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Practical Guide - Getting Around Barcelona

Connections between Barcelona and the airport and back:

 

Aerobús (A1 and A2)


Daily service between Plaça de Catalunya and Barcelona Airport.
Frequency: every 10 minutes.
Approximate journey time: 35 minutes.
For further information about the Barcelona Aerobús https://www.aerobusbcn.com/

 

Metro, FGC, Tram

Public transport such as the metro, tram and FGC are the quickest, simplest and most convenient way of getting around Barcelona. You can choose from the different ticket types and travel cards.

Barcelona currently 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) and serve most of the city.

 

It also has an urban and metropolitan rail network the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat (FGC), run by the Catalan government, which supplements Barcelona's metro network. There are three urban lines: L6, L7 and L8.

 

Tickets: The metro operates an integrated fare system enabling passengers to obtain a free transfer from one means of public transport to another within a period of 1 hour and 15 minutes. There are different types of travel cards and transport passes in Barcelona that are valid throughout the public transport network (metro, buses, tram and suburban rail), including the T-casual card which is valid for 10 journeys, or day passes (2, 3, 4 and 5 days).

Single Ticket: 2,40 €

T-casual Card: 11,35 €

Day passes: Hola Barcelona

 

 

Bus 

 

Barcelona's bus network operates an integrated fare system enabling passengers to obtain a free transfer from one means of transport to another within a period of 1 hour and 15 minutes. There are different types of travel cards and transport passes that are valid throughout the public transport network (metro, buses, tram and suburban rail), including the T-casual card which is valid for 10 journeys, or day passes (2, 3, 4 and 5 days).

 

Single ticket: 2,40 €

T-casual: 11,35 €

Day passes: Hola Barcelona

 

Night Bus Service

Barcelona has a night-bus service (Nit Bus) which serves most of the city and its suburban area.
Most of the night bus services begin between 10.40pm and 11.40pm and end between 5am and 6am. They all stop at or depart from Barcelona's Plaça de Catalunya.
www.tmb.cat

 

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