There are 13 ways to get from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel by train, unknown, bus, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, travel (TGV)
best- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais FrethunTgv
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
10h 42mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Take the bus from Lille to Calais
- Walk from Calais to Channel Tunnel
20h 16mDrive, Eurotunnel, travel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Walk from Folkestone to Channel Tunnel
13h 58mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BCN - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
8h 13mTrain, travel via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais FrethunTer
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
11h 7mBus, travel via Paris
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal700
- Walk from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Channel Tunnel
21h 31mFly to London Gatwick Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BCN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
8h 2mFly to Luton Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Luton Airport (LTN)BCN - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
8h 2mFly to London Stansted Airport, bus, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)BCN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
8h 7mFly to Paris Orly Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)BCN - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethun
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
8h 14mFly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BCN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
7h 46mFly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)BCN - LIL
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnel
7h 27mFly to London Southend Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Southend Airport (SEN)BCN - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnel
8h 21m
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Barcelona and Channel Tunnel is 1438 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel without a car is to train and travel which takes 10h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel, including transfers.
There are 1177+ hotels available in Channel Tunnel.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Channel Tunnel, France?
There is no direct connection from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel. However, you can take the train to Paris Gare De Lyon, walk to Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, take the line 91 bus to Gare du Nord, walk to Paris Nord, take the train to Calais Frethun, then travel to Channel Tunnel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Channel Tunnel via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, and Calais in around 20h 16m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Southend Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Comfort
- €60–85
- Premium
- €85–110
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Coach Station to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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