El prat de Llobregat Airport, Barcelona's main airport is located 12 km South West of Barcelona and is about 25 minutes ride from Barcelona city centre. Most main airlines fly to and from Barcelona. as well some "low cost" airlines depart and arrive from El prat (Vueling, Clickair), making Barcelona a cheap option to fly to for a weekend or a holiday.
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The Aerobus links Barcelona airport's 2 terminals (T1 and T2) to the city centre in about 40 minutes and departs every 5 minutes. This is the cheapest way to go from and to Barcelona airport.
(Buy the ticket on the bus)
Approximate duration: 30 minutes.
T1 route: Airport Terminal 1 - Pl. España - Av. Gran Via Corts Catalanes - Pl. Universidad - Pl. Catalunya
T2 route: Airport Terminal 2 - Pl. España - Av. Gran Via Corts Catalanes - Pl. Universidad - Pl. Catalunya
T1 route: Pl. Catalunya - Plaza España - Airport Terminal 1
T2 route: Pl. Catalunya - Plaza España - Airport Terminal 2
One way: 1.95€
Approximate duration of journey: 30 minutes.(to final stop Estacio de França)
You can catch the train from Estacio de França, Passeig de Gracia, or Sants Estacion. The name of the stop for the airport is "aeropuerto"
If you are travelling from the airport to the city centre of Barcelona, you can get off at either Sants Estacion or Passeig de Gracia which are both serviced by metro. From these you can change for the Barcelona metro underground system to go to your final destination. The final stop Estacion de França does not have any metro facilities.
I have attached a photo from the Barcelona vs Mallorca match we went to. It was an exciting game with Messi scoring 3 goals the first half!
Ryan Abel - 2011/10/29