There are 10 ways to get from Genoa to l'Escala by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, 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 Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane GOA - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçàtrain
8h 11m€59–194Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TRN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçàtrain
10h 29m€51–223Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain Re
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Gironatrain
13h 47m€126–202Bus via Nice Airport (NCE)
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Girona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Secbus 11
15h 12m€73–122Drive 749.7 km
- Drive from Genoa to l'Escalacar 749.7 km
7h 22m€136–196Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MXP - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçàtrain
10h 34m€54–181Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BGY - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçàtrain
10h 20m€68–278Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LIN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçàtrain
9h 54m€63–311Train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane PSA - GRO
8h 31m€80–270Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Girona Airportbus FlixBus 728
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Secbus 11
15h 51m€82–122
Genoa to l'Escala by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to l'Escala is to train and fly which costs €50 - €230 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to l'Escala is to drive which takes 7h 22m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to l'Escala. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at L'Escala Pobla Sec via Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and Girona, Estació d'Autobusos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to l'Escala. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Flassa via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Marseille St Charles and Girona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Genoa and l'Escala is 822 km. The road distance is 749.7 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to l'Escala without a car is to train which takes 13h 47m and costs €120 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Genoa to l'Escala, including transfers.
Genoa to l'Escala bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to l'Escala train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to l'Escala is to train which takes 13h 47m and costs €120 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Nice Airport (NCE), which costs €70 - €130 and takes 15h 12m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and l'Escala, Catalonia, Spain?
You can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to L'Escala Pobla Sec via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Marseille St Charles, Girona, Flassa, and Flaça in around 13h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genoa to L'Escala Pobla Sec via Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and Girona, Estació d'Autobusos in around 15h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–60
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €17–100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €11–85
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia to Flaçà
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova Brignole to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €29–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Girona Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Girona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to L'Escala Pobla Sec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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Genoa to l'Escala bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nice Airport station.
Genoa to l'Escala train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Ventimiglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to l'Escala is 750 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Genoa to l'Escala.
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