There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Barcelona by plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or 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 Brussels Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRU - BCN
4h 57m€39–189Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain 9742
9h 40m€232–449Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N781
20h 10m€100–180Drive 1,288 km
- Drive from Brussels to Barcelonacar 1,288 km
13h 26m€203–293Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CRL - BCN
6h 10m€61–268Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane CRL - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
6h 44m€76–298Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane RTM - BCN
6h 25m€234–575Fly Brussels Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BRU - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
5h 41m€84–249Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EIN - BCN
7h 48m€90–339Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain Re
12h€276–467Train, bus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Luchtbal to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
23h 3m€138–248
Brussels to Barcelona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Barcelona is to fly which costs €35 - €190 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Barcelona is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €35 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brussels-North train station station and arriving at Barcelona. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
The distance between Brussels and Barcelona is 1111 km. The road distance is 1288 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Barcelona without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 9h 40m and costs €230 - €450.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Brussels to Barcelona, including transfers.
Brussels to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Barcelona train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Barcelona is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €35 - €190. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs €230 - €450 and takes 9h 40m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 10m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Barcelona, Spain?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Barcelona-Sants via Lyon Part Dieu in around 9h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–390
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Antwerp - Luchtbal to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Barcelona station.
Brussels to Barcelona train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Barcelona is 1288 km. It takes approximately 13h 26m to drive from Brussels to Barcelona.
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