Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital of the region of Catalonia in Spain. It is also a magical city of fanciful buildings, neverending nightlife and home to tasty tapas.Car Hire Alicante Airport, Car Hire Madrid Airport

By plane

Barcelona's airport (BCN), called el Prat, is about 10 km from the city center. Once there, you can go to the center by train (every 30 minutes, stopping at Sants and Plaça Catalunya), by bus (Aerobus), that stops in the same places and with the same frequencies. The bus is the more expensive option, with the added possibility of finding traffic jams. Both services run until 11 PM. Car Hire Ibiza Airport, Car Hire tenerife Airport. There is quite a good taxi service, the only way to reach the center if you arrive at night. The fare is about 12 euros if you go to the center, but this can change depending of the time of the day and, of course, the part of the city you want to reach.Car Hire Murcia. Alternatively, you can rent cars and there is a big car park, though quite expensive if you leave your car there for more than a couple of hours. Car Hire Barcelona Airport and Car Hire Malaga Airport. The el Prat airport is served by a number of airlines, including EasyJet and Virgin Air, one of many scheduled flight companies. Car Hire Murcia Airport. RyanAir flies to Girona, north of Barcelona. Travel by bus to the city takes about 90 minutes and costs about 15 Euros return fare.

By train

The main train station in Barcelona is called Estació de Sants, but the most central ones are Catalunya (only regional trains) and Passeig de Gràcia (serving some long-distance lines).Car Hire Barcelona. The Spanish train company is called RENFE. Barcelona is very well connected by train with Madrid, Valencia, Zaragoza and the Basque Country.Car Hire Lanzarote. Inside Catalonia, there are frequent trains from the other three provincial capitals (Lleida, Tarragona and Girona).Car Hire Gran Canaria Airport, Car Hire Palma de Majorca Airport. A few trains travel across the Pyrenees, but it's possible to reach the eastern part using the train to Tour de Carol (France).Car Hire Palma de Majorca.
Going by train to the Costa Daurada beaches is the best choice, using the line to Tarragona. Costa Brava isn't well connected by train.Car Hire tenerife

By bus

The bus connects Barcelona to many locations, and it's the only public transportation to arrive to many places in Catalonia.Car Hire IbizaThe most important bus stations are: Estació de Sants, mainly for international routes, is next to the train station and very well connected. Estació del Nord, close to the street Passeig de Sant Joan, is the main bus station for medium and long routes.Car Hire Gran Canaria. The routes inside Catalonia are hold by different companies, which leave from different places. Every town has normally only one company, so you should ask at some information point, or even use this page which, although is in Catalan, is quite easy to use (put the origin at the left, the destination at the right, and gives the name of the company and its telephone number).Car Hire Madrid Car Hire Lanzarote Airport

By hiking

Spanish people don't take hikers often, so make sure you get a direct ride to Barcelona if you come from France (March 2004 the border control is restored and the border is thus a great place to get a hike).Car Hire Malaga. To get out to France you can take a train to Sils and walk to the place where cars coming from the Costa Brava take the paying highway to go north.Car Hire Alicante