There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Catalonia by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
6h 11m€39–173Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
14h 11m€225–529Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
29h 12m€70–149Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
17h 24mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
7h 3m€63–263Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
7h 5m€100–280Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LGW - BCN
8h 8m€97–289Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LTN - BCN
7h 49m€103–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
15h 37m€215–634Bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
30h 8m€77–260Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Barcelonacar
20h 28m€236–424
Cardiff to Catalonia by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Catalonia is to train and fly which costs €35 - €180 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Catalonia is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €35 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Catalonia station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Catalonia. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
The distance between Cardiff and Catalonia is 1270 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Catalonia without a car is to train which takes 14h 11m and costs €220 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Cardiff to Catalonia, including transfers.
Cardiff to Catalonia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Catalonia train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Catalonia is to train which takes 14h 11m and costs €220 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €150 and takes 29h 12m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Barcelona Sants in around 14h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Barcelona - North Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Lille, and Lille - Europe Train Station in around 29h 12m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €75–270
- 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
- €80–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- 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
- €26–70
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Catalonia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Catalonia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:42 PM in Cardiff and 4:42 PM in Catalonia.
Cardiff to Catalonia train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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