There are 12 ways to get from Barcelona to Holyhead by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, ferry, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BCN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
9h 9m£46–190Train
- 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 Euston to Holyheadtrain
15h 32m£144–537Bus, 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 Holyheadtrain
24h 28m£116–511Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
44h 40mFly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BCN - LPL
- Take the train from Chester to Holyheadtrain
9h 1m£66–204Bus 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 Airport to Holyheadtrain
9h 45m£94–404Fly 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 Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
9h 44m£86–290Fly 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 Euston to Holyheadtrain
10h 23m£102–318Fly 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 Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
10h 20m£89–323Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Holyheadtrain
16h 32m£187–571Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Holyheadcar
19h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Caencar
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Holyheadcar
23h 22m£227–548
Barcelona to Holyhead by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Holyhead is to fly and train which costs £45 - £190 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Holyhead is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Holyhead. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Holyhead via Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 32m.
The distance between Barcelona and Holyhead is 1008 miles.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Holyhead without a car is to train which takes 15h 32m and costs £140 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Barcelona to Holyhead, including transfers.
Barcelona to Holyhead train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
Holyhead is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 8:12 PM in Barcelona and 7:12 PM in Holyhead.
Barcelona to Holyhead train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
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What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Holyhead, Wales?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Holyhead via Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 15h 32m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
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
- £20–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
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
- £20–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–410
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–410
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £21–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- £40–170
- 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
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £45–70
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £95–140
- 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
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- +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
- £30–120
- 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
- £45–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulouse to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- 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
- £20
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £180–900
- On Foot
- £60–75
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–240
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–240
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