There are 7 ways to get from Barcelona to Ballater by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BCN - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
9h 11m£89–235Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Aviemoretrain
- Take the taxi from Aviemore to Ballatertaxi
32h 1m£433–701Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ballatercar
23h 29m£418–564Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BCN - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Malmaisonbus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
9h 56mFly to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BCN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
10h 49m£94–222Fly to Newcastle, train, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BCN - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
12h£105–286Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ballatercar
24h 20m£311–500
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Ballater is to fly and train and bus which costs £90 - £230 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Ballater is to fly and bus which takes 9h 11m and costs £85 - £240.
The distance between Barcelona and Ballater is 1173 miles.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Ballater without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 32h 1m and costs £430 - £700.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Barcelona to Ballater, including transfers.
Ballater is 1h behind Barcelona. It is currently 12:48 AM in Barcelona and 11:48 PM in Ballater.
There are 162+ hotels available in Ballater.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Ballater, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Barcelona to Ballater. However, you can take the train to El Prat Aeroport, walk to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ), walk to Aberdeen Airport, then take the bus to Ballater. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Lille - Europe Train Station, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Finsbury Park, take the train to Aviemore, then take the taxi to Ballater.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Newcastle via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–310
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Finsbury Park to Aviemore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01382 201121
- [email protected]
- Website
- xploredundee.com
Bus from Terminal to Malmaison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.xploredundee.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- £100–130
Aviemore Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1479 811 111
- Website
- taxisinaviemore.com
Doc's Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7971 736 599
- Website
- docstaxisaviemore.co.uk
Gerry's Aviemore Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1479 812 000
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