Barcelona airport public transports
Buses to and from airport
Aerobús A1, Aerobús A2, 46, L77, L99, N16, N17, N18, PR1, PR2, PR3 .
This is a complete guide of the local transportation in bus from the city and its metropolitan area to Barcelona Airport. They are urban buses from the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, linking the airport with different parts of the city -including city center and nearby towns.
Bus stop at terminal T1 Barcelona airport.
Regular buses lines TMB (metropolitan urban buses)
- Express services Aerobús A1 and Aerobús A2.
- From Barcelona Plaça Espanya to airport terminal T1 and T2 with the 46.
- From Sant Joan Despí (through Cornellà de Ll.- Sant Boi de Ll.- Prat de Llobregat) to airport terminal T1 and T2 with the L77.
- Line L99 from Castelldefels (through Gavà and Viladecans) to airport terminal T1.
- From El Prat de Llobregat (RENFE train station) to airport terminal T1 and T2 with the PR1.
- From El Prat de Llobregat (RENFE train station) to Parc industrial y de servicios aeroportuarios and Terminal de aviación corporativa with PR2 and PR3 buses. Passengers must notify the driver these stops.
- Night bus Nitbus N18 from Barcelona (Pl. Catalunya-Ronda Universitat) to the airport, terminal T1 and T2.
- Night bus Nitbus N17 from Barcelona (Pl. Catalunya) straight to airport terminal T1.
- Night bus Nitbus N16 from Barcelona (Pl. Catalunya) to Castelldefels, stopping at terminal T2.
- Other Medium/long distance coach.
Regular buses lines TMB .
They are encompassed within the Barcelona Metropolitan Transport network (TMB) and are a cheap and popular way of transport.
You can pay cash or use an integrated card of transportation from TMB, which allow travel in more than one mode of transportation, such as bus and subway, or train and bus, in a specific time frame.
The T-casual (formerly T-10 card) is a individual travel card with 10 trips. It is sold at newsagents and tobacconists, intercity bus stations and some ATMs; and it allows users to travel to various points in the same metropolitan area of Barcelona. The price of a T-casual for 1 zone is €11.35.
Leaving the T2 terminal building and across the street to the parking entrance of the terminal T2, there is a small tobacconist where you can purchase a T-casual.
These buses:
Connect the airport with large populations of the metropolitan network and their price is common in all the metropolitan area network.
They make stops along its route, passing through several villages.
They are equipped with ramps for disabled people.
If you have special transportation needs, maybe you want to consult the service for the disabled in Barcelona airport.
They are subject to long distance traffic are not to be rushed.
Metropolitan buses
The following buses to Barcelona Airport from the south and west metropolitan area: Gavà, Viladencans, Castelldefels (south) and Sant Joan Despí (west).
Express Lines: Aerobús A1 and Aerobús A2 .
The Aerobus is an express bus line that made the journey from downtown Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya) to Barcelona El Prat Airport. The Aerobus A1 goes to terminal T1 and the Aerobus A2 to T2 terminal. This express line made some stops by the city of Barcelona, but not in other small cities.
In the grounds of the airport, the Aerobus A1 has a stop at the terminal T1 and the Aerobus A2 has three stops in the terminal T2 (T2A, T2B and T2C), although the terminal T2A is temporarily cancelled by works.
The Airbus is low-floor (level-boarding) bus and it's equiped with retractable boarding ramps facilitating access to wheelchair users and trunks.
It is an express line -faster- and high-frequency bus.
The return ticket is valid up to 90 days after the first validity date.
You will be able to buy the ticket on the same bus (in cash) or at the vending machines at the airport, Pl. Catalunya and Pl. Espanya.
When waiting at a stop that is served by more than one route, signal to the driver that you want her/his bus by raising an arm without waving.
Aerobús is more expensive compared to other bus services, the price is €6,75 for one way and €11,65 round trip.
Terminal T1, level 0, Arrivals.
Terminal T1, level 3, Departures.
Service: It has 24-hour service, all year round.
Tickets: One way 6,75€ - 11,65€ round trip.
Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya) Barcelona airport T1:
Timetable and frequency:
from 05:00 to 06:40 every 10 min.
from 06:40 to 21:55 every 5 min.
from 21:55 to 00:35 every 10 min.
from 00:35 to 05:00 every 20 min.
Route and stops:
Plaça Catalunya (is in front of El Corte Inglés - central platform).
Sepúlveda.
Plaça Espanya.
Airport Terminal T1, level 3, Departures.
Barcelona airport T1 Barcelona (Plaça Catalunya):
Timetable and frequency:
from 05:35 to 07:15 every 10 min.
from 07:15 to 22:30 every 5 min.
from 22:30 to 01:05 every 10 min.
from 01:05 to 05:35 every 20 min.
Route and stops:
Airport Terminal T1, level 0, Arrivals.
