Transfers from El Prat Airport to Barcelona

El Prat airport to Barcelona: Transfers and Taxi

Transfer from El Prat airport to Barcelona

Barcelona is famous for its eye-catching architectural landmarks welcoming the visitors all over the year.

If you land at BCN airport and are headed towards the city centre there are many travel options that you can choose from, that is, the taxi, the bus, or a rental car. However, the best travel means both in terms of service, as well as budget, is a Kiwitaxi transfer from El Prat airport to Barcelona. Book a ride in advance and let the driver take all luggage and stress off your shoulders. You may travel in either of ten transfers that are readily available no matter whether you hire them at daytime or nighttime. It will only cost you from 41 EUR and just 25 minutes along the route. Booking a transfer in advance saves you from all the weary hassle involved in bargaining with native speaking taxi drivers.

Taxi from El Prat Airport to Barcelona

Taxis are available 24/7 and depart continuously from the stops located outside terminal 1 and 2 at the airport. An official cab can be identified by its colours, yellow with the doors and the boot in black. Such a colour scheme for an air hub taxi is a particular trait of these vehicles and exists nowhere else in the world. The taxi fare from El Prat airport to Barcelona depends upon whether you are travelling during the day or at night. If it is on a festival date, some extras may apply. On average, it should cost you between 25–40 euros for daytime and an extra +3.1 euros for nighttime, but depending upon traffic it can be even more because the rates are decided for the time consumed in a journey.

Public transport from BCN to Barcelona

There are three public transport options to link to the city centre. You can avail one depending upon your requirements.

Metro: The L9 line directly runs from and towards El Prat international airdrome. The journey takes only half an hour. The cost is 4.5€ per ticket that you can get from the vending machine outside the metro station. Metro is unavailable after midnight from Monday to Thursday.

Train: The train station is located at some walking distance from terminal 2 exit gate. If you are coming from terminal 1, you will have to take a free shuttle to reach the station. It runs from 6:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. The cost is 4€ per ticket.

Bus: Many bus services are available, the Aercabus costs €5.9. It is a kind of more regular service since it takes less time to reach the Barcelona city centre.

About the route

The driving distance between BCN and city is about 16.2 km via C-31 and B-10. The highway has more traffic on mornings of working days.