Barcelona (BCN) Airport

Barcelona BCN Airport Overview


Barcelona Airport BCN is located within the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans and San Boi, and is 10 km southwest of the city of Barcelona, situated in the region of Catalonia. Motorway C-32B connects the Airport to a main traffic interchange between Barcelona's Ronda de Dalt beltway & major motorways. The B-22 exit of C-31 leads directly to the new Terminal 1. From the city of Barcelona ring roads, you can arrive via Pata Sur. 
Barcelona Airport is Spain's second-largest Airport and is a main hub for Spanair and Vueling, and a focus city for Air Europa and Iberia. With three long runsways and over 27.3 million passengers a year, the Airport is served by countless major, minor, low-cost and charter airlines, offering mainly flights to Europe & North Africa, and some flights to Southeast Asia, Latin America & North America.

Barcelona Airport has experienced tremendous growth in the last decade. As a consequence of this rapid growth, BCN is preparing for the future by making major updates to its infrastructure and services. Presently Barcelona Airport consists of two passenger terminals: The former TA, TB & TC terminals, which were turned into the present Terminal 2, and  the new Terminal 1, opened in June 2009.

Terminal 1 of Barcelona Airport has 168 check-in counters, 50 jetways, 15 baggage carousels. It also houses three VIP lounges a range of brand-name shops and restaurants, bars & fast-food stores and other amenities.
The first level (P1) has rental car desks for Avis, Europcar, Hertz, National & SolMar.

Terminal 2 of Barcelona Airport: Its Airline allocation is divided into 'Terminals' T2A (closed at present for renovation), T2B & T2C (T2C is exclusively used by EasyJet & EasyJet Switzerland). The Catalunya Meeting Rooms are located in T2B, level P1 (tel: 932 971 101).  
T2B & T2C, on level P0, have rental car desks for Avis, Europcar, Hertz, National & SolMar.

Shuttle bus Connections between Terminals T1 & T2:
1. The T1-T2 shuttle runs every 6-7 mins connecting T2 (with a stop in the intermodal building) with the Arrivals level (P0) and the Departures level (P3) roadways, as well as with the arrivals roadway (P0) of T1, the trip taking about 10 mins.
2. T1-T2 Renfe suburban train station shuttle.  Coinciding with the arrival of trains (every 30 minutes) a bus links the T2 Renfe station with the departures roadway (P3) of T1, the trip taking about 10 mins.
3. T1 and T2-Long stay parking shuttle. Shuttle buses connect the long-stay car park with terminals T1 (with a stop in the arrivals roadway) and T2 (with a stop opposite the intermodal building), running 7am-midnight, every 12 mins for T1 and every 10 mins for T2. Night service available on demand.

Parking Options:
Terminal 1  has 11,900 parking spaces, located in two parking garages connected to the terminal via walkway. A parking lot  is 2 km from this terminal, connected by shuttle buses.  Terminal 2 has two parking garages connected to T2A & T2C via walkway, and parking lots opposite the terminal. To access the carparks, get a ticket from the dispenser at each access point. Take the ticket with you and remember your parking space number.  Pay the parking fee prior to leaving the carpark at pay machines located in the terminal lobbies, at pedestiran entrances to the carpark, and on some floors of the garages. After payment, take the validated ticket from the machine and go do your car. you have 20 mins to leave the carpark. When leaving, insert the ticket into the ticket machine at each lane.

To get from the Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi (at both terminals), a bus or a train:
1. Trains: (a) Terminal 2 has its on RENFE commuter train station on the 2 Nord line, running from the Macanet-Massanes station, and making major stops at Barcelona Sants railway station the Passeig de Gracia railway station providing transfer to the Barcelona Mero system. Passengers can access the Renfe suburban train station from/to inside the airport facilities via the footbridge (with lifts & elevators), linking the station to the airport's Intermodal Terminal.
(b) Terminal 1 passengers must take a connecting bus from the train station to T1.  A new railway station is to be built nearby, connecting the Airport to the Spanish AVE network, and to line 9 of the Barcelona Metro.
(c) There is also a non-stop direct train that runs once a day between the Airport & Estaçió França at 5:42am, taking 30 mins.
(d) Note: Cercanías local train line: Due to the second part of works on the AVE railway in the area of the Sant Andreu Comtal station, line 2 has currently been diverted and airport service will be included in the Línea 2 Norte Aeropuerto - Sant Celoni.
2. TMB public bus 46 runs every 16 mins to Placa Espanya.  The Aerobus runs to Placa Catalunya, with stops at Placa d'Espnya and Urgell.

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