There are 10 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 Naples Airport, train
best- 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 10m€63–220Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BCN - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 38m€59–201Train
- 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 23m€257–487Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Ic
27h 12m€137–282Ferry, 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 33m€117–212Fly to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane BCN - QSR
- Take the train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
11h 5m€120–368Fly 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 Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 49m€77–251Fly 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 5m€86–260Bus
- Take the bus from Barcellona to Romabus Barcellona - Roma
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Scaleabus
30h 50m€111–208Drive 1,759.7 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Scaleacar 1,759.7 km
16h 45m€275–398
Barcelona to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Scalea is to fly and train which costs €55 - €210 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 8h 10m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Barcellona and arriving at Scalea via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 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 23m.
The distance between Barcelona and Scalea is 1256 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 23m and costs €250 - €490.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Barcelona to Scalea, including transfers.
Barcelona to Scalea bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Barcellona 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 23m and costs €250 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 30h 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 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcellona to Scalea via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
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 Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- 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 Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
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 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Barcellona to Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- 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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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