Train and Ferry from Mallorca to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Barcelona and Paris (sleeper train) |
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Sample itinerary: Leave Mallorca at 1230 and arrive in Barcelona at 1930. Catch the overnight sleeper to Paris at 2105, arriving next day at 0901. Then take the 1113 Eurostar and get back to London at 1229.
Price: Return from London to Barcelona costs from £202, and the ferry from Barcelona to Mallorca costs from around €80 return.
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| Leg 1: | Mallorca to Barcelona by ferry The ferry leaves Mallorca at 1230, arriving in Barcelona at 1930. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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Acciona Transmediteranea Journey time: From 6hrs
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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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Option 2: via Barcelona and Paris (overnight ferry, and sleeper train) |
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Sample itinerary: Take the overnight ferry at 2330, arriving next morning. Spend the day in Barcelona, then catch the overnight sleeper to Paris at 2105, arriving next day at 0901. Then take the 1113 Eurostar and get back to London at 1229.
Price: Return from London to Barcelona costs from £202, and the ferry from Barcelona to Mallorca costs from around €80 return.
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| Leg 1: | Mallorca to Barcelona by ferry (overnight) The ferry leaves Mallorca at 2330, arriving in Barcelona the next day at 0730 or 0800. |
Frequency of service: Daily
Operator:
Acciona Transmediteranea Journey time: From 8hrs
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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
Operator:
Train Hotel Journey time: 11 hours 56 minutes
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| Transfer |
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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
Operator:
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 Mallorca
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
