There are 13 ways to get from Derby to Spain by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car ferry
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Fly East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane EMA - PMI
5h 21m€38–209Fly East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
cheapest- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane EMA - AGP
5h 58m€34–156Train
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 20m€448–723Train, bus
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
20h 8m€283–556Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Derby to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
17h 2m€393–519Fly East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EMA - BCN
5h 38m€35–230Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane BHX - PMI
5h 50m€67–247Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
6h 2m€64–198Fly East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EMA - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
6h 22m€85–149Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAN - BCN
7h 4m€79–266Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
14h 5m€375–600Bus
- Take the bus from Derby Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- 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 30m€130–241Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
17h 58m€268–437
Derby to Spain by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Spain is to fly which costs €30 - €160 and takes 5h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €35 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Derby station to Spain station. However, there are services departing from Derby Bus Station and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Derby to Spain. However, there are services departing from Derby and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 5m.
The distance between Derby and Spain is 1540 km.
The best way to get from Derby to Spain without a car is to train which takes 13h 20m and costs €440 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Derby to Spain, including transfers.
Derby to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Derby Bus Station.
Derby to Spain train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Derby station.
The best way to get from Derby to Spain is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €35 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €440 - €750 and takes 13h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 29h 30m.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Spain?
Ryanair, Jet2.com, and TUI Airways fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Derby to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona Sants in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
- €140–240
- 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
- €80–140
- 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
- €230–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- 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
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €136
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
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 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Derby Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Derby to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
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