There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Scalea by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)EDI - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
11h 21m€98–254Train via Lille
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee ChessyTgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta SusaTgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Scalea-S.Domen.TalaoFr
24h 37m€333–990Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station 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
46h 56m€140–365Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Scalea
28h 5mFly Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Naples Airport (NAP)EDI - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
9h 31m€98–276Fly Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)EDI - QSR
- Take the train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
13h 4m€121–366Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)GLA - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
11h 7m€137–425Fly Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)EDI - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
10h 59m€123–371Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano P.GaribaldiTgv
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Scalea-S.Domen.TalaoFr
24h 39m€265–808Bus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.TalaoIc
46h 57m€147–430Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Scalea
29h 5m€460–676
Edinburgh to Scalea by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Scalea is to fly and train which costs €95 - €260 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 9h 31m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Scalea via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marne La Vallee Chessy and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 37m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Scalea is 2510 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Scalea without a car is to train via Lille which takes 24h 37m and costs €330 - €1000.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Edinburgh to Scalea, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Scalea train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Scalea is to train via Lille which takes 24h 37m and costs €330 - €1000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €370 and takes 46h 56m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marne La Vallee Chessy, and Torino Porta Susa in around 24h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Scalea via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 46h 56m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €65–95
- Base Standard
- €110–150
- Base Premium
- €130–190
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–85
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- 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
- €23–45
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €230–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- 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
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- 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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Edinburgh to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Scalea is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:49 PM in Edinburgh and 4:49 PM in Scalea.
Edinburgh to Scalea train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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