There are 11 ways to get from Genoa to Spain by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LIN - PMI
6h 26m€79–239Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GOA - BCN
4h 47m€36–168Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain Ic
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Santstrain
12h 43m€98–140Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 55m€40–85Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelonacarferry
20h 45m€80–85Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TRN - BCN
7h 9m€59–225Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane MXP - PMI
7h 58m€42–192Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MXP - BCN
8h 18m€41–163Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane NCE - BCN
7h 58m€53–149Bus via Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Barcelona Sants Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3600 / ...
15h 38m€39–55Drive 857.4 km
- Drive from Genoa to Barcelonacar 857.4 km
8h 26m€133–192
Genoa to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Spain is to bus via Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station which costs €35 - €55 and takes 15h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs €35 - €170.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Port of Genoa and arriving at Port de Barcelona. Services depart twice a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Spain. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Marseille St Charles and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Genoa and Spain is 1002 km. The road distance is 857.4 km.
Book your Genoa to Spain ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Genoa to Spain without a car is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs €95 - €140.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Genoa to Spain, including transfers.
Genoa to Spain bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop station.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Spain?
You can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Marseille St Charles, and Barcelona Sants in around 12h 43m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Barcelona - North Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €40–85 and the journey takes 12h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–100
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €19–80
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–85
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–85
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Genoa to Spain train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Spain is to train which takes 12h 43m and costs €95 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €85 and takes 12h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €35 - €170 and takes 4h 47m.
Genoa to Spain bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Genoa to Spain train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Ventimiglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to Spain is 857 km. It takes approximately 8h 26m to drive from Genoa to Spain.
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