Car hire in Matera

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• ZTL zones, fines and car hire in Italy: what to know before you drive

Good to know before you drive – Matera

Information checked on October 19, 2026 against the sources shown. Rules and times can change: check them before you set off.

• Sassi ZTL: gates active 10:00–20:30 (summer until 24:00)

  The Sassi ZTL gates on Via D’Addozio and Via Bruno Buozzi are active 10:00–20:30 from 16 September to 30 June and 10:00–24:00 from 1 July to 15 September (ordinance no. 147/2025).

  Source: Comune di Matera – Ordinanza dirigenziale n. 147/2025 del 27/05/2025 (Modifica orario di attivazione ZTL Rioni Sassi, varchi via D’Addozio e via Buozzi)

• Centro ZTL 24 hours, other ZTLs in the evening

  The Centro ZTL (Via Scotellaro, Corso, Via Beccherie, Duomo, Sedile, San Francesco) is active 24 hours a day, holidays included, with loading 7:00–10:30 and 15:00–17:00; the Prefettura (Via Roma, Via XX Settembre), Ridola, Casalnuovo and Stigliani ZTLs are active 20:30–24:00. When a ZTL is active, entry is not allowed.

  Source: Comune di Matera – ZTL: orari telecamere e barriere (Ord. Dir. n. 147 e 148/2025)

• Piave and Cesarea ZTLs: gates enforcing since 5 Nov 2025

  Since 5 November 2025 the electronic gates of the Piave and Cesarea ZTLs have been in full operation and violations are fined: Via Piave/Via Stigliani, Via O. Tataranni/Via F. Volpe, Vico II F.P. Festa/Via G.B. Pentasuglia and Via Santa Cesarea/Via Piave.

  Source: Comune di Matera – Ordinanza dirigenziale n. 257/2025 del 30/10/2025 (Varchi elettronici ZTL Piave e Cesarea, avvio dell’esercizio definitivo)

• Hotel guests in the ZTL: transit for luggage only

  Under the ZTL rules (as amended in 2019), guests of accommodation inside the ZTL without a garage may only drive through the gate and stop to load and unload luggage; the property must first send the Polizia Locale the guest’s name, plate and length of stay.

  Source: Comune di Matera – Disciplinare per la concessione di speciali autorizzazioni di transito nelle APU e nelle ZTL (con modifiche D.G.C. 2019), cap. 7 Strutture ricettive

• Plate on the ZTL portal by the next day

  Accommodation and garages register guests’ plates on the Comune’s ZTL portal; a transit cannot be regularised after the calendar day following the passage through the gate. After checks by the ZTL office, the plate is added to the whitelist.

  Source: Comune di Matera – Procedura per comunicazione transiti da parte di strutture ricettive e autorimesse (portale richieste accesso Z.T.L.)

• No cars in the Sassi: the car parks the Comune lists

  The Sassi cannot be reached by car, except at certain short times and areas. The Comune’s tourism portal (2023 page) lists for cars the Via Lanera car park, recommended and served by the Linea Circolare Lanera bus, the Via Saragat multi-storey, Via Vena, Piazza Firrao, Via La Malfa, Piazza Matteotti and Piazza della Visitazione.

  Source: Comune di Matera – Matera Welcome, portale turistico istituzionale: Parcheggi (pagina aggiornata l’11/04/2023)

• From the A14 to Matera: Bari Nord, then SS96 and SS99

  From the Adriatic coast, take the A14 to the Bari Nord exit, continue to the industrial area (Modugno exit for Altamura–Matera) and take the SS96 and then the SS99.

  Source: Comune di Matera – Matera Welcome, portale turistico istituzionale: Come arrivare in auto

Available models – Matera

Lowest price for 3 days for each model. “Or similar”: the rental company may hand over a car of the same category.