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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 £21. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 4h 3m. 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 £21, and a train costs an average of £83.
Distance: 491 km
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£49 Average Price Cheapest | £101 Average Price | £125 Average Price |
9h 0m Average total duration 8h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 3m Average total duration Fastest 4h 3m 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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Travel optionsfrom Nice to Barcelona
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.
12:1512h45Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)1:00Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants£641One-way0 changes
Cheapest
12:1512h45Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)1:00Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants£641One-way0 changes
Fastest
AF9393 · AF13486:354h40Nice Cote d'Azur Airport11:15Barcelona El Prat Airport£10001One-way1 change
Other options
5866 · 48217:0010h00Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)17:00Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord£1021One-way1 change
Normal20:0010h45Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur6:45Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord£911One-way0 changes
313510:509h55Nice, Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur (Gare routière - Terminal 1)20:45Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord£1211One-way0 changes
EW7429 · EW752410:507h15Nice Cote d'Azur Airport18:05Barcelona El Prat Airport£7901One-way1 change
AF7301 · AF15489:058h05Nice Cote d'Azur Airport17:10Barcelona El Prat Airport£9551One-way1 change
EW9421 · EW94449:559h10Nice Cote d'Azur Airport19:05Barcelona El Prat Airport£9521One-way1 change
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FAQs: Nice to Barcelona
Travel to Barcelona easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Nice to Barcelona.

This is compared to other travel options from Nice to Barcelona:
A coach is £10 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Nice to Barcelona costing on average £31.
A coach is £61 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nice to Barcelona costing on average £83.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 57m.
Coach takes on average 8h 40m.
- Around 35 flights per day.
- Around 11 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-Ville 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 TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités, ZOU!, AVE, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF to go to Barcelona by train.
- Travel with Vueling Airlines, easyJet, Air France, Air Nostrum, Eurowings, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avion Express Malta, Smartwings, Iberia to go to Barcelona by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, Union Ivkoni International, BlaBlaCar, Infobus to go to Barcelona by coach.
- 5 direct flights per day with Vueling Airlines, easyJet.
- 9 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa, Union Ivkoni International, BlaBlaCar.
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