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Compare train, coach and flight for Nice to Barcelona
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Nice to Barcelona among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £23. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 10m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £23, and a flight costs an average of £34.
Distance: 491 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Train |
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£49 Average Price Cheapest | £167 Average Price | £145 Average Price |
9h 43m Average total duration 9h 13m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 10m Average total duration Fastest 4h 10m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 8h 8m Average total duration 7h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.5 - 1.2kg CO2 emissions | 1.5 - 2.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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How to get to Barcelona from Nice by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nice to Barcelona is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
20:0010h45Nice6:45Barcelona£251One-way0 changes
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20:0010h45Nice6:45Barcelona£251One-way0 changes
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IB59997:551h20Nice Cote d'Azur Airport9:15Barcelona El Prat Airport£2731One-way0 changes
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17466 · 8765545:418h51Nice Saint-Augustin14:32Barcelona Sants£1231One-way2 changes
020:0010h45Nice, Gare Thiers6:45Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord£331One-way0 changes
Normal20:0010h45Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur6:45Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord£351One-way0 changes
318320:459h45Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)6:30Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord£371One-way0 changes
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OS4039:457h35Nice Cote d'Azur Airport17:20Barcelona El Prat Airport£1811One-way1 change
AF7321 · AF13486:005h15Nice Cote d'Azur Airport11:15Barcelona El Prat Airport£1831One-way1 change
LH1069 · LH11266:105h45Nice Cote d'Azur Airport11:55Barcelona El Prat Airport£2081One-way1 change
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FAQs: Nice to Barcelona
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This is compared to other travel options from Nice to Barcelona:
A coach is £97 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nice to Barcelona costing on average £145.
A coach is £118 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Nice to Barcelona costing on average £167.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 38m.
Coach takes on average 9h 13m.
- Around 34 flights per day.
- Around 12 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nice and Barcelona as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Nice Cote d'Azur Airport and arrive in Barcelona El Prat Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Nice Saint-Augustin and arrive in Barcelona Sants.
- Coaches mostly depart from Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1) and arrive in Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, ZOU!, SNCF | Intercités, AVE, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187 to go to Barcelona by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, Union Ivkoni International, Gipsyy, Infobus, BlaBlaCar, Union Ivkoni, Internorte, Lignes d'Azur to go to Barcelona by coach.
- Travel with Vueling, easyJet, Air France, Air Nostrum, Avion Express Malta, Smartwings, Iberia to go to Barcelona by flight.
- 9 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, Union Ivkoni International, Gipsyy, Infobus, BlaBlaCar, Union Ivkoni, Internorte.
- 5 direct flights per day with Vueling, easyJet.
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