There are 10 ways to get from Ponferrada to Tarragona by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, plane, train (Renfe), or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Madrid
best- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Leon to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragonatrain Ave
8h 36m€104–263Bus to A Coruña Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ponferrada to A Coruña/La Coruña E.A.bus
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LCG - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h€65–249Bus
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus Alsa
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Tarragonabus ALSA - Smzc / ...
10h 25m€68–96Drive 786.9 km
- Drive from Ponferrada to Tarragonacar 786.9 km
8h 1m€125–181Train to León Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Fly from León Airport (LEN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LEN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 10m€138–466Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Camp De Tarragonatrain Alv
9h 54m€121–182Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SCQ - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 34m€78–281Train to Vigo, fly, train
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Vigo Urzaiztrain
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane VGO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 55m€111–279Train, bus to Asturias Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Leontrain
- Take the train from Leon to Oviedotrain
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]bus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OVD - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 7m€86–245Train, towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ourensetrain
- Take a town car from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane OPO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragonatrain
11h 58m€311–432
Ponferrada to Tarragona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ponferrada to Tarragona is to bus which costs €65 - €100 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ponferrada to Tarragona is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €130 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Ponferrada to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Tarragona via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Ponferrada to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Ponferrada and arriving at Camp De Tarragona via Leon, Madrid Chamartín and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Ponferrada and Tarragona is 1009 km. The road distance is 786.9 km.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Tarragona without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 8h 36m and costs €100 - €270.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Ponferrada to Tarragona, including transfers.
Ponferrada to Tarragona bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Ponferrada station.
Ponferrada to Tarragona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Ponferrada station.
The best way to get from Ponferrada to Tarragona is to train via Madrid which takes 8h 36m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €100 and takes 10h 25m.
What companies run services between Ponferrada, Spain and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Ponferrada to Tarragona - Camí de l'Àngel, 23 via Leon, Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Camp De Tarragona, and Estació del Camp de Tarragona in around 8h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ponferrada to Tarragona via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from León Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from León Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Vigo to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Vigo to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from León Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from León Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from León Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Vigo to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Vigo to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Vigo to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Leon to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Ponferrada to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ponferrada to A Coruña/La Coruña E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Ourense to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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Ponferrada to Tarragona bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza station.
Ponferrada to Tarragona train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Leon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ponferrada to Tarragona is 787 km. It takes approximately 8h 1m to drive from Ponferrada to Tarragona.
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