There are 13 ways to get from Wales to Spain by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane MAN - PMI
6h 43m€60–142Train
- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain
14h 55m€357–647Train, bus
- Take the train from Retford to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
23h 11m€226–436Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Wales to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
17h 31m€388–516Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MAN - BCN
6h 55m€62–172Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Kiveton Bridge to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LBA - PMI
7h 17m€67–213Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MAN - MAD
6h 56m€62–231Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane EMA - PMI
7h 3m€68–151Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane EMA - BCN
7h 20m€80–201Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane MAN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
7h 38m€72–232Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkwaytrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane EMA - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
8h 3m€95–181Train via Perpignan
- Take the train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
17h 24m€464–775Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Wales to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
18h 24m€274–449
Wales to Spain by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wales to Spain is to train and fly which costs €60 - €150 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to Spain is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €60 - €150.
No, there is no direct train from Wales to Spain. However, there are services departing from Kiveton Bridge and arriving at Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Retford, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 55m.
The distance between Wales and Spain is 1692 km.
The best way to get from Wales to Spain without a car is to train which takes 14h 55m and costs €350 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Wales to Spain, including transfers.
Wales to Spain train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Retford station.
Wales to Spain train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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You can take a train from Kiveton Bridge to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Retford, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Barcelona Sants in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–45
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–45
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–95
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–65
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Kiveton Bridge to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Retford to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €240–390
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
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
- 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
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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