Where we are

Where we are

HOW TO REACH OUR RESIDENCE




Map showing L'Ospite Lifestyle Residence location in Sassi di Matera, Italy near Basilica Cattedrale



We've gathered some general information here on how to reach Matera and our residence by various means of transportation.
More detailed information is available on the websites of the service providers linked to this page.

If you arrive in Matera by train or by Italobus, FrecciaLink, or the Airport Shuttle from Bari, you can reach our residence on foot in two minutes. Simply take the first street on the right as you walk down Via Roma.
If you arrive by car, you'll find detailed directions to the residence below.
If you arrive by Flixbus, Marino, or Marozzi buses, whose terminals are on the outskirts of the city, you'll need to take a city bus or taxi to reach the residence .


Railway:



Matera is not yet connected to the FS network. It is served by the narrow-gauge FAL (Ferrovie Appulo Lucane) railway , which connects it to BARI (60 km) in journey times ranging from 60 to 90 minutes.



ItaloBus:



ItaloBus is an intermodal service operated by Italo that connects the city of Matera with Salerno Central Station, where Italo high-speed trains depart and arrive to central and northern Italy.

Travelers can use both train and bus services with a single ticket, with two journeys per day.



Arrowlink:



Freccialink is Trenitalia's intermodal service, which uses modern and comfortable buses to connect Matera to Italy's major cities.
The following connections are currently active:

Matera – Bari C.le in connection with Frecce trains to/from Foggia, Pescara, Ancona, Rimini, Bologna, Milan and Turin

Matera – Potenza – Salerno in connection with Frecce trains to/from Naples, Rome, Florence, Bologna, Milan and Turin.



Bus:



Marino bus lines connect Matera to Milan, Ancona, Bologna, Chianciano, Fiuggi, Naples, Novara, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Sassuolo, and Urbino, as well as numerous international cities. Marozzi and Liscio bus lines connect the city to Rome, Florence, Pisa, and Siena.

Matera is now connected to numerous Italian cities by the new low-cost bus service FlixBus which can be booked directly from the FLIXBUS website,



TO REACH US BY CAR



From the Tyrrhenian coast:
Take the Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway and exit at "Sicignano degli Alburni-Potenza". Then continue towards Metaponto along the SS 407 "Basentana" until the "Matera-Bari-Altamura" exit near Ferrandina Scalo. Follow the SS7 for about 20 minutes, then take the "Matera Centro" exit and continue on Via G. De Robertis, passing the fire station (which will be on the left). Continue on Via Aldo Moro and then Via Don G. Minzoni, continue for a short stretch of Via Lucana and then take Via Roma. After 50 meters, on the left is Vico II Don Minzoni.

From the Adriatic coast:
Take the Bologna-Taranto motorway to the Bari Nord exit. Continue towards the industrial area and follow the signs for Altamura-Matera. Near Matera, take the "Matera Centro" exit and continue on Via G. De Robertis, passing the fire station (which will be on the left). Continue on Via Aldo Moro and then Via Don G. Minzoni, continue for a short stretch of Via Lucana and then take Via Roma. After 50 meters, on the left is Vico II Don Minzon .

From Calabria and Sicily:
Take the Reggio Calabria-Salerno motorway. Exit at Sibari and follow the SS 106 Jonica towards Taranto. Take the "Matera" exit near Metaponto. Near Matera, take the "Matera Centro" exit and continue on Via G. De Robertis, passing the fire station (which will be on the left). Continue on Via Aldo Moro and then Via Don G. Minzoni, continue for a short stretch of Via Lucana and then take Via Roma. After 50 meters, Vico II Don Minzoni is on the left.

From Salento:
Head toward Taranto and take the SS 106 Jonica until the "Matera" exit near Metaponto. Near Matera, take the "Matera Centro" exit and continue on Via G. De Robertis, passing the fire station (which will be on the left). Continue on Via Aldo Moro and then Via Don G. Minzoni, travel a short stretch of Via Lucana and then take Via Roma. After 50 meters, Vico II Don Minzoni is on the left.

If you have Google Maps or other navigators in your car, you can easily reach us by entering the sequence 40 40 00,67 N 16 36 11,14 in the search bar, which corresponds to our geographical coordinates.



BY PLANE



The nearest airport is Bari Palese , approximately 60 km away.

Bari Palese is connected not only to major Italian cities such as Milan, Bergamo, Verona, Venice, Turin, Genoa, Bologna, Pisa, Rome, Cagliari, Palermo, and Catania, but also to international destinations such as London (Stanstead, Gatwick, and Luton), Dublin, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Valencia, Seville, Brussels, Munich, Vienna, Cologne, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Frankfurt, Bucharest, Tirana, Sofia, and Timisoara.
Bari Airport is served by more than 20 international airlines, including Alitalia, British Airways, Lufthansa, MyAir, RyanAir, EasyJet, Vueling, Hapag Lloyd, AirOne, and Club Air.



Shuttle to/from Bari Palese Airport



Pugliairbus is the shuttle system that connects the center of Matera with Bari Palese Airport. Five trips are currently scheduled daily. More details on Pugliairbus.



60 km Airport


0.1 km Bus


58 km Motorway


0.1 km Train


66 km Port


0.1 km Subway