How to get to Barcelona (Plaça de Catalunya)
Plaça Catalunya is the center of the city.
- By plane:
Barcelona's main airport is El Prat, located 15 kilometers south
of the city, in the village of El Prat de Llobregat. Most companies
fly from there to the rest of Europe and the world. Nevertheless,
there are also two more airports: Girona-Costa Brava and Reus. Both
are operated mostly by low-cost companies. Girona Airport is located
80 kilometers north of Barcelona and Reus about 80 kilometers south
of the city.
Aeroport del Prat - Plaça de Catalunya
A taxi from the airport to Plaça de Catalunya may cost
about 25€ (37$ approx.). There are two other options of direct
communication:
- By train: using RENFE's line 10, which begins in the Airport
and ends in Plaça de Catalunya. It is a 20 minute ride.
- By bus: using the Aerobús, which also begins in the
Airport and ends in Plaça de Catalunya. There is one stop
in each Terminal and the trip takes about 35'. The ticket costs
3,50€ (about 6$).
Aeroport de Reus - Plaça de Catalunya
There's a bus covering the distance between Reus Airport and
Barcelona. It is handled by the company Hispano Igualadina. There
are five buses per day, the first being at 10:30 am and the last
at 9:30 pm. These buses make two different stops at Barcelona:
"Plaça de Maria Cristina" and "Estació
de Sants". We strongly recommend choosing the second one,
which is closer to the center of the city. The trip by bus takes
about 1h 35'.
Once you are in "Estació de Sants", you must
take the Metro in order to get to Plaça de Catalunya. Take
line 3 (the green one) direction "Canyelles" and get
down after 7 stops, in "Catalunya". The metro trip takes
about 15'.
You have got further information on timetables and prices of
the Hispano Igualadina bus service in the web: http://serveis.reus.cat/servei.php?codiservei=4080
Aeroport de Girona - Plaça de Catalunya
There is a shuttle bus connecting Girona Airport and Barcelona.
It gets to the bus station of the capital ("Barcelona - Estació
del Nord") and it is operated by the company Sagalés.
There is a bus 25' after each flight arrival and the trip takes
about 1h 10'.
Once you are in "Barcelona - Estació del Nord",
you have to take the Metro to get to "Plaça de Catalunya"
outside the bus station. Take it in the stop "Arc the Triomf
(Line 1 - the red one) direction "Hospital de Bellvitge":
You must get down after two stops, in "Catalunya". It
is a 5' lift.
You have got further information on timetables and prices of the
Sagalés bus service in the web http://www.sagales.com
- By train:
There are two main train stations in Barcelona: "Barcelona
- Sants" and "Barcelona - Estació de França".
The first one is pretty well communicated with the rest of the city.
The second one is more centrally situated and it has a certain architectonic
interest.
Estació de Sants - Plaça de Catalunya
- By Metro:
Take Line 3 (the green one) direction "Canyelles", inside
the train station.
Get down after seven stops in "Catalunya".
Time spent: 15'
- By Train (Rodalies RENFE):
Take any train of the lines 1, 3, 4 o 7 directions "Mataró",
"Vic", "Manresa" o "Martorell",
inside the train station.
Get down in the next stop, "Plaça de Catalunya".
Time spent: 10'.
Estació de França - Plaça de Catalunya
- By Bus:
Outside the train station, cross the street "Marqués
de l'Argentera".
Take the bus number 14.
Get down after 8 stops, in "Pl. Catalunya - Andana Central".
Time spent: 20'
The following web places may be useful for moving around in Barcelona:
http://www.bcn.es/guia/welcomea.htm
(Interactive city map).
http://www.tmb.net
(Information on public transportation).
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