There are 15 ways to get from Germany to Spain by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, rideshare, car, or car train
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Fly Frankfurt to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane FRA - PMI
4h 37m€73–179Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUS - BCN
5h 26m€55–182Train via Lyon
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
18h 4m€324–806Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus N1334 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30bus
29h 16m€153–283Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Barcelone1,783.7 km
21h 13m€60Fly Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane STR - PMI
4h 46m€59–180Fly Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FRA - BCN
4h 54m€80–230Fly Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STR - BCN
5h 3m€61–201Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane DUS - PMI
5h 4m€58–201Fly Frankfurt to Valencia Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane FRA - VLC
5h 14m€87–259Fly Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
6h 30m€104–251Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
18h 48m€365–889Bus via U Theodor-Heuss-Platz
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
31h 1m€153–284Drive 1,787.4 km
- Drive from Berlin to Barcelonacar 1,787.4 km
18h 1m€286–413Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar
22h 26m€290–407
Germany to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Spain is to rideshare which costs €60 and takes 21h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €70 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Spain. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. and arriving at BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 via Berlin Südkreuz train station and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Spain. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via S Spandau Bhf, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 4m.
The distance between Germany and Spain is 1278 km. The road distance is 1787.4 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Spain without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 18h 4m and costs €320 - €850.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Germany to Spain, including transfers.
Germany to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Germany to Spain train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Spandau Bhf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Spain is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €70 - €180. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs €320 - €850 and takes 18h 4m, you could also bus, which costs €150 - €290 and takes 29h 16m.
What companies run services between Germany and Spain?
Airbus France, TUIfly, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via S Spandau Bhf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 18h 4m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–75
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- hahnair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Berlin to Barcelone
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Spain bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Germany to Spain train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Spain is 1787 km. It takes approximately 18h 1m to drive from Germany to Spain.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Germany and Spain. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.

































