Travelling To Potenza/Matera

The airports closest to Potenza are those of Rome (380 km), Naples (160 km), and Bari (170 km). In these cities both train and bus services to Potenza are available.

Matera is 70 km away from the airport of Bari.

Information on train schedule can be obtained on the Italian Railways (FF.SS.) web page: http://www.trenitalia.com/ or by phone calling the free number 147 88 80 88.

By bus (Liscio Service) http://www.autolineeliscio.it/html_800/home_2.php : the trip to Potenza takes approximately 4h 30 min from Rome and 2h 30 min from Naples. The buses leave from Monday to Saturday:

from Rome to Potenza - Eur Fermi /Piazza Zara
7.00  - 11.30
15.00 - 19.30
Tiburtina station Piazza Bologna
19.00 - 23.15
from Naples to Potenza- Piazza Garibaldi/ Piazza Zara
14.30 - 16.30
18.00 - 20.30
21.15  - 23.30

In Potenza, taxis are normally available at the railway station or can be called by phone (+39 0971 54 669).

Two weeks before the arrival in Potenza, please contact the Students' Association SUI-GENERIS for welcome and for planning your lodging in Potenza:

phone: + 39 0971 205577;

e-mail: potenza@sui-generis.it

It is strongly recommended students who will  spend their Erasmus period in Matera to contact the SUI-Generis Students' Association within reasonable time before the arrival (at least one month before).