Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Matera
(€4.50, 1½ hours, 12 daily)
Potenza
(€9.50, four hours, four daily)
FSE trains leave from the station in Via Oberdan - cross under the train tracks south of
Piazza Luigi di Savoia and head east along Via Capruzzi for about 500m. They serve the
following towns:
Alberobello
€4.50, 1½ hours, hourly
Martina Franca
€5, two hours, hourly
Taranto
from €7.50, 2½ hours, nine daily
Getting Around
Central Bari is compact - a 15-minute walk will take you from Piazza Aldo Moro to the
old town. For the ferry terminal take bus 20 from Piazza Moro (€1.50).
Street parking is migraine-inducing. There's a large parking area (€1) south of the main
port entrance; otherwise, there's a large multistorey car park between the main train sta-
tion and the FSE station. Another car park is on Via Zuppetta opposite Hotel Adria.
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
For the airport, take the
Tempesta shuttle bus
(€4, 30 minutes, hourly) from the main train sta-
tion, with pick-ups at Piazza Garibaldi and the corner of Via Andrea da Bari and Via Cale-
fati. Alternatively, normal city bus 16 covers the same route and a trip is much cheaper
(€1), though marginally slower (40 minutes). A taxi trip from the airport to town costs
around €24.
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Around Bari
The Terra di Bari, or 'land of Bari', surrounding the capital is rich in olive groves and
orchards, and the region has an impressive architectural history with some magnificent
cathedrals, an extensive network of castles along its coastline, charming seaside towns
like Trani and Polignano a Mare, and the mysterious inland Castel del Monte.
Trani
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