There are 7 ways to get from Alba Iulia to Barcelona by bus, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cluj-Napoca, fly
best- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napocabus
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CLJ - BCN
7h 22m€61–258Train
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
31h 38m€355–553Bus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Barcelonabus
36h 1m€100–170Drive 2,230.7 km
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Barcelonacar 2,230.7 km
24h 40m€377–545Bus to Sibiu, fly
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu Airportbus
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SBZ - BCN
8h 16m€122–389Train to Tirgu Mures, fly
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Vidrasău h.train
- Fly from Tirgu Mures (TGM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TGM - BCN
10h 10m€66–214Bus via Deva
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Devabus
- Take the bus from Deva to Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbanobus 1922
42h 39m€232–345
Alba Iulia to Barcelona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alba Iulia to Barcelona is to bus which costs €100 - €170 and takes 36h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Alba Iulia to Barcelona is to bus and fly which takes 7h 22m and costs €60 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 36h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Alba Iulia to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 38m.
The distance between Alba Iulia and Barcelona is 1949 km. The road distance is 2230.7 km.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 31h 38m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Alba Iulia to Barcelona, including transfers.
Alba Iulia to Barcelona bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Alba Iulia station.
Alba Iulia to Barcelona train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Alba Iulia station.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Barcelona is to train which takes 31h 38m and costs €350 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 36h 1m.
What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a train from Alba Iulia to Barcelona-Sants via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 31h 38m. Alternatively, Tabita Tour operates a bus from Alba Iulia to Barcelona 3 times a week. Tickets cost €140–170 and the journey takes 36h 1m. Matei Unitrans also services this route twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Sibiu to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Sibiu to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Sibiu to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Sibiu to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirgu Mures to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–38
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Alba Iulia to Vidrasău h.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Deva to Aeropuerto de Barcelona T2B Bus Interurbano
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4 0250 997
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Alba Iulia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +4-0231-517.509
- Website
- apetrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- apetrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0788-577-936
- Website
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 265 977
- [email protected]
- Website
- dudatrans.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- dudatrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 741 607 941
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Standard Adult
- €5–7
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Booking & Getting There
Alba Iulia to Barcelona bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Barcelona station.
Barcelona is 1h behind Alba Iulia. It is currently 1:39 PM in Alba Iulia and 12:39 PM in Barcelona.
Alba Iulia to Barcelona train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba Iulia to Barcelona is 2231 km. It takes approximately 24h 40m to drive from Alba Iulia to Barcelona.
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