Transportation from Paris to Barcelona
 

I have never been to Europe and needed some help figuring out how to get from Paris to Barcelona. We have thought about driving but I was wondering if maybe there was a train that went to Barcelona. Any suggestions?

Sure there is. Complete details at any of these websites: www.sncf.com or www.refe.es or www.raileurope.com - - but don't pre-purchase your tickkets from raileurope before going to Europe - - very, very big markups.<BR><BR>A worth alternative might be to fly to Perpignan and take the train the rest of the way to Bareclona - - check out ww.airlibexpress.com (I think), for Paris-Perpignan.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

There are cheap flights on Ryan or Virgin I think.

You will find the through night train well described on http://www.seat61.com/, under Spain. The sites www.sncf.com and www.refe.es will tell you of the cheaper route by day, and of the cheap night route from Paris at 2156 with a change at the Pyrenees to Barcelona at 1146.<BR><BR>Welcome to Europe.<BR><BR>Ben Haines, London<BR>

Definitely check out virgin express.

I was thinking of buying the France/Spain pass from RailEurope, which seems to be a bargain at $252 for 4 days of travel. It seemed much more expensive to purchase tickets individually.<BR>(Going Paris-Lyon-Barcelona-Paris.) <BR>Is buying that pass a bad idea? Cheaper if i buy it when i get to France?<BR>Thanks...btw, i see Ben and Rex post all the time and i just wanna say that i think it's really nice that you help people with practical information..i'm sure you (and many other people on here)have helped make a number of trips for first time or inexperienced europe travelers better.

Thank you, christinesf, for the kind remarks.<BR><BR>And no, you cannot buy the pass once you get to Europe. They are not sold there. It's part of the marketing strategy of RailEurope - - to get you to pre-purchase more rail travel than you really need.<BR><BR>But check out www.railsaver.com and you will likely find that point-to-point tickets are cheaper anyhow. If not, I almost always conclude that an itinerary has too much travel in it!<BR><BR>See where you are more, travel around less.<BR>

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Thanks again Rex. I'll check Railsaver as well. There are so many websites and sources to check...which is why i'm thankful to have &quot;found&quot; Fodor's and the kindness of strangers. Gushing i know, but you know how us hippy san franciscians are!

Once again, you're very welcome.<BR>

Fly from Paris to Barcelona. Its a 2 hour flight and its probably cheaper than the train. You'll be quite suprised how inexpensive flights are within Europe. Airfrance has several flights to Barcelona. Everytime I've considered taking a train somewhere within Europe the Flight has always been cheaper and faster even with the waiting at the airport.

Check out www.opodo.com for PAR-BCN fares.<BR>