There are 9 ways to get from Hamburg to Barcelona by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, train (TGV), night train, or car train
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 Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HAM - BCN
5h 44m€54–217Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
16h 29m€483–793Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbfbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Barcelonabus FlixBus N710
25h 49m€169–229Drive 1,746.5 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Barcelonacar 1,746.5 km
16h 22m€286–414Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRE - BCN
8h 4m€107–406Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HAJ - BCN
7h 12m€105–289Train
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
21h 55m€374–575Night train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Suednighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
27h 28m€126–268Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar
20h 8m€261–357
Hamburg to Barcelona by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Barcelona is to fly which costs €50 - €220 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €50 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Hamburg and arriving at Barcelona via Essen central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Barcelona. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Barcelona-Sants via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 29m.
The distance between Hamburg and Barcelona is 1524 km. The road distance is 1746.5 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Barcelona without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 29m and costs €480 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Hamburg to Barcelona, including transfers.
Hamburg to Barcelona bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Hamburg station.
Hamburg to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Barcelona is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €50 - €220. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €480 - €800 and takes 16h 29m, you could also bus, which costs €160 - €230 and takes 25h 49m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Barcelona, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Eurowings, and three other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Barcelona-Sants via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 16h 29m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Sued
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39–43
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Hamburg to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €49
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Airport Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to Barcelona bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Hamburg to Barcelona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Barcelona is 1746 km. It takes approximately 16h 22m to drive from Hamburg to Barcelona.
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