There are 11 ways to get from Colchester to Barcelona by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STN - BCN
5h 56m€39–173Train
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
11h 49m€362–631Train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
21h 36m€216–399Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
15h 31m€355–468Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LGW - BCN
6h 29m€78–214Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
6h 39m€88–253Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane STN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
6h 40m€54–293Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LTN - BCN
6h 40m€80–213Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Reus Airport, train
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Reus Airport (REU)plane STN - REU
- Take the train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain
8h 13m€51–203Train to London Southend Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Shenfieldtrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SEN - BCN
6h 10m€70–137Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
16h 24m€239–385
Colchester to Barcelona by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Barcelona is to bus and fly which costs €35 - €180 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Barcelona is to bus and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €35 - €180.
No, there is no direct train from Colchester to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Colchester and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Liverpool Street station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
The distance between Colchester and Barcelona is 1253 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 11h 49m and costs €360 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Colchester to Barcelona, including transfers.
Colchester to Barcelona train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Colchester station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Colchester. It is currently 2:08 PM in Colchester and 3:08 PM in Barcelona.
Colchester to Barcelona train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
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What companies run services between Colchester, England and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a train from Colchester to Barcelona-Sants via London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 49m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from London Southend Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Shenfield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Reus to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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