There are 10 ways to get from Budapest to Scalea by plane, car, train (Trenitalia), bus, train, 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.
Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BUD - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
6h 18m€60–210Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Naples Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane BUD - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 7m€56–255Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
19h 32m€239–476Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus N536
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesabus Route 3
23h 10m€150–220Train, night train
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtinanighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Roma Tiburtina to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain Fr
23h 35m€133–341Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BTS - SUF
- Drive from Lamezia-Terme-Airport-SUF to Scaleacar
8h 53m€79–229Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BUD - BRI
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Sibaritrain
- Take the train from Sibari to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
11h€79–228Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane BUD - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talaotrain
8h 55m€84–297Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljanatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus
- Take the bus from Naples, Corso Lucci to Pollabus 122
- Take the bus from Polla to Scaleabus
28h 52m€94–153Drive 1,571.4 km
- Drive from Budapest to Scaleacar 1,571.4 km
15h 30m€255–368
Budapest to Scalea by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Scalea is to train and fly and drive which costs €75 - €230 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Scalea is to fly and drive which takes 6h 18m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Scalea. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Kelenfoeld and arriving at Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Wien Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner and Bolzano Bozen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 32m.
The distance between Budapest and Scalea is 1113 km. The road distance is 1571.4 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Scalea without a car is to train which takes 19h 32m and costs €230 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Budapest to Scalea, including transfers.
Budapest to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Budapest to Scalea train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Budapest-Kelenfoeld station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Scalea is to train which takes 19h 32m and costs €230 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €220 and takes 23h 10m.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Scalea, Italy?
You can take a train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao via Wien Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Brennero - Brenner, and Bolzano Bozen in around 19h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Naples Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Wien Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €70–110
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- *
- €35–55
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Tiburtina to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- 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 Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Afragola to Scalea-S.Domen.Talao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Roma Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- 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 Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bari Centrale to Sibari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0984 401468
- [email protected]
- Website
- consorzioautolinee.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Scalea Via Gen. C.A. dalla Chiesa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- consorzioautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Naples, Corso Lucci to Polla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 089 233 899
- [email protected]
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
Bus from Polla to Scalea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Curcio Viaggi
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Booking & Getting There
Budapest to Scalea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Budapest to Scalea train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Scalea is 1571 km. It takes approximately 15h 30m to drive from Budapest to Scalea.
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