There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Scalea by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, 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 Basel to Naples Airport, train
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
7h 46m€52–259Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
13h 21m€154–350Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Pergolabus Senise
- Take the bus from Pergola to Sapribus Villa D'Agri
22h 20m€93–119Drive 1,314.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Scaleacar 1,314.3 km
12h 35m€226–326Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane ZRH - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
7h 35m€126–371Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane ZRH - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 51m€108–348Fly Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BSL - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
6h 30m€90–272Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MXP - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
10h 10m€73–281
Basel to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to bus which costs €90 - €120 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 6h 30m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 21m.
The distance between Basel and Scalea is 1142 km. The road distance is 1314.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 13h 21m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Basel to Scalea, including transfers.
Basel to Scalea train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Scalea is to train which takes 13h 21m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €120 and takes 22h 20m.
Basel to Scalea train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Scalea is 1314 km. It takes approximately 12h 35m to drive from Basel to Scalea.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Lugano and Milano Centrale in around 13h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Pergola, Sapri, and Sapri in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- 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
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- 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
- €13–19
- 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 Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €110–150
- Smart Flex
- €120–150
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Pergola
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €84
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Pergola to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
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