How to travel from Cologne to Barcelona

There are 3 travel options to Barcelona from Cologne. You can take a bus, flight or train.

The cheapest way to go to Barcelona from Cologne is by taking a flight, which costs on average $86 (€75).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Cologne to Barcelona:

Taking a flight costs $12 (€10) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $98 (€85) for the same trip.

A flight is $417 (€362) less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Cologne to Barcelona costing on average $504 (€437).

The fastest way to get to Barcelona from Cologne is by flight with an average travel time of 2 h 5 min.

Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:

Bus takes 22 h 50 min on average.

Getting to Barcelona by train takes 23 h 56 min on average.

The distance is approximately 696 miles (1123 km) from Cologne to Barcelona.

The average frequency per day from Cologne to Barcelona is:

• 2 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip to Barcelona from Cologne as scheduled services by bus, flight or train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Cologne to Barcelona:

• Most travelers board their bus from Cologne, Siegburger Street (Access Tankstelle) and arrive in Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants.
• Most travelers catch their flight from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Barcelona El Prat Airport.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Cologne to Barcelona:

• You can travel by bus to Barcelona from Cologne with FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus, and you can find BlaBlaCar Bus Cologne to Barcelona tickets for $73 (€63) on Omio.
• You can travel between Cologne and Barcelona by flight with Ryanair, Eurowings, TUIfly, Malta Air, Lufthansa, Smartwings, SWISS, Vueling Airlines, airmax or Lufthansa Cityline (2). You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $30 (€26) with Ryanair from Cologne to Barcelona.
• You can take a train from Cologne to Barcelona with Renfe-SNCF or Eurostar. Cheap tickets can be found for $499 (€433) with Eurostar from Cologne to Barcelona.

Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Barcelona with the following travel companies:

• You can take a direct bus with FlixBus.
• You can travel directly by plane with.
• You can book a direct train with.

Direct services to Barcelona tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.