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How to get fromBarcelona to Amsterdamby plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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There are 9 ways to get from Barcelona to Amsterdam by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

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    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BCN - AMS
    5h 5m
    €73–232

  2. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BCN - BRU
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 51m
    €63–327

  3. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Thalys
    10h 57m
    €429–654

  4. Bus via Brussels

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N781
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus bus 810 / ...
    22h 58m
    €147–215

  5. Drive  1,488.9 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Amsterdamcar car 1,488.9 km
    15h 16m
    €311–449

  6. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane BCN - RTM
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Zuidtrain train
    6h 2m
    €201–579

  7. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane BCN - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    6h 44m
    €91–326

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia to Port-Boutrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Port-Bou to Perpignantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    16h 19m
    €356–568

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijkbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    23h
    €130–220

Barcelona to Amsterdam by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration10h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€429Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,272.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 5m

What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Amsterdam, Netherlands?

Vueling Airlines, Transavia Holland, and KLM fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Amsterdam Centraal via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 10h 57m.

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