There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
5h 42m€71–272Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
6h 3m€61–201Train
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
13h 24m€336–609Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- 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
28h 45m€116–174Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
17h 4mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
7h 8m€117–339Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa 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 9m€110–296Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa 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 52m€127–333Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STN - BCN
8h 12m€140–318Bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- 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
28h 50m€86–266Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Barcelonacar
20h 16m€233–679
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 €60 - €210 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona is to train and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 45m.
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 24m.
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 24m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Cheltenham to Barcelona, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Barcelona bus services, operated by National Express, 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 24m and costs €330 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 28h 45m.
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 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Lille, and Lille - Europe Train Station in around 28h 45m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
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
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €45–70
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €95–140
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €28–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €50–65
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €65–95
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €40–65
- 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
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
- 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
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
- 1st Class
- €210–270
- 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
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- 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
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- 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
- €29–50
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- €26–370
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €26–35
- Car
- €45–70
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €130–370
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More Questions & Answers
Cheltenham to Barcelona bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 2:07 PM in Cheltenham and 3:07 PM in Barcelona.
Cheltenham to Barcelona train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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