How to take the rail journey from Barcelona to Tarragona

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Barcelona to Tarragona by train

When making the journey by train from Barcelona to Tarragona there is a choice between travelling on:

  1. the IC services, faster express trains on which tickets can be booked in advance and all bookings have seat reservations included.
  2. slower R-Express services which can't be booked online and on which seat reservations aren't available, but will be cheaper when booking last minute tickets at the station.

The Euromed services now no longer call at the main city centre station in Tarragona.
As they now take a high speed route, they call instead at Camp De Tarragona station, which is located to the north of the city.

Routes you can take to go from Barcelona to Tarragona

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

Route Information

Option 1: taking the IC trains
Station Guides
The salidas/platforms at Barcelona Sants station
Barcelona Sants Rail Station Guide
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Tarragona Guide Coming soon...
Travel Time (approx)

55 min (approx)

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

5 or 6 x trains per day

Route Information

Option 2: taking the Regional Express trains
Station Guides
The salidas/platforms at Barcelona Sants station
Barcelona Sants Rail Station Guide
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Tarragona Guide Coming soon...
Travel Time (approx)

1hr 5min approx

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

1 - 3 x trains per hour

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