Tarragona and Costa Daurada
Private Transfer from Barcelona to Tarragona
From your address in Barcelona to your hotel, office or meeting in Tarragona, the Roman city on the Costa Daurada. Each transfer is quoted for your date, times and party.
- From
- Barcelona
- To
- Tarragona
- Estimated distance
- about 95 km
- Estimated drive
- about 1 h 20 min
Estimate from Plaça de Catalunya to Tarragona: OpenStreetMap road routing (OSRM), no traffic, checked September 30, 2026.
What the transfer covers
Tarragona, the provincial capital, sits on the Costa Daurada where the Francolí river meets the Mediterranean. Two thousand years ago it was Tarraco: UNESCO calls it the first and oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula and the capital of the province of Hispania Citerior, and the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco has been on the World Heritage List from 2000. The Roman walls, the amphitheatre near the shore, the circus and the provincial forum still set the plan of the historic centre, where the cathedral, from the 12th and 13th centuries, mixes Romanesque and Gothic. The city also has one of the largest ports in Spain.
Some make this drive for a meeting, others for a day among the ruins. Out of Barcelona the routed line takes the C-31, then the C-32 along the Garraf coast to the AP-7, which carries it south until the A-7 leads into the city. That is 95 km on the road estimate, and without traffic the drive takes about 1 h 20 min. For a meeting, work back from the time you need to be there and allow for traffic leaving Barcelona.
Start of the journey
Pickup in Barcelona
Pickup is at the address you send in Barcelona: a hotel, an office, an apartment or a home. Business travelers coming off a high-speed train and cruise passengers ending their trip in Barcelona can start from the Sants station transfer or the cruise port transfer pages.
If you are landing, there is a separate Barcelona Airport to Tarragona page, and a Reus Airport to Tarragona page for flights into Reus.
End of the journey
Arrival in Tarragona
The transfer ends at the address in Tarragona that you give: a hotel on or near the Rambla Nova, the city's main shopping street, an address in the historic centre, or an office or hotel near the harbor and El Serrallo, the old fishing quarter. Send the street and number with the time you need to arrive.
If you need a car in Tarragona after you arrive, for meetings or for a few hours around the city, see the chauffeur service in Tarragona.
Tarragona's Roman and later landmarks
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Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000. It includes the Roman walls, the provincial forum, the circus, the colony forum, the Roman theatre and the amphitheatre, among other elements.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, checked October 3, 2026
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Tarragona Amphitheatre
A 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre near the seashore, quarried for stone after the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
Source: Wikipedia, checked October 3, 2026
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Tarragona Cathedral
Built in the 12th and 13th centuries, combining Romanesque and Gothic architecture.
Source: Wikipedia, checked October 3, 2026
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Les Ferreres aqueduct
The hydraulic conduits that carried water from the aqueduct to Tarraco are one of the World Heritage elements outside the city.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, checked October 3, 2026
Why book a private chauffeur
Work on the way
An hour or more in a private car is time for calls and papers before a meeting in Tarragona, without a change of train or a taxi queue at the other end.
Arrive for the time that matters
Give the time of your meeting, your hotel check-in or your visit, and ask for a pickup time in Barcelona that gets you there for it.
A stop at Les Ferreres
The Les Ferreres aqueduct stands outside the city, one of the World Heritage elements in the surrounding territory. If you want to see it before you reach your address, add it to your request as a stop.
Return from Tarragona to Barcelona
There is no separate page for the Tarragona to Barcelona transfer. Ask for the return in the same request, with its date and time, and we quote both directions.
More journeys around Tarragona
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Barcelona to Tarragona
Tarragona Chauffeur Day Trip
A day in Tarragona with your own chauffeur, and the drive back.
About 95 km, about 1 h 20 min by road.
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Barcelona to Salou
Barcelona to Salou Transfer
Beaches south of the city.
About 106 km, about 1 h 25 min by road.
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Barcelona to Altafulla
Barcelona to Altafulla Transfer
A smaller town just up the coast.
About 83 km, about 1 h 10 min by road.
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Barcelona to Reus
Barcelona to Reus Transfer
Inland, in the Baix Camp county.
About 106 km, about 1 h 25 min by road.
Journey times are road estimates: OpenStreetMap road routing (OSRM), no traffic, checked September 30, 2026. Traffic and the exact addresses change the real time. Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.
Barcelona Airport to Tarragona Transfer
The same destination, with collection at the airport.
Journeys to and around Tarragona.
Chauffeur services in Barcelona.
Long-Distance Chauffeur Barcelona
Every route in this group.
Questions about the Barcelona to Tarragona transfer
What is the driving time from Barcelona to Tarragona?
It is about 1 h 20 min by road for about 95 km, from Plaça de Catalunya to Tarragona (estimate: OpenStreetMap road routing, no traffic, checked September 30, 2026). The estimate follows the C-31 and the C-32, then the AP-7 and the A-7. Traffic on the way out of Barcelona adds to the real time.
Can we see the Roman sites before checking in?
Yes, add the stop to your request with how long you want there. The UNESCO site includes the amphitheater, the circus and the walls in the city, and elements outside it such as the Les Ferreres aqueduct and the Berà Arch (UNESCO). For a guided day, the Roman Tarragona and Mediterranean Sitges private tour covers Tarragona and Sitges.
I want to visit Tarragona for the day and come back. Which page is that?
This page is a one-way transfer to an address. For a day in the city with your own chauffeur and the drive back to Barcelona, see the Tarragona day trip.
Is the Roman amphitheater beside the sea?
Close to it. The 2nd-century amphitheater stands near the seashore, and after the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was used as a quarry for stone (Wikipedia). Give it as a stop or as the drop-off; for a hotel, send the street, for example on the Rambla Nova, the city's main shopping street.