There are 11 ways to get from Dover to Barcelona by train, plane, bus, taxi, car ferry, car or car train
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9 alternative options
Train • 12h 22m
Bus • 27h 21m
Car ferry, drive • 13h 45m
Eurotunnel, drive • 13h 6m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Barcelona is to bus which costs £95 - £170 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Barcelona is to train and fly. Taking this option will cost £130 - £390 and takes 6h 16m.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Dover, Pencester Road and arriving at Barcelona Nord - Bus Station via Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station and Paris - Bercy Seine. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 22m.
The distance between Dover and Barcelona is 1085 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 12h 22m and costs £280 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Dover to Barcelona, including transfers.
Dover to Barcelona bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Dover to Barcelona train services, operated by South Eastern Trains Service, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Barcelona is to train which takes 12h 22m and costs £280 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £170 and takes 27h 21m.
- Distance: 1085.1 km
- Duration: 6h 16m
What companies run services between Dover, England and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a train from Dover to Barcelona via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dover to Barcelona via Canterbury, Bus Station, Bus Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Coach Station, Paris, and Paris - Bercy Seine in around 27h 21m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €700
Flights from London Heathrow to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €650
Flights from London Gatwick to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €300
Flights from London Luton to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €480
Flights from London Luton to Barcelona via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €480
Flights from London Luton to Barcelona via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €480
Flights from London Stansted to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Girona via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Girona via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €600
Flights from London Stansted to Reus via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Gatwick to Barcelona via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Gatwick to Barcelona via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160 - €370
Flights from London Luton to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €300
Flights from London Luton to Barcelona via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €300
Flights from London Luton to Barcelona via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City to Barcelona via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €750
Flights from London Heathrow to Barcelona via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City to Barcelona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €650
Flights from London Heathrow to Barcelona via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Barcelona via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190 - €1100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55 - €350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €470
Flights from London Stansted to Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Barcelona via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €600
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40 - €65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- €40 - €65
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45 - €70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- €45 - €70
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 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
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 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
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16 - €80
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/timetables
- Standard
- €16 - €23
- 1st Class
- €55 - €80
Rome2Rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120 - €350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Business Premier
- €320 - €350
- Standard
- €120 - €150
- Standard Premier
- €160 - €210
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- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160 - €270
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €160 - €220
- 1st Class
- €200 - €270
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15 - €22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19 - €28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- Phone
- 0044 (0) 1279681984
- info@airportbusexpress.co.uk
- Website
- airportbusexpress.co.uk
Bus from London Stratford City Bus Station to London Stansted Airport Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10 - €12
- Website
- Airport Bus Express
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- igualadina.com
Bus from Reus Airport to Barcelona - Zona Universitària
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7 - €12
- Schedules at
- igualadina.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Book at
- https://shop.global.flixbus.com/
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from London - Victoria Coach Station to Paris - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Paris - Bercy Seine to Barcelona Nord - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65 - €100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Paris Gare de Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21 - €30
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Phone
- 646 039 355
- Website
- taxisaeropuertogirona.com
Taxi from Girona Airport to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- taxisaeropuertogirona.com
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The quickest flight from London City Airport to Barcelona Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 10m.
Dover to Barcelona bus services, operated by Blablabus, arrive at Barcelona Nord - Bus Station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Dover. It is currently 8:55 PM in Dover and 9:55 PM in Barcelona.
Dover to Barcelona train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
British Airways, KLM, Swiss and Lufthansa offer flights from London City Airport to Barcelona Airport.
There are 2471+ hotels available in Barcelona. Prices start at €36 per night.