Barcelona

How to get to train

• Barcelona has two main railway stations

• Barcelona - Sants Station:International high-speed train links to France and to Spanish cities such as Madrid, Valencia, Malaga, Seville and Zaragoza.Connects to Metro lines 3 and 5 and several bus routes (27, 78, 109, 115, D40, H10, V5 and V7).

• França station:You can easily get from the station by public transport: bus lines 47, 59, 120, D20, H14, V13, V15, V17 and V19 and metro line 4.

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How to get to bus

• Barcelona has two main railway stations:

• Barcelona Nord railway station, connection to the Arc de Triomf metro station (line 1) and bus routes 6, 54, H14, H16 and V21.Routes to Europe, Spain and Africa.

• Barcelona-Sants railway station, connection to the Sants Estació metro station (lines 3 and 5) and bus routes 27, 78, 109, 115, D40, H10, V5 and V7.High-speed trains run from this station.

How to get there by road

• From France, on the AP-7, N-II and C-32 motorways.

• From other areas of Spain, on the AP-7 and C-32 motorways.

• Please note that large parts of Barcelona are Low Emission Zones, where driving and parking are restricted. If you arrive in Barcelona by car or motorbike, check the Barcelona City Council website for details. These restrictions also apply to vehicles with foreign license plates, so if you are arriving in a vehicle with foreign plates, you must register it and check if authorisation is required. You can find more information at the following link.

• Vehicles with a French environmental sticker are considered to have the corresponding Spanish sticker. You can consult the DGT (Spanish Directorate General of Traffic) website for the table of equivalences between environmental stickers to find out which restrictions may apply to you.

How to get to boat

• The Port of Barcelona is about 5 kilometres from the city centre.

• An internal bus route (88) goes all over the harbour area and connects to Avinguda Paral·lel, Metro lines 2 and 3, and bus routes D20, H14, V11, 21, 120 and 121.

• Direct connection with Italy and Algeria.

• Daily connections with the Balearic Islands

How to get around in metro/tram

• They usually run from 05:00 to midnight. On Fridays and the eve of public holidays, service runs until 2:00 a.m., while on Saturdays and Sundays, a continuous service is offered from 5:00 a.m. on Saturday until 12:00 a.m. on Sunday.

• You can get a single ticket or travel cards per day, per number of journeys, for groups, or other options. More information

How to get around in bus

• City buses usually run from 04:25 to 23:00.

• There is a night bus service: Nit Bus. All night bus routes, except N0 and N19, start or stop at Plaça Catalunya or the surrounding area.

• Bus Turístic sightseeing bus with 2 routes, audio guides and unlimited use for 1 or 2 days.

• More information

How to get around in other means of transport

• Taxi: easily identifiable yellow and black vehicles. A green light on the roof shows they are available.

• Supplements are added for pick-up or drop-off at airports and for luggage.

• Bicycle : an original, different and sustainable way to get around Barcelona. The city is well-equipped with cycle lanes. There are many bike rental companies, plus the municipal Bicing service.