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Compare train for Portbou to Barcelona
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Portbou to Barcelona among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £25. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 3m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £25, and a train costs an average of £30.
Distance: 142 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£25 Average Price Cheapest | £63 Average Price |
2h 54m Average total duration 2h 24m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 33m Average total duration Fastest 2h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Portbou to Barcelona
How to get to Barcelona from Portbou by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Portbou to Barcelona is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
86964+971310:324h00Banyuls-sur-Mer station14:32Barcelona Sants£1061One-way1 change
Cheapest
- 86996+971518:332h59Banyuls-sur-Mer station21:32Barcelona Sants£1011One-way1 change
Fastest
- 86996+971518:332h59Banyuls-sur-Mer station21:32Barcelona Sants£1011One-way1 change
Other options
- 86964+971310:264h06Cervera de la Marenda14:32Barcelona Sants£1081One-way1 change
- 86996+971518:273h05Cervera de la Marenda21:32Barcelona Sants£1021One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Portbou to Barcelona:
A coach is £5 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Portbou to Barcelona costing on average £30.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 45m.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Portbou and Barcelona as scheduled services by train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cervera de la Marenda and arrive in Barcelona Sants.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, SARFA S.L., Infobus, Moventis to go to Barcelona by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, Renfe Viajeros to go to Barcelona by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 0 direct trains per day with Renfe Viajeros.
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