There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Scalea by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, Trenitalia), bus, ferry, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane MAD - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paolatrain
- Take the train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
7h 40m€72–247Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr / ...
22h 30m€311–634Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignantrain
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Florencebus
- Take the train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Scaleatrain
24h 31m€238–441Train, ferry, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchiaferry
- Take the night train from Civitavecchia to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaonighttrain Ini
32h 54m€174–363Fly to Naples Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MAD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 11m€83–264Fly to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane MAD - QSR
- Take the train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
11h 3m€138–422Fly to Fiumicino International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane MAD - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
9h 30m€93–284Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus FlixBus N1138
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Sapribus Sapri
37h 26m€163–279Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Cosenzabus
- Take the bus from Cosenza Autostazione to Scalea - Parco Dei Principibus 7
44h 27m€137–166Drive 2,318.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Scaleacar 2,318.4 km
22h 28m€368–532
Madrid to Scalea by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Scalea is to fly and train which costs €70 - €250 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Scalea is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Scalea - Parco Dei Principi via Padova and Cosenza Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Napoli Afragola. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Madrid and Scalea is 1829 km. The road distance is 2318.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 22h 30m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Madrid to Scalea, including transfers.
Madrid to Scalea bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Scalea train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Scalea is to train which takes 22h 30m and costs €310 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €280 and takes 37h 26m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale, and Napoli Afragola in around 22h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Sapri, and Sapri in around 37h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Naples Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- 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 Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Paola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Florence Santa Maria Novella to Scalea
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Salerno to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Civitavecchia to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Perpignan to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- 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
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Padova to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0984 413001
- info@autoservizipreite.it
- Website
- autoservizipreite.it
Bus from Cosenza Autostazione to Scalea - Parco Dei Principi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- autoservizipreite.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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Madrid to Scalea bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
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