There are 12 ways to get from Bristol to Platja d'Aro by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
7h 52m€62–185Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Gironatrain
14h 31m€343–637Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 200 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Barcelonabus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxisbus 1
27h 49m€256–403Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Platja d'Arocar
15h 45m€393–507Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane STN - GRO
8h 58m€119–309Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
9h 3m€103–239Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane LGW - GRO
9h 2m€113–304Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
9h 28m€131–387Train, train to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BOH - GRO
9h 58m€101–309Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud De Francetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Gironatrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Platja D'Aro - Taxisbus 5
16h 58m€391–644Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airportbus
28h 42m€112–242Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Platja d'Arocar
18h 59m€240–699
Bristol to Platja d'Aro by train, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Platja d'Aro is to fly and train which costs €60 - €190 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Platja d'Aro is to fly and train which takes 7h 52m and costs €60 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Platja d'Aro. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Platja d'Aro via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Girona Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Platja d'Aro. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Girona via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 31m.
The distance between Bristol and Platja d'Aro is 1336 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Platja d'Aro without a car is to train which takes 14h 31m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Bristol to Platja d'Aro, including transfers.
Bristol to Platja d'Aro bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Platja d'Aro train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Platja d'Aro is to train which takes 14h 31m and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €250 and takes 28h 42m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Platja d'Aro, Spain?
You can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Platja D'Aro via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Girona, and Girona Estació d'Autobusos in around 14h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Platja d'Aro via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy, and Girona Airport in around 28h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–27
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Platja D'Aro - Taxis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
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Bristol to Platja d'Aro bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Platja d'Aro is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 10:02 in Bristol and 11:02 in Platja d'Aro.
Bristol to Platja d'Aro train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
There are 3664+ hotels available in Platja d'Aro.