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How to get fromGießen to Spainby train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Gießen to Spain by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, or car

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport

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    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane plane FRA - PMI
    5h 33m
    €84–230

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 82 / ...
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    14h 22m
    €218–484

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train Re30
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    22h 3m
    €107–313

  4. Drive  1,363.8 km

    1. Drive from Gießen to Barcelonacar car 1,363.8 km
    12h 52m
    €222–320

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane plane FRA - BCN
    5h 51m
    €90–279

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Valencia Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane plane FRA - VLC
    6h 5m
    €103–310

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane FRA - MAD
    6h 27m
    €96–309

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane FRA - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus bus
    7h 27m
    €115–322

  9. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane plane CGN - PMI
    7h 34m
    €93–314

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gießen to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus N3205
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Barcelonabus bus FlixBus N1135
    25h 20m
    €135–208

Gießen to Spain by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration14h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€218Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,341.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 33m

What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Spain?

You can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Frankfurt, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona Sants in around 14h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gießen to Barcelona via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal in around 25h 20m.

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