{"id":3705,"date":"2026-09-26T22:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T20:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelonaenjoy.com\/getting-around-barcelona-transport-accessibility\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:38:55","slug":"getting-around-barcelona-transport-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelonaenjoy.com\/ca\/getting-around-barcelona-transport-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Com arribar a Barcelona: transport p\u00fablic, accessibilitat i una ciutat en transformaci\u00f3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metro, buses, trams and streets that are slowly being given back to people. Getting around Barcelona is relatively easy. The interesting part is understanding why.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You land at Barcelona Airport with a suitcase, a hotel address on your phone and one immediate question: how do I get there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then come the others. How do I get to the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia tomorrow? Park G\u00fcell? The beach? Dinner in Gr\u00e0cia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona has plenty of answers. But underneath them there\u2019s another story. For decades, the city has been changing not only how people move, but the streets they move through. Metro stations have gained lifts. Buses kneel towards the pavement. Road junctions have become parks, and ordinary streets have become green corridors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It isn\u2019t finished, and it isn\u2019t perfect. But it makes Barcelona an interesting place to ask a simple question: who is the street designed for?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the airport to the city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona\u2013El Prat is close to the city, and there are several ways in. Which one makes sense depends mostly on where you\u2019re staying and how much luggage you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aerob\u00fas<\/strong> is the simplest option for most visitors heading to the centre. It connects both terminals with Pla\u00e7a Espanya, Sep\u00falveda and Pla\u00e7a Catalunya, runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and lets you put your suitcase on board and sit down. Every bus has a ramp, and wheelchair users can travel without transferring out of their chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get your Aerob\u00fas ticket \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Metro (L9 Sud)<\/strong> serves both terminals and connects with the rest of the network, although reaching most central neighbourhoods means changing lines. It\u2019s the natural choice if you have the Hola Barcelona Travel Card<\/strong>, which includes one Metro journey from the airport and one back. More on whether the card is worth it below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get the Hola Barcelona Travel Card \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rodalies train<\/strong> can be convenient depending on your destination, but it only serves Terminal 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A taxi<\/strong> is the obvious door-to-door choice with lots of luggage, a group or specific mobility needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing worth knowing before you buy anything: Aerob\u00fas and the Metro are alternatives, not a package. If you\u2019re getting the Hola Barcelona Travel Card, your airport journeys by Metro are already included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting around: use a bit of everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Barcelona is compact, and that\u2019s one of its great advantages. You can take the Metro to the Sagrada Fam\u00edlia, walk through the Eixample, catch a bus up towards Park G\u00fcell and take a taxi back after dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Metro<\/strong> is the backbone for most visitors: fast, extensive and the easiest way to cover longer distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catalunya Metro station. Photo: john.purvis, Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The bus<\/strong> is easy to overlook, and shouldn\u2019t be. It often takes you closer to where you\u2019re actually going, including uphill places like Park G\u00fcell, and you get to see the city on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tram<\/strong> is comfortable and step-free, and increasingly important along Diagonal. Its network is also, unusually, still split in two: the missing central stretch towards Francesc Maci\u00e0 has yet to be built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking<\/strong> is how you discover the bakery, square or building that wasn\u2019t on your list. The Eixample grid makes orientation easy. Just remember that Barcelona isn\u2019t completely flat: Montju\u00efc is called mont <\/em>for a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is the Hola Barcelona Travel Card worth it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re going to use public transport regularly, the next question is which ticket to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hola Barcelona Travel Card<\/strong> gives you unlimited travel for one to five consecutive days on the Metro, TMB buses, the tram, the Montju\u00efc funicular and zone-1 trains, plus one Metro journey from the airport and one back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s worth it depends on how you travel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n