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How to get to Barcelona
There are many different ways to come to Barcelona:
By Plane
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As the price of airline tickets fall thanks to the low cost airlines it is cheaper than ever before to come to Barcelona.
If you are coming to Barcelona there are 3 airports in Catalunya from where you can join the city: El Prat (Barcelona City), Girona (Costa Brava) and Reus (Costa Daurada).
Below you will find the most important information to know how to arrive to Barcelona from each of these airports.
El Prat International Airport (Barcelona)
Distance to Barcelona: 12 km
The Airport of Barcelona, and the only one of the city, is situated in the south with a recently built new Terminal A.This is the most direct and easiest way to come to Barcelona.
From the airport you can reach easily the city by bus, train or taxi.
How to get to the city?
From the airport you can reach easily the city by bus, train or taxi.
How to get to the city?
By Bus - AEROBUS
The Aerobus is colored blue. It goes from the airport terminals to Plaza España, Urgell, Plaza Universitat and Plaza Catalunya. Travel lasts more or less 35 minutes.
Price : single ticket 5.30, return ticket 9.15€
Leaves every 5-15 minutes from T1 and 10 to 20min from T2.
The Aerobus is colored blue. It goes from the airport terminals to Plaza España, Urgell, Plaza Universitat and Plaza Catalunya. Travel lasts more or less 35 minutes.
Price : single ticket 5.30, return ticket 9.15€
Leaves every 5-15 minutes from T1 and 10 to 20min from T2.
http://www.aerobusbcn.com/index.php/en.html
By Train - RENFE
To get the train just cross the bridge.
It stops in the stations:
Sants Estació (Near Plaça de Sants and Plaça d'Espanya)
Passeig de Gracia (Near Barcelona Center)
Clot-Aragó (Near Av. Meridiana and Plaça de Les Glòries)
Price and Time: 1,65 € - lasts 27min and leaves every 30 minutes,
To get the train just cross the bridge.
It stops in the stations:
Sants Estació (Near Plaça de Sants and Plaça d'Espanya)
Passeig de Gracia (Near Barcelona Center)
Clot-Aragó (Near Av. Meridiana and Plaça de Les Glòries)
Price and Time: 1,65 € - lasts 27min and leaves every 30 minutes,
By Taxi
You will find them at the airport entrance with their yellow and black color.
Specially recommended when you don’t know the city and ideal for tourists! Get the taxi and drop you baggage right into the apartment so and begin to enjoy your vacations. Prices are stipulated and you’ll find a sticker on the window that shows the prices to be charges. Also you can ask the taxi driver for "un recibo" (receipt), this can avoid overcharging.
Price and Time: About 30 Euros from Airport to the city centre and around 30 minutes.
Web: http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Barcelona/en/Page/1045569607459/
Girona- Costa Brava Airport
Distance to Barcelona: 102 km
This is a secondary airport and the main low cost arrival point of Catalunya, situated in Riudellots de la Selva, in the north of Catalunya, this is the ideal airport if you want to visit the Costa Brava!
Budget travelers that travel with low cost airlines know well this airport as the main companies land here, and it's only 1hour form Barcelona.
How to get to Barcelona?
By Bus:
Only Ryanair airline offers a Bus service that links Girona Airport with Barcelona ( Estació del Nord/Estación del Norte, close to Arco de Triunfo)
Price and Time: 12€ single ticket 21€ return ticket - 1h10
Budget travelers that travel with low cost airlines know well this airport as the main companies land here, and it's only 1hour form Barcelona.
How to get to Barcelona?
By Bus:
Only Ryanair airline offers a Bus service that links Girona Airport with Barcelona ( Estació del Nord/Estación del Norte, close to Arco de Triunfo)
Price and Time: 12€ single ticket 21€ return ticket - 1h10
By Train:
The airport doesn’t have any train station, so you should go to Girona's train station by bus or taxi in order to get a train.
Price and Time: Girona-Barcelona ticket costs between 7 and 10€ (depends on how direct is the train) - There are departures every 20minutes to Barcelona.
The Catalunya Express train makes fewer stops than the others.
The airport doesn’t have any train station, so you should go to Girona's train station by bus or taxi in order to get a train.
Price and Time: Girona-Barcelona ticket costs between 7 and 10€ (depends on how direct is the train) - There are departures every 20minutes to Barcelona.
The Catalunya Express train makes fewer stops than the others.
By Taxi:
You can take a taxi to go to Barcelona, of course it will be a more expensive than the other ways, but at the end you won’t be stressed to find an autobus or train.
Price and Time: Price is around 1.80€ per kilometer + supplements of luggage/night/airport Service, etc. And it takes around 1h10 to arrive to Barcelona.
Web: http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?SiteName=GRO&c=Page&cid=1046767807255&pagename=subHome
Reus Airport
Distance to Barcelona: 100 km aprox.
This is a small airport situated in the south of Catalunya, used also by low cost airlines but less popular than Girona's, ideal also if you travel to Costa Daurada and Port Aventura.
You can take a taxi to go to Barcelona, of course it will be a more expensive than the other ways, but at the end you won’t be stressed to find an autobus or train.
