travelling from Barcelona to St. Tropez
 

We must arrive go from Barcelona to St Tropez and arriveearly in the of June 11th . We are four adults.
Which is the best and cheapest way?

That's a tough (boring - & sun in your face) 7 1/2 drive. So just work backwards. See if there are very early morning flights from Barcelona to Marseille or Nice.

Stu Dudley

Go for the drive.
Fantastic villages,beaches,historic,cultural landmarks and outstanding gastronomy

Costa Brava villages coves and beaches like Cadaques .
The famous Dali museum
The best restaurant in the world not the El Bulli ...the new one....
When in France,
Check about Collioures,Carcassonne,Montpellier,Aiguesmortes,Ni mes,Arles,the incredible Avignon and Aix en Provence,Marseille..the cultural capital of Europe in 2013...
The Luberon villages
Cassis..the best kept secret

Do not miss one of the best regions of Europeby flying from Barcelona to Nice

If you arrive early enough, there is a train departing Barcelona at 09:05. The trip takes a little over 9 hours total and you have to change trains twice. You'll have to take a taxi to Saint-Tropez once you reach the station in Saint-Raphaël (about 45 minutes). The minimum cost for 4 people will be around 600€, about the same as doing a private transfer.

The drive from Barcelona to Saint-Tropez can be done in around 6 hours, a little longer with traffic.

The question is, why are you flying into Barcelona and not Marseille (www.marseille.aeroport.fr)?

mzani & Robert

The OP stated that he had to be in St Tropez early in the day. I don't think either of your plans would accomplish that.

Also, I received a speeding ticket somewhere on one of the autoroutes between Perpignan and Nice. ViaMichelin says that the driving time from Barcelona to St Tropez is 6 hr 38 mins. With the unavoidable "deviations", pottie breaks, traffic, lunch, I would budget 7 1/2 hours. Renting a car in Spain & dropping it off in France would be quite expensive. Plus I doubt if the OP will find many car rental places open early in the morning. Also, I really don't understand if the OP is flying into Barcelona and then immediately going to St Tropez. If so - the only way he might make it there early in the day is to take a flight from the Barcelona airport to Nice or Marseille - if a flight exists.

Stu Dudley

We stayed over in Carcasonne and do not regret it!

We drop the car in Figueres, took a train to Perpignan without any problem. Carrentals at the train stations.

http://www.vueling.com
Barcelona dp 8.55 - Nice ar 10.10, Fares for June 11th start at 40 EUR/pax