There are 12 ways to get from Brighton to Spain by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, 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 London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LGW - PMI
5h 17m€49–275Fly London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LGW - BCN
5h 33m€44–176Train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
12h 43m€373–644Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brighton Old Steine S4 to London Stratford- Montfichet Road Stop Ubus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
23h 25m€123–329Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
15h 25mFly London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane LGW - VLC
5h 23m€47–245Fly London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LGW - MAD
5h 28m€56–204Fly London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane LGW - SVQ
5h 55m€55–206Fly London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 38m€60–217Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
7h 2m€81–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
27h 21m€96–318Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
16h 28m€228–367
Brighton to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Spain is to fly which costs €45 - €280 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €45 - €280.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Spain. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Brighton and Spain is 1359 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Spain without a car is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs €370 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Brighton to Spain, including transfers.
Brighton to Spain train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €45 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €370 - €650 and takes 12h 43m.
Brighton to Spain train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Book your Brighton to Spain train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Spain?
Jet2.com, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brighton to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona Sants in around 12h 43m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brighton Old Steine S4 to London Stratford- Montfichet Road Stop U
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
Want to know more about travelling around Spain
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
There are 4009+ hotels available in Spain.



















































