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Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Barcelona toward Paris by Train, Coach, Car and Flights

How do i Get from Barcelona to Paris

Information of easy methods to travel from Barcelona in Spain to Paris in France by a range of forms of transport.

There are numerous flights from Barcelona to Paris. They are typically cheaper and certainly much faster than the train, bus or car.

Barcelona to Paris by Train

The straight train from Barcelona to Paris takes twelve hours although there is a faster route if you change in Montpellier, cutting the transport time to 8 hours of travel and a 1 hour break in your journey. Nevertheless, this way is a lot more expensive and requires the trouble of changing trains.
The faster way (with the change) costs one hundred sixty five euros, although the 12-hour non-stop journey costs one hundred ten euros.
Trains from Barcelona to Paris depart from Barcelona Franca station.
Renfe.es, Spain’s official rail website, is a chaos and was described as “like Alice in Wonderland, where nothing seems to be what it really is” by Trip Advisor. Residents of Canada and USA should use Rail Europe as a substitute to have their tickets shipped to their house. Additional citizens also could utilize the website to confirm prices and then purchase tickets face to face.
Note that train times from Spain to France will be {slashed in 2012, when a faster train journey will come into service: Madrid (and Barcelona) to Paris by Fast Train.

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Barcelona to Paris by Bus

There does exist one bus per day from Barcelona to Paris. The transport time takes 15 hours and costs more or less 75 euros.
Buses from Barcelona to Paris depart from both Sants and Nord bus stations.
You can buy the majority of bus tickets in Spain via internet for a very minor add-on (two euros). Simply pay with a credit card and print out the e-ticket - much more convenient than waiting in a queue at the bus station.
The identical ticket can be ordered with Eurolines, although Movelia is better to use.

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Barcelona to Paris by Car

The drive from Barcelona to Paris takes about 9h30m, traveling largely on the AP-7, A9, A75, A71 and A10 roads. Notice - AP roads are toll roads.