There are 10 ways to get from Paris to Portbou by train (TGV), bus, night train, car, train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
7h 5m€141–347Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle to CERBÈRE - Centre-Villebus 540
14h 35m€36–145Night train
- Take the night train from Paris Bercy to Cerberenighttrain 5737
11h 46m€140–350Drive 875.3 km
- Drive from Paris to Portboucar 875.3 km
8h 53m€136–197Bus, train
- Take the bus from Paris to Perpignanbus FlixBus N707 / ...
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
15h 13m€69–129Fly Paris Orly Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)plane ORY - PGF
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
6h 13m€126–366Fly Paris Orly Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane ORY - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Port-Boutrain
7h 59m€82–231Fly Paris Orly Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ORY - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Portboutrain
7h 28m€55–229Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane CDG - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
7h 52m€159–408Fly Paris Orly Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane ORY - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
7h 44m€156–415
Paris to Portbou by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Portbou is to bus which costs €35 - €150 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Portbou is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris station to Portbou. However, there are services departing from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and arriving at CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville via PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Paris Bercy and arriving at Cerbere. This train operates Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 11h 46m.
The distance between Paris and Portbou is 940 km. The road distance is 875.3 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Portbou without a car is to train which takes 7h 5m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Paris to Portbou, including transfers.
Paris to Portbou bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Paris to Portbou train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Gare De Lyon station.
The best way to get from Paris to Portbou is to train which takes 7h 5m and costs €140 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €150 and takes 14h 35m.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Portbou, Spain?
You can take a train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Port-Bou via Perpignan in around 7h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville via Perpignan - Bus Station and PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle in around 14h 35m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Limoges
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Night train from Paris Bercy to Cerbere
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–350
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Narbonne to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- 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 Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Girona to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +33 805 60 81 00
- Website
- lio.laregion.fr
Bus from PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle to CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Paris to Portbou bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Perpignan - Bus Station.
Paris to Portbou train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Perpignan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Portbou is 875 km. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Paris to Portbou.
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