There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Scalea by train, plane, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- 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 39m€121–337Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
cheapest- 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€62–393Train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
13h 21m€93–332Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesabus Consorzio Autolinee 300R
18h 50m€115–189Drive 1,314.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Scaleacar 1,314.3 km
12h 35m€227–327Train 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 49m€95–344Fly Basel to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
7h 39m€68–279Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Naples 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 Naples Airport (NAP)plane MXP - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
11h 26m€69–330Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane LIN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
11h 28m€82–352Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BGY - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
10h 51m€103–397Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Pergolabus Senise
- Take the bus from Pergola to Sapribus Villa D'Agri
22h 24m€93–130
Basel to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to bus which costs €90 - €130 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €65 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
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 1348 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 €90 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Basel to Scalea, including transfers.
Basel to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
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 €90 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 18h 50m.
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 SBB to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
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
- €55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0984 401468
- info@consorzioautolinee.it
- Website
- consorzioautolinee.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Schedules at
- consorzioautolinee.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- 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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Basel to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
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.
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