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Coach to Barcelona SantsorCoach to Tarragona?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Coach to Barcelona Sants reaches Barcelona Sants; the Coach to Tarragona does not. This goes to Tarragona, not Barcelona, about 100 km short of that city. It connects to a mainline station for onward travel to Barcelona, but no through train fare is published, so no total is shown here.

The Coach to Tarragona is quicker: 22 min against 2 h. The Coach to Barcelona Sants varies between 100 and 140 minutes.

Coach to Barcelona Sants: 07:10–17:10. Coach to Tarragona: 07:00–22:00.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersCoach to Barcelona SantsCoach to TarragonaDifference
1€17.55€2.20€15.35
2€35.10€4.40€30.70
3€52.65€6.60€46.05
4€70.20€8.80€61.40
5€87.75€11€76.75
6€105.30€13.20€92.10
7€122.85€15.40€107.45
8€140.40€17.60€122.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
shuttle · La Hispano Igualadina, Monbus groupCoach to Barcelona Sants
From
The coach stop outside the terminal
To
Barcelona Sants
Luggage
A long-distance coach with a hold.
Runs
07:10–17:10
Journey
100–140 min

You cannot buy this online. The operator greys out the button and marks every departure as sold on board only — pay the driver.

There are twelve a week. Check your specific day before you plan around it; on most days there are two, and on weekends there is one.

It takes up to 2 hours 20 depending on the run, and stops at Valls and other towns on the way.

If you miss it, the practical alternative is the hourly coach to Tarragona and a train from there — but no through fare for that is published anywhere.

Coach to Barcelona Sants: price for every party size

Check times with Monbus
shuttle · La Hispano Igualadina, Monbus groupCoach to Tarragona
From
The coach stop outside the terminal
To
Tarragona
Luggage
A coach with a hold.
Runs
07:00–22:00
Journey
22 min

At EUR 2.20 and 22 minutes this is the best-value journey at this airport by a wide margin.

It runs hourly and seven days a week, which the Barcelona coach does not.

Nothing runs between about 22:00 and 07:00.

Coach to Tarragona: price for every party size

Check times with Monbus

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