There are 13 ways to get from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel by train, unknown, bus, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, travel (TGV)
best- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethuntrain Tgv
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
10h 25mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
19h 43mDrive, Eurotunnel, travel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Walk from Folkestone to Channel Tunnelunknown
14h 9mFly to London City Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BCN - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
7h 2mTrain, travel via Lyon
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
10h 46mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Doverbus
- Walk from Dover to Channel Tunnelunknown
25h 15mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
7h 47mFly to London Gatwick Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BCN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
7h 43mFly to London Stansted Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BCN - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
7h 46mFly to Paris Orly Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane BCN - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethuntrain
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
8h 19mFly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BCN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
7h 32mFly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane BCN - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routièrebus
- Take the train from Amiens to Calais Villetrain
- Walk from Calais Ville to Channel Tunnelunknown
9h 22mFly to London Southend Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane BCN - SEN
- Take the train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
7h 56m
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London City Airport (LCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Barcelona and Channel Tunnel is 1437 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel without a car is to train and travel which takes 10h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel, including transfers.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Channel Tunnel.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Channel Tunnel, France?
There is no direct connection from Barcelona to Channel Tunnel. However, you can take the train to Paris Gare De Lyon, take the train to Paris Nord, take the train to Calais Frethun, then travel to Channel Tunnel. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Channel Tunnel via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille Europe, and Calais Frethun in around 19h 43m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London City Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Nord to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Amiens to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
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