To Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
3 transfer options
Not all night: the Rodalies R2 Nord runs 05:40–23:38.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Rodalies R2 Nord is 15 minutes quicker for €3.75 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Shuttle
Aerobús A1 and A2
A1/A2 · UTE Servicio Aerobús, Monbus group
35 min rideEvery 10 minRuns all night
A1: Terminal 1 arrivals→Plaça de Catalunya
Non-stop24-hour serviceLuggage space
€7.75total for 1 adult€7.75 eachBuy ticket5 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. A1: Terminal 1 arrivals, level 0. A2: Terminal 2B, and the T2C stop on the internal road
The operator's current fares are EUR 7.75 single and EUR 13.30 return (an older page still shows EUR 7.45/12.85 — expect the higher price). The return is valid 90 days. Children under four travel free; single-parent and large-family discounts are sold only by staff, and there is no group ticket. No TMB ticket is valid on the Aerobús.
Luggage. A coach with luggage racks; the single covers one person and their luggage.
The Rodalies station under Terminal 2→Barcelona Sants in 20 minutes
€11.50total for 1 adult€11.50 eachBuy ticketOn Renfe, for Rodalies de Catalunya
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The Rodalies station under Terminal 2, floor 0. From Terminal 1, Aena's free shuttle to T2 first, 10 minutes
Renfe does not publish a single-journey fare, though one exists and is cheaper. Instead use TMB's integrated tickets, valid here but refused at the airport metro: the shareable T-familiar, EUR 11.50 for eight rides, or the T-casual, EUR 13.00 for ten. One T-familiar covers a group of up to eight; leftover rides work on city metro and buses for 30 days, except at the two airport metro stations.
Luggage. A commuter train with space at the carriage ends; no limit is published.
Hours. From Renfe's Cercanías timetable valid 1 October to 27 November 2026: first at 05:40, then 06:08 and at :08 and :38 past each hour. Monday to Friday there are 35 departures a day, the last at 22:38; Saturdays and Sundays 37, the last at 23:38.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Barcelona to El Prat airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Aerobús A1 and A2 at €7.75, 35 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Rodalies R2 Nord at €11.50, 20–27 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Rodalies R2 Nord runs 05:40–23:38. Outside those hours, the Aerobús A1 and A2 and the Pre-booked private transfer are what remain. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Traveling together?
T-familiar, eight rides on one card that a party shares. Group fares are already included in the totals.
Luggage
A commuter train with space at the carriage ends; no limit is published.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
Both the metro (L9 Sud) and the Rodalies train have their own station on floor 0, the arrivals level. The metro stops at each terminal; the train's platform is under Terminal 2 only.
Finding the stop
Aerobús A1 and bus 46 stop at Terminal 1, arrivals level 0. Aerobús A2 and bus 46 stop along Terminal 2's internal road, serving T2A, T2B and T2C.
Tickets
The metro's Airport ticket is bought through the TMB app, online, or loaded onto a personalised or anonymous card. The Aerobús works differently: pay at the stop's machine, its own app, or the driver in cash, with change given only up to EUR 20.
The taxi rank
The rank is opposite arrivals: at Terminal 1 and at T2A, T2B and T2C, all on the ground floor. Aena warns that the only official taxi in Barcelona is black and yellow.
Uber and Bolt
Uber and Bolt both operate at Barcelona airport. Neither publishes one fixed meeting point: look for the rideshare pickup signs at each terminal, then follow the exact spot the app shows once you request a ride.
Which terminal
From Terminal 1, reaching the train means Aena's free shuttle to Terminal 2 first — about 10 minutes, every 5 to 10 minutes, day and night. The metro, Aerobús and bus 46 already have their own stop at both terminals.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
R2 Nord · Renfe, for Rodalies de CatalunyaRodalies R2 Nord
From
The Rodalies station under Terminal 2, floor 0. From Terminal 1, Aena's free shuttle to T2 first, 10 minutes
To
Barcelona Sants in 20 minutes, Passeig de Gràcia in 27, El Clot-Aragó in 31
Luggage
A commuter train with space at the carriage ends; no limit is published.
Runs
05:40–23:38
Journey
20–27 min
Renfe does not publish a single-journey fare, though one exists and is cheaper. Instead use TMB's integrated tickets, valid here but refused at the airport metro: the shareable T-familiar, EUR 11.50 for eight rides, or the T-casual, EUR 13.00 for ten. One T-familiar covers a group of up to eight; leftover rides work on city metro and buses for 30 days, except at the two airport metro stations.
It leaves from terminal 2 only. From Terminal 1 take the free shuttle from arrivals level 0 to T2; Aena times it at 10 minutes and runs it every 5 to 10 minutes, 24 hours a day.
