Train and Ferry from Ibiza to London
Overview
After the ferry ride over to the mainland, don't miss the train's restaurant carriage and the three-course meal and bottle of Rioja. And if you didn't choose it on the outbound trip and fancy splashing out on a little luxury, it's worth booking the private couchette (for two) and have a hot shower in the morning before arriving in Paris.
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Barcelona and Paris (sleeper) |
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Sample itinerary: Leave Ibiza on the 1100 ferry and arrive in Barcelona at 2000. You can then take the 2105 sleeper train overnight to Paris, arriving at 0901. The 1113 Eurostar gets you back to London at 1128.
Price: London to Barcelona on the sleeper from Paris costs from £202 return. Ferry to Ibiza costs from around €100 return.
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| Leg 1: | Ibiza to Barcelona (by ferry) Trasmediterranea ferries depart Ibiza Wednesday and Friday at 1100, arriving in Barcelona at 2000. On Saturday and Sunday ferries depart at 1900, arriving in Barcelona at 0730 or 0800 the next morning. Balearia ferries run Friday and Saturday, departing at 1100 and arriving at 1900 (except Easter week, when they run week-round). |
Frequency of service: Four or more ferries per week
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Acciona Trasmediterranea, Balearia Journey time: From 8 hours
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| Transfer | It's a fifteen minute walk along Passeig de Colom from the Ferry Port to França Station, or a quick five to ten minutes in a taxi. Alternatively, the number 14 bus (towards Poblenou/V. Olimpica) will take you most of the way in a couple of minutes - take it from Passeig de Colom on the port-side. |
Short hopTransfer time: Allow 30 minutes
Book a hotel near Estación de Francia (Barcelona França)
Book a hotel near Barcelona Port
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| Leg 2: | Barcelona França to Paris Austerlitz (sleeper) Train leaves 2105, arrives 0901 the next day. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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Train Hotel Journey time: 11 hours 56 minutes
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Transfer time: Allow 50 mins
Book a hotel near Gare d'Austerlitz
Book a hotel near Gare du Nord
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| Leg 3: | Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International in the heart of London. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure. |
Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day
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Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 16 mins
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| Destination | Welcome to London. St Pancras International now has lots of lovely shops, restaurants and gastro pubs... and free wifi throughout the station. If you're planning to stay in the capital, there are over 60 hotels within a one mile radius of St Pancras (by the way, the new spectacular St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - has now opened!). From St Pancras, there are mainline rail connections to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, as well as First Capital Connect trains on the cross-London Thameslink route which continues north as far as Bedford or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Across the street is Kings Cross station, which has rail connections to the north of England and Scotland, and it's a 15-minute walk (in the opposite direction, heading west) to Euston Station for connections to the West Midlands, the West Coast (including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) and Glasgow (including the Scotrail sleeper service). |
Book a hotel near St Pancras
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Your route back from Ibiza
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
