Barcelona Transport

Apart from the medieval Barri Gòtic where you'll want to (and have to) walk, you'll need to use Barcelona's excellent transport system to make the most of what the city has to offer. The system comprises the metro, buses, trains and a network of funiculars and cable cars: to sort it all out, pick up a free public transport map ( Guía del Transport Públic de Barcelona ), available at the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) office in Universitat metro station (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm), at any of the tourist offices, or at the city information office in Plaça de Sant Miquel; the map is also posted at bus stops and metro stations. Detailed information is also available by telephone (tel 010) and on the internet ( ).

On all the city's public transport you can buy a single ticket every time you ride (?1), but even over only a couple of days it's cheaper to buy a targeta - a discount ticket strip which you either pass through the box on top of the barrier or punch in the machine at the metro entrance or on the bus and are available at metro station ticket offices and at FGC stations. The T-10 ("tay day-oo") targeta (€5.40) is valid for ten separate journeys on the metro, buses, FGC and RENFE Rodalies trains, but not on night buses. These tickets can be used by more than one person at a time - just make sure you punch it the same number of times as there are people travelling. Each ticket or fare is now valid for one trip, which can combine various bus, train and metro connections (up to four in one trip). A transit plan divides the province into six zones, which reach as far out as Vic. The entire metropolitan area of Barcelona falls within Zone 1, El Masnou is in 2E, Sitges in 3A and Montserrat in 3C.

Other travel passes are available at station ticket offices and valid on the buses, metro, FGC and RENFE Rodalies: the T-Dia (for 1 zone: 1 day €4.10), the T-50/30 (for 1 zone: 50 trips within a 30-day period, €22.30) or the T-Mes (for 1 zone: 1 month, €35.10) - for the latter you'll need a transport ID card, available from the TMB office at the Universitat metro. Anyone caught without a valid ticket is liable to an on-the-spot fine of €30.10. In addition, you can buy a T-3 Dies (valid for 3 days; €10.30) or a T-5 Dies (valid for 5 days; €15.70), but these are valid only on buses and metro and cannot be used to combine the two mediums on one fare.

Barcelona Metro

Barcelona Buses

Barcelona Trains

Barcelona Funiculars & Cable cars

Barcelona Taxis

Barcelona Driving & Car Rental

Barcelona Cycling