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Information on Barcelona
Click here for an airport parking quotation Barcelona Airport (BCN) InformationIntroductionLocated 12 kilometres southwest of the city centre, at Llogregat, Barcelona Airport receives more than 24 million travellers per year. There are three terminals: Terminal A for international arrivals and departures; Terminal B for domestic flights; and Terminal C for air shuttle flights and general aviation. A connecting walkway links the three terminals.Airport parking at BarcelonaNearly 12,500 parking spaces are available. Outdoor car parks in front of the various terminals will accommodate 7,500 vehicles. An indoor car park for 2,600 vehicles is linked to Terminal A by an overhead corridor. And a car park for 2,300 vehicles connects to Terminal C via an airbridge. Before exiting the airport, pay at one of 21 automated payment machines located throughout the terminal areas and at the entrances to the car parks. Once payment has been made, collect your validated ticket from the machine; you then have 20 minutes to leave.Getting to and from BarcelonaIf driving from Barcelona city centre, take Highway C-246 or the Barcelona Ring Road and exit via the Pata Sur. Train service on the RENFE Mataró line connects the airport’s Cercanías station with the city centre. The station is connected to the passenger terminal by a moving sidewalk located between Terminals A and B. Trains depart every 30 minutes from 6:13 until 23:40, and stop at Sants (travel time, 17 minutes), Plaza Catalunya (23 minutes), Arc de Triomf (26 minutes), and Clot-Aragó (30 minutes). The cost to any of these stops is €2.30. Aerobus (A1) service to Plaza de Catalunya (€3.60) departs from in front of all terminals every 15 minutes from 6:00 to 24:00. Taxi ranks are found outside all terminals, and will transport arriving passengers to Barcelona’s Plaza España for €15, or Sagrada Familia for €21 (prices about €3 higher at night and on weekends). Travel time is about 25 minutes.Amenities at Barcelona AirportATMs, banks and bureaux de change are located in Terminals A and B. Terminal B also has a post office on the ground floor. A wide variety of restaurants and bars can be found in all terminals. Duty-free shopping is available in both Terminals A and B, as well as a range of other establishments including bookshops and newsagents, jewellers, tobacconists, a music shop and a shoe shop. Other facilites include a pharmacy, a 24-hour medical service and a children’s playroom. On the first floor of Terminal B is the airport business centre, with the Sala Europa meeting room. Facilities include telephone, fax, internet, photocopying and audiovisual equipment. Inquiries or reservations may be made by telephoning +34 (0) 932 983 815.Six airport information desks can be found throughout Terminals A and B. Tourist information booths also are located in Terminals A and B (telephone +34 (0) 934 784 704, or +34 (0) 934 780 565), as well as a hotel information kiosk in Terminal B. About Essential Travel airport parkingEssential Travel provides airport parking for all major UK airports. Follow one of the links below to get a quote.Aberdeen airport parking The car park at Aberdeen is Aberdeen Airpark. Birmingham airport parking The car parks at Birmingham are APH Birmingham and Airparks Birmingham. Bristol airport parking The car park at Bristol is Silver Parking. Cardiff airport parking Some of the car parks at Cardiff are Airparks Cardiff and Highwayman Parking. East Midlands airport parking The car park at East Midlands is Airparks East Midlands. Edinburgh airport parking Some of the car parks at Edinburgh are Park and Fly and Secure Air Parks Edinburgh. Gatwick airport parking Some of the car parks at Gatwick are APH Gatwick, Parking Express, BCP Gatwick and NCP Flightpath. Glasgow airport parking Some of the car parks at Glasgow are Airparks Glasgow, Parksafe Glasgow and NCP Flightpath. Heathrow airport parking Some of the car parks at Heathrow are Parking Express, Pink Elephant and Purple Parking. Luton airport parking The car park at Luton is Airparks Luton. Manchester airport parking Some of the car parks at Manchester are APH Manchester, Carminder, Premier and Ringway Airpark. |
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