There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea by train, plane, car, train (Trenitalia), or bus
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 Stuttgart Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane STR - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
7h 40m€110–430Fly 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 39m€104–375Train via Casoria
- 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 41m€181–462Bus
- 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€243–350Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane STR - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 16m€118–317Train to Frankfurt, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane FRA - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 59m€141–374Train to Basel, fly to Naples Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BSL - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 51m€109–378Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Naples Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- 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
11h 1m€166–461Train
- 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 Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
16h 33m€187–472Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Sala Consilinabus
- Take the bus from Sala Consilina to Scaleabus
24h 33m€116–172
Karlsruhe to Scalea by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea is to train and bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 24h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea is to fly and drive which takes 7h 39m and costs €100 - €380.
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 41m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Scalea is 1442 km. The road distance is 1504.5 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Scalea without a car is to train via Casoria which takes 15h 41m and costs €180 - €470.
It takes approximately 7h 40m 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 via Casoria which takes 15h 41m and costs €180 - €470. 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 41m. 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
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–470
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Naples Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Basel to Naples Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- 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
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- 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
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
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 47m
- 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 Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- €24–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- +390975 343195
- info@ventrebus.com
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Sala Consilina
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €84
- 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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Booking & Getting There
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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