--- title: "Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona – 5 ways by plane, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona is 488 km. Fastest: train in 3h 51m. Cheapest: bus from €49. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paracuellos-de-jarama-to-barcelona" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paracuellos-de-jarama-to-barcelona.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/08.10.2017_Manifestaci%C3%B3_%22Prou%21_Recuperem_el_seny%22_-_Barcelona_17.jpg/1920px-08.10.2017_Manifestaci%C3%B3_%22Prou%21_Recuperem_el_seny%22_-_Barcelona_17.jpg" --- ![Barcelona](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/08.10.2017_Manifestaci%C3%B3_%22Prou%21_Recuperem_el_seny%22_-_Barcelona_17.jpg/1920px-08.10.2017_Manifestaci%C3%B3_%22Prou%21_Recuperem_el_seny%22_-_Barcelona_17.jpg) # How to get from Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona) [Barcelona to Paracuellos De Jarama](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/barcelona-to-paracuellos-de-jarama) [HazteOir.org (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08.10.2017_Manifestaci%C3%B3_%22Prou!_Recuperem_el_seny%22_-_Barcelona_17.jpg) **Fastest:** 3h 51m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €49\ by bus\ **Distance:** 488 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 7\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 5 ways to travel 488 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best€19 more than the train for about the same time, but it has the lowest overall cost of time and fare. - [**Fly** best Least hassle 3h 19m€90–140 Estimated MAD → BCN · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona) - [**Train** fastest 3h 51m€71–297 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · RENFE OPERADORA](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona) - [**Bus** cheapest 8h 5m€49–90 Estimated next 5 from 08:00 · ALSA](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona) - [**Drive** 7h€60–85 Estimated 608 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona) - [**Taxi** 7h€730–1,090 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Spain; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Spain** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.esp.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:21 → 12:12 3h 51m · direct RENFE OPERADORA AVE€71–297](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tgmktn5) 2. [08:51 → 16:56 8h 5m · direct ALSA - Ma-Z-Ba€49–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tz38kny) 3. [08:55 → 13:04 4h 9m · direct OUIGO Espana TGV€72–297](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1q2mvch) 4. [09:51 → 13:50 3h 59m · direct RENFE OPERADORA AVE€71–292](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tg9j6fn) 5. [10:21 → 18:26 8h 5m · direct ALSA - Ma-Z-Ba€49–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t18ort50) 6. [11:31 → 19:26 7h 55m · direct ALSA - Ma-Z-Ba€49–90](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=thsjgsa) 7. [11:51 → 16:15 4h 24m · direct RENFE OPERADORA AVE€72–297](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Paracuellos+De+Jarama&to=Barcelona&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t1s5qw3x) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona? The fastest way is by train: about 3h 51m door to door. The straight-line distance is 488 km. What is the cheapest way from Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona? The bus is the cheapest, from €49. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 4 are direct, the fastest taking 3h 51m; more may run later in the day. Fares run €71–297 across classes. How much is the bus from Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona? Buses take about 7h 55m and cost €49–90 depending on operator and seat type. This page lists the next 3 from 08:00; the planner has the rest of the day. How long is the flight from Paracuellos De Jarama to Barcelona? About 1h 18m in the air (MAD → BCN); about 3h 19m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €90–140; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Barcelona from Paracuellos De Jarama by road? About 608 km, roughly 7h of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €60–85; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - RENFE OPERADORA - OUIGO Espana Buses - ALSA Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Barcelona City and municipality in Catalonia, Spain Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain after Madrid. With a population of 1.7 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.7 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area of the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid, and Milan. It is one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range. [The Barcelona guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/barcelona) [Hotels in Barcelona Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/barcelona) ## More routes - [Madrid to Barcelona](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/madrid-to-barcelona) - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/paracuellos-de-jarama-to-barcelona, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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