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Tempesta shuttle to Bari CentraleorBus 16 and bus 50 to the port?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Tempesta shuttle to Bari Centrale reaches Bari Centrale and Bari Vecchia, the old town; the Bus 16 and bus 50 to the port does not. This goes to the port, not to the old town: you change at Bari Centrale onto bus 50, the Circolare Porto.

The Tempesta shuttle to Bari Centrale is quicker: 30 min against 1 h 05. The Bus 16 and bus 50 to the port varies between 50 and 65 minutes.

Tempesta shuttle to Bari Centrale: 07:30–00:10. Bus 16 and bus 50 to the port: 07:15–22:00.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersTempesta shuttle to Bari CentraleBus 16 and bus 50 to the portDifference
1€5€1.20€3.80
2€10€2.40€7.60
3€15€3.60€11.40
4€20€4.80€15.20
5€25€6€19
6€30€7.20€22.80
7€35€8.40€26.60
8€40€9.60€30.40

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Tempesta · Autoservizi TempestaTempesta shuttle to Bari Centrale
From
Outside the sliding doors of the arrivals terminal
To
Bari Centrale, Piazza Aldo Moro, with request stops at Piazza Garibaldi 50 and Via Quintino Sella 119
Luggage
The driver loads bags into the hold and hands them back on arrival.
Runs
07:30–00:10
Journey
30 min

Nothing leaves the airport before 07:30; the first trains and buses run from about 05:00.

The ride time is given as about 30 minutes and depends on traffic.

Tempesta shuttle to Bari Centrale: price for every party size

See the Tempesta timetable
1650 · AMTABBus 16 and bus 50 to the port
From
The "Aeroporto" bus stop
To
Bari port: the Terminal Crociere stop (bus 50, 11 minutes from the station) and the Stazione Marittima stop (15 minutes)
Luggage
Ordinary city buses: no luggage space.
Runs
07:15–22:00
Journey
50–65 min

The cheapest way, and the slowest: about an hour and a quarter with the change.

Bus 50 is a circle: take it from the stop "Bari Centrale (B)" on Piazza Aldo Moro, outside the station, and get off at Terminal Crociere for the cruise ships or Stazione Marittima for the ferries.

Nothing runs on bus 50 before 07:15 or after 22:00; take a taxi then.

Bus 16 and bus 50 to the port: price for every party size

See AMTAB ticket prices

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