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First, have a look at TMB webpage (see below). All information is in Catalan, Spanish and English. You'll find all the info about tickets, routes and prices, tourist itineraries, places of interest, maps and many other useful things. I strongly recommend you to check this website when preparing your trip to Barcelona.
The metro is pretty good and easy to use. You miss the urban landscape, but it's usually the cheapest and fastest option. Buses can be a bit confusing, if you don't know the city and do not speak Spanish or Catalan. Trams are nice, fast and easy, but these don't serve the city centre (can be handy if you are staying in some areas)
Transport tickets (prices updated March 2009):
A single ticket costs 1.35 €, valid for buses, trams and metro, on sale at the metro/tram stations or directly to the bus driver.
The best option usually is a T-10 (ten trips 7.70 € for zone-1, far enough for tourist purposes). Sold at metro and tram stops. In both cases (single tickets and T-10), you have an allowance of 1 hour 15 min: you can change from a bus line to a metro or different line of bus (not the same for return, for example), or from a metro to a bus, or metro to tram and bus... You may change metro lines if you do not leave the underground. T-10 cards can be shared for more than one person.
There is a 1-day pass for 5.80 € (T-Dia) that may be of interest, it allows unlimited number of journeys in any means of transport during a 1 day (until service closedown). But you will rarely use so many trips on a single day.
Other options are the tourist's passes: 2, 3, 4 or 5 days (10.70, 14.30, 19.50, 23.10 €), with unlimited trips (single user, non transferable), but take into account these will be worth only in case you should do A LOT of trips.
T-Dia and tourist passes can NOT be shared, one card per person
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Here you have some websites for you to check if you plan to arrive to Barcelona by ground, or plan to doing some daytrips while there:
- Renfe trains
http://horarios.renfe.es
At this page you can find info about medium and long distance trains, and even buy the tickets (even its system is not very user-friendly)
Be aware that the short distance trains are called Rodalies/Cercanias:
http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/barcelona
This one is in Spanish only, but you can select your departure station in the "origen" menu, destination in "destino" (this one was easy! :)) your travel date in "fecha" (important, as weekends and festive days will have a different timetable) and click on "horarios"
- FGC trains
http://www.fgc.es
Check the tourism section there. They have interesting offers as the combined tickets to Monserrat
- Buses
There are quit a few companies, but this one goes to most of the popular places: http://www.sarfa.com Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Use TMB's web to plan your
trips by also-cc
You enter a street address, intersectionor ppoint of reference, and your destination, (you can even add the time and date you'll be travelling) and you get interactive maps, bus and metro routes and detailed instructions.
Fast track to getting around is at http://www.tmb.net/camins/source/ingles/formVullTMB.jsp?op=TMB Leave a Comment
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This is a common question in the forum then I decide to add this tip:
In my Catalonia page there are some tips about transportation within Catalonia and from Catalonia to Spain. Including departures from Barcelona.
This is the link:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/2312d/c1/9/#T Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Another usual question is:
How to get Mallorca or Ibiza from Barcelona?
by plane:
http://www.iberia.com
http://www.aireuropa.com
by ship (usually the cheapest way):
http://www.trasmediterranea.es
http://www.umafisa.com/
Special offers in the following websites:
http://www.atrapalo.com
Sorry but it's in Spanish. Some words:
-ofertas: offer
-viaje: travel
-vuelo: flight
another one: http://www.edreams.es/ Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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I was planning my trip in Barcelona when I saw this page: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona. It's really cool, with information in English!
It tells you what form of transport you can take, what are the different types of tickets available, even to the point of "bringing" you where you want to go. All you need is the street address. It gives point-to-point information, with information for disabled persons.
There are also street maps which you can print you with bus stops and train stations on it.
Check it out! :)
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 by crazyguitar
http://www.tmb.net/cat/home.htm
I think I don't need to add any other information... ;)) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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INFO: BARCELONA PUBLIC TRANSPORT (TMB) OFFICIAL SITE: /www.tmb.net/eng/home.htm
MAP OF SUBWAY OF BARCELONA: /www.fgc.catalunya.net/uk/planol/pldet.htm Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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I tried to get from Barcelona to Valencia by train. I thought that it might be no problem at all. Buy a ticket and get on a train. If I don´t find a seat, I still can sit on the floor!
The bad thing! You need reservation to get a ticket. So I had to wait 12 hours to get the next available seat - and that was in the first class (preferente)!!! It was very expensive but also very nice. The train was a Euromed and they served food and drinks for free to your seat and also showed a movie! But I had to pay 50€ one way.
On the way back I took the bus for 18€. It took me only one hour longer. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 by QuimG
http://www.tmb.net/eng/home.htm
You will find information about the tourist bus, the subway lines, the bus lines, and the different transportation cards. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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