There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Barcelona by plane, train, or bus
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SAN - BCN
14h 36m€455–997Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LAX - BCN
18h 6m€384–838Fly San Diego International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane SAN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
19h 25m€387–1,268
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Barcelona is to train and fly which costs €380 - €850 and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Barcelona is to fly which takes 14h 36m and costs €450 - €1000.
The distance between San Diego and Barcelona is 9718 km.
It takes approximately 14h 36m to get from San Diego to Barcelona, including transfers.
Barcelona is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:14 AM in San Diego and 2:14 PM in Barcelona.
There are 5189+ hotels available in Barcelona.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Barcelona, Spain?
KLM, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,700
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
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