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Bus 46orWelcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise port?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus 46 goes to Plaça Espanya; the Welcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise port goes to the cruise terminals at Moll Adossat. Neither reaches Plaça de Catalunya and Passeig de Gràcia.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise port is quicker: 20 min against 35 min. The Bus 46 varies between 31 and 43 minutes.

Bus 46: 05:30–23:50. Welcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona 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.
TravelersBus 46Welcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise portDifference
1€2.90€50€47.10
2€5.80€50€44.20
3€8.70€50€41.30
4€11.50€50€38.50
5€11.50€84€72.50
6€11.50€84€72.50
7€11.50€84€72.50
8€11.50€84€72.50

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Where each one leaves you
46 · TMBBus 46
From
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 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.

Bus 46: price for every party size

See TMB's 2026 fares
transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise port
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
The cruise terminals at Moll Adossat
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with the vehicle you choose. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Welcome Pickups transfer to the Barcelona cruise port: price for every party size

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