How to Get to Barcelona
 

By air
 

• Through Barcelona airport
  This  is an international airport which is  situated about 13 Km SW of the centre of Barcelona. It has three terminals: A, B and C.

There is transportation between Airport and the centre of Barcelona city:

- by taxi : 25 - 30 minutes journey;

- aerobus (Airport Bus): regular express bus service - the bus stops at all three terminals and is a journey of 25 - 30 minutes. From Place Catalunya you can get the metro, a bus or taxi.
Purchase the ticket on the bus.

- train (RENFE): Trains only run every half hour and it's about a 5 minute walk to the station from the terminal. Journey time is about 25 minutes to city centre. Here it is possible to go from the metro at  either Catalunya stations or Barcelona Sants.
Until further notice, to get to Barcelona Downtown by train you'll have to change at El Prat station, due to buiding works for the future high speed train. El Prat is the first station from the airport, and all trains from the airport end there, plus the change of platform is well indicated, so there's no possibility of getting lost.

• Girona Airport Barcelona (arriving through a low-cost airline)
  Girona Airport is 103km (64.2 miles) North East of Barcelona or about 1hr 20 mins train ride from Barcelona centre.
  Girona is often spelt with an "e" Gerona, both names are correct but one name is in Spanish and the other is in Catalan.

Transport between Airport Girona and City Centre of Barcelona :

- Barcelona Bus - transfer: Journey time is approximately 1 hour 10 mins;
The bus will take you to Estacio d' Autobusos Barcelona Nord (Barcelona's main bus terminal) in city centre. From there you can catch the metro underground system to take you to your final destination. The nearest Metro stop to the bus station is Arc De Triomf (Red Line, L1) and is only 5-10 minutes walk from the bus station.

- Train: From Girona airport you need to make your way to Girona centre, to the nearest station. You can travel by taxi or bus (half an hour for the journey). From Girona city centre, you cath the train transfer between Girona and Barcelona city centre, the journey duration is approximately 1 hr and 10 minutes.

- Taxi: expensive option

 

By train

Estació Central-Sants, Plaça del Països Catalans is the city’s main railway station, serving national and international destinations as well as suburban routes. Central-Sants is situated some distance from the city centre but is located at the junction of two TMB metro lines – the green line (3) and the blue line (5).

Another railway station, Estació de França, Avenida Marqués de l’Argentera, offers mainly southbound regional services. Estació de França, is situated near the Barceloneta metro stop.

On some train routes, an alternative to both these stations is Passeig de Gràcia station, located close to Plaça de Catalunya and La Rambla. This station is located at the junction of three metro lines – the purple line (2), the green line (3) and the yellow line (4).

There are direct trains to Barcelona from:
- Paris (journey time – 11 hours 15 minutes),
- Montpellier (journey time – 4 hours 33 minutes),
- Milan (journey time – 13 hours 13 minutes)
- Zurich (journey time – 13 hours).
There are eight daily departures to Madrid (journey time – 8 hours), including three sleeper services.

Barcelona has a modern, efficient underground system, with 6 lines, which allows you easy access to Barcelona´s most famous areas.
 

Useful links:

Spanish airports official web site - http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?pagename=Home&lang=EN_GB

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (metro/bus) - http://www.tmb.net/en_US/home.jsp

RENFE (train) - http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/ingles.html

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