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Airport Transfer Guide About 12.00 km from the city

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Barcelona Center

Compare the listed airport journeys and check where each service stops. Allow time for any onward connection.

Rodalies R2 Nord Train Recommended
Price for your journey
Duration: 30 min
Frequency: Check timetable

Use the railway station at T2; from T1 add the airport terminal shuttle. Allow roughly 20–35 minutes on the train to the central stop you choose, plus waiting and walking. Buy for Aeroport and your named destination, or use an integrated ticket valid for that journey. The railway, L9 airport metro and Aerobús have different ticket rules.

Aerobús: A1 for T1, A2 for T2 Express bus Recommended
€7.75
Duration: 40 min
Frequency: Check timetable

Adult single €7.75; the separate return product is €13.30. Both routes run 24 hours, with different terminal destinations. Allow roughly 30–50 minutes to or from Plaça de Catalunya depending on traffic, plus waiting. Integrated city tickets do not cover Aerobús.

Metro Line L9 Sud Metro
€5.90
Duration: 40 min
Frequency: Check timetable

The €5.90 airport ticket covers the airport metro access. T-casual and T-familiar do not open the Aeroport T1/T2 gates. Central destinations usually need a change from L9; allow roughly 40–60 minutes for a central connection rather than treating the first metro segment as the full trip.