A T-casual, T-familiar or T-grup is valid on this train. The same card is refused at the airport metro stations, where you would be made to buy a EUR 5.90 Airport ticket to get out.
Several of you should buy one T-familiar: EUR 11.50, eight rides, one card, validated once per person. Against EUR 5.90 each on the metro that is the whole saving.
A single Rodalies ticket is sold at the station and is cheaper for one person; the price is not published, so it is not shown here.
Every train calls at Sants first, then Passeig de Gràcia, then El Clot-Aragó. Passeig de Gràcia is the stop for Plaça de Catalunya and the Eixample.
The last train is at 22:38 on weekdays and 23:38 on Saturdays and Sundays, and the first at 05:40, every day. Between them only the Aerobús and the night buses run.
From Renfe's Cercanías timetable valid 1 October to 27 November 2026: first at 05:40, then 06:08 and at :08 and :38 past each hour. Monday to Friday there are 35 departures a day, the last at 22:38; Saturdays and Sundays 37, the last at 23:38.
A1/A2 · UTE Servicio Aerobús, Monbus groupAerobús A1 and A2
From
A1: Terminal 1 arrivals, level 0. A2: Terminal 2B, and the T2C stop on the internal road
To
Plaça de Catalunya, calling at Plaça Espanya, Gran Via–Borrell and Plaça Universitat on the way
Luggage
A coach with luggage racks; the single covers one person and their luggage.
Runs
All night
Journey
35 min
The operator's current fares are EUR 7.75 single and EUR 13.30 return (an older page still shows EUR 7.45/12.85 — expect the higher price). The return is valid 90 days. Children under four travel free; single-parent and large-family discounts are sold only by staff, and there is no group ticket. No TMB ticket is valid on the Aerobús.
A1 and A2 are not interchangeable. The A1 serves Terminal 1 and the A2 Terminal 2; both end at Plaça de Catalunya. Check which terminal you are at before boarding to go back.
It runs 24 hours a day, every day. From T1: every 5 minutes 07:15–22:30, every 10 minutes early morning and late evening, every 20 minutes 01:05–05:35. From T2: every 10 minutes by day, every 20 between 23:00 and 05:35.
Nothing from the integrated fare system works on it: not a T-casual, not a T-dia, not a T-usual. Pay the operator, online, at the stop machines by card, or in cash on board with change given only up to EUR 20.
For one person it is the cheapest fully priced way to the center; from two people, one T-familiar on the train costs less than two Aerobús singles.
The operator's "35 minutes from start to finish" is its own figure for the whole route by road; Gran Via traffic can stretch it.
Zona Universitària, the end of the line, with changes to L3 there, L5 at Collblanc and L1 at Torrassa — none of the L9 Sud stations is central
Luggage
A driverless metro with open cars; no limit is published.
Runs
05:00–00:00
Journey
32 min
The Airport ticket, EUR 5.90, is the only single valid at Aeroport T1/T2 — one person, and it covers any change to L3, L5 or L1 but not a bus afterward. The ordinary EUR 2.90 single, T-casual, T-familiar and T-grup are all refused here. The T-dia (EUR 12.00, 24 hours) and the Hola Barcelona Travel Card do work.
Your T-casual does not work here, nor does a T-familiar, T-grup or the EUR 2.90 single. Buy the EUR 5.90 Airport ticket at the gate instead. The train at Terminal 2 takes the card you already hold.
It does not go to the center. The line ends at Zona Universitària: change to L3 there for Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, to L5 at Collblanc for Diagonal and Sagrada Família, or to L1 at Torrassa. The change is included in the Airport ticket.
TMB's own page gives two figures for the ride, "only 30 minutes" and "32 minutes"; either way it is longer than the train to Sants, at more than twice the per-head cost of a T-familiar.
Every 7 minutes, serving both terminals directly — the one thing it does that the train does not.
The T-dia at EUR 12.00 includes one ride each way through the airport gates and unlimited travel for 24 hours, which beats two Airport tickets for anyone staying a day.
Sunday to Thursday the last train leaves the airport at midnight; Fridays and holiday eves at 02:00; Saturday nights the metro runs all night.
Terminal 1 arrivals, level 0; Terminal 2B and T2C; also the long-stay car park
To
Plaça Espanya, via El Prat de Llobregat, Bellvitge and the Gran Via through L'Hospitalet
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks and no luggage rule.
Runs
05:30–23:50
Journey
31–43 min
The ordinary TMB single, EUR 2.90, works on this bus with no airport supplement; every integrated ticket works too, and a shareable T-familiar (EUR 11.50) is cheaper than four singles. On a single, continuing by metro from Plaça Espanya costs another EUR 2.90; on a T-casual or T-familiar the change is free.
