Transporte público de Barcelona

Barcelona is a city conceived for pedestrians and it’s really easy to reach any point by foot, that of course if you like to walk. If not Barcelona has a developed public transportation system. You can get a free brochure available in all tourist information centers called ‘Información sobre el transporte público en Barcelona’ that contains a metro and bus plan.

Tickets and Prices

The whole city of Barcelona is one tariff zone. Tickets are valid for the Metro, FGC, Bus, Tram, and Train Cercanías/Rodalies. Be aware that if you buy a single ticket a change into transportation way it demands a new ticket.
That’s why it’s highly recommended to buy a card which will allow you to do as much changes as you want (without repeating the same line) during 1h30’!

Tickets can be purchased at the Metro and FGC stations, at the office or in the machines, as well as in newspaper Kiosks and tobacco stores. Tickets must be validated at the entrance of the transport.


The Barcelona Card

If you want to discover Barcelona by your own without limits, then the Barcelona Card is perfect for you!
This touristic card It includes: Unlimited Public Transportation, Free entrance and discounts in over than 80 museums, activities, restaurants, bars, etc. And a map is provided with a small guide of the main attractions. 


The card is not valid on the 25th December and 1st of January.
Children under 4 years get it free.

Tickets can be purchased in all tourist information points and in the shopping center Corte Inglés.

METRO 

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


Website: http://www.tmb.cat/en_US/home.jsp 

FGC

The F.G.C. (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) is a train that links Barcelona and some metropolitan cities. Its main interest is to go to the Tibidabo, Serra de Collserola and Sarrià Neighborhood. The main station for the FGC lines is situated in Plaça de Catalunya.
If you would like to visit Montserrat, you should get on the train at Plaça d’Espanya.


Website: http://www.fgc.net/eng/index.asp

TRAM

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

TRAIN 

The Trains of the national company, RENFE, have different lines: Long Distance, Medium Distance and Short distance.
The Rodalies/Cercanias are the Short distance ones that link Barcelona to nearby towns.
Get on a RENFE train and discover the wonders of this land like the beautiful city of Sitges at only 20’ by train. The main stations are Plaça Catalunya, Passeig de Gracia and Sants Estacio.


Website: http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/barcelona/index_horarios.html

AUTOBUS

The bus lines cover the whole city and it’s the ideal way of sightseeing Barcelona if you don’t like the suburban and if you have any walking difficulties. There are stops in every corner! Bus guides are available in the Tourism Office.
It is only allowed to get in the bus at the driver’s door. At night special night buses are going every 20 minutes. All night buses start at Plaça de Catalunya.


Website: http://www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp

NIT BUS

When the Bus service finishes the NitBus (nightbus) gets started and deserves the city and some cities of the metropolitan area.
Each line has its own time schedule but in general their first service is after 10pm and it finishes by 4:30-5am.

Website: http://www.emt-amb.com/resources/nitbus/guiaBarcelona.pdf

BICING

The Bicing is a public transport method based on the bike “hiring”, really popular in Barcelona where the good weather permits its use all year long.
The concept is to use the bicycle as the common transport, not for doing big routes but to move around the city, to get from one point to another, etc. That’s the reason why there are Bicing points all around Barcelona, take a bike when you need it and leave it in your destination for somebody else’s use.
To use it you have to subscribe through the web by an annual quote of 30€. The first half hour of use is free, after this first half hour a charge of 0,50€ will be applied for every 30minutes. After 2 hours there’s a penalization of 3€/hour.

Website: http://www.bicing.com/home/home.php

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.

However, the best way to discover Barcelona is on foot. The distances are not very long.
For example it takes only half an hour to walk from Plaça Catalunya to the district of Gràcia. The Barrio Gotico or La Ribera have many pedestrian areas which makes the driver’s access impossible.

However, take care when crossing a road. Cars don’t pay attention to crosswalks and sometimes not even to traffic lights.

 

Website: http://www.taxibarcelona.cat/tabid/2099/Default.aspx

TRAMVIA BLAU 

This old fashioned funicular links the Plaza del Doctor Andreu in Sarrià St.Gervasi with the Avenida Tibidabo.

 

Time Schedule:

02/01 - 03/04: de 10:00 h. a 18:00 h.    Saturday, Sunday, holiday

04/04 - 13/04: de 10:00 h. a 18:00 h.    Everyday

14/04 - 08/05: de 10:00 h. a 18:00 h.    Saturday, Sunday, holiday

09/05 - 19/06: de 10:00 h. a 20:00 h.    Saturday, Sunday, holiday

20/06 - 13/09: de 10:00 h. a 20:00 h.    Everyday

14/09 - 30/09: de 10:00 h. a 20:00 h.    Saturday, Sunday, holiday

01/10 - 31/12: de 10:00 h. a 18:00 h.    Saturday, Sunday, holiday

07/12 (día de puente): de 10:00 h. a 18:00 h. 

 

TELEFÉRIC DE MONTJUICH (Cable Car of Montjuich)

This cable car goes from Parc de Montjuich to the Castle, the old military fort on the top of the Montjuich Hil, it stops by also at the Mirador del Alcalde, the observation deck with fantastic views on the city and the sea.
 

Time schedule:

Daily from 10h to 7pm in April, May and October.

Daily from 10h to 8pm from June to September.

 Daily from 10h to 6pm from November to March.

 

Prices:

Single adult ticket: 6 €

Return adult ticket: 8.30 €

Single children Ticket: 4.70 €

Return children Ticket: 6.30 €

 

TRANSBORDADOR AERI DEL PORT 

The Cable Car goes from the Montjuich Mountain to the San Sebastiá beach in La Barceloneta crossing the port of Barcelona and offering magnificent views of the city.
There are 2 towers, the San Sebastiá Tower where to go on and off and where there’s an exclusive restaurant on the top floor, the Torre d’Alta Mar.

Website: http://www.torredealtamar.com

The second tower is situated in front of the World Trade centre and is called Jaume I.
The cable car opening times vary depending on the season but generally they open from 10:15am until 8pm.
 

Prices:

Single trip: 9€