There are 5 ways to get from Athlone to Barcelona by train, plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUB - BCN
7h 37m€58–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athlone to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Barcelonacar
36h 49m€169–739Bus
- Take the bus from Arcadia to Liffey Valley SCbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
4d 2h€220–440Train, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane DUB - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
8h 26m€88–199Train, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Athlone to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Reus Airport (REU)plane DUB - REU
- Take the train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain
10h 1m€80–249
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athlone to Barcelona is to train and fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Athlone to Barcelona is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Athlone to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Arcadia and arriving at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Dublin, Rădăuţi and Suceava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 2h.
The distance between Athlone and Barcelona is 1657 km.
The best way to get from Athlone to Barcelona without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 2h and costs €220 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Athlone to Barcelona, including transfers.
Athlone to Barcelona bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Arcadia station.
Athlone to Barcelona bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Liffey Valley SC station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Athlone. It is currently 7:08 PM in Athlone and 8:08 PM in Barcelona.
There are 5146+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Athlone, Ireland and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a bus from Arcadia to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord via Liffey Valley SC, Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, and Suceava in around 4d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reus Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reus Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Reus Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
Train from Athlone to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €11–17
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Arcadia to Liffey Valley SC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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