There are 15 ways to get from Oxford to Spain by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), 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.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
6h€76–170Train
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud-de-Francetrain Trn
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
13h 42m€341–650Bus, train
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
20h 52m€250–415Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Oxford to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
16h 24m€362–477Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LHR - PMI
5h 54m€135–336Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
6h 11m€87–256Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LHR - MAD
6h 12m€97–345Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LTN - PMI
6h 38m€100–183Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LTN - BCN
6h 50m€85–223Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
8h 17m€82–223Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane STN - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
7h 36m€113–354Train via Perpignan
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
15h 25m€399–710Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Barcelonabus
25h 38m€94–225Bus
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
28h 11m€102–232Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Oxford to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
17h 18m€246–405
Oxford to Spain by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oxford to Spain is to train and fly which costs €75 - €170 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Oxford to Spain is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Oxford to Spain. However, there are services departing from Queens Lane and arriving at Barcelona via London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Oxford to Spain. However, there are services departing from Oxford and arriving at Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Sud De France and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 42m.
The distance between Oxford and Spain is 1390 km.
The best way to get from Oxford to Spain without a car is to train which takes 13h 42m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Oxford to Spain, including transfers.
Oxford to Spain bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, depart from Queens Lane station.
Oxford to Spain train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Oxford station.
The best way to get from Oxford to Spain is to train which takes 13h 42m and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €90 - €230 and takes 25h 38m.
What companies run services between Oxford, England and Spain?
You can take a train from Oxford to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Sud De France, and Barcelona Sants in around 13h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Queens Lane to Barcelona via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 25h 38m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €240–400
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Oxfordshire
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Oxford to Spain bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Oxford to Spain train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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