There are 6 ways to get from Taormina to Matera by bus, train, ferry, night train, 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 Giardini-Naxos to Scanzano Jonicobus
- Take the bus from Scanzano Jonico to Materabus 354
8h 43m€32–43Bus via Policoro
cheapest- Take the bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Policoro Via Bolognabus Itabus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Materabus 354
10h 14m€25–44Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini 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 18mNight train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Taormina-Giardini to Lamezia Terme C.nighttrain Ini
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme to Materabus 1586
9h 37m€38–59Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Taormina to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Materacar
5h 26m€92–141Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Taormina-Giardini 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 53m€45–146
Taormina to Matera by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Taormina to Matera is to bus via Policoro which costs €24 - €45 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Taormina to Matera is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 26m and costs €90 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Taormina to Matera. However, there are services departing from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello and arriving at Matera via Giardini-Naxos and Scanzano Jonico. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 43m.
The distance between Taormina and Matera is 467 km.
The best way to get from Taormina to Matera without a car is to bus which takes 8h 43m and costs €30 - €45.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Taormina to Matera, including transfers.
Taormina to Matera bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, depart from Giardini-Naxos station.
Taormina to Matera bus services, operated by SAIS trasporti S.p.A. - Autolinee Giamporcaro, arrive at Scanzano Jonico station.
There are 1258+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Taormina, Italy and Matera, Italy?
You can take a bus from Taormina - Via Luigi Pirandello to Matera via San Giovanni, Giardini Naxos, Giardini-Naxos, and Scanzano Jonico in around 8h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Taormina-Giardini to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- 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 Taormina-Giardini to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- 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 Taormina-Giardini to Lamezia Terme C.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- [email protected]
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
Bus from Giardini-Naxos to Scanzano Jonico
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- SAIS Transporti
- 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 Policoro to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- 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
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 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Giardini Naxos Bus Station to Policoro Via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- 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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