There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Scalea by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
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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 / ...
13h 3m€174–604Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milanbus FlixBus N487 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sapribus Sapri
18h 41m€76–130Drive 1,314.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Scaleacar 1,314.6 km
12h 34m€233–337Fly 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
8h 26m€90–279Train
- 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€168–634Bus
- 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 23m€97–105Train 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 37m€143–451Fly 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 34m€85–322Train 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 35m€138–388Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi 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 Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane MXP - QSR
- Take the train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
11h 37m€78–583
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 23m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs €85 - €330.
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 13h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Scalea is 1323 km. The road distance is 1314.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Scalea without a car is to train via Casoria which takes 13h 3m and costs €170 - €650.
It takes approximately 13h 3m 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 13h 3m and costs €170 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 18h 41m.
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 1315 km. It takes approximately 12h 34m 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 13h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Sapri, and Sapri in around 18h 41m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Basel to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–650
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–410
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- 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 22m
- 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 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- 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
- €140–290
- 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
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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- 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
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- 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
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- 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
- €19–35
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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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