Public Transportation: On the Road in Barcelona

Barcelona is a city for pedestrians. All our apartments and hotels are situated in the city center of Barcelona, from which you can reach the most important sights easily on foot.

However, Barcelona has also a very well developed public transportation system. A free brochure called ‘Información sobre el transporte público en Barcelona’ contains a metro and bus plan. This brochure is available in all tourist information centers or info points of transportation, e.g. at Plaça de la Universitat (Info Tel: 010).

Metro, F.G.C., Tram, RENFE, Bus

Tickets and Prices

The whole city center of Barcelona is one tariff zone. Tickets are valid for the Metro, FGC, Bus, Tram, and Renfe-Cercanías/Rodalies. Be aware that a change into another means of transportation demands a new ticket.                                                         

Tickets are available at the Metro and FGC entries, also in some newspaper and tobacco stores. The tickets have to be validated at the metro entrance and in the bus.

Barcelona Card

You are in Barcelona for 1 to 5 days and want to visit museums, drive with the cable car or do a shopping expedition in Barcelona? The Barcelona Card will be the best choice for you. It includes the public transportation and discounts in museums, shops, restaurants, bars, entertainment, leisure attractions, cultural venues etc.

The tickets are available in all tourist information points and in the shopping center ‘Corte Inglés’ close to our Barcelona apartments and hotels.

Barcelona’s city transportation system includes five metro lines (L1-L5), which can be identified in different colors on all metro maps.

The F.G.C. (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat FGC) is a local train and mainly interesting when driving to the Tibidabo, Serra de Collserola and Sarrià. The main station for the FGC lines is situated at Plaça de Catalunya. If you would like to visit Montserrat, you should get on the train at Plaça d’Espanya.

The tram services cover some parts of the city. The T1-3 drive from Plaça Francesc Macià along the Avenida Diagonal to L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. The new T4 goes from Citudella/Villa Olímpica to Sant Adrià de Besòs.

The RENFE trains (Rodalies/Cercanías) drive in Barcelona and to nearby towns. Get on a RENFE train and discover e.g. the beautiful city Sitges. The main stations are Plaça Catalunya and Sants Estacio.

The bus lines cover the whole city. Bus guides are available in the Tourism Office or in simply calling 010. It is only allowed to get in the bus at the driver’s door. At night special night buses are going, for which you need extra tickets. All night buses start at Plaça de Catalunya.

Taxi

Barcelona’s taxis are black and yellow. If they are available, you will see a green light on top of the car and a sign on the windscreen.

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However, the best way to discover is on foot. The distances are not very long. It takes only half an hour to walk e.g. from Plaça Catalunya to the district Gràcia. The Gothic Old Town (Barrí Gotic) or La Ribera have many pedestrian precincts. However, take care when crossing a road. Cars don’t pay attention to crosswalks and sometimes not even to traffic lights.

All our Barcelona hotels and apartments are situated in the city center and have the best connections to all important events and worth seeing places. Discover the city by its convenient public transportation or on foot!