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The cheapest and fastest buses from Bari to Grotte di Castellana
Showing times, prices and bookable tickets for Nov 12
- Cheapest price on Nov 12
- €4
- Average ticket price on Nov 12
- €5
- Fastest journey on Nov 12
- 40 m
- Average journey duration on Nov 12
- 58 m
- Buses on Nov 12
- 35
- Distance
- 37 km
Cheap tickets
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Bari to Grotte di Castellana is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Bari to Grotte di Castellana will cost around €5 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only €4.
Fast buses
On Thu, Nov 12, we found 35 buses from Bari to Grotte di Castellana, including 26 direct services.
On Thu, Nov 12 the direct buses cover the 37 km distance in an average of 58 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 40 m .
On Thu, Nov 12 the slowest buses will take 1 h 6 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.
Autobus FS Sud Est 1301912:00 PM 1h20 Bari, L.go Ciaia 1:20 PM Grotte di Castellana €4 1 One-way 0 transfers- Autobus FS Sud Est 15021 · Autobus FS Sud Est 13043
1:25 PM 1h00 Bari, L.go Ciaia 2:25 PM Grotte di Castellana €4 1 One-way 1 transfer - Autobus FS Sud Est 11123 · Autobus FS Sud Est 13037
5:20 PM 1h20 Bari, L.go Ciaia 6:40 PM Grotte di Castellana €4 1 One-way 1 transfer - Autobus FS Sud Est 13037
4:50 PM 1h50 Bari, L.go Ciaia 6:40 PM Grotte di Castellana €4 1 One-way 0 transfers - Autobus FS Sud Est 13015
9:00 AM 1h25 Bari, L.go Ciaia 10:25 AM Grotte di Castellana €4 1 One-way 0 transfers
4433+Autobus FS Sud Est 130035:15 AM 0h40 Bari Torre a Mare 5:55 AM Grotte di Castellana €5 1 One-way 1 transfer- Autobus FS Sud Est 15021 · Autobus FS Sud Est 13043
1:25 PM 1h00 Bari, L.go Ciaia 2:25 PM Grotte di Castellana €4 1 One-way 1 transfer - Autobus FS Sud Est 141B
5:10 PM 1h01 Bari Centrale 6:11 PM Castellana Grotte station €4 1 One-way 0 transfers - 23507+Autobus FS Sud Est 13069
6:48 AM 1h02 Bari Torre a Mare 7:50 AM Grotte di Castellana €5 1 One-way 1 transfer - Autobus FS Sud Est 399B
9:38 PM 1h06 Bari Centrale 10:44 PM Castellana Grotte station €4 1 One-way 0 transfers
Journey information
Overview: Bus from Bari to Grotte di Castellana
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Take a bus from Bari to Grotte di Castellana and enjoy the approximately 22 miles (37 km) long journey. Find schedules and pricing options for a convenient and affordable trip.
The earliest bus runs at 04:25, the last at 22:50.
Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
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Distance 22 miles (37 km) |
First bus 4:25 AM |
Last bus 10:50 PM |
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Fares are the lowest economy prices found on Omio. Early booking often means lower prices. Prices change daily and are subject to availability. Discount cards, coach trips, and booking fees are not included.
Price information
Cheapest alternative travel mode
Train from €4
Frequently asked questions about your Bari to Grotte di Castellana trip
Use these quick route answers to check fares, travel time, departure options, and direct services before booking from Bari to Grotte di Castellana.
The earliest bus from Bari to Grotte di Castellana leaves at 4:25 AM. Plan your trip with the Journey Planner from Omio.
The latest bus from Bari to Grotte di Castellana leaves at 10:50 PM.
