Livorno to Barcelona runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €54.23 and €66.89, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 21m over 844 km, on services run by 6 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€54.23 to €66.89
- 224%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Livorno
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €154.34Fri25
- about €148.84Sat26
- about €143.34Sun27
- about €92.19Mon28
- about €83.94Tue29
- about €98.79Wed30
- about €114.19Thu1
- about €91.09Fri2
- about €76.78Sat3
- about €76.24Sun4
- about €63.58Mon5
- about €74.04Tue6
- about €76.24Wed7
- about €83.94Thu8
- about €67.99Fri9
- about €77.34Sat10
- about €76.79Sun11
- about €59.73Mon12
- about €54.23Tue13
- about €67.44Wed14
- about €76.24Thu15
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Barcelona. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A room in Barcelona for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Livorno to Barcelona
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €67.9890 days
- €47.6460 days
- €64.6945 days
- €58.6330 days
- €76.2421 days
- €83.9414 days
- €114.197 days
- €143.343 days
- €154.341 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €47.64.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 224 percent. The dearest point is €154.34, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Livorno to Barcelona and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
844 km
711 km as the crow flies, 19% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
157,017 → 1,686,208
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 844 km against 711 km in a straight line, a detour of 19 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Porto Torres, Florence, Bastia, Genoa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Barcelona is large, and the road in from BCN can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.

A car waiting when you land in Barcelona
Settled in advance, so the ride into Barcelona costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The ferry gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage near Barcelona Sants
Most of the points near Barcelona Sants open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Livorno to Barcelona
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Livorno to Barcelona?
The fastest journey from Livorno to Barcelona takes 5h 21m door to door, of which 2h 22m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 13h 19m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Livorno to Barcelona?
The cheapest fare from Livorno to Barcelona is €54.23, as of 24 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €105.39. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Livorno to Barcelona?
The cheapest way from Livorno to Barcelona is by ferry, at €54.23 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 9h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Livorno to Barcelona?
The fastest way from Livorno to Barcelona is by train, at 5h 31m door to door. Only 2h 22m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 9m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €66.89.
When should I book Livorno to Barcelona?
Fares from Livorno to Barcelona bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €47.64. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 224 percent, measured on 24 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Livorno to Barcelona?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Livorno to Barcelona, at €63.58. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 24 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Livorno to Barcelona?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Livorno to Barcelona, at €47.64 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Livorno to Barcelona?
6 operators sell services from Livorno to Barcelona across 2 modes: Corsica Ferries, Grimaldi, Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, SBB, SNCF, Vueling Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Livorno to Barcelona?
0 percent of the services we sell from Livorno to Barcelona are direct. The rest connect at Porto Torres, Florence, Bastia, Genoa, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Livorno to Barcelona produce?
Travelling from Livorno to Barcelona by ferry produces about 78.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 99.6 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Livorno to Barcelona use?
Services from Livorno to Barcelona by train leave from Livorno Centrale and arrive at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport BCN. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Livorno to Barcelona?
5 of the 6 operators we sell from Livorno to Barcelona allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Livorno to Barcelona on 24 September 2026: 844 km of route against 711 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of €54.23, and 5h 21m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Barcelona a set of days out that do not start at a station.

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The two ends, compared
Livorno reaches 81 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 64 to 8,212 km. Barcelona reaches 371 places in 73 countries, from 48 to 11,182 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Livorno
- 81Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 10Operators
Arriving in Barcelona
Leaving Barcelona
- 371Places you can leave for
- 73Countries
- 122Operators
