There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Barcelona by plane, train, bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly Amsterdam to Barcelona • 5 h 13 min
$58 - $250
10 alternative options
Train to Rotterdam, fly to Barcelona • 5 h 56 min
$60 - $362
Train to Eindhoven, fly to Barcelona • 6 h 33 min
$66 - $321
Train to Brussels, fly to Barcelona • 6 h 46 min
$100 - $281
Fly Amsterdam to Girona, train • 5 h 59 min
$105 - $518
Train to Dusseldorf, fly to Barcelona • 7 h 34 min
$101 - $309
Train to Rotterdam, fly to Girona, train • 6 h 42 min
$147 - $770
Train • 10 h 56 min
$346 - $414
Bus Starbus • 24 h 45 min
$149
Bus FlixBus • 27 h 6 min
$96 - $167
Drive • 14 h 25 min
$230 - $340
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Barcelona is to fly which costs 45€ - 220€ and takes 5 h 13 min.
The quickest way to get from Amsterdam to Barcelona is to fly which costs 45€ - 220€ and takes 5 h 13 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Amsterdam and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24 h 45 min.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Barcelona Sants via Paris Nord and Paris Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10 h 56 min.
The distance between Amsterdam and Barcelona is 1239 km. The road distance is 1535.6 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 10 h 56 min and costs 290€ - 360€.
It takes approximately 5 h 13 min to get from Amsterdam to Barcelona, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport station.
Amsterdam to Barcelona train services, operated by Thalys, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5 h 13 min and costs 45€ - 220€. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 290€ - 360€ and takes 10 h 56 min, you could also bus, which costs 127€ and takes 24 h 45 min.
- Distance: 774.4 miles
- Duration: 5 h 13 min
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Barcelona, Spain?
Transavia Holland, KLM and six other airlines fly from Amsterdam to Barcelona hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam to Barcelona via Paris-Nord, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Paris Gare de Lyon in around 10 h 56 min.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $410
Flights from Rotterdam to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 1 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $470
Flights from Eindhoven to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $440
Flights from Amsterdam to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $480
Flights from Rotterdam to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $500
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 14 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $380
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $330
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 2 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $800
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven to Barcelona via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $280
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels to Barcelona via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $410
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11 - $20
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17 - $30
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $45
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $24 - $45
- 1st Class
- $40 - $55
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $45 - $70
- 1st Class
- $70 - $100
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $140 - $180
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $140 - $180
- 1st Class
- $190 - $260
Based in Madrid, Renfe is a state-owned train operator, that connects cities across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Renfe’s extensive network means most destinations offer multiple trains a day, with the most popular routes normally offering a train each hour. Locally known as AVE, the high-speed trains can reach speeds of up to 350km/h, making travel between major cities very efficient. Comfort is key in a Renfe train, with seats with footrests in all three classes of travel: Standard, Club and First. Each seat has an individual light, a pull-down table and an electrical outlet for in Club and First classes. There is free WiFi for first class passengers and for those with a + Renfe card.
Rome2rio's guide to Spanish Railways (RENFE)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 902 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11 - $22
- Website
- renfe.com
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24 - $29
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $24 - $29
- 1st Class
- $42 - $44
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $230
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $200 - $230
- 1st Class
- $270 - $400
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Dusseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +34 (0) 963 49 67 67
- comercial@starbus.es
- Website
- starbus.es
Bus from Amsterdam to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- starbus.es
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves over 1400 destinations, in 26 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and across Scandinavia and central and eastern Europe. Founded in 2012, Flixbus’ extensive network connects cities with approximately 200,000 trips, with buses often departing every 30 minutes. One of the most affordable ways to get around Europe (and expanding soon into the US), a Flixbus journey is cost-effective, well-connected, comfortable and safe.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport to Brussels, Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12 - $21
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels, Brussels Airport to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 h 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80 - $140
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
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