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Vueling plane at Bcn airport - Barcelona
Vueling plane at Bcn airport
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By Plane: Getting to Barcelona
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  • sue_stone
  • By sue_stone on February 26, 2007
  • Barcelona Page by sue_stone
  • On the way to Barcelona - Barcelona
    On the way to Barcelona
    by sue_stone
    Both times we have visited Barcelona we flew from London Gatwick airport - the first time with Easyjet and the second time with British Airways. The flight from London takes between 1.5 - 2 hours. British Airways also fly there from London Heathrow, and Easyjet from Luton and Stansted as well. Other airlines that fly there from London include Iberia and Air Berlin.

    The airport is located around 13km from the city centre.

    If you are already in Spain, you may want to catch a train to Barcelona. It has good rail links to other Spanish cities, such as Madrid (4.5 hours) and Valencia (3 hours). I have also heard that you can get cheap flights between Barcelona and Madrid.

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    By Plane: BCN
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  • Belsaita
  • Updated By Belsaita on October 9, 2008
  • Barcelona Page by Belsaita
  • BCN - Barcelona
    BCN
    by Belsaita
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    Barcelona has ONLY ONE airport:
    Barcelona – El Prat (BCN)

    Some companies (mainly Ryanair) advertise Girona (GRO) or Reus (REU) as "Barcelona", being these far away (80-100 km). GRO is convenient if going to Costa Brava / Catalan Pyrenees, REU if going to Costa Dorada, Tarragona, Port-Aventura, etc., but usually not the "best" option when your destination is Barcelona itself (unless the airport of departure is more convenient for you)

    Some low-cost companies use BCN (Easyjet, Vueling, Clickair, Air Berlin...) in addition to the biggies (Iberia, Spanair, Air France, BA...) check all possibilities, the regular companies sometimes have even better offers than the "cheap" ones!

    BCN has LOTS of shopping and eating possibilities, so it's not a bad place to wait. The fashion shops have the same prices than at the city center, and you can find most Spanish brands there. As well, you can do there the last minute shopping of your souvenirs.

    The Renfe Cercanías Line 10 links the airport with the center of the city (Barcelona Passeig de Gràcia) and the Sants and França railway stations. Trip does cost less 2,5 €m but you can use as well a T-10 card or other transport cards, making it even cheaper! Not the best option with luggage or babies, as there is quite a long walk to the airport station, and some stairs. Trains do leave every 30 min.

    Also you can get there by bus: Aerobús Traveling with luggage, apart from taxis, IMO this is the best option (no stairs). One way: 4.05 €, round trip: 7€. Buses every 10-15 min

    If you prefer to take a taxi, there are ranks of these in from of each terminal exit, and usually you can take one immediately or just after queuing a few minutes. You should pay what the taximeter shows, plus a few euros of airport supplement and about 1 € per each piece of luggage. An average total to the city center would be about 25-30 €.

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  • Phone: 902 404 704
  • Website: http://www.aena.es
  • Other Contact: http://www.castelldefels.com/aer
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    By Plane: El Prat airport
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  • SirRichard
  • By SirRichard on December 1, 2003
  • Barcelona Page by SirRichard
  • Inside the airport - Barcelona
    Inside the airport
    by SirRichard
    El Prat is the international airport of BCN.

    Arriving: It is rather close to the city, there are fequent buses (Aerobus) to town (Pl.Catalunya), that take about 40 minutes.

    Departing: If you arrive on time, there are a lot of shops and cafes here to spend your time. You could even leave your souvenir shopping for the last minutes, as here you will find some really attractive shops.

