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Transport between Barcelona airport and the city centre
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We know you’re all eager to get here and get your holiday started! To save you an unnecessarily long transit time, this article gives you all the information you’ll need when it comes to your travel options from Barcelona’s El Prat airport to the city centre (and vice-versa). Whether you travel by train, bus or taxi, the info here should ensure you have a smooth and easy transition between the airport and your hotel or apartment in the city.
Select the tabs to find out more about each transport option. |
By AeroBus
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This is an airport bus service that leaves from Terminal 1 or Terminal 2 (A, B and C) and travels directly to the centre of Barcelona. There are four main stops in the centre: Plaça Espanya, Urgell, Plaça Universitat and Plaça Catalunya. When you leave the airport, head straight to the bus stop and you’ll see a light-blue bus, with Aerobús on the side. When you’re travelling to the airport from Plaça Catalunya, make sure that you take the right bus. A1 will take you to Terminal 1 and A2 goes to Terminal 2. The number of each bus is written on the front, and the journey lasts around 25-30 minutes. |
If you do make a mistake and take the wrong bus, don’t panic – there are connections between both terminals. Find out how to connect between terminals at Barcelona airport.Map with the stops from the airport to Barcelona centre:
View Barcelona bus route in a larger map
Bus stops and metro connections
| Espanya | -  & |
| Urgell | - |
| Universitat | - & |
| Catalunya | - & |
Timetable:
Terminal 1: Plaça Catalunya – Barcelona El Prat airport (T1)
05.30 – 06.50 every 10 minutes
06.50 – 21.45 every 5 minutes
21.45 – 00.30 every 10 minutes
Terminal 1: Barcelona El Prat airport (T1) – Plaça Catalunya
06.10 – 07.30 every 10 minutes
07.30 – 22.25 every 5 minutes
22.25 – 01.05 every 10 minutes
Terminal 2: Plaça Catalunya – Barcelona El Prat airport (T2)
05.30 – 06.50 every 20 minutes
06.50 – 22.20 every 10 minutes
22.20 – 00.30 every 20 minutes
Terminal 2: Barcelona El Prat airport (T2) – Plaça Catalunya
06.00 – 07.00 every 20 minutes
07.00 – 23.00 every 10 minutes
23.00 – 01.00 every 20 minutes
| Prices: | One-Way | Return |
| €5.30 | €9.15 |
A return ticket is valid for up to nine days. You can pay directly on the bus with cash or purchase the ticket from the machines located next to the bus stop, which accept both cash and credit cards.
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You can also make the journey to and from the airport on public buses. This is definitely the cheapest solution – a standard ticket using TMB can be purchased for just €1,45. It is, however, the slowest form of transport and public buses don’t have luggage holders. Buses generally leave from Terminal 2 but also from Terminal 1 before heading in the direction of the city centre. |
Daytime buses
Line 46:
This is the only direct line between the Airport and Plaça Espanya. It operates from 5 o’clock in the morning until midnight. Tickets cost €1,45.
Please click here for a complete timetable of bus 46.
Line 105:
This leaves from the airport and goes to Prat-Pueblo, its only connection being with the number 65 bus. The service is available from 4.45 in the morning until 22.43 at night.
Please click here for a complete timetable of bus 105. From there, you can take the number 65 bus direct to Plaça Espanya.
Night-time buses
If you’re travelling during the early hours of the morning, the night service, the ‘Nuit N17′, is especially for you and operates from midnight to 5am. The main stops are at Plaça Espanya and Plaça Catalunya. The ticket costs just €1,45 and buses come every 20 minutes.
By train
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You can catch a train from Terminal T2 at Barcelona airport that will take you directly to the city centre via the following stations: Barcelona Sants and Passeig de Gràcia, El Clot and Sant Andreu. The journey lasts around 25 minutes. Construction of a new train station at Terminal T1 is currently underway, which will connect the airport to the Spanish AVE network and Line 9 of the Barcelona Metro, and is due to open in 2012. Don’t know how to travel between airport terminals? Find out about the connections for this service here. |
From El Prat airport to Barcelona: line 2
| Stop | Minutes from the airport |
| El Prat de Llobregat | 5 minutes |
| Bellvitge | 12 minutes |
| Barcelona Sants | 19 minutes |
| Passeig de Gracia | 26 minutes |
| El Clot – Aragó | 32 minutes |
| St. Andreu – Comtal | 40 minutes |
Trains run every day from 06.08 to 23.38 and leave every 30 minutes.
