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Metro L9 SudorTaxi, fixed fare to the cruise port?

The short answer

For one traveler the Metro L9 Sud is cheaper by €40.10. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Taxi, fixed fare to the cruise port is quicker: 20 min against 32 min.

Metro L9 Sud: 05:00–00:00. 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.
TravelersMetro L9 SudTaxi, fixed fare to the cruise portDifference
1€5.90€46€40.10
2€11.80€46€34.20
3€17.70€46€28.30
4€23.60€46€22.40
5€29.50€92€62.50
6€35.40€92€56.60
7€41.30€92€50.70
8€47.20€92€44.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
metro · TMBMetro L9 Sud
From
Aeroport T1 station, Terminal 1 floor 0, and Aeroport T2 station, Terminal 2 floor 0
To
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

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.

Metro L9 Sud: price for every party size →

The Airport ticket, from TMB
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.

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