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Rodalies R2 NordorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Rodalies R2 Nord is cheaper by €30.50. The Rodalies R2 Nord is priced on a ticket that stands in for the Rodalies single fare, which is not published, so the size at which one overtakes the other cannot be named.

The Rodalies R2 Nord is quicker: 20 min against 24 min.

Rodalies R2 Nord: 05:40–23:38. Pre-booked private transfer: 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.
TravelersRodalies R2 NordPre-booked private transferDifference
1€11.50€42€30.50
2€11.50€42€30.50
3€11.50€42€30.50
4€11.50€42€30.50
5€11.50€67€55.50
6€11.50€67€55.50
7€11.50€67€55.50
8€11.50€67€55.50

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
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

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 23:38 and the first at 05:40, every day. Between them only the Aerobús and the night buses run.

Rodalies R2 Nord: price for every party size

The T-familiar, from TMB
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

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.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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