Barcelona Airport

Barcelona Airport (BCN)

Barcelona Airport is 12 kilometers southwest of the Catalan capital. It is the second busiest airport in Spain. Only Madrid is busier. Barcelona processes more than 24 million passengers per year. In the popular speech it is called 'L'Aeroport del Prat'.

The airport has three terminals: A (international flights), B (domestic flights) and C (primarily for private and shuttle flights). The terminals are connected by walkways.

Local transport

Train

The airport has excellent rail connections with Barcelona via the RENFE train line. The train station (Cercanías) is accessible via the walkway between terminals A and B. Trains leave every half hour and stop by the stations Sants-Estaçio (travel time 17 min), Plaça de Catalunya (23 min), Arc de Triomf (26 min) and Clot-Arago (30 min). A ticket for these destinations cost € 2.30, and there is a connection to the subway at each station.

Currently there is work being done on a new fast train connection with Barcelona.

Car and bus

The airport is accessible from the ring road around Barcelona, exit Pata Sur. The airport is on the way to Castelldefels (C-31), exit on the motorway Barcelona-Sitges (C-32).

The Aerobús A1 leaves every 15 minutes from each terminal to the centre of Barcelona (Plaça de Catalunya). A ticket costs € 3.60. This service is managed by Transports Ciutat Comtal-TCC (tel: +34(0)934 156 020). You can find more information on the website for Aerobús (in the options menu scroll all the way down and click on Aerobús).

In terminals B and C there are also two bus lines that are leaving Barcelona to other destinations. One bus goes to Figueres, Girona, Lleida, Reus and Tarragona. The other bus goes to Castelldefels, Ribes, Sitges, Rocamar, Roquetes, Vilanova, Cubelles, Cunit, Segur, Calafell and El Vendrell.

Between 22:55 and 4:11 there is a night bus (nr. 106) to Barcelona.

Car rental Barcelona Airport

In terminals B and C on the ground floor you can find counters for car rental companies such as Avis, Atesa, Alamo, Europcar and Hertz. You can also rent a car in advance using the car rental service EasyTerra provides. They compare the rates of several rental car providers in a single quote.

Taxi

There are taxi stands at every terminal. The cost for a ride to Plaça d'España in Barcelona is approximately € 15.00, and the cost to Sagrada Familia is € 21.00. Prices during the nights and on the weekends are a little bit higher. The trip time is about a half hour.

Airport Parking

There is a covered parking garage in terminal C. This is connected to the terminal by a walkway. That is also the case for open air parking for terminal A. Other open air parking places are by terminal B. Barcelona has a total of 13,000 parking spaces, and 2500 are covered. Parking for an hour costs € 1.35, and is € 9.45 for the whole day (more than 8 hours).

Services

Hotels

There are no hotels at the airport. The closest options are Hotel Ciutat del Prat (tel: +34(0)933 788 333), Hotel Tryp Barcelona Airport (tel: +34(0)933 781 000) and Best Western Hotel Alfa Airport (tel: +34(0)933 362 564). For more hotels and reserving online you can go to Booking.com. They have a large offering of hotels with great internet rates.

Shops and restaurants

Barcelona Airport provides a vast amount of shops and restaurants. There are duty free shops in terminals A and B as well as a large number of other shops.

Baggage

You can leave baggage in the Arrivals Hall in terminal B. Found items can be picked up in the Bloque Técnico building (tel: +34(0)932 983 349).

Information

There are six general information counters in terminals A and B and two counters especially for tourists. The tourist counters are also accessible by telephone (tel: +34(0)934 784 704 or +34(0)934 780 565). You can reserve hotel rooms at the counter in terminal B.

Business

In terminal B at the Barcelona Airport there are meeting facilities with a total space of 200 m², which can be split into two rooms of 100 m². The rooms have telephone, fax, internet connection, and audiovisual equipment. For reservations call tel: +34(0)932 983 815.

VIP-lounges are present in all terminals after customs control.

There is also a special VIP parking place. You can leave your car behind at the entrance of one of the terminals and a driver will pick up the car and park it. The first two days your car is in the VIP parking the costs € 60, and 13 days costs € 190. For reservations call tel: +34(0)932 971 381.

Handicapped persons

Barcelona Airport has excellent accessibility for handicapped persons. There are elevators, moving walkways, wheelchair ramps and accessible bathrooms. Parking spaces are available close to the terminals. There are special large parking places reserved for handicapped persons.

Other services

In terminals A and B there are banks, money exchange offices, and cash machines. There is a 24 hour medical service, and there are play areas for children. You can find the police in Terminal A (tel: +34(0)932 971 219). The airport has 26 Wi-Fi points for wireless internet, which are clearly indicated by red signs. There is an exposition space in terminal C where various exhibitions are held.

Contacts

Address

Barcelona Airport
08820 El Prat de Llobregat
Spain

Telephone, fax, email

Telephone: +34(0)932 983 838
Fax: +34(0)932 983 737
E-mail: bcninformacion@aena.es

Airport codes

IATA airport code: BCN
ICAO airport code: LEBL