There are 8 ways to get from Portbou to Irun by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, or car
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Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to San Sebastián Airport
best- Take the train from Portbou to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane BCN - EAS
5h 4m€47–270Train via Narbonne
- Take the train from Cerbere to Narbonnetrain Ter
- Take the train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
8h 47m€62–123Train, bus
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Santstrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Irunbus
10h 55m€55–60Drive 513.6 km
- Drive from Portbou to Iruncar 513.6 km
6h 18m€79–114Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Portbou to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
8h 3m€51–197Train to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Cerbere to Perpignantrain
- Fly from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane PGF - BIQ
8h 43m€182–976Train
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain Intercités
8h 58m€72–143Bus
- Take the bus from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville to PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assisclebus 540
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Hendayebus
11h 41m
Portbou to Irun by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portbou to Irun is to train and bus which costs €55 - €60 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Portbou to Irun is to train and fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €45 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Portbou to Irun. However, there are services departing from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville and arriving at Hendaye via Perpignan - Bus Station and Toulouse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Portbou to Irun. However, there are services departing from Cerbere and arriving at Hendaye via Narbonne and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Portbou and Irun is 567 km. The road distance is 513.6 km.
The best way to get from Portbou to Irun without a car is to train via Narbonne which takes 8h 47m and costs €60 - €130.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Portbou to Irun, including transfers.
Portbou to Irun bus services, operated by liO Occitanie - Pyrénées-Orientales, depart from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville station.
Portbou to Irun train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cerbere station.
The best way to get from Portbou to Irun is to train via Narbonne which takes 8h 47m and costs €60 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 11h 41m.
What companies run services between Portbou, Spain and Irun, Spain?
You can take a train from Cerbere to Hendaye via Narbonne and Toulouse Matabiau in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville to Hendaye via PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle, Perpignan - Bus Station, Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station, and Toulouse in around 11h 41m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–950
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Portbou to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Portbou to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cerbere to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €27–40
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cerbere to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- Rail 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Port-Bou to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- Rail 1st Class
- €65–95
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +33 805 60 81 00
- Website
- lio.laregion.fr
Bus from CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville to PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Toulouse to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Portbou to Irun bus services, operated by liO Occitanie - Pyrénées-Orientales, arrive at PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle station.
Portbou to Irun train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Narbonne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portbou to Irun is 514 km. It takes approximately 6h 18m to drive from Portbou to Irun.
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