Bari to Grotte di Castellana Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 05:02AM | Arrival Time 06:09AM | Duration 1h07 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €7 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 05:15AM | Arrival Time 05:55AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €5 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 05:49AM | Arrival Time 07:04AM | Duration 1h15 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 07:06AM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 06:48AM | Arrival Time 07:50AM | Duration 1h02 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €5 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 08:25AM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40AM | Arrival Time 08:10AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 09:06AM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:40AM | Arrival Time 09:00AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €3 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 10:25AM | Duration 1h25 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 10:50AM | Duration 1h35 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 12:25PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator | Departure Time 11:21AM | Arrival Time 12:25PM | Duration 1h04 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €5 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 01:20PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 12:15PM | Arrival Time 01:25PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 12:25PM | Arrival Time 01:45PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 12:38PM | Arrival Time 01:44PM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 01:10PM | Arrival Time 03:10PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 01:25PM | Arrival Time 02:25PM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 01:38PM | Arrival Time 02:48PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 02:25PM | Arrival Time 03:45PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 03:38PM | Arrival Time 04:44PM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 04:50PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 1h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 06:11PM | Duration 1h01 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 1h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 05:38PM | Arrival Time 06:44PM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €2 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 06:48PM | Arrival Time 08:25PM | Duration 1h37 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €5 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 07:02PM | Arrival Time 08:25PM | Duration 1h23 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €14 |
Operator | Departure Time 07:22PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 0h58 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €5 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 07:38PM | Arrival Time 08:44PM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Trenitalia | Departure Time 07:40PM | Arrival Time 09:14PM | Duration 1h34 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €6 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Wed, Sat | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 08:40PM | Arrival Time 09:55PM | Duration 1h15 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 09:38PM | Arrival Time 10:44PM | Duration 1h06 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Operator Ferrovie del Sud Est | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 11:40PM | Duration 1h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price €4 |
Live departures
Bari to Grotte di Castellana bus times
The table below shows live departures for Bari to Grotte di Castellana buses for today, Wednesday, November 11. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
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| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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| 8:30 PM Bari | 1h10 | 9:40 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| 9:30 PM Bari | 1h10 | 10:40 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Thursday, November 12 | |||||
| 4433+Autobus FS Sud Est 13003 · 92101 | 5:02 AM Bari Centrale | 1h07 | 6:09 AM Grotte di Castellana | 2 transfers | |
| 4433+Autobus FS Sud Est 13003 | 5:15 AM Bari Torre a Mare | 0h40 | 5:55 AM Grotte di Castellana | 1 transfer | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 103B | 6:00 AM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 7:06 AM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 103B | 6:00 AM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 7:10 AM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| 23507+Autobus FS Sud Est 13069 | 6:48 AM Bari Torre a Mare | 1h02 | 7:50 AM Grotte di Castellana | 1 transfer | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 109B | 7:00 AM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 8:06 AM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 109B | 7:00 AM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 8:10 AM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 13009 | 7:30 AM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h20 | 8:50 AM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 113B | 8:00 AM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 9:06 AM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 113B | 8:00 AM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 9:10 AM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 13015 | 9:00 AM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h25 | 10:25 AM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 13019 | 12:00 PM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h20 | 1:20 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 125B | 12:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 1:44 PM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 125B | 12:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 1:48 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 15021 · Autobus FS Sud Est 13043 | 1:25 PM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h00 | 2:25 PM Grotte di Castellana | 1 transfer | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 129B | 1:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 2:48 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 129B | 1:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 2:44 PM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 13033 | 2:25 PM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h20 | 3:45 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 315B | 3:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 4:48 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 315B | 3:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 4:44 PM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 13037 | 4:50 PM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h50 | 6:40 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 141B | 5:10 PM Bari Centrale | 1h01 | 6:11 PM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 11123 · Autobus FS Sud Est 13037 | 5:20 PM Bari, L.go Ciaia | 1h20 | 6:40 PM Grotte di Castellana | 1 transfer | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 321B1 | 5:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h06 | 6:44 PM Castellana Grotte station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Autobus FS Sud Est 321B1 | 5:38 PM Bari Centrale | 1h10 | 6:48 PM Grotte di Castellana | 0 transfersDirect | |
| 23557+Autobus FS Sud Est 13045 | 6:48 PM Bari Torre a Mare | 1h37 | 8:25 PM Grotte di Castellana | 1 transfer | |
 607+23558+Autobus FS Sud Est 13045 | 7:02 PM Bari Centrale | 1h23 | 8:25 PM Grotte di Castellana | 2 transfers | |
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Things to do in Grotte di Castellana
Discover the best of Grotte di Castellana — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Grotte di Castellana trip today.
