There are 9 ways to get from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains by train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegardetrain Ter
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bainstrain Ter
9h 3m€116–194Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BCN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève to Annemassetrain
- Take the train from Annemasse to Thonon Les Bainstrain
6h 4m€49–220Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Thonon-les-Bainsbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 40m€73–134Drive 782.4 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bainscar 782.4 km
7h 47m€123–177Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Annecytrain Ter
- Take the train from Annecy to Annemassetrain Ter
10h 18m€119–276Bus, train
- Take the bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegardetrain Ter
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bainstrain Ter
14h 15m€96–198Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BCN - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegardetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bainstrain
8h 32m€85–249Fly to Zurich Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
- Take the ferry from Lausanne-Ouchy to Thonon-les-Bainsferry
9h 4m€161–454Fly to Basel, train, ferry
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Basel (BSL)plane BCN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
- Take the ferry from Lausanne-Ouchy to Thonon-les-Bainsferry
9h 33m€134–409
Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs €45 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona station to Thonon-les-Bains. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Thonon-les-Bains via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Thonon Les Bains via Lyon Part Dieu and Bellegarde. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 3m.
The distance between Barcelona and Thonon-les-Bains is 855 km. The road distance is 782.4 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains without a car is to train which takes 9h 3m and costs €110 - €200.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains, including transfers.
Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains is to train which takes 9h 3m and costs €110 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 40m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Thonon-les-Bains, France?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Thonon Les Bains via Lyon Part Dieu and Bellegarde in around 9h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Thonon-les-Bains via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 12h 40m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annemasse to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annecy to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Bellegarde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bellegarde to Thonon Les Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Genève to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Thonon-les-Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from BARCELONA, Estacio Del Nord, stan. 30 to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 811 848
- [email protected]
- Website
- CGN
Ferry from Lausanne-Ouchy to Thonon-les-Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- CGN
Ferry from Lausanne-Ouchy to Thonon-les-Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- CGN
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains is 782 km. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Barcelona to Thonon-les-Bains.
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