There are 8 ways to get from Alhambra to Barcelona by plane, train (Renfe), bus, rideshare, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo), or car
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Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GRX - BCN
4h 17m€39–137Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Granada to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
7h 29m€180–320Bus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus Alsa
14h 23m€75–110Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Grenade to Barcelone794.2 km
10h 13m€50Train to Málaga Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane AGP - BCN
5h 44m€52–159Train to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the train from Granada to Almeriatrain
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LEI - BCN
7h 10m€76–221Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
7h 40m€127–321Drive 794.3 km
- Drive from Alhambra to Barcelonacar 794.3 km
8h 51m€126–181
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alhambra to Barcelona is to rideshare which costs €50 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Alhambra to Barcelona is to fly which takes 4h 17m and costs €35 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Alhambra to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Granada - Avda de Madrid 1 and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Granada Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 23m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Granada and arriving at Barcelona-Sants. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Alhambra and Barcelona is 718 km. The road distance is 794.3 km.
The best way to get from Alhambra to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 7h 29m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Alhambra to Barcelona, including transfers.
Alhambra to Barcelona bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Granada Estación de Autobuses station.
Alhambra to Barcelona train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Granada station.
The best way to get from Alhambra to Barcelona is to fly which takes 4h 17m and costs €35 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €320 and takes 7h 29m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €110 and takes 14h 23m.
What companies run services between Alhambra, Andalusia, Spain and Barcelona, Spain?
Vueling Airlines and Iberia fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Renfe AVE operates a train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants 3 times a day. Tickets cost €180–320 and the journey takes 6h 59m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
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 Almería Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Almería Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
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 Almería Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Almería Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- 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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €180–320
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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
- 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 Granada Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Grenade to Barcelone
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Alhambra to Barcelona bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Alhambra to Barcelona train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alhambra to Barcelona is 794 km. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Alhambra to Barcelona.
There are 5158+ hotels available in Barcelona.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Alhambra and Barcelona. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.



