The cheapest way off the airport for one person, at EUR 2.90, and the slowest: 31 to 43 minutes to Plaça Espanya on TMB's own scheduled times between the two stops, then a metro to the center.
Accepts every ticket the airport metro refuses, including a shared T-familiar; the TMB single works here and not on the L9 Sud from the airport.
It serves both terminals directly and does not need the shuttle.
TMB does not publish a journey time for it; the range here is its scheduled departure at Aeroport T1 against its scheduled passing time at Paral·lel – Plaça Espanya on the same day.
After 23:50 there is no bus 46 until 05:30. The night buses N17 and N18 take over from T1, but AMB does not publish their fare.
TMB's scheduled times at the Aeroport T1 stop, read for a weekday, a Saturday and a Sunday: first 05:30 and last 23:50 on all three, every 13 to 17 minutes by day and every 20 after 22:00. TMB adds that timetables may vary with disruptions on public roads.
taxi · Barcelona metropolitan taxis, regulated by AMB (IMET)Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port
From
Taxi ranks outside each terminal
To
Moll Adossat, the cruise terminals south of Montjuïc
Luggage
Included in the fixed fare.
Runs
All night
Journey
15–30 min
Tariff T-4 is a fixed EUR 46 either way between the airport and Moll Adossat, already including the airport and port supplements a metered ride would add. A vehicle with five to eight passengers normally costs EUR 4.60 more, but it is not stated whether that applies on top of T-4, so no large-vehicle price is given here.
This is the only fixed taxi fare AMB publishes for any airport journey. Every other taxi ride from the airport is metered with a EUR 21.00 published minimum and no ceiling, which is why no other taxi option is listed here.
AMB does not publish a journey time for this route; the figure here is an estimate for the roughly 10 km by road, not a stated duration.
602 · Sagalés (Barcelona Bus)Sagalés coach 602 to Girona Airport
From
Terminal 1, platforms 10 to 12; the coach calls at Terminal 2 C ten minutes later
To
Girona-Costa Brava Airport, the airport bus station outside the terminal
Luggage
A coach with a hold. Luggage travels free within 100 × 60 × 25 cm; anything over that is charged at the price of a ticket per item.
Runs
10:00–16:45
Journey
110–120 min
EUR 25.50 single, the same on the operator's airport-line page and against every departure in its planner. No group ticket, and group seat reservations are refused. Cash only on board, EUR 20 note at most; card or Bizum online.
Only two coaches a day at weekends, three on weekdays, the last at 16:45: there is nothing direct to Girona in the evening or at night.
It stops at Terminal 1 first and at Terminal 2 C about ten minutes later; from Terminal 2 C the ride is 110 minutes.
This is the through coach to Girona and Figueres, not a shuttle: it calls in Barcelona on the way.
Since April 2025 the operator has run line 602 on a provisional timetable for works at Sagrera, with no end date published. Check the departure with Sagalés before you travel.
Buying online does not reserve a seat: the operator's own conditions let you board any coach. On board it is cash only and nothing bigger than a EUR 20 note.
Three coaches on weekdays from Terminal 1, at 10:00, 13:45 and 16:45; two at weekends, at 10:00 and 13:45. Each calls at Terminal 2 C ten minutes later. Read for dates to 20 December 2026.
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
24 min
Indicative. Price is fixed when you book, so it does not move with traffic.
Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.
What is the best way from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center?
For one traveler, the Aerobús A1 and A2 at €7.75, 35 min. The cheapest way in. The Rodalies R2 Nord is 15 minutes quicker for €3.75 more, which is not worth it at this party size. From 2 travelers we recommend the Rodalies R2 Nord instead: the cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center?
For one traveler, the Aerobús A1 and A2 at €7.75. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center by train?
One train reaches Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia: the Rodalies R2 Nord, €11.50 for one traveler, 20–27 min, to Barcelona Sants in 20 minutes. It is not the cheapest way in: the Aerobús A1 and A2 at €7.75 is. See every option by train
How do I get from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center by bus?
One bus reaches Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia: the Aerobús A1 and A2, €7.75 for one traveler, 35 min, to Plaça de Catalunya. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Barcelona by any means. The fastest way overall is the Rodalies R2 Nord, 20–27 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia: the Pre-booked private transfer, €42 for one traveler, 24 min, to any address. It is not the cheapest way in: the Aerobús A1 and A2 at €7.75 is. The fastest way overall is the Rodalies R2 Nord, 20–27 min. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona city center?
Aerobús A1 and A2: 35 min. Rodalies R2 Nord: 20–27 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 24 min
How far is Barcelona El Prat airport from the city center?
