- Must visit
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altamura
Key local museum displaying the famous Altamura Man and important prehistoric finds, essential for understanding the area’s archaeology and deep past.
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Bari to Altamura is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Bari to Altamura will cost around €9 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only €3.
On Mon, Nov 02, we found 20 buses from Bari to Altamura, including 6 direct services.
On Mon, Nov 02 the direct buses cover the 41 km distance in an average of 50 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 50 m .
On Mon, Nov 02 the slowest buses will take 50 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Buses from Bari to Altamura run on average 6 times per day, taking around 50m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at €3 if you book in advance.
There are 6 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:30, the last at 23:25. The fastest bus covers the 25 miles (41 km) distance in 50m.
Distance 25 miles (41 km) |
Average bus duration 50m |
Cheapest ticket price €3 |
Buses per day 6 |
Direct buses 6 |
Fastest bus 50m |
First bus 12:30 AM |
Last bus 11:25 PM |
Cheapest Month Feb |
Cheapest Day Sun |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Jan - Mar |
Busiest Day Thu |
Least Busy Day Tue |
Best time to book 28 days |
Use these quick route answers to check fares, travel time, departure options, and direct services before booking from Bari to Altamura.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator | Departure Time 05:30AM | Arrival Time 07:10AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 10:18AM | Duration 3h58 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €15 |
Operator | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 10:18AM | Duration 3h58 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €15 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €2 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 08:20AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:20AM | Arrival Time 08:30AM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €2 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 09:20AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €2 |
Operator | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 09:10AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Cotrap | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 10:05AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €6 |
Operator | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 1h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 01:01PM | Duration 1h51 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 01:01PM | Duration 1h51 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 01:01PM | Duration 1h51 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 02:24PM | Duration 2h24 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price €7 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 02:24PM | Duration 2h24 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €7 |
Operator | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 04:15PM | Duration 2h05 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 04:15PM | Duration 2h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 04:15PM | Duration 2h05 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Frecciarossa | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 06:08PM | Duration 3h38 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €28 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 04:15PM | Duration 1h35 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 04:15PM | Duration 1h35 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Cotrap | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 04:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 06:27PM | Duration 1h57 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 06:27PM | Duration 1h57 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €6 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €6 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Regionale | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €8 |
Operator Frecciarossa | Departure Time 06:40PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price €21 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 06:50PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:20PM | Arrival Time 09:50PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20PM | Arrival Time 11:30PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €2 |
Operator Sitabasilicata | Departure Time 11:45PM | Arrival Time 12:35AM | Duration 0h50 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price €3 |
The table below shows live departures for Bari to Altamura buses for today, Sunday, November 1. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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71R | 6:50 PM Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła | 0h50 | 7:40 PM Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) | 0 transfersDirect | |
72R | 11:45 PM Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła | 0h50 | 12:35 AM Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Regionale 19825 · Autobus BA214 | 5:30 AM Bari Centrale | 1h40 | 7:10 AM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
Regionale 19825 · Autobus BA214 | 5:30 AM Bari Centrale | 1h40 | 7:10 AM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
Regionale 4306 · Autobus BA306 · Autobus BA217 | 6:20 AM Bari Centrale | 3h58 | 10:18 AM Altamura | 2 transfers | |
Regionale 19853 · Autobus BA216 | 9:10 AM Bari Centrale | 2h20 | 11:30 AM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
Regionale 19853 · Autobus BA216 | 9:10 AM Bari Centrale | 2h20 | 11:30 AM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
02 - 21R | 9:15 AM Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła | 0h50 | 10:05 AM Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) | 0 transfersDirect | |
Regionale 19831 · Autobus BA220 | 11:10 AM Bari Centrale | 1h51 | 1:01 PM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
Regionale 19831 · Autobus BA220 | 11:10 AM Bari Centrale | 1h51 | 1:01 PM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
73R | 11:30 AM Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła | 0h50 | 12:20 PM Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) | 0 transfersDirect | |
Autobus BA222+ Autobus FS Sud Est 11051 | 12:00 PM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 2h24 | 2:24 PM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
Regionale Veloce 19835 · Autobus BA224 | 2:10 PM Bari Centrale | 2h05 | 4:15 PM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
Regionale Veloce 19835 · Autobus BA224 | 2:10 PM Bari Centrale | 2h05 | 4:15 PM Altamura | 1 transfer | |
FRECCIAROSSA 8828+ Autobus BA314 · Autobus BA223 | 2:30 PM Bari Centrale | 3h38 | 6:08 PM Altamura | 2 transfers | |
02 - 22R | 3:00 PM Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła | 0h50 | 3:50 PM Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) | 0 transfersDirect | |
74R | 5:00 PM Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła | 0h50 | 5:50 PM Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Key local museum displaying the famous Altamura Man and important prehistoric finds, essential for understanding the area’s archaeology and deep past.
Museum inside a historic masseria presenting rural life, traditional tools, and local memory, ideal for seeing how the Murgia countryside shaped Altamura.
Museum collection linked to ecclesiastical art and sacred objects, adding context to the city’s cathedral and historic churches.
Main square facing the cathedral, lively and historic, perfect for orienting yourself and appreciating Altamura’s architectural and civic heart.
Large natural area near the city with walking opportunities, karst landscapes, and wide views, ideal for experiencing the Alta Murgia setting.
Scenic upland area outside Altamura known for open landscapes and archaeological importance, appealing to walkers and nature-minded visitors.
Famous wood-fired durum wheat bread with a thick crust and long shelf life. It is a PDO product and the city’s best-known traditional food.
Baked semolina dough rings, often seasoned with fennel seeds or olive oil. They are a classic Altamura bakery snack eaten throughout the day.
Fresh pasta shaped like little ears, usually served with tomato sauce, caciocavallo, or turnip greens. It is a staple across inland Puglia homes.
Popular casual stop for authentic Altamura bread, focaccia, and baked specialties. Ideal for tasting the city’s famous oven culture.
Established restaurant known for refined Apulian cuisine, local meats, and polished service in a historic Altamura setting.
Well-known traditional venue specializing in grilled meats, local pasta, and regional dishes with a rustic, welcoming atmosphere.
Moderate for southern Italy: stays and meals are reasonable, while tourist transit options are limited and often add taxi or car costs.
Service is often included or modest. Round up in cafes and taxis, and leave €1-2 or about 5-10% at restaurants for good service.
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Piazza De Napoli Giuseppe -> Piazza Duomo, Altamura
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Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Bari to Altamura by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Altamura, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Bari to Altamura buses use the Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła to Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) station pair. Use this guide to compare Bari and Altamura bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła is 7 km from Bari city centre. Public transport options include:
Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located in the arrivals area.
Ticket office support is available at Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła.
Available at Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Bari, Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła: Elevators, ramps.
Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto) is 2 km from Bari city centre. Public transport options include:
Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Small cafes available nearby.
Wi-Fi is available at Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto). ATMs are available at Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto).
Ticket office support is available at Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto).
Available at Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Bari, Corso Antonio De Tullio (Fronte edicola del Porto): Accessible pathways for wheelchairs present.
Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) is 1 km from Altamura city centre. Public transport options include:
Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione) has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Wi-Fi is available at Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione). ATMs are available at Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione).
Ticket office support is available at Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione).
Available at Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione): Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Altamura, Via Santeramo in Colle (Chiesa della Trasfigurazione): Basic accessibility features present.
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