By Train, Barcelona

If you want to use the train from the airport to the city center of Barcelona:
Use the RENFE trains company

From airport to the city from 06:00AM to 22:30PM
From Plaza Catalunya : from 06:00AM to 22:00PM

The train from Plaza Catalunya leaves from terminal 2

The Estació de França is the more attractive of the city’s two main stations, built in the 19th century as the main terminus for trains arriving from France, the station was rebuilt and reopened in 1929 for the International Exhibition.

These days the station is used by express trains to Madrid, Valencia and various other Spanish cities and other parts of Catalonia.

Avinguda del Marquès de l'Argentera, 6
08003

September 2005

The Eurail pass is the biggest scam going, imo. Its so much cheaper and easier to just buy you're tickets for the next city the day you arrive. I mean you're in the train station anyways so might as well.

Convenietly located near the Gothic Quarter is the central train station that provides departures for the rest of Europe. Some local excursionary trains also depart from here, but most of those are easier to catch at one of the metro stations. Barcelona is well served by trains of all sorts.

We used Renfe to go to Blanes(where we stayed) and Figueres(for Dali Museum) . Please be careful about the timetables and don't forget to take one from ticket offices.

Barcelona-Blanes :3,5€

Girona-Figueres :2,40€

to get to several towns or vilalges around Barcelona there is a system of trains of short distance traffic. From plaza Catalunya start two main lines, "Metro del Vall?s" and "Linia de Balmes" . Those trains are not part of the Metro, so you got to buy extra tickets, if you use e.g. the BCN-Card or some other kind of day or week ticket for busses and Metro. Am not sure about all prices, but to go to Terrassa, around 40 minutes away from plaza Catalunya, I paid 2,50 Euro. There are vending machines to buy your ticket, normally you get change as well.

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RENFE stands for "Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Espa?oles" or "National Network of Spanish Railroads". U can use them just to go from one city ot another and also, as in this case, to travel to the outskirts of the city.

For example, U must take the RENFE line number 5 to go to the Airport. From inside the city U can take a bus, taxi or metro to get to "Sant Estacions" and from here U must take the RENFE line number 5.

A half day or full day trip from Barcelona to Gerona and Figueras could be done by train. I took "Catalunia express" departing from station Passeo de Gracia to Gerona for apx 10 euros return ticket, and spent a nice journey trough catalonian countryside. Gerona itself is not so big, so a couple of hours for walking and sightseeing quite enough. Railway station is situated virtualy in the centre of town. Most attractive sites are The Call -jewish area, Sant Feliu church and especially nice view to houses built over river Onyar from one fo bridges.