There are 6 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona by plane, busferry, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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 George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHD - BCN
7h 16m€89–267Train to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Portadown to Dublin Connollytrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUB - BCN
7h 36m€68–212Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
- Take the train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Graciatrain Re
28h 32m€494–800Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Barcelonabus
34h 22m€299–494Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Barcelonacar
37h 32m€198–784Fly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BFS - BCN
6h 6m€72–188
Northern Ireland to Barcelona by busferry and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona is to fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €70 - €190.
The distance between Northern Ireland and Barcelona is 1613 km.
The best way to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 28h 32m and costs €490 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Northern Ireland. It is currently 9:54 PM in Northern Ireland and 10:54 PM in Barcelona.
There are 4794+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Barcelona, Spain?
Aer Lingus, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Port-Bou to Barcelona-Paseo De Gracia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €12–18
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Portadown to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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