There are 11 ways to get from Genoa to Tarragona by bus, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), car ferry, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Genoa to Barcelonabus FlixBus N758 / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tarragonabus Alsa
13h 30m€57–132Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Genoa Piazza Acquaverde to Barcelona Sants Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3600 / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
17h 1m€41–61Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain Ic
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
14h 14m€94–186Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragonatrain Re
22h 33m€86–173Drive 944.6 km
- Drive from Genoa to Tarragonacar 944.6 km
9h 5m€149–215Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe 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
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 29m€44–160Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly, train
- 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
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 35m€57–234Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BGY - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 28m€59–212Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GOA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 12m€42–178Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LIN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 11m€51–227Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- 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
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 30m€52–142
Genoa to Tarragona by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Tarragona is to bus and train which costs €40 - €65 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Tarragona is to fly and train which takes 6h 12m and costs €40 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Tarragona via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Tarragona via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Aix En Provence Tgv and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 14m.
The distance between Genoa and Tarragona is 956 km. The road distance is 944.6 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Tarragona without a car is to bus which takes 13h 30m and costs €55 - €140.
It takes approximately 13h 30m to get from Genoa to Tarragona, including transfers.
Genoa to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to Tarragona train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Tarragona is to bus which takes 13h 30m and costs €55 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 14h 14m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a bus from Genoa to Tarragona via Barcelona and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 13h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to Tarragona via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Aix En Provence Tgv, and Barcelona Sants in around 14h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–90
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–90
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- 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
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- 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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
Train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €11–16
- Base Standard
- €26–35
- Base Premium
- €30–50
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- 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
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- 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
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Want to know more about travelling around Spain
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Italy Travel Guides
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Genoa to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Genoa to Tarragona train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Ventimiglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to Tarragona is 945 km. It takes approximately 9h 5m to drive from Genoa to Tarragona.
Book your Genoa to Tarragona train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Genoa to Tarragona bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 2923+ hotels available in Tarragona.









































































