There are 10 ways to get from Barcelona to Genoa by bus, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), car ferry, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Barcelona to Genoabus FlixBus N758 / ...
11h 35m€30–110Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Re
13h 5m€97–134Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port of Genoacarferry
20h 45m€65–140Drive 854.5 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Genoacar 854.5 km
8h 18m€135–194Fly 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 Genova P.Za Principetrain
7h 16m€39–165Fly 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 Genova P.Za Principetrain
6h 59m€55–225Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane BCN - GOA
4h 46m€36–167Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane BCN - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principetrain
7h 28m€58–204Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BCN - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Genova Brignoletrain
7h 15m€49–209Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BCN - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
8h 52m€52–133
Barcelona to Genoa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Genoa is to bus which costs €30 - €110 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Genoa is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €35 - €170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Barcelona and arriving at Genoa. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Port de Barcelona and arriving at Port of Genoa. Services depart twice a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Genova P.Za Principe via Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville and Ventimiglia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between Barcelona and Genoa is 859 km. The road distance is 854.5 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Genoa without a car is to bus which takes 11h 35m and costs €30 - €110.
The bus from Barcelona to Genoa takes 11h 35m including transfers and departs every four hours.
Barcelona to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Barcelona to Genoa train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Genoa, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Barcelona to Genoa 5 times a day. Tickets cost €40–110 and the journey takes 11h 35m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Genova P.Za Principe via Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville, and Ventimiglia in around 13h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
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
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
- 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
- €65–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, 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
- €45–210
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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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More Questions & Answers
The best way to get from Barcelona to Genoa is to bus which takes 11h 35m and costs €30 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €95 - €140 and takes 13h 5m, you could also fly, which costs €35 - €170 and takes 4h 46m.
Barcelona to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Barcelona to Genoa train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Marseille St Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Genoa is 855 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Barcelona to Genoa.
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