There are 13 ways to get from Barcelona to Folkestone by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
11h 44m£268–467Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 700 / ...
25h 59m£53–211Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Doverbus
23h 56m£80–110Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
13h 33mFly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 17m£72–206Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
14h 40m£205–295Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BCN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 8m£74–210Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BCN - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 7m£76–235Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BCN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 11m£81–190Bus to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airportbus
- Fly from Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GRO - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 47m£88–274Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane BCN - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 29m£79–238Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BCN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 10m£102–310Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
9h 8m£126–303
Barcelona to Folkestone by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Folkestone is to bus which costs £75 - £110 and takes 23h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona station to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Guildhall Street via Lille, Gent-Dampoort and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Folkestone Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 44m.
The distance between Barcelona and Folkestone is 1025 miles.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Folkestone without a car is to train which takes 11h 44m and costs £260 - £470.
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Barcelona to Folkestone, including transfers.
Barcelona to Folkestone bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Barcelona to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Folkestone is to train which takes 11h 44m and costs £260 - £470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £110 and takes 23h 56m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Folkestone, England?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Folkestone Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, and London St Pancras Intl in around 11h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Guildhall Street via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, Ghent Dampoort, Gent-Dampoort, Dover, and Pencester Road in around 23h 56m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Southend Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- 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
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £140–190
- 1st Class
- £180–230
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–130
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–180
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £35–55
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £30–50
- 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
- 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
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £14–21
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £21–30
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £14–21
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £21–30
- 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
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–15
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14–21
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35–55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80–120
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80–120
- 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
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 93 593 13 00
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona to Folkestone bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 10:25 AM in Barcelona and 9:25 AM in Folkestone.
Barcelona to Folkestone train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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