There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Scalea by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Casoria
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr / ...
12h 26m€172–592Fly Basel to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 28m€70–256Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sapribus Sapri
18h 43m€75–128Drive 1,314.3 km
- Drive from Basel to Scaleacar 1,314.3 km
12h 35m€230–332Train
- 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€166–602Bus
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Villa D'Agri Stationbus Senise
- Take the bus from Villa D'Agri to Sapribus Villa D'Agri
23h 25m€97–104Train 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 Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 45m€130–393Train 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
9h 33m€116–371Fly 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 Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
7h 40m€74–268
Basel to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to bus which costs €95 - €105 and takes 23h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €70 - €270.
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, Milano Centrale and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
The distance between Basel and Scalea is 1323 km. The road distance is 1314.3 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Scalea without a car is to train via Casoria which takes 12h 26m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 12h 26m 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 via Casoria which takes 12h 26m and costs €170 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 18h 43m.
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, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Afragola in around 12h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Sapri, and Sapri in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–340
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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 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 Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- 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
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- 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
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- autolineecurcio.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.autolineecurcio.it/
- Phone
- +39 0973 22943
- info@roccobus.it
- Website
- roccobus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- roccobus.it
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Villa D'Agri Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €87
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Villa D'Agri to Sapri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
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