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How to get fromSpain to Calaisby train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 12 ways to get from Spain to Calais by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    12h 2m
    €266–393

  2. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BCN - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train
    8h 30m
    €85–272

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Lillebus bus FlixBus N781
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train Ter
    20h 26m
    €125–206

  4. Drive  1,277.3 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar car 1,277.3 km
    12h 47m
    €234–338

  5. Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus bus
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane BIQ - ORY
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethuntrain train
    7h 47m
    €204–511

  6. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train Ter
    12h 9m
    €220–344

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya to Blanestrain train R1
    2. Take the bus from Lloret de Mar to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    21h 47m
    €129–227

  8. Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus bus
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BIQ - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train
    7h
    €169–464

  9. Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train
    8h 46m
    €109–302

  10. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BCN - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train
    7h 59m
    €112–342

  11. Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Ostend, train

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus bus
    2. Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Ostend (OST)plane plane ALC - OST
    3. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    4. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain train
    5. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    10h 30m
    €126–358

  12. Fly Málaga Airport to Ostend, train

    1. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Ostend (OST)plane plane AGP - OST
    2. Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    10h 3m
    €106–379

Spain to Calais by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration12h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,374.7 km
  • Duration: 12h 2m

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You can take a train from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya to Calais Ville via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 12h 2m.

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