There are 8 ways to get from Barcelona to Formby by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BCN - LPL
6h 23m£44–172Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
23h 8m£169–389Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Formbycar
18h 27mFly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BCN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 8m£48–215Fly 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 New Street to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
8h 8m£70–253Bus to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airportbus
- Fly from Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GRO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
7h 49m£82–231Train to Reus Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragonatrain
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Liverpool (LPL)plane REU - LPL
8h 16m£64–212Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Formbycar
19h 25m£252–383
Barcelona to Formby by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Formby is to fly which costs £40 - £180 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Formby is to fly which takes 6h 23m and costs £40 - £180.
The distance between Barcelona and Formby is 898 miles.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Formby without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 8m and costs £160 - £390.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Barcelona to Formby, including transfers.
Formby is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 5:28 AM in Barcelona and 4:28 AM in Formby.
There are 1166+ hotels available in Formby.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Formby, England?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–180
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Reus Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
- £70–140
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- 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
- £7–18
- 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
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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