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Re:Netherlands National Airline Encourages People Not to Fly by Hinrik on Friday July 05, 2019 @06:40AM (#20361447)
According to Google Maps, every train itinerary from Amsterdam to Barcelona in the morning has 2-3 transfers, with the last one being a bus. And the shortest possible duration is just over 13.5 hours, not 12 like you said.

The transfers and bus are still required if you go with a night train.

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Re:Netherlands National Airline Encourages People Not to Fly by Freak_NL on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:01AM (#20361539)
The last bus bit is only necessary if you absolutely must go to the Barcelona Estació de França station. The train from Toulouse stops in Barcelona Sants station.

The fastest train connection from Amsterdam Centraal to Bercelona Sants takes 11:15.

The night train option means you leave Amsterdam at 17:15, and end up in Barcelona before noon. That's not too bad, and you get to see a lot of nice scenery in the train from Amsterdam to Paris and Toulouse to Barcelona (the Paris to Toulouse being the night train).

(Edit: you can check the itinerary on sncf.fr, amongst others)

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Re:Netherlands National Airline Encourages People Not to Fly by systemtest on Friday July 05, 2019 @07:00AM (#20361537)
I looked it up for tomorrow. 11:15 Amsterdam - 14:35 Paris Nord. Then 16:07 Paris Gare de Lyon - 22:44 Barcelona Sants. From Nord to Gare de Lyon you can walk, take a train or bus, depending on the weather. Have some late lunch or early dinner at a cafe and enjoy Paris for a bit. The total journey will take you 11 hours and 29 minutes.

I'm not sure about the night trains and if they are still an option. Perhaps there are some improvements possible there, yes.

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Re:Netherlands National Airline Encourages People Not to Fly by ovi256 on Friday July 05, 2019 @08:10AM (#20361889)
Google Maps does not have all the trains. Use a dedicated train planner like https://www.thetrainline.com/ which works great for EU trains.
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