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

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There are 12 ways to get from Barcelona to Calais by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    10h 58m
    €267–411

  2. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BCN - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    8h 53m
    €86–276

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona to Lillebus bus FlixBus N781
    2. Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain train Ter
    20h 39m
    €125–203

  4. Drive  1,277.3 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar car 1,277.3 km
    12h 47m
    €242–349

  5. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    11h 30m
    €222–349

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya to Blanestrain train R1
    2. Take the bus from Lloret de Mar to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train Ter
    22h 13m
    €128–222

  7. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BCN - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    8h 21m
    €112–341

  8. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane BCN - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus bus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain train
    9h 22m
    €88–285

  9. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane BCN - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    9h 28m
    €100–313

  10. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane BCN - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandrestrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    9h 9m
    €114–351

  11. Train, train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Narbonnetrain train
    2. Take the train from Narbonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain train
    3. Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane TLS - LIL
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    11h 6m
    €123–446

  12. Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BCN - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    4. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain train
    11h 14m
    €188–411

Barcelona to Calais by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration10h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket€267Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,371.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 58m

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You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Calais Ville via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord in around 10h 58m.

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