There are 4 ways to get from Scalea to Lipari by train, ferry, car ferry, 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, ferry
best- Take the train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Villa S.GiovanniFa / ...
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina MarittimaV1 / ...
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
6h 16mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Scalea - Hotel Talao to Cosenza Autostazione7
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme582 / ...
- Take the bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
9h 21m€31–49Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Villa S.GiovanniFa / ...
- Take the car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
6h 25m€48–135Train, ferry via Paola
- Take the train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to PaolaIc
- Take the train from Paola to Reggio Calabria LidoRe
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
6h 38m€48–70
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scalea to Lipari is to bus and ferry which costs €30 - €50 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Scalea to Lipari is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 6h 25m and costs €45 - €140.
The distance between Scalea and Lipari is 302 km.
The best way to get from Scalea to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry which takes 6h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Scalea to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 460+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Scalea, Italy and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Scalea to Lipari. However, you can take the train to Villa S.Giovanni, walk to Villa S.Giovanni, take the ferry to Messina Marittima, walk to Messina Centrale, take the train to Milazzo, walk to Milazzo, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Lipari via Villa S.Giovanni, Villa San Giovanni, Port Of Messina, and Messina Marittima in around 6h 25m.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €18–26
- Base Standard
- €35–50
- Base Premium
- €45–65
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–55
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Scalea-S.Domen.Talao to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Reggio Calabria Lido
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0984 413001
- info@autoservizipreite.it
- Website
- autoservizipreite.it
Bus from Scalea - Hotel Talao to Cosenza Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- autoservizipreite.com
Bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- autoservizipreite.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Cosenza to Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Lamezia Terme Centrale Train Station to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–40
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €2–7
- Moto
- €16–22
- Car
- €30–40
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