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Aerobús A1 and A2orTaxi, fixed fare to the cruise port?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Aerobús A1 and A2 reaches Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia, with Barcelona Sants as the main station; the Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port does not. 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.

The Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port is quicker: 20 min against 35 min.

Aerobús A1 and A2: Runs all night. Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAerobús A1 and A2Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise portDifference
1€7.75€46€38.25
2€15.50€46€30.50
3€23.25€46€22.75
4€31€46€15
5€38.75€92€53.25
6€46.50€92€45.50
7€54.25€92€37.75
8€62€92€30

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
shuttle · 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

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.

Aerobús A1 and A2: price for every party size →

Fares and tickets from the operator
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

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.

Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port: price for every party size →

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