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    By Plane: IBERIA
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  • Azhut
  • Updated By Azhut on January 12, 2005
  • Barcelona Page by Azhut
  • Iberia's planes waiting .... - Barcelona
    Iberia's planes waiting ....
    by Azhut
    Iberia airlines is the flying national company in Spain. I flew to Barcelona with "air nostrum" a company that is in association with Iberia and that make use of charters flights (but businness class) to go up and down from Pisa (my start airport) to Barcelona, and up and down in Spain.
    We spent about 180 euros for a round trip and we had a great time and perfect service inside the airplane and with Iberia's office in Barcelona. Because of this I recommend you to choose Iberia for your trips to Spain, you can be sure to have a nice flight :-)

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  • Website: www.iberia.com
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    By Plane: Great lunch
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  • Azhut
  • Updated By Azhut on January 19, 2005
  • Barcelona Page by Azhut
  • By Plane - Barcelona
    by Azhut
    Well in my opinion the best part of a flight is the lunch or dinner time!!! We had them both and I can say that the quality of food and service was very good. We ate tortillas de patatas, mixed salad with thun fish, bread, salami, cheese and finally a chocolate cake (very "yummy"!!!). To drink you can choose between water, orange juice and bier. After dinner or lunch coffee of course;-))

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    By Plane: Inside the airplane before the flight
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  • Azhut
  • Updated By Azhut on January 12, 2005
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  • By Plane - Barcelona
    by Azhut
    In this picture you can see the interior of the airplane I took from Pisa to Barcelona and return. This plane is not that big, it has about 70 seats for passengers, but you don't have to be scared about turbolences...you won't feel them despite of you are flying in a "little" plane!

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    By Plane: Aeroport del Prat; Flying into Barcelona
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  • seamandrew
  • Updated By seamandrew on November 23, 2003
  • Barcelona Page by seamandrew
  • Marble floors of the airport in Barcelona. - Barcelona
    Marble floors of the airport
    in Barcelona.
    by seamandrew
    Flying into Barcelona is probably the easiest way to get to the city. The airport is quite small as it does not serve as a major international hub. Most of the planes arriving here are smaller. The airport is quite nice designed with marble floors. Numerous shops await the visitor within. Also the Renfe train connects right to the airport and brings you to city with minimal duress.

    We flew to Europe with Lufthansa and connected in Munich for our flight to Barcelona.

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    By Plane: Airport of Barcelona
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  • irisbe
  • By irisbe on September 20, 2003
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  • airport transport - Barcelona
    airport transport
    by irisbe
    It is possible that your plane is not going to taxi all the way to the gates. In that case you will be picked up by a bus that gets you to the terminals or, when leaving, that will get you to the plane.
    The busses are mostly overcrowded as they want to push as much passengers into it to safe a second trip.
    Seats are hardly available.
    It is polite and a proof of good manners if you offer your seat to a parent with a baby.

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    By Plane: Flying in and out of Barcelona
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  • irisbe
  • Updated By irisbe on September 20, 2003
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  • Flying in and out of Barcelona - Barcelona
    Flying in and out of Barcelona
    by irisbe
    Barcelona's airport is big, it has 3 terminals: A; B & C.
    We flew in with Brussels Airlines as we had the chance to purchase some promotion tickets.
    I always try to remember when checking in to ask for a seat at the window and not just above a wing, but with small planes like these it seems to be almost impossible to have a full view.
    Also... accordingly the time of the day and your direction, will determine if you will have a nice view or just the sun in your eyes `-)

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    By Plane: Fácilmente Vueling...
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  • Tripack
  • Updated By Tripack on September 18, 2005
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  • A320 by Vueling - Barcelona
    A320 by Vueling
    by Tripack

    Vueling Airlines is a new low cost airline company with head office in Barcelona that was set up with the objective of linking Barcelona with the main capitals of Europe and the West Mediterranean. The fleet is brand new with Airbus 320.

    You could get cool prices from/to:

    - Belgium (Bruxelles)

    - France (Paris CDG)

    - Italia (Milano, Roma)

    - Netherlands (Amsterdam)

    - Portugal (Lisbonne)

    - Spain (Bilbao, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Minorque, Palma, Séville)

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