There are 14 ways to get from Spain to Wales by plane, bus, train (TGV, Eurostar), car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport, bus
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
6h 18m£35–146Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 7m£153–519Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
27h 41m£52–207Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 18mFly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MAD - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
6h 14m£38–135Fly Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport, bus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AGP - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
6h 25m£36–118Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport, bus
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane PMI - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
6h 7m£35–155Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MAD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 41m£40–202Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BCN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 35m£38–193Fly Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Liverpool (LPL)plane AGP - LPL
7h 39m£44–165Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)train
8h 31m£95–305Train via Paris
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 44m£233–559Bus via Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
30h 57m£61–171Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
20h 3m£234–363
Spain to Wales by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Wales is to fly and bus which costs £35 - £120 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Wales is to fly and bus which takes 6h 7m and costs £35 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Wales. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Kingsway GR via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Wales. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Cardiff Central via Barcelona-Sants, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
The distance between Spain and Wales is 782 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Wales without a car is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs £150 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Spain to Wales, including transfers.
Spain to Wales bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Wales train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Wales is to train which takes 14h 7m and costs £150 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £210 and takes 27h 41m, you could also fly, which costs £40 - £170 and takes 7h 39m.
What companies run services between Spain and Wales?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Cardiff Central via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Van Gogh, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 14h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Kingsway GR via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 27h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–60
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–60
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Spain to Wales bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Spain to Wales train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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