Cheapest
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The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Palencia to Barcelona is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
7 h 5 m
Average
7 h 5 m
Trains per day
1
Distance
560 km
Of the 1 trains that leave Palencia for Barcelona every day 1 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 347 miles (559 km) | |
Average train duration | 7 h 5 min | |
Average train ticket price | $67 (€59) | |
Train frequency | 1 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there is 1 direct train a day | |
Train companies | Renfe Alvia or Renfe |
Trains from Palencia to Barcelona cover the 347 miles (559 km) long route taking on average 7 h 5 min with our travel partners like Renfe Alvia or Renfe. Normally, there is 1 train operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $67 (€59), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $56 (€50). Travelers depart most frequently from Palencia and arrive in Barcelona Sants.
You can travel by train between Palencia and Barcelona with Renfe for as low as $56 (€50). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey.
Renfe is Spain’s national train company offering a multitude of domestic routes and international routes to France and Portugal. Renfe is known for its range of ticket types to fit anyone’s budget, such as the Basic, Elige and Premium tickets. Renfe also has discount cards for qualified travelers like the Renfe Gold Card and +Renfe Youth Card 50, which you can use on Omio. When you ride with Renfe, you can expect to find an impressive fleet of trains offering different levels of comfort, amenities and time needed to travel to your destination. These train types include Renfe AVE for high-speed long-distance routes, Alvia and Altaria for domestic routes in parts of Spain, Euromed for routes along the stunning Mediterranean coast, Avant commuter trains and Trenhotel night trains.
The Palencia-Barcelona train route starts at Palencia train station and ends at Barcelona Sants station. There are currently up to 8 daily connections on weekdays and up to 3 on holidays and weekends. Depending on their needs, travellers can choose between a direct route or a transfer route in Madrid Atocha or Madrid Chamartín. The best way to find out more about Palencia Barcelona trains and buy tickets online is to use the Omio search engine. Once the reservation has been made, the traveller will receive the electronic ticket by e-mail or through the Omio application.
The trains that operate this route are Alvia, Trenhotel and AVE (high speed trains). All of them have First and Economy class cars, armchairs with individual folding tables, footrests, audio connectors, headphones and litter bins. In addition to these amenities, the AVE trains offer a catering service to the square for passengers in First Class, as well as the new mobile bar service for passengers in Economy and Tourist Plus classes.
The fastest way to get from Palencia to Barcelona is in the AVE. These are connections with transfers in Madrid, made by two high-speed trains that cover the journey in a total of 5 hours 31 minutes. The direct routes between Palencia and Barcelona are made on board Alvia and Trenhotel, in which case the maximum duration of the trip is 7 hours 6 minutes and 7 hours 25 minutes respectively.
The first train Palencia-Barcelona (Trenhotel) leaves at 1.40 a.m. and arrives at its destination in 7 hours 25 minutes. The last connection of the day takes place on board combined trains, Alvia and AVE, and starts at 14.20. The total duration of this trip is 6 hours 20 minutes.
The average ticket price is 52€. The cost of the trip between Palencia and Barcelona depends on the type of train that makes it, being the cheapest journey on board of Alvia or Trenhotel and the most expensive, in the AVE.
.Palencia Barcelona trains depart from Palencia train station (also known as the Estación del Norte) and arrive at Barcelona Sants station. The gigantic premises of the Barcelona station have numerous shops of all kinds, bars, cafeterias, press kiosks, customer service and is very well connected with the rest of the city through a large network of urban buses and metro lines.
.When traveling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Palencia and arriving in Barcelona Sants.
The most popular departure train station with passengers for this trip, called Palencia, is located 0.6 miles (890 m) from the city center of Palencia.
The most popular arrival train station, Barcelona Sants, is located 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away from the city center of Barcelona.
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