Transport from Barcelona: Getting Po The City

Public transport works very well in Barcelona, ​​where the subway does not reach (without doubt the most comfortable) there are a lot of buses. Here I offer practical information for those who want to know how to get around the city.

The Tube: The faster transport

Barcelona currently has 11 subway lines, although it should be noted that Line 9 only work 8 stops, as it is still under construction (same as line 10), and line 10 and 11 are not used to move around the center of the city. The three lines are fully automated. On the other hand, L6, L7 and L8's are lines of the Railways of the Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), but they work almost like the metro. Following the approval of the Accessibility Code 135/1995 Decree of 24 March, the entire metro and suburban rail has to be accessible to the disabled, so that since 2006 many stations are being adapted to the installation of elevators in at least one of the entrances and adapting the platform to the height of the doors of the trains. This goal was scored with a good intention and if it continues at this pace in 2 years the entire underground network will be adapted for people with physical disabilities one of the reasons that Barcelona has the most expensive ticket in Europe in terms of public transport.

The first lines (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L9, L10, L11) run at frequencies around 2-3 minutes during rush hour and one hour from 5:00 to 0:00, extended to 2 : 00 on Friday and overnight on Saturday, eve of public holidays, night and year-end on the eve of San Juan. During the weekend the wait between the arrival of a train and another increases to about 5 minutes, however, rail lines tend to have lower frequencies (10 to 15 minutes), but the times in urban sections also extended weekends until 2:00 on Friday and overnight on Saturday, eve of public holidays, night and year-end on the eve of San Juan. In Plaza Catalunya intersect L1 and L3 of TMB (Barcelona Metropolitan Transport) and the L6 and L7 of FGC.

Buses: to reach all parts

TMB operates about 110 bus lines that can reach everywhere, but has the disadvantage that the city traffic conditions the time taken to reach the desired destination, schedules depend on each line, although the days business usually have a frequency of 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the time. In many stops in Barcelona shows the approximate time it takes for each line to arrive. Keep in mind that the frequency of buses on Sundays considerably reduced, and there are some that do not circulate. Some tour buses with a longer and more central are the 22 (crosses from Barcelona, ​​almost sea to the upper area of ​​Barcelona), 50 (goes to the Parc de Montjuïc), the 54 (you get to the station North), the 14 (down to the sea and also serves to climb to the upper area of ​​Barcelona) ...

Buses can be found in Plaza Catalunya, 9, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 28, 41, 42, 47, 55, 58, 62, 66, 67, 68, 91, 141.

Note that there are also night buses very useful to have the name of Nitbús and has 17 lines. They operate between 22:20 and 6:00, depending on the line provided with a frequency of approximately 20 minutes. Nitbus All lines stop at the Plaça de Catalunya. If you are renting an apartment in Barcelona and your flight arrives at night, have no problem to reach the center by bus.

Taxis: the most comfortable transport

In Barcelona there are 207 stalls spread over ten districts that make up this city. In the other there are 64 metropolitan municipalities, and Barcelona airport taxi stops are the three terminals, while the maritime station has a station on the Adossat Moll, with a capacity for 50 taxis. In addition, you can find taxi ranks at Sants Station, the Station Nord and all those related to the service or the Railways Renfe of the Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). The provision of taxi service is subject to urban tariffs are applied annually. The authorized rates and supplements are required for holders of licenses, drivers and service users. The current urban rates of the taxi service in the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona are printed on a sticker on the rear window of vehicles. The T-1 (Rate 1) applies in the metropolitan area at night time on weekdays from 20.00 to 08.00 hours to them, and on Saturdays and holidays from 00.00 to 24.00, while the T-2 ( Rate 2) applies in the daylight period (from 08.00 to 20.00 hours) on weekdays throughout the metropolitan area.

The fare costs 0.90 € 2 / km, while a € 1.15 / km, and the minimum fare is 2.00 €. Keep in mind that for the airport there is a surcharge of 3.10 € and the Sants station this is of 2.10 €. There are also supplements the special nights like New Year, Christmas Eve or the Night of San Juan, during which a supplement of 3.10 €. More information http://www.taxibarcelona.cat/Default.aspx?tabid=4645.

Other transport: trams and funiculars

We find a total of 7 lines with 100 stations, tram and 2 cable cars with 4 seasons. The tram station is more T2 (Francesc Macia - Llevant - Les Planes), which is also the most used. Francesc Macia is the starting station of the three lines that form the Trambaix tram network (T1, T2 and T3). On the other hand, Blau Tram is a tram to the top of the city of Barcelona operated by TMB linking Avinguda Tibidabo station, which is the head of the line L7 of FGC. with the foot of Tibidabo Funicular. It is the oldest of all, since it was inaugurdo in 1901. With regard to find the Montjuic funicular, which dates back to 1928 and connects the city with the mountain of Montjuic and sports facilities located there, and the Tibidabo, which connects the Plaza del Doctor Andreu with Tibidabo. Its route has a length of 1,152 m and the lower station is connected to the Tramvia Blau. This is the first transport of these features worked in Spain.