From Barcelona to the airport: line C2 (the stations mentioned here are only the main ones).
| Stop | First Train | Timetable up to night-time |
| St. Andreu – Comtal | 5.14 | 5.48 to 22.48 every 30 minutes |
| Clot – Aragó | 5.21 | 5.55 to 22.55 every 30 minutes |
| Passeig de Gracia | 5.28 | 6.02 to 23.02 every 30 minutes |
| Sants | 5.35 | 6.09 to 23.09 every 30 minutes |
The journey costs €2.90, however you can purchase a ticket for 10 journeys (T10), which costs €8.25 and can also be used on the metro, bus and tram once you arrive in Barcelona. You can buy tickets at the train station.
By taxi
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Travelling by taxi will be the most expensive way of reaching the city centre from the airport, but probably the fastest and most comfortable. The fare will be about €30, maybe slightly less. You should also bear in mind a couple of additional charges: €1 for every piece of luggage and €4 if you travel between 00:00 – 06:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Get more info on taxi prices. |
FonoTaxi (get your 10% discount as a customer of Oh-Barcelona!) 933 001 100
Radio Taxi 033 933 033 033
Association of Radio City taxi from Barcelona 932 250 000
Taxi Amic (for those with mobility problems) 934 208 088
‘Travel in style’, Luxury Cars 933 082 561
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I have booked a weekend break in January staying at the BW Hotel Dante in Barcelona. I have looked at the various options for getting to the hotel from the airport and believe the train and metro is the best way. Can you confirm the details and approx costs and travel time
Firstly I hope you are looking forward to your stay in Barcelona!
Yes you can easily get to your hotel by first catching the train from the airport to Sants Estacio, and then changing over to catch the metro (L5) to Hospitalet Clinic. From the metro station it should only be a short walk to your hotel. This would be the cheapest way as you would only need to buy a public transport ticket which is €1.45 for one journey or €8.40 for 10 journeys.
The train runs around every half hour and metro every few minutes.
However you may find it more convenient to catch the airport shuttle bus (T1 or T2) from the airport to the Plaça Catalunya and from there catch a taxi directly to the front door of your hotel! The cost of the bus is €5.10 for one way and €9.15 return. As for the taxi my guess is it would cost anything between €12 -20.
The buses are frequent, on average they run every 10 minutes.
Hope this helps
Cheers,
Francesca
Hi,
How can I get from the airport to the center of Barcelona? Are there other ways than this bus because I expect this bus is more expensive than a “normal” bus?
Which bus lines are most appropiate to get to Catalunya?
Harry
Hey Harry,
Yes you’re right there is also a public service bus (no. 46) which runs from Plaza Espanya to the airport. There are more stops so the journey can take longer – up to 45 or 50 minutes. With this service you can use a T10 pass which costs just over 8euro for 10 journeys. (Or you could simply buy a single ticket for around € 1.20.) From Plaza Espanya it’s just a quick journey on the metro to Plaza Catalunya.
There is also a night bus and this goes all the way to Catalunya, however it only runs from 11pm to 5am in the morning. A one way ticket for this service costs € 1.40
Finally another quick, and possibly the most convenient option is to take the train to the city centre. Have look at the ‘train’ tab of this article.
Hope this helps and I wish you a safe and pleasant journey to Barcelona!
Please feel free to ask me any other questions you may have
Best,
Francesca
hi, i will arive at the airport el prat saturday 7 pm. i’m wondering if its possible to get to the estadio nou camp by public transportation or taxi within less then a hour. thank you for helping me!
Hi Dan!
That’s definitely possible. You could take either option, but if you want to make sure you get there on time, your best bet would be to take a taxi directly there. Obviously this is the more expensive option, but it’s also the easiest. For rates, click on the link in this article.
Best,
Tom
HI, We will come coming by bus (Eurolines) from Toulouse, France to Barcelone Norte end of Oct. The bus also stop at Barcelone Sants. As we will be staying at the hotel by the airport (Barcelona, Spain 08820), I think the Barcelone Norte stop is the right one but do correct me if I am wrong. For this route, what is the best way to travel from Barcelone Norte bus stop to the Barelona Airport to my hotel?
Thanks in advance for your advise
Kay
Hello,
And thank you for your comment. You’re absolutely right Barcelone Norte stop is the right one
I may advise you to check out this article to get different possibilities : http://www.oh-barcelona.com/en/blog/2011/tourist-guide/transport/barcelona-airport-transportation-2661
Let us know and thank you very much !
It’s nice to know there is an Airport Transportation company out there that provides such a wonderful service for Airport.
Hey there,
It is nice to know that we get such recognition from these transport services.
Anything else that you want to ask please feel free to contact me again via the blog.
Thank you,
Philip