Flights from Nice to Barcelona
A flight is the fastest way to travel from Nice to Barcelona, perfect if you prioritize speed. Vueling, Iberia, and EasyJet fly from Nice Cote d'Azur Airport to Barcelona el Prat Airport multiple times per day in under 1.5 hours. However, this doesn't include time for airport taxi transfers or the duration to check bags and go through security checks.
As with all flights, book online as early as possible for the lowest fares.
- Overall travel duration: 4-5 hours
- Overall travel price: $85-$120 (€790-€111)
- Direct flights: 5-7 daily
Buses from Nice to Barcelona
The bus is ideal when traveling from Nice to Barcelona on a budget. It's the cheapest travel method, with budget firms Flixbus and BlaBlaBus operating daily from Nice Airport Terminal 1 to Barcelona Bus Terminal Nord.
Buses have an extensive travel duration, but you'll find modern conveniences on board, such as restrooms, wifi, and power outlets. Services will also stop every 2-3 hours so you can stretch your legs or get some fresh air during these short 10-15 minute breaks. Overnight coaches are also available.
- Cheapest bus ticket price: $37 (€34)
- Average bus ticket price: $59.50 (€55)
- Fastest bus duration: 8 hours and 20 minutes
- Average bus duration: 9 hours and 45 minutes
- First bus departure: 12:29 AM
- Last bus departure: 8:50 PM
Trains from Nice to Barcelona
The train is the most scenic mode of transportation from Nice to Barcelona. Its tracks curve along the edge of France's coastline, where engineers can't construct roads.
Unfortunately, train travel's benefits end with its scenic vistas. With no direct services, it's the longest and least convenient option. On the SNCF journey from Nice-Ville Station to Barcelona-Sants Station, you'll swap carriages on 2-3 occasions, likely at Marseille or Nimes. With strikes not uncommon in France, it's also the least reliable method.
- Cheapest train ticket price: $85 (€79)
- Average rating ticket price: $104 (€96)
- Fastest train duration: 8 hours and 35 minutes
- Average train duration: 14 hours and 3 minutes
- First train departure: 7 hours and 58 minutes
- Last train departure: 8 hours and 44 minutes
Daytrip from Nice to Barcelona
Daytrip's private door-to-door service is the most convenient and comfortable means of transport from Nice to Barcelona. You decide when you want your driver to meet you at your hotel, and when the time is right, they'll manage your luggage and drop you off directly at the front door of your new accommodation.
As you're cruising in your clean and sanitized car, admiring the surreal views unfolding, you might feel the impulse to step out and explore. Luckily, our optional sightseeing packages allow you to visit the cities and attractions most tourists can only glimpse when they speed by.
The 15th-century Perpignan Cathedral is the ideal way to say _au revoir _to France. Or if you want to feel like you took a wrong turn and ended up in Italy's capital, stop at the Nimes Arena, one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters today.
- Seats from: $229 (€213)
- Door-to-door Duration: 6 hours and 30 minutes
- Flexible schedule
- English-speaking driver
- Equipped for pets, kids, groups, or those with limited mobility
- 24/7 customer service
- Free cancellation 24 hours before departing