How to travel from Montpellier to Barcelona

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Travel Information from Montpellier to Barcelona

Distance176 miles (284 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$15 - $32
Cheapest modeBus • $15 (€14) • 4 h 10 min
Fastest modeTrain • $32 (€29) • 3 h 4 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus or Renfe AVE INT

Take a train or bus to travel 176 miles (284 km) between Montpellier and Barcelona. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are BlaBlaCar Bus or Renfe AVE INT among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Montpellier to Barcelona.

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from Montpellier to Barcelona

How to get from Montpellier to Barcelona by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Montpellier to Barcelona is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

BlaBlaCar Bus4731
08:40AM4h20
Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière
01:00PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
$241One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

BlaBlaCar Bus4731
08:40AM4h20
Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière
01:00PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
$241One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

AVE09730
09:33AM3h05
Montpellier-Saint-Roch
12:38PMBarcelona Sants
$1291One-way
0 transfers

Other options

AVE09742
04:28PM3h05
Montpellier-Saint-Roch
07:33PMBarcelona Sants
$1201One-way
0 transfers
BlaBlaCar Bus3159
09:40AM4h40
Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière
02:20PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
$271One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
10:50AM4h40
Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière
03:30PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
$281One-way
0 transfers
FlixBusFlixBus
10:25AM5h05
Montpellier, Gare Montpellier Sud de France
03:30PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
$281One-way
0 transfers
Air FranceAF7463 · AF1448
02:45PM8h10
Montpellier Airport
10:55PMBarcelona El Prat Airport
$5171One-way
1 transfer
Air FranceKL2319 · KL2022+KLMKL1521
02:45PM8h20
Montpellier Airport
11:05PMBarcelona El Prat Airport
$5311One-way
2 transfers
Air FranceAF7463 · AF1048
02:45PM4h35
Montpellier Airport
07:20PMBarcelona El Prat Airport
$5841One-way
1 transfer

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How to get from Montpellier to Barcelona

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Montpellier to Barcelona there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 65,14% of our customers choose the bus as their preferred method of transportation. Nowadays, traveling by bus is a relaxing and entertaining experience. Most bus companies offer different on-board services; ranging from "welcome drinks" to free wi-fi or personal entertainment. For this reason, the bus is often chosen as the best way to get from Montpellier to Barcelona. Bus companies normally offer comfortable journeys for reasonable prices, and if you choose to travel on a night bus you can even save the money of one night in a hotel. For that reason, the bus is most likely the cheapest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from Montpellier to Barcelona

Travel to Barcelona easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Montpellier to Barcelona.

FAQs

You can get from Montpellier to Barcelona 2 different ways: train or bus.

The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Barcelona is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $15 (€14) compared to other travel options to Barcelona:

Taking a bus costs $17 (€15) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $32 (€29).

The fastest way to get to Barcelona from Montpellier is by train with an average travel time of 3 h 4 min.

Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:

Bus takes on average 4 h 10 min.

The distance is approximately 176 miles (284 km) from Montpellier to Barcelona.

The average frequency per day from Montpellier to Barcelona is:

  • 29 buses a day.
  • 4 trains a day.

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

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Montpellier to Barcelona:

  • Buses mostly depart from Montpellier, Sabines Gare Routière and arrive in Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants.
  • Trains from Montpellier to Barcelona most often leave from Montpellier-Saint-Roch and arrive in Barcelona Sants.

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

  • You can take a bus from Montpellier to Barcelona with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa or Ourbus. Cheap tickets can be found for $15 (€14) with Ourbus from Montpellier to Barcelona.
  • You can travel by train to Barcelona from Montpellier with Renfe AVE INT, SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV INOUI, SNCF (3) or Renfe Viajeros, and you can find Renfe AVE INT Montpellier to Barcelona tickets for $32 (€29) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Montpellier to Barcelona with the following travel companies:

  • 29 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus or Alsa.
  • 4 direct trains per day with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV INOUI or Renfe Viajeros.

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

Many of our customers traveling from Montpellier to Barcelona don't make Barcelona their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Barcelona are Madrid, Paris, Valencia, Seville or Zaragoza, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Barcelona to any of these top destinations today!
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