Barcelona Airport Guide

Barcelona Airport is located south-west of the city of Barcelona, between the city limits of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans and Sant Boi. It is just 3 km from the Port of Barcelona, one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean for container traffic and the leader in the cruise market. It is also located near the Free Zone Consortium, one of the most important industrial and logistics centres in Spain.

Barcelona Airport constitutes a cornerstone of the Catalan economy and is particularly important for the business sector and tourism industry. To modernise and prepare Barcelona Airport for future air traffic demands, major improvements to infrastructure and services are currently being conducted. The Barcelona Plan will transform the airport with the construction of a new terminal area and the extension of the airfield with a new runway, in addition to other relevant infrastructures.

These improvements will consolidate Barcelona as a major European hub airport, increasing both its domestic and international connections.

Since the Olympic Games were held, passenger traffic at the Barcelona airport has increased by over 100%, growing from 10 million passengers in 1992 to over 27 million in 2004. In 2005, it handled 27,152,745 passengers, 307,811 flight operations and 90,446 tonnes of cargo.

Address:
Prat de Llobregat s/n 08820 Barcelona Telephone:  902 404 704 
E-mail: bcnreclama@aena.es
Website: www.aena.es

Location:
Barcelona airport is located in the south east of the city, between the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat, Viladecans and Sant Boi.

Country Code:
34

Driving Directions for Barcelona Airport:
The airport access road is the C-31 motorway Barcelona-Castelldefels, which connects with the C-32 Barcelona-Sitges. From the Barcelona ring roads, access is by the Pata Sur.

Car Parking at Barcelona Airport:
The Barcelona airport has approximately 13,000 parking spaces, 2,300 of which are located in the parking building connected to Terminal C by an airbridge, and 2,600 more are found in the car park located across from Terminal A, which is also connected by an elevated corridor.

The rest of the parking spaces are in ground level, uncovered car parks that are spread out across of the different terminals. All of the zones have access controls manned by permanent watchguards and customer services.

To access the car parks, you must collect a ticket by pressing the button on the ticket dispenser located at each access point. Once in the car park, you must drive slowly (10 Km/h). To guarantee smooth traffic, a tow truck will remove all vehicles parked in unauthorised spots and the offender will be charged a fine.

Once you leave the vehicle, do not leave valuables in sight and be sure to lock the doors. Take the ticket with you and do not lose it. Remember your parking space number.

To leave the car park, you must pay the parking fee before removing the vehicle. There are 21 automatic payment machines located in the terminal lobbies, at the pedestrian entries to the car park and on the ground and second floors (next to the airbridge) in buildings PA and PC. After making the payment, remove the validated ticket from the machine and go to your vehicle. You have 20 minutes to leave the car park. To leave, insert the ticket in the ticket machine located in each lane.

If you have lost the ticket or you have any problems, request information by pressing the button available on all of the automatic payment machines or go to the information centre. If your car battery does not work, the car park operators will start your car free of charge.

Car Hire at Barcelona Airport:
Companies include Avis, Europcar, Hertz and National. Desks and offices are located at Arrivals in the terminal building. 

Public Transport for Barcelona Airport:
By 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).
By 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.

How do you get to the RENFE train station to travel to Barcelona city?
Through a raised moving walkway, situated in front of the terminal building between terminals A and B. There is a train service every 30 minutes.
Aena has cut the way trough this airbridge because of the works for the construction of the Intermodal building which connects terminals A and B. There is a free bus shuttle service between the railway station and the airport.

Getting to your Accommodation from Barcelona Airport:
The simplest, most efficient and certainly most cost effective way of travelling from Barcelona Airport to any of the main resorts in the Costa Brava/Maresme or Costa Dorada, Andorra or just to the city centre is to book either a shuttle or private taxi transfer on line in advance at www.keytransfers.com where you will find shuttle transfers starting from as little as 15 euros return – a FANTASTIC RATE! Booking online is easy and picking up your shuttle or taxi transfer on your return journey couldn’t be easier too. We serve nearly all resorts in the Costa Brava/Maresme including Blanes, Calafell, Calella de la Costa, Girona City, L'Estartit, Lloret de Mar, Malgrat de Mar, Pineda del mar, Santa Susanna, Sitges, Tossa de Mar. And in the Costa Dorada Cambrils de Mar, La Pineda, Miami Platja, Pineda del mar, Port Aventura, Salou.

Information and Help Desks at Barcelona Airport:
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 at Barcelona Airport:
Money and communications: There are two banks BBVA and La Caixa both with and ATM machine. Eating and drinking: There are numerous bars, cafes, restaurants and fast food outlets at the airport including a self-service style cafeteria. Shopping: There are many shops at Barcelona Airport including duty-free, a tobacconists, gift shops and a bookshop. Luggage: There is a left-luggage and lost property facility at the airport. Other facilities: There are 24-hour first aid services a children’s play area, pharmacy, post box and police station.

Conference and Business Facilities at Barcelona Airport:
There are a total of 6 VIP lounges within the terminal.

Disabled Facilities at Barcelona Airport:
The infrastructures, facilities and services at Barcelona airport comply with a whole series of requirements that grants its facilities a high level of accessibility.

Urban planning and accesses

  • Reserved parking places signposted for the disabled in the closest areas to the terminals.
  • Access to the different floors of the high-rise car parks at terminal A and terminal C using the lifts. Connection between terminals and high-rise car parks with travelator walkways.
  • Removal of architectural barriers on pavements and islands.
  • Presence of guardposts on the road to prevent vehicles from entering pedestrian areas.
  • Easy access to the RENFE intercity station using lifts and the travelator walkway.
  • Metropolitan bus (105-106) and Aerobus lines adapted.

Terminals

  • Access to the terminal lobbies using adapted automatic sliding or revolving doors.
  • Level changes between the lower floor and upper floor of the terminals connected by lifts.
  • Inclusion of adapted controls with embossed text or Braille in the cabins of the new lifts.
  • Public toilets adapted and signposted according to legislation.
  • Presence of information desks adapted for people in wheelchairs (restricted area).
  • Existence of accessible public telephone booths.
  • Information for the disabled
  • Distribution of leaflets concerning “Information for the Disabled” in displays and on public information desks.
  • Provision of copies of “Passenger Rights and Information for the Disabled” in Braille at information desks.
  • Green Jacket Staff with knowledge of sign language.

Barcelona Airport Hotels:
Our recommended hotels near to the airport are the Best Western Aeropuerto, Hotel Ciutat del Prat and Tryp Barcelona Aeropuerto all of which can be booked at discounted rates on-line

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