There are 5 ways to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona by plane, car, car ferry, busferry, bus, or 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 George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHD - BCN
7h 6m€89–257Train 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 37m€55–200Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Barcelonacar
37h 32m€198–784Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
41h 50m€144–349Fly from Belfast International Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BFS - BCN
6h 6m€77–188
Northern Ireland to Barcelona by busferry and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona is to fly which costs €75 - €190 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €75 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Northern Ireland to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 50m.
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 bus which takes 41h 50m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Northern Ireland to Barcelona, including transfers.
Northern Ireland to Barcelona bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Northern Ireland to Barcelona bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Barcelona is 1h ahead of Northern Ireland. It is currently 7:04 PM in Northern Ireland and 8:04 PM in Barcelona.
Book your Northern Ireland to Barcelona bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Northern Ireland and Barcelona, Spain?
easyJet, Aer Lingus, 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 Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
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
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- 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
- 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
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- 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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