There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Barcelona by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane RTM - BCN
2h 46m€150–700Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
10h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 30mDrive 1,417.6 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Barcelonacar 1,417.6 km
14h 40m€249–360Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane RTM - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
4h 5m€160–817Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AMS - BCN
5h 17mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
13h 46mTrain, bus via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Barcelonabus
25h 26m
Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Barcelona is to fly which costs €150 - €700 and takes 2h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Barcelona is to fly which takes 2h 46m and costs €150 - €700.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station station. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 22h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Barcelona is 1214 km. The road distance is 1417.6 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 10h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 46m to get from Rotterdam to Barcelona, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Barcelona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rotterdam station.
Rotterdam to Barcelona train services, operated by THI Factory, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Barcelona is to fly which takes 2h 46m and costs €150 - €700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 10h 41m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 22h 30m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Barcelona, Spain?
Transavia Holland flies from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Barcelona-Sants via Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurobahn.de
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Barcelona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Rotterdam to Barcelona train services, operated by THI Factory, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Barcelona is 1418 km. It takes approximately 14h 40m to drive from Rotterdam to Barcelona.
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