There are 13 ways to get from Portsmouth to Tarragona by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, ferry, car ferry, car, 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.
Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LGW - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 58m€67–238Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 1m€61–267Train
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- 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
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
17h 26m€442–754Bus
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
30h 25m€145–245Ferry, bus, train via Santander
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Camp De Tarragonatrain Alv
44h 7m€319–363Fly Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SOU - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 16m€77–336Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LTN - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
8h 42m€93–321Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horshamtrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Reus Airport (REU)plane LGW - REU
7h 40m€74–267Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Reus Airport (REU)plane BRS - REU
8h 45m€105–298Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Caen - Ouistrehamferry
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
20h 26m€305–471Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Barcelonabus
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain R15 / ...
30h 30m€244–348Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havrecarferry
- Drive from Le Havre to Tarragonacar
19h 29m€263–522Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Portsmouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tarragonacar
16h 46m€425–560
Portsmouth to Tarragona by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Portsmouth to Tarragona is to bus and fly and train which costs €60 - €270 and takes 8h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Portsmouth to Tarragona is to fly and train which takes 7h 16m and costs €75 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Portsmouth to Tarragona station. However, there are services departing from The Hard Interchange and arriving at Tarragona - Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Portsmouth to Tarragona. However, there are services departing from Portsmouth & Southsea and arriving at Tarragona via Waterloo station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Perpignan and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 26m.
The distance between Portsmouth and Tarragona is 1301 km.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Tarragona without a car is to train which takes 17h 26m and costs €440 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Portsmouth to Tarragona, including transfers.
Portsmouth to Tarragona bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Hard Interchange station.
Portsmouth to Tarragona train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Portsmouth & Southsea station.
The best way to get from Portsmouth to Tarragona is to train which takes 17h 26m and costs €440 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 30h 25m.
What companies run services between Portsmouth, England and Tarragona, Spain?
You can take a train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Tarragona via London Waterloo Station, Waterloo station, Euston station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Perpignan, and Barcelona Sants in around 17h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from The Hard Interchange to Tarragona - Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Horsham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Hard Interchange to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Caen - Ouistreham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €43–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–190
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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Booking & Getting There
Portsmouth to Tarragona bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Tarragona is 1h ahead of Portsmouth. It is currently 4:31 AM in Portsmouth and 5:31 AM in Tarragona.
Portsmouth to Tarragona train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at London Waterloo station.
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