There are 9 ways to get from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, 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.
Fly from Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FRA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
6h 6m€84–217Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain Re / ...
14h 10m€230–489Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia to Tarragonabus
22h 41m€146–299Drive 1,393.6 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragonacar 1,393.6 km
13h 7m€219–315Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 47m€99–354Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CGN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 49m€86–356Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 9m€102–365Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain Re / ...
14h 59m€273–569Bus, train
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N1720
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
23h 14m€126–221
Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona is to fly and train which costs €80 - €220 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona is to fly and train which takes 6h 6m and costs €80 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Frankfurt am Main station to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station and arriving at Tarragona via Estació del Nord - Final de trajecte and Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Tarragona via Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
The distance between Frankfurt am Main and Tarragona is 1206 km. The road distance is 1393.6 km.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 14h 10m and costs €230 - €490.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona, including transfers.
Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station.
Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona is to train via Lyon which takes 14h 10m and costs €230 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €300 and takes 22h 41m.
What companies run services between Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Frankfurt to Tarragona via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Tarragona via Barcelona - North Bus Station, Estació del Nord - Final de trajecte, Gran Via - Pau Claris, and Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia in around 22h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- 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 Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
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More Questions & Answers
Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona is 1394 km. It takes approximately 13h 7m to drive from Frankfurt am Main to Tarragona.
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