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Compare bus and train for Tours to Barcelona
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Tours to Barcelona among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $33. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 7h 57m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.6kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $33, and a train costs an average of $129.
Distance: 420 miles (677 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
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$70 Average price Cheapest | $242 Average price | $241 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
15h 13m Average total duration 14h 43m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 8h 27m Average total duration Fastest 7h 57m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 11m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.7 - 1.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Tours to Barcelona:
A bus is $172 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Tours to Barcelona costing on average $242.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Bus takes on average 14h 43m.
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How to get from Tours to Barcelona by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Tours to Barcelona is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus10:15 AM14h45Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson1:00 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$751One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus10:15 AM14h45Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson1:00 AMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$751One-way1 transfer
Fastest
8340 · 9715+
10634012:10 PM9h22Tours station9:32 PMBarcelona Sants$2971One-way2 transfers
Other options
5300 · 97156:27 AM15h05Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station9:32 PMBarcelona Sants$2641One-way1 transfer
8308 · 6275 · 97158:03 AM13h29Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station9:32 PMBarcelona Sants$2881One-way2 transfers
9715+
86055611:09 AM10h23Tours station9:32 PMBarcelona Sants$2991One-way1 transfer
FlixBus · FlixBus2:55 AM16h30Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson7:25 PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$831One-way1 transfer
95927 · 361512:45 AM17h10Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson5:55 PMBarcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord$831One-way1 transfer
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus2:55 AM20h15Tours, Gare routiere Vaucanson11:10 PMBarcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants$881One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Tours to Barcelona:
A bus is $172 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Tours to Barcelona costing on average $242.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Bus takes on average 14h 43m.
- Around 12 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Tours and Barcelona as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Tours station and arrive in Barcelona Sants.
- Buses mostly depart from Tours, Parking Bus des Peupliers. 170 and arrive in Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF | Intercités, AVE, TGV, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Barcelona by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Alsa to go to Barcelona by bus.
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