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Barcelona Airport

Airport Information

Country

Spain

Address

Barcelona Airport, Edificio Bloque Tecnico, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Spain

Country Code

34

Telephone

932 983 838

Fax

932 983 737

E-mail

bcninformacion@aena.es

Website

www.aena.es

Location

The airport is located 12km (8 miles) southwest of Barcelona

Time Zone

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)

Number of Terminals

3

Airport News

Shuttle service between El Prat de Llobregat and the airport: The RENFE Cercanías station is currently closed due to engineering work. Passengers who wish to travel to the airport should change at El Prat de Llobregat station on line 2. Stops on line 2 trains have increased to make travelling to Barcelona easier. Timetable: Departures from the airport, from 06:25 to 23:50; departures from the airport, from 5:59 to 23:05. There are trains-shuttle between the airport and El Prat every 20 minutes, from where passengers can take Line 2 of the suburban train. For further information telephone 902 240 202.

Transfer between Terminals

Passengers can walk through a walkway, which connects the three terminals.

Driving Directions

From Barcelona city centre, take the Barcelona ring road, with the airport exit via the Pata Sur. The airport access road is the Barcelona-Castelldefels C-31 motorway, which connects with the Barcelona-Stiges C-32 motorway.

Car Parking

There are public car parks at the airport with space for nearly 13,000 cars. Car parks are located directly in front of each terminal. Terminal A and C are directly connected to the car parks via air-bridges. VIP parking in a secure car park, with collection outside each of the terminals, is also available (tel: 932 971 381).

Car Hire

Avis, National Atesa, Europcar and Hertz are all represented at the airport, with offices located on the ground floor of Terminals B and C.

Public Transport

Rail: There are train services from the airport to the city centre, on the RENFE Mataró line. All trains stop at Sants-Estaçio, Plaça Catalunya, Arc de Triomf and Clot-Aragó, all of which connect with the metro. The RENFE Cercanías station is connected to the passenger terminal via a travelator, which is situated in front of the terminal building between Terminals A and B. Road: Taxi: Taxi ranks are located outside the terminals (journey time to Barcelona: 25 minutes). Bus: There is an Aerobus (A1) service to Plaça de Catalunya, departing from in front of all terminals. Bus no.105 departs from Terminals B and C, to El Prat; bus no.106 also departs from Terminals B and C.

Information and Help Desks

Tourist information desks (tel: (0)934 784 704 or 780 565) are located in Terminals A and B; there is also a hotel information point in Terminal B. Airport information desks can be found throughout the airport, at six locations in Terminals A and B.

Airport Facilities

Money and communications: Banks, bureaux de change and ATMs can be found in Terminals A and B. There is also a post office on the ground floor of Terminal B. Eating and drinking: There are restaurants, cafeterias and bars in all terminals. Shopping: Duty-free shopping is available in Terminals A and B; there are also a range of other shops in these two terminals. These include a jewellers, bookshop, tobacconists, newsagents, music shop and shoe shop. Luggage: A left-luggage office is situated in the Terminal B Arrivals area. A lost property office is situated in the Bloque Técnico building (tel: 932 983 349). Other facilities: There is a pharmacy, a 24-hour medical service, tour operators and travel agents, and children’s play areas.

Conference and Business Facilities

Terminal B has a dedicated meeting room, the Sala Europa, which can be hired (tel: (0)932 983 815). Facilities include telephone, fax, Internet and audiovisual equipment. During 2004, two similar facilities will open on the first floor of Terminal B. VIP lounges are available in Departures (after security) in all three terminals.

Disabled Facilities

The airport has lifts, escalators and ramps. Reserved parking spaces are also available for disabled travellers in the airport car park. Disabled toilets are located throughout the airport and there are also adapted-telephones at wheelchair height in each terminal.

Airport Hotels

There are no hotels on site. The nearest hotels to the airport are Hotel Ciutat del Prat (tel: 933 788 333), Hotel Tryp Barcelona Airport (tel: 933 781 000) and the Best Western Hotel Alfa Airport (tel: 933 362 564). Hotels can be booked at the hotel information desk in Terminal B.

City

Barcelona

Full Airport Name

Barcelona Airport