofen and arriving at Ferrandina-Pom.Migl. via Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
The distance between Switzerland and Matera is 962 km. The road distance is 1180.1 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Matera without a car is to train which takes 15h 3m and costs €230 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Switzerland to Matera, including transfers.
Switzerland to Matera bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, depart from Zürich station.
Switzerland to Matera train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Matera is to train which takes 15h 3m and costs €230 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €82 and takes 18h 20m.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 15h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa via Potenza station and Potenza, Terminal Bus in around 18h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zug to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Brindisi to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 2nd Class
- €18–25
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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 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 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
- +390975 343195
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Zürich to Potenza station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €73
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- [email protected]
- Website
- grassani.it
Bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- grassani.it
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- 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
- €3–6
- 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
- €3–6
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- 800 050 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
Bus from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
- Phone
- +39 0825-26416
- [email protected]
- Website
- bartolinipullman.it
Bus from Zurich to Benevento
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- bartolinipullman.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Benevento to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
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Switzerland to Matera bus services, operated by Autolinee Ventre, arrive at Potenza station.
Switzerland to Matera train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Como S. Giovanni station.
Yes, the driving distance between Switzerland to Matera is 1180 km. It takes approximately 11h 35m to drive from Switzerland to Matera.
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