There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Scalea by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Bristol Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Naples Airport (NAP)BRS - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
10h 38m€115–331Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Take the train from Rho Fiera Milano to Scalea-Santa Domenica Talao
31h 52m€271–678Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Scalea
24h 4mFly Cardiff Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Naples Airport (NAP)CWL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
15h 55m€135–610Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)BRS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
11h 3m€137–284Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Naples Airport (NAP)LGW - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
12h 26m€144–396Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)BRS - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
10h 46m€130–411Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Naples Airport (NAP)LHR - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
11h 32m€160–452Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)LHR - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
11h 40m€190–572Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
39h 55mBus via Rome
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Scalea
42h 7m€123–311Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Scalea
25h 6m€399–588
Cardiff to Scalea by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Scalea is to bus via Rome which costs €120 - €320 and takes 42h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Scalea is to train and fly which takes 10h 38m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Kingsway GD and arriving at Scalea via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 7m.
The distance between Cardiff and Scalea is 2037 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Scalea without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 52m and costs €270 - €700.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Cardiff to Scalea, including transfers.
Cardiff to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
Cardiff to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Scalea is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:11 PM in Cardiff and 11:11 PM in Scalea.
There are 574+ hotels available in Scalea.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, Gare Du Midi, Gare Du Nord, Brussels-North Station, and Bologna Centrale in around 39h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Naples Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Naples Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Naples Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- 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
- €11–16
- 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 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rho Fiera Milano to Scalea-Santa Domenica Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0984 401468
- info@consorzioautolinee.it
- Website
- consorzioautolinee.it
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Schedules at
- consorzioautolinee.it
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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