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There are 12 ways to get from Calais to Spain by train (TGV, Renfe), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Lyon

    best
    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    11h 7m
    €222–343

  2. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane BRU - BCN
    7h 41m
    €85–312

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Paris Nordtrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus bus
    18h 12m
    €126–254

  4. Drive  1,278 km

    1. Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar car 1,278 km
    12h 57m
    €242–349

  5. Train, bus to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Gare routiere to Aéroportbus bus
    3. Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane BVA - BCN
    8h 11m
    €94–275

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Paris Nordtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain train Tgv
    11h 8m
    €269–390

  7. Train, bus via Lille

    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train Ter
    2. Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris to Barcelonabus bus
    19h 9m
    €93–207

  8. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane CDG - BIQ
    4. Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus bus
    6h 58m
    €169–464

  9. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BRU - MAD
    7h 53m
    €111–341

  10. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Valencia Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane plane BRU - VLC
    7h 36m
    €108–332

  11. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain train
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane CDG - BCN
    7h 19m
    €112–342

  12. Train, train to Ostend, fly to Málaga Airport

    1. Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain train
    2. Take the train from Courtrai to Ostendetrain train
    3. Fly from Ostend (OST) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane plane OST - AGP
    10h 8m
    €103–366

Calais to Spain by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration11h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket€222Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,413.4 km
  • Duration: 11h 7m

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You can take a train from Calais Ville to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Calais Frethun, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 11h 7m.

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