There are 10 ways to get from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAN - BCN
7h 14m€67–173Train to Liverpool, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LPL - BCN
6h 50m€58–228Train
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
14h 24m€479–759Train, bus
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
24h 27m€291–491Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colwyn Bay to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
18h 58m€461–621Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane MAN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona - Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
8h 3m€89–254Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
8h 39m€87–235Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
16h 15m€386–636Train, bus via Toulouse
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Toulousebus
- Take the bus from Toulouse to Barcelonabus
26h 25m€270–449Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colwyn Bay to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Barcelonacar
23h 13m€324–826
Colwyn Bay to Barcelona by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona is to train and fly which costs €65 - €180 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €55 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Colwyn Bay and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 24m.
The distance between Colwyn Bay and Barcelona is 1542 km.
The best way to get from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona without a car is to train which takes 14h 24m and costs €470 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona, including transfers.
Colwyn Bay to Barcelona train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Colwyn Bay station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Colwyn Bay. It is currently 8:33 AM in Colwyn Bay and 9:33 AM in Barcelona.
Colwyn Bay to Barcelona train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Chester station.
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What companies run services between Colwyn Bay, Wales and Barcelona, Spain?
You can take a train from Colwyn Bay to Barcelona-Sants via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 14h 24m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Liverpool to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Colwyn Bay to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Colwyn Bay to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Toulouse to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Perpignan - Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- Sindbad
- 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
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
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