Here's everything you need to get around and discover Barcelona. How to get from the airport to the city center. How to get around the Catalan capital by public transport, rental or taxi. And again, what are the cumulative passes and discounts for tourists who want to experience art and culture. In addition, the best applications to have the city digitally and within reach of your smartphone.
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How to get around Barcelona and its surrounding areas
Barcelona is accessible from major Italian cities through flights operated by various national, international and low-cost airlines. The reference airport isEl Prat Airport16 kilometers from the center.
How to get from the airport to the center of Barcelona by bus
FromEl Prat Airport you can reach the city center in 35 minutes with Aerobusthe fast bus.
Lines A1 and A2 depart from Terminals 1 and T2 every five minutes (10 to 20 minutes at night) respectively, and the terminus is at Plaça de Catalunya.
There is also a bus, the 46, which reaches Plaça d'Espanya in 40 minutes. Trips take place every 25 minutes (information on the site).
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How to get from the airport to the center of Barcelona by train
You can also reach the city by train: trips are less frequent, one every half hour, but in 20 minutes they take you to Sants Estació (info on the site).
How to get from the airport to the center of Barcelona by metro
The L9 Sur metro connects terminals T1 and T2 with different areas of the city every seven minutes, taking 32 minutes to the Zona Universitaria terminus (info on website).
How to get from the airport to the center of Barcelona by taxi
From Barcelona airport, taxis arrive in the city center in 20 minutes, with a price between €35 and €45.
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How to get to Barcelona by car
From Italy, you can reach Barcelona via the A8-A9 (France) and the AP7 (Spain): from Ventimiglia, it's 700 kilometers. It takes approximately 14 hours from Rome and ten hours from Milan.
How to get around Barcelona
Thanks to an extensive public transport network and the presence of bicycle rental services, you can get anywhere with ease.
How to get around Barcelona by public transport
The city counts 165 metro stations on eight urban lines, alongside the three lines L6, L7 and L8 of the Ferrocarrils urban and metropolitan rail network, managed by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
The tram transport service has two networks and six lines for a total of 56 stops which affect, in addition to the city's districts, also certain municipalities in the immediate hinterland.
Those who want to travel by bus will find it 106 lines serving all neighborhoods of the center and the periphery.
For more information on public transport in Barcelona, routes, timetables and prices, there is the official website tmb.cat.
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How to get around Barcelona by bike
Thanks to his 240 kilometers of cycle pathsthe city can also be easily explored by bike.
There are different private rental services, from Ajo Bike to E-bike Rent to Green Bikes.
How to get around Barcelona by taxi
Taxis in Barcelona can be taken from the appropriate stations, in different areas of the city, or can be stopped in transit. The Radiotaxi service answers to the number 033.
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Rent a scooter in Barcelona
Unlike other major cities, Barcelona does not have electric scooter sharing services.
However, you can discover it by motorbike by renting – with free access at various points – scooters from Yego, Cooltra and Acciona.
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Rent a car in Barcelona
For those who prefer the car, various car-sharing companies offer small electric cars that can be located via applications. Between these Ubeeqo, Move And Dude.
The Barcelona funicular
Montjuïc Hill is also accessible by three other means. One of them is the Barcelona Funicular, by metro, it connects Paral-lel metro station (L2 and L3) to Montjuïc Park in two minutes.
It is part of the integrated fare system, so it costs the same as a metro journey and is included in all public transport season tickets.
Another is the Montjuïc cable car, which starts from the Parc de Montjuïc and goes up to the castle (the return includes a stop at the Mirador de l'Alcalde). It has cabins suspended from cables and offers a beautiful view of the city.
Then there is the Port cable car which connects the port to Montjuïc in eight minutes, from Torre San Sebastià to Miramar.
Also to reach the Mount Tibidabo there is a funicular that leaves from the lower station of Plaça Doctor Andreu and takes four minutes to the top of the amusement park.
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Cumulative passes and cards to visit Barcelona
Useful for traveling freely in the city and accessing the main cultural institutions avoiding queues, cumulative passes and cards: Barcelona map, Hola Barcelona Travel Card.
Applications to download to discover Barcelona
TMB APP
Official application of the urban public transport service. It helps you easily find your way between buses and the metro by showing you timetables, routes and possible problems along the way. It also allows you to see the crowds in the queue, buy tickets and collect them from the metro vending machines.
CITY CARTOGRAPHER
Public transport application that shows routes and travel times depending on the chosen means of transport, from metro to bike and tram. On the metro, it tells you which car to get into, then get off near the most convenient exit for your destination. It shows routes accessible to people in wheelchairs, also useful for those carrying suitcases or pushing a stroller.
SAGRADA FAMILY
It allows you to buy tickets and download the audio guide to discover everything about Gaudí's masterpiece. The settings are simple and precise, the story is full of anecdotes. Includes a calendar with masses, concerts, conferences.
BARCELONA GUIDE AND TICKETS
It draws tourist routes based on the available time and displays them on the map, recommends museums and cultural centers outside the usual routes, allows you to buy tickets for the indicated attractions.
WE PARK SMART
It relies on a network of more than 150 private car parks – inside condominiums, hotels or supermarkets – which transmit, using sensors, their status: occupied or available. You pay by the minute to park and the final price is less (sometimes up to half) what paid parking would have cost.
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HOY BARCELONA
As its name suggests, it reports at a glance theater performances, live concerts, musicals – there are hundreds of proposals every day – organizing them according to a monthly agenda and prioritizing to events closest to the user. The section dedicated to free events is interesting.
FREE NOW
It allows you to call a taxi in real time or reserve one up to four days in advance. You pay directly from the app.
BARCELONA ART AND CULTURE GUIDE
From medieval art to baroque and modernism, this English-speaking application recommends all the city's essential stops. That's not all: it tells the story of Catalan history and traditions, recounting anecdotes and little-known details.
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