There are 12 ways to get from Nottingham to Barcelona by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car ferry
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Fly East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EMA - BCN
5h 42m€57–211Train
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
13h 23m€425–699Bus, train
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Marble Archbus 450 / ...
- 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
24h 34m€149–377Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nottingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
17h 3mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
6h 32m€70–232Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAN - BCN
7h 15m€80–264Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LTN - BCN
6h 56m€90–257Train to Liverpool, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LPL - BCN
7h 55m€97–263Fly East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EMA - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
7h€87–290Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
13h 59m€295–586Bus
- Take the bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
29h 17m€80–285Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
18h 6m€264–419
Nottingham to Barcelona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Barcelona is to fly which costs €55 - €220 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €55 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham station to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station and arriving at Pl. Catalunya - Andana Central via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Aeroport T1 - Arribades. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 59m.
The distance between Nottingham and Barcelona is 1347 km.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 13h 23m and costs €420 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Nottingham to Barcelona, including transfers.
Nottingham to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station.
Nottingham to Barcelona train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Nottingham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €55 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €420 - €700 and takes 13h 23m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €290 and takes 29h 17m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Barcelona, Spain?
Ryanair flies from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nottingham to Barcelona-Sants via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.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
- €140–240
- 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
- €80–140
- 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
- €210–350
- 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
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- 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
- €8–21
- 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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Nottingham to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 9:45 AM in Nottingham and 10:45 AM in Barcelona.
Nottingham to Barcelona train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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