Price and Time: Price is around 1.80€ per kilometer + supplements of luggage/night/airport Service, etc. And it takes around 1h10 to arrive to Barcelona.
Web: http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?SiteName=GRO&c=Page&cid=1046767807255&pagename=subHome
Reus Airport
Distance to Barcelona: 100 km aprox.
This is a small airport situated in the south of Catalunya, used also by low cost airlines but less popular than Girona's, ideal also if you travel to Costa Daurada and Port Aventura.
How to get to Barcelona?
By Bus:
Once you arrive at Reus Airport, the quickest and cheapest way to get to Barcelona it’s by bus.
The bus stop is located in the same arrival terminal.
Price and Time: between 11€ and 18€ - 1h30 of duration aprox.
Once you arrive at Reus Airport, the quickest and cheapest way to get to Barcelona it’s by bus.
The bus stop is located in the same arrival terminal.
Price and Time: between 11€ and 18€ - 1h30 of duration aprox.
By Train
You will need to take the bus to go to the train station of Reus (20 minutes). There is a bus stop in front of the airport arrivals area to take the bus that brings you to the city.
Price and Time: Price is 7.65€ - 1h45 aprox.
You will need to take the bus to go to the train station of Reus (20 minutes). There is a bus stop in front of the airport arrivals area to take the bus that brings you to the city.
Price and Time: Price is 7.65€ - 1h45 aprox.
By Taxi
You can take also a taxi, but it’s more expensive than the other ways.
Price and Time: 120€ - 1h30 aprox.
Web: http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?MO=0&SMO=-1&SiteName=REU&c=Page&cid=1048858949294&pagename=Estandar%2FPage%2FAeropuerto
By Train
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RENFE runs the Spanish rail network from Madrid to all the major cities and also controls the routes and services that link Spain with France and the rest of European Countries.Train is not the best recommended option to arrive to Barcelona/any other Spanish city unless you can’t flight or drive. Spain begins now to implant high speed trains but for the moment only Sevilla-Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona are connected with the AVE (Alta Velocidad Española) and will take a while until we can use it for getting to other European cities.
Nevertheless it’s highly recommended to use the AVE between Barcelona and Madrid, which will get you there in only 3 hours approximately.
The train services to avoid are tranvía, semidirecto and Correo trains, all of which go along at a leisurely pace.
Seat reservations are required on all intercity trains and supplements are payable on many faster trains.
Seat reservations are required on all intercity trains and supplements are payable on many faster trains.
There are direct trains to Barcelona from Paris (journey time 11 hours), Montpellier (journey time: 4 hours 30 minutes), Milan (journey time: 13 hours) and Zurich (journey time: 13 hours). Furthermore, there are eight daily departures to Madrid (journey time: 8 hours with regular train/ 3 hours with AVE).
Sants Estació is Barcelona's main station (a little bit away from the city center but well communicated with 2 Metro lines and urban bus), and serves national and international destinations as well as metropolitan routes.
The station has a tourist information point, luggage deposit, a bank offering currency exchange (open daily from 08.00 to 22.00), restaurants, shops, a first-aid point, lockers and secure parking.
For further information, bookings and train schedules: http://www.renfe.es/
The station has a tourist information point, luggage deposit, a bank offering currency exchange (open daily from 08.00 to 22.00), restaurants, shops, a first-aid point, lockers and secure parking.
For further information, bookings and train schedules: http://www.renfe.es/
By Boat
The boat is one of the main arrival points for visitors that come to the city, as Barcelona is the most important Cruise port of Europe and one of the biggest in the world.
Barcelona is connected with more than 825 cities all over the world.The most important Cruise companies stop at our port: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Azamara Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Windstar Cruises, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, MSC Italian Cruises, Holland America Line, Crystal Cruises, Island Cruises, Pullmantur, etc.
The port of Barcelona is in a privileged situation, at only 5 minutes walking from las Ramblas (Metro Drassanes, Green line).
For arrivals/departures to the Balearic Islands(Trasmediterranea and Balearia companies) and Italy(Grimaldi Lines) is situated in Estacion Maritima, the privileged terminal situated in the centre of the city by the World Trade Centre.
The international terminals for big ships are situated a little bit further but can be reached easily with the PortBus, the port bus shuttle or Taxi.
Barcelona is connected with more than 825 cities all over the world.The most important Cruise companies stop at our port: Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Azamara Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Windstar Cruises, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, MSC Italian Cruises, Holland America Line, Crystal Cruises, Island Cruises, Pullmantur, etc.
The port of Barcelona is in a privileged situation, at only 5 minutes walking from las Ramblas (Metro Drassanes, Green line).
For arrivals/departures to the Balearic Islands(Trasmediterranea and Balearia companies) and Italy(Grimaldi Lines) is situated in Estacion Maritima, the privileged terminal situated in the centre of the city by the World Trade Centre.
The international terminals for big ships are situated a little bit further but can be reached easily with the PortBus, the port bus shuttle or Taxi.
By Car
If you are driving to Barcelona we would like to recommend you to consult the ViaMichelin Webpage, you can print an itinerary that will guide you from home to your destination point with the fastest way, avoiding payment routes, by using routes with nice views, etc.
Web: http://www.viamichelin.com/
Web: http://www.viamichelin.com/