There are 12 ways to get from Aberystwyth to Spain by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
8h 25m€98–258Train
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
18h 56m€490–891Bus
- Take the bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 409
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
32h 55m€137–365Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
19h 11m€416–542Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LPL - PMI
9h 4m€110–258Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LPL - BCN
9h 15m€107–329Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane BRS - PMI
10h 21m€119–361Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
10h 32m€121–292Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BRS - AGP
10h 42m€120–408Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BRS - MAD
10h 30m€126–350Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Newhall Street to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Barcelonabus
34h 26m€185–323Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aberystwyth to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Barcelonacar
22h 26m€258–735
Aberystwyth to Spain by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aberystwyth to Spain is to train and fly which costs €95 - €260 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Aberystwyth to Spain is to train and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberystwyth station to Spain station. However, there are services departing from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Birmingham Coach Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Aberystwyth to Spain. However, there are services departing from Aberystwyth and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Birmingham New Street, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Perpignan and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 56m.
The distance between Aberystwyth and Spain is 1501 km.
The best way to get from Aberystwyth to Spain without a car is to train which takes 18h 56m and costs €490 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Aberystwyth to Spain, including transfers.
Aberystwyth to Spain bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2.
Aberystwyth to Spain train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Aberystwyth station.
The best way to get from Aberystwyth to Spain is to train which takes 18h 56m and costs €490 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €370 and takes 32h 55m.
What companies run services between Aberystwyth, Wales and Spain?
You can take a train from Aberystwyth to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Birmingham New Street, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Perpignan, and Barcelona Sants in around 18h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Barcelona - North Bus Station via Birmingham Coach Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 32h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Liverpool to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Liverpool to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Liverpool to Son Sant Joan Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Liverpool to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Liverpool to Son Sant Joan Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Liverpool to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €135
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €135
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 2 to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Newhall Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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Aberystwyth to Spain bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Aberystwyth to Spain train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
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