Barcelona El Prat Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Rodalies R2 Nord, takes 20–27 min; the cheapest, the Aerobús A1 and A2, 35 min.
Where is the train station at Barcelona El Prat airport?
Both the metro (L9 Sud) and the Rodalies train have their own station on floor 0, the arrivals level. The metro stops at each terminal; the train's platform is under Terminal 2 only.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Barcelona El Prat airport?
Uber and Bolt both operate at Barcelona airport. Neither publishes one fixed meeting point: look for the rideshare pickup signs at each terminal, then follow the exact spot the app shows once you request a ride.
Where do I catch the Aerobús A1 and A2 at Barcelona El Prat airport?
A1: Terminal 1 arrivals, level 0. A2: Terminal 2B, and the T2C stop on the internal road. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Plaça de Catalunya, calling at Plaça Espanya, Gran Via–Borrell and Plaça Universitat on the way.
Is there a train from Barcelona El Prat airport to Barcelona at night?
The Rodalies R2 Nord runs 05:40–23:38. Outside those hours the Aerobús A1 and A2 and the pre-booked private transfer are what remain; the Aerobús A1 and A2 is €7.75 for one traveler. From Renfe's Cercanías timetable valid 1 October to 27 November 2026: first at 05:40, then 06:08 and at :08 and :38 past each hour. Monday to Friday there are 35 departures a day, the last at 22:38; Saturdays and Sundays 37, the last at 23:38.
Does the Metro L9 Sud go to Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, with Barcelona Sants as the main station?
L9 Sud ends at Zona Universitària, west of the city, not the center. For Plaça de Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia or the old city, change to L3, L5 or L1 on the same ticket; that leg's time is not stated. The 32 minutes given is only to Zona Universitària.
Does the Bus 46 go to Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, with Barcelona Sants as the main station?
It ends at Plaça Espanya, at the foot of Montjuïc on the western edge of the Eixample, not in the center. L1 and L3 continue to Catalunya from there — on a second single, or on the same T-casual or T-familiar ride.
Does the Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port go to Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, with Barcelona Sants as the main station?
Goes to the cruise port only, not into central Barcelona, which the train, Aerobús, metro and bus 46 already cover. Use this fare only for a cruise embarkation or disembarkation.
Does the Sagalés coach 602 to Girona Airport go to Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, with Barcelona Sants as the main station?
The other airport, not the city. For a connection between El Prat and Girona; for central Barcelona take the train, the Aerobús or the metro.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise port go to Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, with Barcelona Sants as the main station?
This goes to the cruise terminals, not to a city address.
Worth knowing
The T-casual, T-familiar and T-grup are not valid at the airport metro (L9 Sud, Aeroport T1/T2 stations): buy the EUR 5.90 Airport Ticket there instead, one person, one journey. They work as normal fares on the R2 Nord train from Terminal 2 and bus 46 from both terminals, in fare zone 1 with Barcelona.
The shareable T-familiar (8 rides, EUR 11.50) and T-grup (70 rides, EUR 91.00) are not valid at the airport metro either. A group of up to eight can ride the R2 Nord train on one T-familiar; the same group pays EUR 5.90 each on the L9 Sud metro. The T-dia (EUR 12.00, 24 hours, one journey each way) and the Hola Barcelona Travel Card do cover the airport metro, but only for one person.
The metro (L9 Sud) ends at Zona Universitària, not the center: change to L3 for Plaça de Catalunya, or L5 at Collblanc or L1 at Torrassa, on the same ticket. The train (R2 Nord) only serves Terminal 2; from Terminal 1, take Aena’s free shuttle (10 minutes, every 5–10 minutes, around the clock). The Aerobús has two separate lines, A1 for T1 and A2 for T2, and does not accept the T-casual, T-usual or T-dia.
The taxi meter starts at EUR 2.80, plus EUR 1.35 per km by day or EUR 1.66 at night and weekends, plus a EUR 4.60 airport supplement (another EUR 4.60 for five to eight passengers). Any ride starting at the airport has a EUR 21.00 minimum, all supplements included. The only flat airport fare, EUR 46, is to the cruise terminal, not the city.
The last R2 Nord train leaves at 22:38 on weekdays and 23:38 on Saturdays and Sundays, and the last bus 46 at 23:50, every day. The metro runs to midnight Sunday–Thursday, to 02:00 on Fridays and holiday eves, and all night on Saturdays. The Aerobús runs 24 hours at EUR 7.75, every 20 minutes (from T1 01:05–05:35, from T2 23:00–05:35); night buses N17 and N18 also run to Plaça de Catalunya, but their fare is not published.
Renfe does not publish the price of a single one-journey ticket on the train, though one is sold at the airport station. The train is priced here using TMB fares instead — a T-familiar for a group, a T-casual for one person.
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