There are 7 ways to get from Dublin to Barcelona by plane, bus, train, car ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Barcelona • 5h 33m
6 alternative options
Fly to Girona, bus • 6h 25m
Fly to Reus, train • 7h 41m
Car ferry, train • 31h 8m
Car ferry, train, bus • 36h 3m
Drive, car ferry • 34h 7m
Train, car ferry • 39h 10m
Dublin to Barcelona by car ferry, walk, train and bus
The journey time between Dublin and Barcelona is around 36h 3m and covers a distance of around 2162 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 42m. Operated by Stena Line, Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast and others, the Dublin to Barcelona service departs from Dublin Terminal 1 and arrives in Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord. Typically six services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Barcelona is to fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 5h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 33m and costs €45 - €200.
The distance between Dublin and Barcelona is 1514 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Barcelona without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 31h 8m and costs €290 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Dublin to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 1:14 PM in Dublin and 2:14 PM in Barcelona.
There are 4496+ hotels available in Barcelona. Prices start at €44 per night.
- Distance: 1514.4 km
- Duration: 5h 33m
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Barcelona, Spain?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines and Aer Lingus fly from Dublin to Barcelona every 4 hours.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €340
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €340
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €340
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €340
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €340
Flights from Dublin to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €330
Flights from Dublin to Girona via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €330
Flights from Dublin to Reus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €750
Flights from Dublin to Reus via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €750
Flights from Dublin to Reus via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €750
Flights from Dublin to Reus via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €470
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10 - €14
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50 - €75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23 - €35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €23 - €35
- Phone
- +34 910 150 000
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18 - €27
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €18 - €27
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6 - €9
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60 - €140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €60 - €90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95 - €140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160 - €270
- Website
- https://www.sncf.com/en
- 2nd Class
- €160 - €220
- 1st Class
- €200 - €270
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65 - €110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Schedules at
- https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables
- Anytime Standard
- €65 - €110
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70 - €190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €70 - €110
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €130 - €190
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14 - €21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/train-timetables
- Book at
- https://journeyplanner.irishrail.ie/webapp/#!P|TP!histId|0!histKey|H111568
- Semi Flexible
- €14 - €21
- Flexible
- €15 - €21
- Phone
- +34 93 593 13 00
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona-Aeroport to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11 - €20
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Girona Airport to Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9 - €13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham Summer Row- Great Charles Street to Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55 - €80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75 - €110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60 - €90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris City Centre - Bercy Seine to Estación de Autobuses Barcelona Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80 - €120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/home
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70 - €85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210 - €1000
- On Foot
- €70 - €85
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Rosslare Europort to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95 - €430
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €95 - €120
- Car
- €300 - €430
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