Air Travel in Barcelona

Air Travel

All international and domestic flights arrive at the spectacular glass, steel, and marble El Prat de Llobregat airport, 14 km (9 mi) south of Barcelona. For flight-status information, call Iberia.

Airport Information

Aeroport del Prat (93/298-3838). Airport Lost and Found (93/298-3349).

Carriers

Most flights from the United States connect in Madrid or at other European points such as London, Amsterdam, Paris, or Frankfurt; only Continental, Delta, and Iberia fly nonstop to Barcelona.

Contact

Iberia (902/400-500). Continental Airlines (901/101-522). Delta Airlines (901/116-946).

Airport Transfers

The Aerobus leaves the airport for Plaça de Catalunya every 15 minutes (6 AM-11 PM) on weekdays and every 30 minutes (6:30 AM-10:30 PM) on weekends. From Plaça de Catalunya, it leaves for the airport every 15 minutes (5:30 AM-10 PM) on weekdays and every 30 minutes (6:30 AM-10:30 PM) on weekends. The fare is EUR 3.50.

Cab fare from the airport into town is about EUR 20. If you're driving your own car, follow signs to the Centre Ciutat and you'll enter the city along Gran Via. For the port area, follow signs for the Ronda Litoral. The journey to the center of town can take anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes depending on traffic. Peak rush hours are between 7:30 and 9:30 in the morning, 1:30-2:30 in the afternoon, and 7-9 in the evening.

The train's only drawback is that it's a 10- to 15-minute walk (with moving walkway) from your gate through the terminal and over the bridge. Trains leave the airport every 30 minutes between 6:12 AM and 10:13 PM, stopping at the Estació de Sants, then at the Plaça de Catalunya, later at the Arc de Triomf, and finally at Clot. Trains going to the airport begin at 6 AM from the Clot station, stopping at the Arc de Triomf at 6:05 AM, Plaça de Catalunya at 6:08 AM, and Sants at 6:13 AM. The fare is EUR 2.25.