There are 9 ways to get from Barcelona to Alba by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane BCN - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle to Albatrain
6h 42m€46–175Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain Re
12h 19m€76–208Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Alessandriabus N503
17h 39m€64–95Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Astitrain 2144 / ...
25h 8m€72–163Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BCN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
8h 51m€64–174Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BCN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
8h 34m€75–243Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BCN - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Albatrain
8h 8m€70–222Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Geronabus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turinbus 404
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Albatrain Re
18h 42mDrive 794.2 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Albacar 794.2 km
9h 35m€125–181
Barcelona to Alba by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Alba is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 17h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Alba is to fly and train which takes 6h 42m and costs €45 - €180.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Alba. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Alba via Lyon Part Dieu and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 19m.
The distance between Barcelona and Alba is 727 km. The road distance is 794.2 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Alba without a car is to train which takes 12h 19m and costs €75 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Barcelona to Alba, including transfers.
Barcelona to Alba train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Alba is to train which takes 12h 19m and costs €75 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 17h 39m.
Barcelona to Alba train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Alba is 794 km. It takes approximately 9h 35m to drive from Barcelona to Alba.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Alba, Piemonte, Italy?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Alba via Lyon Part Dieu and Torino Porta Susa in around 12h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to ALBA - Stazione FS via Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop, Genoa, Alessandria, Alessandria, Asti, and Asti - Movicentro -R in around 17h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Asti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Alba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
- 1st Class
- €140–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Asti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Asti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Alessandria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Barcelona to Gerona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €65–95
- Cabin
- €120–140
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