- Recommended
Museo Pino Pascali
Contemporary art venue in nearby Polignano a Mare showing modern and contemporary works in a restored building. Strong choice for art-focused day trips.
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Egnazia
Archaeological museum in Monopoli with finds from the local territory and coastal past. Compact and useful for understanding the wider area.
- Recommended
Piazza Nicola e Costa
Central square framed by civic buildings and cafés, useful as the main meeting point before exploring the old town and nearby churches.
- Recommended
Centro Storico di Grotte di Castellana
Historic center lanes with stone buildings, small squares, and local atmosphere. Ideal for a relaxed walk between churches and everyday town life.
Villa Comunale Tacconi
Public park area offering greenery, shade, and an easy local stroll. A practical quiet stop between cave visits and time in the town center.
Orecchiette
Hand-rolled orecchiette pasta, often served with tomato or turnip greens. A Puglian staple tied to home cooking and local wheat traditions.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Focaccia Barese
Focaccia from nearby Bari topped with tomato, olives, and olive oil. It is a beloved regional street food baked in wood ovens.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Cialledda
Dry bread salad with tomatoes, cucumber, onion, olive oil, and oregano. It is a classic summer dish that reflects frugal Apulian cooking.
Ristorante Al Pozzo
Traditional restaurant in Castellana Grotte serving Apulian pasta, meats, and local specialties in a rustic, welcoming setting.
Ristorante Autostello
Refined local dining focused on regional ingredients, seafood, and seasonal dishes with a polished but relaxed atmosphere.
Terre Di Puglia
Casual venue known for pizzas and southern Italian favorites, suitable for an easy meal near the cave area.
Euro (€)
Moderate for Italy: dining and hotels are reasonable in Puglia, but cave tickets and car or rail-bus transfers add to typical day-trip costs.
Average meal costs
- Budget
- €8-12 for fast food or simple local dishes.
- Mid-range
- €20-35 per person for a restaurant meal.
- Fine dining
- €60+ per person for upscale dining.
- Coffee
- €1.20-2.50 for espresso or cappuccino.
Tipping culture
Service is often included or modest. Round up or leave €1-2 at cafes, 5-10% at restaurants for good service, and round up taxi fares.
Plan your visit to Grotte di Castellana
Get destination-focused answers for the end of your trip, including what to do, when to go, practical entry details, and tips for making the most of your time in Grotte di Castellana.
Italy uses the euro (EUR) as its currency. Travelers generally find it convenient to use cards for most payments, especially in cities and larger establishments, but carrying some cash is advisable for small shops, markets, and rural areas where card acceptance may be limited.
At Grotte di Castellana, the main safety concerns for travelers include slippery surfaces inside the caves, so wearing appropriate footwear is essential. Visitors should follow guided tours closely and avoid straying from designated paths to prevent accidents. There are no widely reported scams specific to Grotte di Castellana, but travelers should purchase tickets only through official channels to avoid counterfeit or overpriced entries.
Pack lightweight, versatile clothing suitable for the destination's climate, and use secure, lockable luggage to protect belongings. Keep essential items like travel documents, medication, and valuables in a carry-on bag for easy access. Use packing organizers or cubes to maximize space and maintain order. Lastly, include a small first aid kit and personal hygiene items for added comfort during travel.
FAQs: Bus from Bari to Grotte di Castellana
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Bari to Grotte di Castellana 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 Grotte di Castellana, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.
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