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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Barcelona to Tarragona is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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AVE 03062 | 05:50AM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 06:22AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03930 | 06:45AM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 07:17AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03082 | 08:00AM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 08:32AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03990 | 08:35AM Barcelona Sants | 0h33 | 09:08AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03940 | 08:35AM Barcelona Sants | 0h33 | 09:08AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe ALVIA 00438 | 08:45AM Barcelona Sants | 0h35 | 09:20AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe Regional Exprés 17501 | 09:03AM Barcelona Sants | 1h07 | 10:10AM Tarragona station | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe ALVIA 00632 | 09:05AM Barcelona Sants | 0h34 | 09:39AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe ALVIA 00626 | 09:05AM Barcelona Sants | 0h34 | 09:39AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe AVLO 06304 | 10:00AM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 10:32AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe Regional Exprés 18093 | 10:03AM Barcelona Sants | 1h10 | 11:13AM Tarragona station | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe EUROMED 01101 | 10:15AM Barcelona Sants | 0h34 | 10:49AM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe AVLO 06322 | 12:00PM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 12:32PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe AVE INT 09730 | 12:50PM Barcelona Sants | 0h31 | 01:21PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe (6) 34842 | 02:00PM Barcelona Sants | 0h30 | 02:30PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe AVLO 06308 | 02:00PM Barcelona Sants | 0h30 | 02:30PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe ALVIA 00530 | 02:32PM Barcelona Sants | 0h35 | 03:07PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03942 | 03:15PM Barcelona Sants | 0h34 | 03:49PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03992 | 03:15PM Barcelona Sants | 0h34 | 03:49PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03162 | 04:00PM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 04:32PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe Regional Exprés 15015 | 04:03PM Barcelona Sants | 1h10 | 05:13PM Tarragona station | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe (6) 08166 | 04:05PM Barcelona Sants | 0h35 | 04:40PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe Regional Exprés 15033 | 05:33PM Barcelona Sants | 1h10 | 06:43PM Tarragona station | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03182 | 06:00PM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 06:32PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe EUROMED 01181 | 06:15PM Barcelona Sants | 0h34 | 06:49PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe 35968 | 06:30PM Barcelona Sants | 0h35 | 07:05PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
AVE 03192 | 06:40PM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 07:12PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe AVLO 06310 | 08:00PM Barcelona Sants | 0h32 | 08:32PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
Renfe (6) 08206 | 08:05PM Barcelona Sants | 0h35 | 08:40PM Camp de Tarragona | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Fastest Journey
30 m
Average
38 m
Trains per day
29
Distance
82 km
Of the 29 trains that leave Barcelona for Tarragona every day 29 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance 50 miles (81 km) |
Average train duration 1h 5m |
Cheapest ticket price $7 (€6) |
Trains per day 18 |
Direct trains 18 |
Train providers 16 |
Fastest train 32m |
First train 05:45 |
Last train 21:00 |
Travel to Tarragona from Barcelona from $9 (€8) with Omio’s train partners Renfe Regional Exprés, Renfe and Renfe Intercity! You can find the best schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most convenient route for you.
Renfe Regional Exprés is a regional train service operated by Renfe, the Spanish national railway company. It operates throughout Spain, with services running from early morning to late evening. Renfe Regional Expres offers a variety of train types, including the Media Distancia, and Larga Distancia. The Media Distancia and Larga Distancia are medium- and long-distance trains, respectively. Ticket types include in this type of train is just Turista. Onboard facilities include air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and power outlets. The most popular routes for Renfe Regional Expres are Madrid-Barcelona, Madrid-Valencia, and Madrid-Seville.
Barcelona to Tarragona train information with Renfe Regional Exprés:
The Barcelona-Tarragona train journey between the two cities begins at the Barcelona-Sants train station and ends at the Camp de Tarragona station. This is a direct route, operated by the railway company Renfe. There are currently around 70 daily connections between Barcelona and Tarragona, including weekends and public holidays. In the Omio search engine you can obtain more detailed information about this route and buy Barcelona Tarragona train tickets directly, without having to travel or queues at ticket offices. Once the purchase has been made, the user will receive confirmation via email or through the Omio app.
The 83 km journey between Barcelona and Tarragona is made on both regional and national trains, including those from AVE. The medium and long-distance national trains covering this popular route are Intercity, Avant, Euromed, Alvia, Talgo and Trenhotel. Each of them is equipped with economy and business class cars, whose seats have an auxiliary table, litter bin, audio/video connection, headphones, armrests and individual footrests. All trains have side luggage compartments and cafeteria service.
The length of the train journey from Barcelona to Tarragona depends on the type of train. Thus, the fastest Barcelona Tarragona trains are the AVE, which run the route in about half an hour. The Avant, Intercity, Alvia and Trenhotel trains take about 35-40 minutes, while Talgo and Euromed connect Barcelona and Tarragona in 52 minutes. The longest journey is on board regional trains: the journey time is 1 hour and 8 minutes.
The first train from Barcelona leaves at 6:05 and arrives in Tarragona at 6:36. The departure of the last train is at 21:50, with a journey time of 31 minutes. Both the first and the last train Barcelona-Tarragona are high speed.
The cheapest ticket costs 8.05 € (Regional Express trains) and the most expensive, 38.60 € (AVE). The amount may vary depending on the day on which the trip is made and the Avanza date on which the ticket is purchased: the sooner the ticket is purchased, the lower the cost.
Barcelona Tarragona trains leave from Barcelona-Sants station in the centre of Barcelona and arrive at Camp de Tarragona station. Despite its remoteness from the city centre, Camp station has 4 bus lines that link it with different towns on the Costa Dorada. The first bus to Tarragona leaves at 6:29, with a journey time of 20-25 minutes. The price of the ticket to Tarragona is 1.70 euros. Camp station is open from 6:00 to 23:30 Monday to Saturday and from 7:15 to 23:15 on Sundays and public holidays.
When departing from Barcelona, you have various train station options to start your journey from including Barcelona Sants, Passeig de Gràcia station and Barcelona Estació de França. When arriving in Tarragona, you can end your trip in train stations like Tarragona and Camp de Tarragona.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Barcelona Sants, which is located around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Tarragona, located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away from the city centre.
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