Accessibility
BY AIR
The airport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat is located 16 kilomteres from the city centre.
HOW TO REACH THE CITY CENTRE FROM THE AIRPORT
Detailed information can also be found at the airport website or Barelona Turisme
Metro
L9 Sud is a direct metro line from the airport to zona Universitària it stops at Collblanc, Torrassa, Can Tries/Gornal, Europa/Fira, Fira, Parc Logístic, Mercabarna, Les Moreres, El Prat Estació, Cèntric, Parc Nou, Mas Blau, Aeroport T2 and Aeroport T1.
Stops at the airport:
- Aeroport T1 Metro station, Terminal T1, floor 0
- Aeroport T2 Metro station, Terminal T2, outdoor
Bus lines - Terminal T1
Aerobus A1: Placa Catalunya - Airport T1
Bus service between terminal T1 and Barcelona city centre, stopping at strategic points in the city. Tickets can be bought in Terminal T1, Level 0, Arrivals.
Stops at the airport:
- Terminal T1. Level 0. Arrivals
- Terminal T1. Level 3. Departures
N17: Plaça Catalunya (Ronda Universitat) - Airport T1
Night bus between the terminal T1 of the airport and Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona, stopping at El Prat de Llobregat and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Stops at the airport:
- Terminal T1. Level 0. Departures
- Terminal T1. Level 0. Arrivals
Bus lines - Terminal T2
Aerobús A2: Plaça Catalunya - Airport T2
Bus service between terminal T2 and Barcelona city centre, stopping at strategic points in the city. Tickets can be bought in Terminal T2 B, Arrivals
Stops at the airport:
- Terminal T2 B. Arrivals
- Terminal T2 C (internal road)
N16: Plaça Catalunya (Ronda Universitat) - Castelldefels
Night bus running between Plaça Catalunya in Barcelona and Castelldefels via Viladecans and Gavà, stopping at airport terminal T2.
Stops at the airport:
- Cargo Terminal
- Terminal T2 B. Arrivals
- Terminal T2 B. Technical block
- Terminal T2 C (external road)
Flixbus
Flixbus offer a regular bus line between Barcelona Airport adn several cities in France and Switzerland. The Flixbus stops at Terminal T2B
Bus lines - Terminal T1 AND Terminal T2
Line 46: Plaça Espanya - Airport
Bus line between the airport (terminals T1 and T2) and Plaça Espanya in Barcelona, stopping at El Prat de Llobregat and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
N18: Plaça Catalunya (Ronda Universitat) - Airport
Night bus between the terminal T1 of the airport and Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona, stopping at terminal T2 on the way to Barcelona.
Train
TheR2 North Line of the local train service connects the airport to Barcelona (Sants, Passeig de Gràcia) and other towns in Catalonia.
BY TRAIN
Estacio de Barcelona Sants is the main railway station.
Connections
Metro: L3/L5-Sants Estació
Bus: 27, 78, 109, 115, D40, H10, V5 and V17
More information can be found at Renfe or Barcelona Turisme
Interational trains
There are high speed train connections (Renfe-SNCF) with the following cities: Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille
National trains
Arriving from: Madrid, Seville, Malaga, Granada, Valencia, Tarragona
Various regional trains arrive at the train stations Estacio de França, Passeig de Gràcia and Plaça de Catalunya.
BY CAR OR BUS
Flixbus
Flixbus offer a regular bus line between Barcelona Airport adn several cities in France and Switzerland. The Flixbus stops at Terminal T2B
Bus
Estació d'autobusos Barcelona Nord is the main bus station from Barcelona, connecting Barcelona with main Spanish Cities and European Cities.
Connections
Metro: L1-Arc de Triomf
Bus: 6, 54, H14, H16 and V21
Estació d'autobusos Barcelona Sants
Connections
Metro: L5/L3-Sants Estació
Bus: 27, 78, 109, 115, D40, H10, V5 and V7
Car
Barcelona is very well connected to the motorway and road network. It has a large number of car parks, and many of them are located in the city centre.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE CITY CENTRE
There are different types of travel cards that are valid throughout the public transport network (metro, buses, tram and suburban rail), including a T-10 card which is valid for 10 journeys, or day passes (2, 3, 4 and 5 days). A single ticket is valid for a period of 1 hour and 15 minutes and with such a ticket you can change from metro to tram to bus etc.
Metro
Barcelona has eight metro lines that can be identified by the number and colour of the line: L1 (red), L2 (lilac), L3 (green), L4 (yellow), L5 (blue), L9 (orange), L10 (light blue), L11 (light green).
More information can be found at: www.tmb.cat or www.fgc.cat
Tram
There are 2 Tram lines in Barcelona: the Trambaix (T1, T2, T3) which runs from Francesc Macià to the towns of Sant Just Desvern, Sant Joan Despí, Sant Feliu de Llobregat and Cornellà. The Trambesòs (T4, T5, T6) covers a route from the Olympic Village to Sant Adrià de Besòs via the Forum site and arriving to Badalona.
More information can be found at: www.tram.cat
Bus
Barcelona has over 100 bus routes connecting all districts in the city.
More information can be found at: www.tmb.cat
Taxi
Barcelona taxi's are yellow and black.
More information can be found at: www.taxi.amb.cat