There are 9 ways to get from Cologne to Matera by plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane CGN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
6h 39m€75–265Train
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Chiassotrain Ec
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ferrandina-Pom.Migl.train Fr
20h 35m€368–613Bus via Battipaglia
- Take the bus from Cologne to Battipagliabus
- Take the bus from Battipaglia to Potenzabus
- Take the bus from Potenza, Terminal Bus to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfabus
26h 12m€194–262Drive 1,724.5 km
- Drive from Cologne to Materacar 1,724.5 km
16h 5m€278–402Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane DUS - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
7h 21m€96–256Train to Weeze Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbftrain
- Fly from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane NRN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
8h 50mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari to Materabus
27h 34m€165–285Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Baribus
- Take the bus from Bari Centrale to Altamurabus Bari
30h 54mDrive, car train
- Drive from Cologne to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Materacar
22h 37m€290–421
Cologne to Matera by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Matera is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €270 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Matera is to fly and bus which takes 6h 39m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cologne to Matera. However, there are services departing from Cologne and arriving at Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa via Battipaglia and Potenza, Terminal Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Cologne to Matera. However, there are services departing from Koeln Hbf and arriving at Ferrandina-Pom.Migl. via Frankfurt, Chiasso and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
The distance between Cologne and Matera is 1393 km. The road distance is 1724.5 km.
The best way to get from Cologne to Matera without a car is to train which takes 20h 35m and costs €360 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Cologne to Matera, including transfers.
Cologne to Matera bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Cologne station.
Cologne to Matera train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Koeln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Cologne to Matera is to train which takes 20h 35m and costs €360 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Battipaglia, which costs €190 - €270 and takes 26h 12m.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Matera, Italy?
You can take a train from Koeln Hbf to Matera - Via Dante Alighieri via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Chiasso, Milano Centrale, Ferrandina-Pom.Migl., and Ferrandina in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cologne to Matera - Via Ugo La Malfa via Battipaglia and Potenza, Terminal Bus in around 26h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Weeze Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Krefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- 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 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne to Battipaglia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–250
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–260
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Battipaglia to Potenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bari to Matera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0835 721443
- info@grassani.it
- 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
Bus from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Ferrovie Appulo Lucane
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Cologne to Matera bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Battipaglia station.
Cologne to Matera train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cologne to Matera is 1724 km. It takes approximately 16h 5m to drive from Cologne to Matera.
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