There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Barcelona by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car ferry
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Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane INV - BCN
8h 10m€93–205Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EDI - BCN
9h 44m€85–271Train
- Take the train from Inverness 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
19h 45m€553–897Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
32h 4m€275–574Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
24h 6mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GLA - BCN
9h 35m€108–340Train, train to Glasgow/Prestwick, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airporttrain
- Fly from Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane PIK - BCN
10h 8m€107–349Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Inverness 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
20h 20m€423–774Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus M90
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
39h 10m€118–346Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Inverness to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
25h 8m€364–578
Inverness to Barcelona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Barcelona is to train and bus and fly which costs €85 - €280 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Barcelona is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €90 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Inverness and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
The distance between Inverness and Barcelona is 1888 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 19h 45m and costs €550 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Inverness to Barcelona, including transfers.
Inverness to Barcelona bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Barcelona train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Barcelona is to fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €90 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €550 - €900 and takes 19h 45m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €350 and takes 39h 10m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Barcelona, Spain?
easyJet, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Barcelona-Sants via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 19h 45m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Glasgow/Prestwick to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–290
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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
- €140–250
- 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
- €85–150
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- 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
- €9–22
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Barcelona bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 12:16 AM in Inverness and 1:16 AM in Barcelona.
Inverness to Barcelona train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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