City to city
Barcelona to Valencia by train
Barcelona-Sants → Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Journey time
- ≈ 6h 31m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 2
- Operators
- Renfe, Renfe Cercanías
Trains link Barcelona (Barcelona-Sants) and Valencia (Valencia Joaquin Sorolla) in about 6h 31m at best, with at least 2 changes along the way.
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.
Legendary routes through Barcelona or Valencia
- AVE Madrid → Barcelona
- AVE Madrid → Valencia
- Euromed Barcelona → Alicante
- R13 Barcelona–Lleida Barcelona → Lleida
More trains from Barcelona
- Barcelona → Girona ≈ 47 min · direct
- Barcelona → Perpignan ≈ 1h 25m · direct
- Barcelona → Zaragoza ≈ 1h 26m · direct
- Barcelona → Montpellier ≈ 3h 13m · direct
- Barcelona → Madrid ≈ 3h 17m · direct
- Barcelona → Marseille ≈ 5h 06m · direct
More train routes in Spain.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.