Getting Around Barcelona

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:34:57 +0000

Getting around Barcelona and discovering all its charms is easy because its metro and bus network serves nearly the whole city. You will easily get your bearings, as Barcelona is bounded by the sea and the mountains. The city’s Eixample district is also easy to find your way around.
The ring-roads, known as the Rondes, make it quicker and easier to enter and leave Barcelona.
They are served by the two main arteries which run through the city: the Av. Diagonal and Gran Via.

Underground:
Barcelona currently covering all the city of Barcelona passing through 111 stations. It also has a tram service & a city railway network, run by the autonomous government, the Generalitat de Catalunya, supplementing the metro network.

Timetable:
Working days (Monday to Thursday), Sundays and holidays: 5 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Fridays and day prior to festive days: 5 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Saturdays and day prior to 1/1, 24/6, 15/8 and 24/9: non-stop service
December 24th: Closing at 11 p.m.

Buses:
A fleet of 873 buses connects all the city’s districts

Timetable:
Daytime: General timetable from 4.30a.m. to 10.00p.m. Fare:1.35€
Night-time: covering the main routes. From 11.00 p.m. until 4.00 a.m.
Information: 010 and (0034) 93 3187074

Fares:
Multi-trip passes: Apart from the 10-trip tickets for the Bus, Underground or FGC (T-1 and T-2), which can be purchased at the underground ticket offices, news-stands, tobacconists and branches of “Caixa de Catalunya” and “la Caixa”, there are T-DIA passes which are the ideal way to tour the city since they offer 1, 3 or 5 days of unlimited travelling.
T-dia 1: from 5.80€. TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona) underground, FGC and Bus. Available at the underground ticket offices.
T- dia 3: 15.20€.
T-dia 5: 23.10€.

Taxis:
Barcelona has a fleet of over 11,000 taxis which can be easily identified by their yellow and black livery. A green light on top of the taxi indicates its availability. You can take a taxi from any of city’s numerous ranks and if you want to hail one in the street, just put out your hand when you see one approaching. There are a number of telephone taxi services. Many taxis accept payment by credit card. Tip around 5-10% if you wish.

Barcelona Radio Taxis – Tel: (0034) 93 303 3033
Barcelona Taxi Firms That Also Have Handicapped adapted Taxis
Tel: (0034) 93 322 2222
Tel: (0034) 93 307 0707
Tel: (0034) 93 420 8088

Barcelona Bus Turístic

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:01:52 +0000

It is the most original and independent way of getting to know the city. A single ticket allows you to get on and off the bus as many times and as often as you like, along two routes which take in the city’s most interesting areas.

A complete guide to the journey, in six languages, is issued with the ticket, as well as a voucher booklet featuring discounts at the main points of interest. This is valid until the last day of the season. An information officer travels on board to advise passengers on how to get the most out of their visit.

Barcelona Bus Turístic have three different routes (Blue, Red & Green), the Green route run only from April 3rd and September 27th

The Barcelona Bus Turístic is operational from March to January. Buses run every 20 minutes on average (30 minutes in winter/15 minutes in summer). Tickets can be purchased on board or at the Turisme de Barcelona information offices in pl. Catalunya and Sants Railway Station.

Prices:
1 day pass: 21 €
2 days pass: 27€
1 day children’s pass: 13€

For more information click here

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Getting Around Barcelona

Barcelona Bus Turístic