There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tarragona by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EDI - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 23m€65–166Train to Newcastle, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane NCL - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 55m€62–248Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
17h 13m€214–595Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Tarragonabus
26h 41m€176–593Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tarragonacar
21h 53mTrain to Glasgow Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Reus Airport (REU)plane GLA - REU
7h 19m€122–425Fly Edinburgh Airport to Reus Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Reus Airport (REU)plane EDI - REU
6h 47m€123–425Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GLA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 10m€84–216Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
17h 57m€227–577Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
35h 15m€129–191Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tarragonacar
22h 55m€351–523
Edinburgh to Tarragona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tarragona is to fly and train which costs €65 - €170 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tarragona is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €120 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Tarragona station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Tarragona - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Tarragona via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 57m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tarragona is 1785 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tarragona without a car is to train which takes 17h 13m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Edinburgh to Tarragona, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Tarragona train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tarragona is to train which takes 17h 13m and costs €210 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €430 and takes 6h 47m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 35h 15m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tarragona via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona Sants in around 17h 13m. Alternatively, Jet2.com, Ryanair, and easyJet fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Reus Airport (REU) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Reus Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reus Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Newcastle to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Newcastle to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Newcastle to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- €75–270
- 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
- €75–240
- 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
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://empresaplana.cat/en
- Book at
- https://www.busplana.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Tarragona is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:28 AM in Edinburgh and 7:28 AM in Tarragona.
Edinburgh to Tarragona train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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