There are 11 ways to get from Poole to Tarragona by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Southampton Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)SOU - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
7h 7m€78–269Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Poole to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LHR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
8h 44m€65–260Ferry, train via Paris
- Take the ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-SantsTgv
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to TarragonaR15 / ...
18h 47m€123–369Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to Nantes
- Take the bus from Nantes to Barcelona
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbano to Tarragona
28h 40m€113–229Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Tarragona
18h 20m€202–291Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Poole to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LGW - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
8h 52m€83–265Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)LTN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
9h 26m€88–343Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Poole to Southampton Central
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BRS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
9h 59m€89–350Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Barcelona-SantsTgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to TarragonaRe / ...
19h 21m€232–485Bus
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
30h 36m€108–281Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Poole to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tarragona
16h 58m
Poole to Tarragona by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poole to Tarragona is to train and fly which costs €65 - €260 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Poole to Tarragona is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Poole station to Tarragona station. However, there are services departing from Seldown Coach Station and arriving at Tarragona - Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 36m.
The distance between Poole and Tarragona is 1265 km.
The best way to get from Poole to Tarragona without a car is to ferry and train via Paris which takes 18h 47m and costs €120 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Poole to Tarragona, including transfers.
Poole to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Seldown Coach Station.
Poole to Tarragona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Tarragona is 1h ahead of Poole. It is currently 1:35 PM in Poole and 2:35 PM in Tarragona.
Book your Poole to Tarragona bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Poole, England and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a bus from Seldown Coach Station to Tarragona - Bus Station via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Paris, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 30h 36m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Poole to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
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 Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–220
- 1st Class
- €210–270
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Saint-Malo to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbano to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://empresaplana.cat/en
- Book at
- https://www.busplana.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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