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City to city

Barcelona to Valencia by train

Barcelona-Sants → Valencia Joaquin Sorolla

Euromed — Barcelona to Valencia
Photo · Luis Zamora from Cataluña, España · CC BY 2.0
Journey time
≈ 6h 31m
Direct trains
No
Fewest changes
2
Operators
RENFE OPERADORA, Renfe Cercanias

Trains link Barcelona (Barcelona-Sants) and Valencia (Valencia Joaquin Sorolla) in about 6h 31m at best, with at least 2 changes along the way. The corridor is part of the Euromed (350 km, typically 2 h 45 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.

How long does the train from Barcelona to Valencia take?

Trains cover Barcelona to Valencia in about 6h 31m, with little variation between departures.

Is there a direct train from Barcelona to Valencia?

Usually not; expect at least 2 changes on this journey.

Is the train or a flight faster from Barcelona to Valencia?

A typical flight works out roughly 2h 55m quicker door to door (about 3h 55m against 6h 50m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door
≈ 6h 50m
Flight, door to door
≈ 3h 55m (est.)
CO₂e per passenger
~13 kg train · ~41 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

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Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.