There are 10 ways to get from Algeciras to Barcelona by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car ferry, ferry, car, train (Renfe), plane, or train
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Train via Madrid
best- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
9h 20m€136–292Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AGP - BCN
6h 13m€44–153Bus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus Alsa
17h 45m€95–140Car ferry, ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Medcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelonaferry
22h 24m€134–402Drive 1,051.3 km
- Drive from Algeciras to Barcelonacar 1,051.3 km
11h 21m€166–240Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Algeciras to Antequera-Santa Anatrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Antequera-Santa Ana to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
10h 15m€183–324Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Medcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelonacarferry
33h 29m€114–402Bus to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Fronterabus
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane XRY - BCN
5h 36m€67–197Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Fronterabus
- Take the train from Jerez De La Frontera to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SVQ - BCN
6h 59m€65–190Car ferry to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Villecarferry
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TNG - BCN
7h 39m€53–501
Algeciras to Barcelona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Algeciras to Barcelona is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €160 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Algeciras to Barcelona is to bus and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs €65 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Algeciras and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 45m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Algeciras to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Port of Algeciras and arriving at Port de Barcelona via Port de Tanger Med. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Algeciras to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Algeciras and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Algeciras and Barcelona is 1258 km. The road distance is 1051.3 km.
Book your Algeciras to Barcelona ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Algeciras to Barcelona without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 9h 20m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Algeciras to Barcelona, including transfers.
Algeciras to Barcelona bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Algeciras station.
What companies run services between Algeciras, Spain and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a train from Algeciras to Barcelona-Sants via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 9h 20m. Alternatively, ALSA operates a bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord twice daily. Tickets cost €95–140 and the journey takes 17h 45m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–120
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Jerez Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–250
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–140
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Antequera-Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Jerez De La Frontera to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Antequera-Santa Ana to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Algeciras to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–194
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €29–40
- Seat + Car
- €194
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–194
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- €29–40
- Seat + Car
- €194
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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More Questions & Answers
Algeciras to Barcelona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Algeciras station.
The best way to get from Algeciras to Barcelona is to train via Madrid which takes 9h 20m and costs €130 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €140 and takes 17h 45m.
Algeciras to Barcelona bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Algeciras to Barcelona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Algeciras to Barcelona is 1051 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Algeciras to Barcelona.
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