There are 12 ways to get from Channel Tunnel to Spain by unknown, train, bus, car train, car, or plane
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Travel, train via Lyon
best- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Calais Frethun
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille EuropeTer
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
11h 1mTravel, bus via Paris
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - Airport Prat T1
20h 49mTravel, Eurotunnel, drive
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelona
14h 4mTravel, train to London City Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Priory
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)LCY - MAD
6h 40mTravel, train (TGV)
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Calais Frethun
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Paris NordTgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantsTgv
11h 2mTravel, bus
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to Lille
- Take the bus from Lille to Barcelona
21h 21mTravel, train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Priory
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LGW - BCN
7h 2mTravel, train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Priory
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)LGW - PMI
6h 53mTravel, train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Priory
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Valencia Airport (VLC)LGW - VLC
6h 58mTravel, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Priory
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LHR - BCN
7h 16mTravel, train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Dover Priory
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)LGW - MAD
7h 9mTravel, train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Walk from Channel Tunnel to Calais Frethun
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)CDG - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
6h 36m
London City Airport (LCY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Channel Tunnel and Spain is 1430 km.
The best way to get from Channel Tunnel to Spain without a car is to travel and train via Lyon which takes 11h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Channel Tunnel to Spain, including transfers.
There are 5571+ hotels available in Spain.
What companies run services between Channel Tunnel, France and Spain?
There is no direct connection from Channel Tunnel to Spain. However, you can travel to Calais Frethun, take the train to Lille Europe, take the train to Lyon Part Dieu, take the train to Barcelona-Sants, then take the train to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Channel Tunnel to Pl. Catalunya - Andana Central via Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Barcelona - Airport Prat T1, and Aeroport T1 - Arribades in around 20h 49m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Calais Frethun to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - Airport Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - Airport Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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