Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Barcelona to Cadiz

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Barcelona to Cadiz. From $79.84, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

One passenger pays $79.84, every fee included. Services cover 926 km and are run by 3 operators across 1 mode.

Checked October 6, 2026Priced for October 26, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at $79.84, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 26, 2026

$79.84

  • 158%Moves across the booking window

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

  1. about $181.76Wed7
  2. about $195.71Thu8
  3. about $196.32Fri9
  4. about $158.71Sat10
  5. about $144.75Sun11
  6. about $133.83Mon12
  7. about $115.64Tue13
  8. about $99.87Wed14
  9. about $122.91Thu15
  10. about $116.24Fri16
  11. about $135.04Sat17
  12. about $96.83Sun18
  13. about $96.22Mon19
  14. about $102.29Tue20
  15. about $102.90Wed21
  16. about $124.74Thu22
  17. about $106.53Fri23
  18. about $99.26Sat24
  19. about $90.16Sun25
  20. about $79.84Mon26
  21. about $81.05Tue27

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Cadiz. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Cadiz for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Cádiz railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Barcelona to Cadiz

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. $76.2090 days
  2. $98.6560 days
  3. $91.3745 days
  4. $96.2230 days
  5. $81.0521 days
  6. $102.2914 days
  7. $115.647 days
  8. $196.323 days
  9. $181.761 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $76.20.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 158 percent. The most expensive point is $196.32, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
$196.32$76.20137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Barcelona to Cadiz 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

926 km

908 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.

Who lives at each end

1,686,208 → 116,979

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

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 926 km against 908 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Valencia, Málaga. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.

Who runs this route

Cadiz is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Cádiz railway station

Most of the points near Cádiz railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Barcelona to Cadiz

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Barcelona to Cadiz?

Barcelona to Cadiz covers 926 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.

How much does it cost to travel from Barcelona to Cadiz?

The cheapest fare from Barcelona to Cadiz is $79.84, as of October 6, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is $129.59. 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 Barcelona to Cadiz?

The cheapest way from Barcelona to Cadiz is by train, at $79.84 for one passenger on October 26, 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.

When should I book Barcelona to Cadiz?

Fares from Barcelona to Cadiz bottom out around 90 days before departure, at $76.20. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 158 percent, measured on October 6, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Barcelona to Cadiz?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Barcelona to Cadiz, at $96.22. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of October 6, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Barcelona to Cadiz?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Barcelona to Cadiz, at $65.28 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 service from Barcelona to Cadiz?

3 operators sell services from Barcelona to Cadiz across 1 mode: Baleària, Intercity, Renfe. 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 Barcelona to Cadiz?

0 percent of the services we sell from Barcelona to Cadiz are direct. The rest connect at Valencia, Málaga, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Barcelona to Cadiz use?

Services from Barcelona to Cadiz by train leave from Barcelona-Sants and arrive at CADIZ. Allow about 1h 7m 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 Barcelona to Cadiz?

3 of the 3 operators we sell from Barcelona to Cadiz allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs $5.51. 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 labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

Being on the water gives Cadiz a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Cadiz and across Spain

Day trips that leave Cadiz in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Barcelona reaches 207 places in 53 countries on services we hold, over distances from 48 to 11,182 km. Cadiz reaches 18 places in 3 countries, from 84 to 1,736 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Barcelona

  • 207Places you can leave for
  • 53Countries
  • 84Operators

Arriving in Cadiz

Leaving Cadiz

  • 18Places you can leave for
  • 3Countries
  • 2Operators

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