There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BHX - BCN
5h 42m€56–188Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Barcelona
27h 19m€48–270Train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantsTgv
13h 30m€174–725Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Drive from Caen to Barcelona
19h 45m€210–572Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BRS - BCN
5h 59m€58–187Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LHR - BCN
7h 10m€93–369Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LGW - BCN
8h 11m€85–461Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LTN - BCN
7h 53m€95–396Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)STN - BCN
8h 13m€99–388Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris to Barcelona
28h 5m€82–263Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelona
16h 53m
Cheltenham to Barcelona by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona is to train and fly which costs €55 - €190 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona is to train and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €55 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Barcelona via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Cheltenham to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Cheltenham Spa and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Barcelona is 1376 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 13h 30m and costs €170 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Barcelona train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cheltenham Spa station.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona is to train which takes 13h 30m and costs €170 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €270 and takes 27h 19m.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a train from Cheltenham Spa to Barcelona-Sants via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Barcelona via London Victoria and Paris in around 27h 19m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- 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
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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
- €80–330
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–280
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–95
- Single Ticket
- €21–80
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–280
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More Questions & Answers
Cheltenham to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 7:32 AM in Cheltenham and 8:32 AM in Barcelona.
Cheltenham to Barcelona train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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