Barcelona - Essential Information
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ArrivalGuides free Barcelona travel guide provides you with some essential information before your trip. At the end of the guide you will find maps and street index.
Airports
Aeropuerto de Barcelona (BCN), Barcelona’s airport, is 13 km southeast from the city center. Several bus companies serve the different terminals every 15 minutes before leaving for the city’s centrally located Plaza de Catalunya Square. Local trains leave for Barcelona every 30 minutes and cost approximately €3. Taxicabs charge €15-21 on weekdays and a bit more at weekends.
Girona airport lies about 100 km from the center of Barcelona, and there are three ways of getting between the two places.
Buses cost around €12 one way and €20 return. They will take you to Estacio d’Autobusos Barcelona Nord.
A taxi costs around €120. A better option might be to stay overnight at Girona and travel by bus the next day.
There are also trains to and from Barcelona, but then you also have to organize transport between the center of Girona and the airport.
Public transport
Tickets for the underground can be bought from travel information booths and from stations. They are valid for one trip and cost approximately €1.50. Bus tickets are bought from the driver.
You can find prices, timetables and suggestions for things to do in Barcelona at the website below:
Taxi
Barcelona’s black and yellow taxis can be hailed on the street, at stations or called by telephone. Standard fares apply between 06.00–22.00 from Monday–Friday at all other times, including public holidays, fares are higher. Remember that drivers often have minimal small change and do not take credit cards. Radio taxi companies:
Barnataxi, tel: +34 933 581 111
Fonotaxi, tel: +34 933 001 100
Ràdio Taxi, tel: +34 933 033 033
Post
The main post office at Plaça Antoni López is open 08.30– 21.30 from Monday–Saturday and is also open 09.00–13.00 on Sundays for certain services.
Pharmacy
Chemist shops in Barcelona take turns at operating the after-hours service. The nearest chemist shop that is open at night will be posted on the door of an adjacent chemist shop. Chemist shops with 24-hour service are:
Farmàcia Alvarez, address: Passeig de Gràcia 26, tel: +34 933 021 124
Farmàcia Clapés, address: La Rambla 98, tel: +34 933 012 843
Dentists
Amigo Robira Carmen, address: Av. P. Asturies 42, tel: +34 934 159 922
Centre Odontològic de Barcelona (a large and good dental clinic where English is spoken), address: C/Calàbria 251, tel: +34 934 394 500
Telephone
Country code: +34
Area code: 093
Electricity
220 volts (125 volts in some older buildings), 50 Hz
