There are 11 ways to get from Arles to Spain by train (Renfe, TGV), bus, rideshare, train, plane, train (TGV), train (Renfe), 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Arles to Nimestrain Ter / ...
- Take the train from Nimes to Barcelona-Santstrain 9742 / ...
5h 2m€58–154Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Arles to Barcelone414.4 km
4h 57m€27Bus
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
7h 44m€32–68Train, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane MRS - PMI
4h 30m€40–146Train via Nimes Pont Du Gard (TGV)
- Take the train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
5h 27m€93–152Train via Cerbère
- Take the train from Arles to Setetrain Ter
- Take the train from Sete to Port-Boutrain Ter
- Take the train from Portbou to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràciatrain R11
8h 3m€70–154Drive 416.6 km
- Drive from Arles to Barcelonacar 416.6 km
4h 7m€66–96Train, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MRS - MAD
5h 23m€58–175Train, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane MRS - VLC
5h€60–186Train, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MRS - BCN
4h 57m€53–166Train, fly to Málaga Airport
- Take the train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Ptrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MRS - AGP
5h 32m€47–163
Arles to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arles to Spain is to rideshare which costs €27 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Arles to Spain is to drive which takes 4h 7m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Arles to Spain station. However, there are services departing from ARLES - Clémenceau and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Quatrefages, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station and Perpignan - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Arles to Spain. However, there are services departing from Arles and arriving at Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Nimes and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
The distance between Arles and Spain is 437 km. The road distance is 416.6 km.
The best way to get from Arles to Spain without a car is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs €55 - €160.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Arles to Spain, including transfers.
Arles to Spain bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station.
Arles to Spain train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Arles station.
The best way to get from Arles to Spain is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs €55 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €70 and takes 7h 44m.
What companies run services between Arles, France and Spain?
You can take a train from Arles to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Nimes and Barcelona Sants in around 5h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ARLES - Clémenceau to Barcelona - North Bus Station via NÎMES - Gare Routière, Quatrefages, Parnasse, Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station, and Perpignan - Bus Station in around 7h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Valencia Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Arles to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Sete to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Website
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Sete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Sete to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Train from Arles to Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille P
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- navitia.io
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Portbou to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes Pont Du Gard to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Portbou to Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Arles to Barcelone
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Arles to Spain bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Perpignan - Bus Station.
Arles to Spain train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nimes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arles to Spain is 417 km. It takes approximately 4h 7m to drive from Arles to Spain.
Book your Arles to Spain train tickets online with Omio.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Arles and Spain. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.



































