There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea by train, plane, car, train (Trenitalia), bus, or night 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 to Frankfurt, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane FRA - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
7h 28m€128–306Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane FKB - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
7h 27m€86–382Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- 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 Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
15h 43m€180–499Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19bus
- Take the bus from Sala Consilina to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesabus
19h 18m€167–227Drive 1,504.5 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Scaleacar 1,504.5 km
14h 10m€278–401Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane STR - QSR
- Take the train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
18h 16m€89–387Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane ZRH - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
9h 30m€175–458Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MUC - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
10h 53m€169–399Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane FRA - BRI
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Sibaritrain
- Take the train from Sibari to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
12h 29m€161–327Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
17h 12m€215–458Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus 207
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sala Consilinabus
- Take the bus from Sala Consilina to Scaleabus
24h 55m€114–131
Karlsruhe to Scalea by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea is to bus via Zurich which costs €110 - €140 and takes 24h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea is to fly and drive which takes 7h 27m and costs €85 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station and arriving at Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Sala Consilina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 43m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Scalea is 1629 km. The road distance is 1504.5 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 15h 43m and costs €180 - €500.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Scalea bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station.
Karlsruhe to Scalea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea is to train which takes 15h 43m and costs €180 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €230 and takes 19h 18m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Basel SBB, Lugano, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Afragola in around 15h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Sala Consilina in around 19h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Sibari to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–93
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €88–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €24–29
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 0984 401468
- info@consorzioautolinee.it
- Website
- consorzioautolinee.it
Bus from Sala Consilina to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- consorzioautolinee.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Zurich to Sala Consilina
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €78
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- salerno@autolineecurcio.it
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
Bus from Sala Consilina to Scalea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
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Karlsruhe to Scalea bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Sala Consilina Terminal Bus SS19 station.
Karlsruhe to Scalea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Scalea is 1504 km. It takes approximately 14h 10m to drive from Karlsruhe to Scalea.
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