There are 9 ways to get from Barcelona to Scalea by plane, train, train (Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, ferry, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BCN - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 18m€58–200Fly to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BCN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 40m€53–207Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr / ...
18h 22m€249–472Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Scaleabus
26h 50m€112–215Ferry, night train
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry Esbcn - Itcvv
- Take the night train from Civitavecchia to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaonighttrain Ini
28h 32m€109–205Fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BCN - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 50m€81–212Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BCN - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 2m€82–257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Ic
27h 7m€122–245Drive 1,759.7 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Scaleacar 1,759.7 km
16h 45m€279–403
Barcelona to Scalea by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Scalea is to fly and train which costs €50 - €210 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 8h 40m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona station to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Scalea via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 22m.
The distance between Barcelona and Scalea is 1366 km. The road distance is 1759.7 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 18h 22m and costs €240 - €480.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Barcelona to Scalea, including transfers.
Barcelona to Scalea bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Barcelona to Scalea train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Scalea is to train which takes 18h 22m and costs €240 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €220 and takes 26h 50m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Afragola in around 18h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Scalea via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 26h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Civitavecchia to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0973 22943
- info@roccobus.it
- Website
- roccobus.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Scalea
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Schedules at
- roccobus.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Barcelona to Scalea bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Barcelona to Scalea train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Scalea is 1760 km. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Barcelona to Scalea.
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