There are 9 ways to get from Berlin to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, rideshare, train, train (TGV), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BER - BCN
5h 51m€49–224Train via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
18h 18m€289–520Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1385 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N872
27h 35m€168–256Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Berlin to Barcelone1,783.7 km
21h 13m€60Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HAM - BCN
7h 35m€106–315Train
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
26h 19m€434–676Bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 16m€153–265Drive 1,786.9 km
- Drive from Berlin to Barcelonacar 1,786.9 km
18h 2m€334–482Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar
21h 3m€328–467
Berlin to Barcelona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Barcelona is to rideshare which costs €60 and takes 21h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €45 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Barcelona via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 18m.
The distance between Berlin and Barcelona is 1546 km. The road distance is 1786.9 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Barcelona without a car is to train via Karlsruhe which takes 18h 18m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 51m to get from Berlin to Barcelona, including transfers.
Berlin to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €45 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Karlsruhe, which costs €280 - €550 and takes 18h 18m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €260 and takes 27h 35m.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Barcelona, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Barcelona-Sants via Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, and Lyon Part Dieu in around 18h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–340
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Berlin to Barcelone
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Berlin to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Berlin to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Barcelona is 1787 km. It takes approximately 18h 2m to drive from Berlin to Barcelona.
Book your Berlin to Barcelona train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Berlin to Barcelona bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
There are 5068+ hotels available in Barcelona.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Berlin and Barcelona. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.







































