There are 7 ways to get from Zadar to Matera by plane, bus, ferry, train, 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.
Fly Zadar Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane ZAD - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
5h 50m€45–161Catamaran, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Anconaferry 51
- Take the train from Ancona to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzobus
10h 46m€115–242Drive, ferry
- Drive from Zadar to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bariferry 54
- Drive from Bari to Materacar
13h 15m€134–206Bus to Split Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane SPU - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
6h 55m€55–190Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Triestebus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane TRS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
10h 57m€71–184Bus to Split Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SPU - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train
10h 38m€79–227Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus 898 / ...
- Take the ferry from Split to Bariferry 56
- Take the bus from Bari Centrale to Altamurabus
18h 46m
Zadar to Matera by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zadar to Matera is to fly and bus which costs €45 - €170 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Zadar to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 5h 50m and costs €45 - €170.
The distance between Zadar and Matera is 429 km.
The best way to get from Zadar to Matera without a car is to Catamaran and train and bus which takes 10h 46m and costs €110 - €250.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Zadar to Matera, including transfers.
There are 1312+ hotels available in Matera.
What companies run services between Zadar, Croatia and Matera, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Zadar to Matera. However, you can take the bus to Zadar Airport, walk to Zadar Airport (ZAD) airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), walk to Bari Airport, then take the bus to Matera piazza Matteotti. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Zadar to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo via Port Of Ancona, P.Zza Kennedy - Porto, Stazione F.S., Ancona, Bari Centrale, Bari Centrale, Ennio-Capruzzi, and Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi in around 10h 46m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Split Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari FS Park - Via Capruzzi to Matera Via Don Luigi Sturzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
Bus from Zadar bus station to Trogir, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–55
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zadar bus station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 800 050 500
- [email protected]
- Website
- ferrovieappulolucane.it
Bus from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Zadar to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
Ferry from Split to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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