There are 9 ways to get from Stuttgart to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STR - BCN
5h 3m€57–192Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
12h 1m€209–494Train, bus
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N1720
20h 38m€104–212Drive 1,183.8 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Barcelonacar 1,183.8 km
12h 20m€187–269Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FRA - BCN
5h 48m€97–343Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SXB - BCN
6h 14m€82–402Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
8h€97–372Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain Re
15h 7m€247–511Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
22h 2m€103–220
Stuttgart to Barcelona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Barcelona is to fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 5h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Hauptbf and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Universität, Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 1m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Barcelona is 1028 km. The road distance is 1183.8 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Barcelona without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 12h 1m and costs €200 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Stuttgart to Barcelona, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Stuttgart to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €55 - €200. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs €200 - €500 and takes 12h 1m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €220 and takes 22h 2m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Barcelona, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Eurowings, and Swiss fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Barcelona-Sants via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 12h 1m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Stuttgart to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Barcelona is 1184 km. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Stuttgart to Barcelona.
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