There are 6 ways to get from Melissani Cave to Barcelona by plane, car ferry, ferry, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly • 6h 6m
5 alternative options
Car ferry, ferry, train, bus • 47h 58m
Bus • 2 days 3h
Ferry, bus • 2 days 7h
Ferry, bus via Rome • 2 days 22h
Car ferry, drive • 30h 35m
Kefallinia (EFL) to Barcelona (BCN) flights
The flight time between Kefallinia (EFL) and Barcelona (BCN) is around 8h 14m and covers a distance of around 1613 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 30m. Services are operated by British Airways, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines and others. Typically 80 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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The cost-effective way to get from Melissani Cave to Barcelona is to bus, which costs €130 - €190 and takes 2 days 3h.
The quickest way to get from Melissani Cave to Barcelona is to fly which costs €90 - €280 and takes 6h 6m.
The distance between Melissani Cave and Barcelona is 1610 km.
The best way to get from Melissani Cave to Barcelona without a car is to car ferry and ferry and train and bus which takes 47h 58m and costs €210 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Melissani Cave to Barcelona, including transfers.
The best way to get from Melissani Cave to Barcelona is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €190 and takes 2 days 3h.
There is no direct flight from Kefallinia Airport to Barcelona Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 40m and has one stopover.
Barcelona is 1h behind Melissani Cave. It is currently 12:40 in Melissani Cave and 11:40 in Barcelona.
Olympic Air, Aegean Airlines, Volotea and five other airlines offer flights from Kefallinia Airport to Barcelona Airport.
There are 3012+ hotels available in Barcelona. Prices start at €100 per night.
- Distance: 1610.4 km
- Duration: 6h 6m
What companies run services between Melissani Cave, Greece and Barcelona, Spain?
British Airways, Ryanair and 18 other airlines fly from Melissani Cave to Barcelona every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Melissani Cave to Barcelona via Poros, Kyllíni, Kyllíni, and Sofia in around 2 days 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €280
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €280
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €280
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €280
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Pisa, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €280
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200 - €850
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €370
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380 - €1600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefallinia to Barcelona via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €700
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €160
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €55 - €75
- Base Standard
- €90 - €130
- Base Premium
- €110 - €160
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Venice Mestre to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €70
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bari Port to Rome Tiburtina Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23 - €28
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. There are three types of tickets on offer (Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass), along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Mestre to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95 - €140
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Roma to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170 - €240
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Kyllíni to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25 - €35
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9 - €14
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85 - €120
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- 26450 22795
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Schedules at
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Phone
- + 359/38/66 34 04
- georg_ltd@abv.bg
- Website
- georg-bg.com
Bus from Sofia to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240 - €310
- Schedules at
- georg-bg.com
- Phone
- 00302695025403
- info@ioniangroup.com
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13 - €50
- Website
- Levante Ferries
- Passenger
- €14
- Car
- €50
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80 - €230
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- €82
- Aircraft-type seats
- €93
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €231
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €190 - €230
Ferry from Corfu to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75 - €220
- Website
- Superfast ferries
- Deck
- €80
- Aircraft-type seats
- €88
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €212
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €170 - €200
- Phone
- 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Sami to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Sami to Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- lefkadapalace.com
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- ionionplines@gmail.com
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Fiskardo to Nydri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6 - €10
- Website
- Ionion P. Lines
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- dionitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- westferry.gr
Car ferry from Fiskardo to Nydri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10 - €40
- Website
- West Ferry
- Passenger
- €10
- Vehicle
- €38
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The best way to get from Melissani Cave to Kefallinia Airport is to taxi which takes 33 min and costs €28 - €35.