There are 10 ways to get from Berlin to Barcelona by plane, train, car, taxi, bus, night train or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Berlin Tegel to Barcelona • 5 h 39 min
$59 - $182
Cheapest option
Fly Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona • 5 h 52 min
$38 - $186
8 alternative options
Fly Berlin Tegel to Girona, train • 8 h 13 min
$81 - $366
Train • 16 h 9 min
$449 - $564
Drive, train, taxi • 20 h 31 min
$433 - $576
Bus Eurolines CZ • 31 h 43 min
$104 - $219
Bus Eurolines FR • 34 h 4 min
$161 - $269
Night train, train • 21 h 31 min
$386 - $507
Rideshare • 21 h 13 min
$68
Drive • 16 h 43 min
$240 - $360
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Barcelona is to rideshare which costs 60€ and takes 21 h 13 min.
The quickest way to get from Berlin to Barcelona is to fly which costs 50€ - 160€ and takes 5 h 39 min.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderpl./Grunerstr.(Bln) [Grunerstr.] and arriving at Barcelona Nord via Berlin, Berlin Südkreuz and Praha ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31 h 43 min.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf (tief) and arriving at Barcelona Sants via Köln Hauptbahnhof, Paris Nord RER and Paris Gare de Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16 h 9 min.
The distance between Berlin and Barcelona is 1500 km. The road distance is 1863.1 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 16 h 9 min and costs 390€ - 490€.
It takes approximately 5 h 39 min to get from Berlin to Barcelona, including transfers.
Berlin to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Berlin Südkreuz station.
Berlin to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn, depart from Berlin Hbf (tief) station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5 h 39 min and costs 50€ - 160€. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 390€ - 490€ and takes 16 h 9 min, you could also bus, which costs 90€ - 200€ and takes 31 h 43 min.
- Distance: 937.5 miles
- Duration: 5 h 39 min
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Barcelona, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, easyJet and eight other airlines fly from Berlin to Barcelona hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Berlin to Barcelona via Köln Hbf, Köln Hauptbahnhof, Paris-Nord, Paris Nord RER, Paris Lyon Banlieue, and Paris Gare de Lyon in around 16 h 9 min.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $310
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $280
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $280
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $280
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 5 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 18 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 21 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $250
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 40 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $250
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $250
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Barcelona via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $250
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Girona via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 15 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Girona via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Girona via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Barcelona via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $330
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Girona via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $600
Based in Madrid, Renfe is a state-owned train operator, that connects cities across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Renfe’s extensive network means most destinations offer multiple trains a day, with the most popular routes normally offering a train each hour. Locally known as AVE, the high-speed trains can reach speeds of up to 350km/h, making travel between major cities very efficient. Comfort is key in a Renfe train, with seats with footrests in all three classes of travel: Standard, Club and First. Each seat has an individual light, a pull-down table and an electrical outlet for in Club and First classes. There is free WiFi for first class passengers and for those with a + Renfe card.
Rome2rio's guide to Spanish Railways (RENFE)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 902 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11 - $22
- Website
- renfe.com
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Girona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23 - $29
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $23 - $29
- 1st Class
- $41 - $43
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $230
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $200 - $230
- 1st Class
- $260 - $390
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20 - $26
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $20 - $26
- 1st Class
- $37 - $39
Train from Strasbourg to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 12 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150 - $170
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $150 - $170
- 1st Class
- $200 - $300
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $80
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $65 - $80
- 1st Class
- $95 - $140
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100 - $160
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Website
- bahn.de
Night train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 24 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180 - $270
- Website
- bahn.de
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Köln Hauptbahnhof to Paris-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 14 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $180
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $140 - $180
- 1st Class
- $190 - $260
Loosely translated as the French National Railway Corporation, the SNCF is France’s state-owned railway company. It covers the country’s extensive rail network, as well as the TGV and Thalys, France’s two high-speed railway networks. With over 14,000 trains operating daily, it is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50 - $70
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- Phone
- 900 41 00 41
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- renfe.com
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves over 1400 destinations, in 26 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and across Scandinavia and central and eastern Europe. Founded in 2012, Flixbus’ extensive network connects cities with approximately 200,000 trips, with buses often departing every 30 minutes. One of the most affordable ways to get around Europe (and expanding soon into the US), a Flixbus journey is cost-effective, well-connected, comfortable and safe.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Berlin, Berlin Südkreuz to Prague, Prague ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18 - $35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19 - $35
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Berlin, Südkreuz Bf to Prague, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11 - $15
- Website
- regiojet.com
- info@eurolines.cz
- Website
- elines.cz
Bus from Praha ÚAN Florenc to Barcelona Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 25 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $90 - $180
- Schedules at
- elines.cz
- Phone
- + 33 1 41 86 24 21
- Website
- eurolines.fr
Bus from Berlin Kaiserdamm to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 27 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140 - $230
- Schedules at
- eurolines.fr
A ridesharing platform with 40 million users, Blablacar gives you access to destinations without worrying about on-the-road chaos. The basic idea is that you carpool with locals who are already planning to drive your route and have space in their car. With some flexibility you’ll get to your destination – often faster and cheaper than other means. On the website or app, enter your departure and arrival points and your date of travel, sift through the profiles of drivers who’ve posted pre-planned drives and find one whose timing and preferences match yours. Request to join the ride, wait be accepted, and pay your share of the set price.
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Berlin to Barcelone
- Ave. Duration
- 21 h 13 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $68
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $90 - $110
Taxis de Blanes
- Phone
- +34 972 35 50 50
- Website
- taxisdeblanes.com
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The quickest flight from Berlin Tegel Airport to Barcelona Airport is the direct flight which takes 2 h 30 min.
Berlin to Barcelona bus services, operated by Eurolines CZ, arrive at Barcelona Nord station.
Berlin to Barcelona train services, operated by inOui TGV, arrive at Barcelona Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Barcelona is 1863 km. It takes approximately 16 h 43 min to drive from Berlin to Barcelona.
Vueling Airlines, easyJet, Swiss and four other airlines offer flights from Berlin Tegel Airport to Barcelona Airport.
There are 3443+ hotels available in Barcelona. Prices start at $80 USD per night.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Berlin and Barcelona. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
The best way to get from Berlin to Berlin Tegel Airport is to bus which takes 22 min and costs 2€ - 4€.