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How to get fromStuttgart to Tarragonaby plane, train, train (Renfe), bus, car or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Tarragona by plane, train, train (Renfe), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)planeSTR - BCN
    2. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
    6h 30m
    €52–195

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain84
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
    4. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to TarragonatrainR15 / ...
    13h 27m
    €136–405

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Barcelonabus
    3. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to TarragonatrainR15 / ...
    22h 12m
    €73–186

  4. Drive 1,271 km

    1. Drive from Stuttgart to Tarragonacar1,271 km
    12h 53m
    €200–289

  5. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)planeSXB - BCN
    3. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
    7h 39m
    €95–269

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)planeFRA - BCN
    3. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
    7h 25m
    €101–317

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)planeZRH - BCN
    4. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
    9h 39m
    €93–260

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)planeMUC - BCN
    4. Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
    9h 6m
    €93–251

  9. Train via Montpellier

    1. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Montpellier Saint-RochtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragonatrain
    14h 18m
    €143–423

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Stuttgart West to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
    23h 21m
    €112–166

Stuttgart to Tarragona by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration13h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€136Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Tarragona, Spain?

You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Tarragona via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 13h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Feuersee to Tarragona - Bus Station via Stuttgart West, Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side, and Barcelona - North Bus Station in around 23h 21m.

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