Pl. Espanya.
Gran Via C. C. - Comte Urgell.
Pl. Universitat.
Pl. Catalunya.
Terminal T2B, level 0, Arrivals/Departures.
Terminal T2C, level 0, Arrivals/Departures.
Service: It has 24-hour service, all year round.
Tickets: One way 6,75€ - 11,65€ round trip.
Pl. Catalunya Barcelona airport T2
Timetable and frequency:
from 05:00 to 22:30 every 10 min.
from 22:30 to 05:00 every 20 min.
Route and stops:
Pl. Catalunya (in front El Corte Inglés - central platform).
Sepúlveda - Comte d'Urgell.
Pl. Espanya.
Terminal T2B.
Barcelona airport T2 Pl. Catalunya
Timetable and frequency:
from 05:35 to 23:00 every 10 min.
from 23:00 to 05:35 every 20 min.
Route and stops:
Terminal T2B.
Terminal T2C.
Pl. Espanya.
Gran Via -Urgell.
Pl. Universitat.
Pl. Catalunya.
Line 46 .
The daytime bus 46 leaving from Barcelona-Plaza España destination Barcelona Airport terminals T1 and T2. It stops several times on the ways:
Cargo terminal.
Terminal T2 B, Departures.
Terminal T2 B, Technical block.
Terminal T2 C (external road).
Roundabout shed Dascher towards T1.
Terminal T1, Level 0. Arrivals.
Rotonda nave Dascher towards T2 - Barcelona/Sant Joan Despí.
Service: all year round.
Timetable and route line 46.
Line L77 .
The daytime bus from L77 line goes from Barcelona airport terminals T1 and T2 towards Sant Joan Despi through the neighboring towns of Cornellà, Sant Boi (FGC Station) and El Prat de Llobregat.
Stops on the airport area, ordered from arriving to leaving:
Terminal T1. level 0, Arrivals.
Rotonda shed Dascher towards T2 - Barcelona/Sant Joan Despí.
Cargo Terminal.
Terminal T2 B, Departures.
Terminal T2 B, Technical block.
Terminal T2 C (external road).
Service: all year round.
Schedule:
Sant Joan Despí to Terminal T1, from 5:15h (every 20 min.) to 22:15h.
Terminal T1 and T2 to Sant Joan Despí, from 6:00 h (every 20 min.) to 23:00h.
See L77 bus route.
Line L99 .
Daytime L99 bus line runs from the town of Castelldefels with the destination Terminal T1 at Barcelona Airport, with plenty of stops on his tour of the neighboring towns of Gavà, Viladecans, Sant Boi and El Prat de Llobregat. You can pay the ride with a T-casual card.
The stops it makes on the airport grounds, in order from arrival to departure, are as follows:
Terminal T1. Level 0, Arrivals.
Service: all year round.
Schedule:
Castelldefels to Terminal T1: from 5.00h (every 30 min.) to 21.30h.
Terminal T1 to Castelldefels: from 5.45h (every 30 min.) to 22.15h.
See L99 bus route.
Line PR1 .
The day PR1 bus line goes from the terminal T1 towards terminal T2 through the El Prat de Llobregat town.
Route PR1 has its origin in T1 its final in T2, so it does not bind both terminals directly. PR1 runs Prat de Llobregat town at the middle of the route between both terminals, about as much sense as meaning go or come back.
It stops at the airport at:
Terminal T1. Level 0, Arrivals.
Cargo Terminal.
Terminal T2 B (Joan Miró mural ).
Terminal T2 B, Technical Block.
Terminal T2 C (external road).
Service: all year round.
Schedule:
Terminal T1 El Prat de Ll. Terminal T2: from 5:35h (every 30 min.) to 23:05h.
Terminal T2 Prat de Ll. Terminal T1: from 5:25 h (every 30 min.) to 22:50h.
See LPR1 bus route.
Lines PR2 and PR3 .
The PR2 and PR3 lines made in the way from El Prat de Llobregat Rodalies de Catalunya train station to airport and return. Both lines stop at Aeronautical Parc and Corporate aviation Terminal as on-demand bus stops.
Bus stops in the airport have a button to request the bus and a screen showing when it will arrive. From the town centre way, you must ask the driver if you wish to go to the airport.
Stops in the airport area :
Parc industrial i de Serveis Aeroportuaris.
Corporate Aviation Terminal.
Service: all year round.
Timetable and route:
See LPR2 route.
See LPR3 route.
Line N18 Nitbus (night bus) .
The night bus service of the N18 line of the company Avanza goes from Barcelona (Pl. Catalunya-Ronda Universitat) to the airport, first to the T1 terminal and then to the T2 terminal, already in the direction of return to Barcelona.
The stops at the airport grounds since arriving in Barcelona and going out of the airport in the direction of Barcelona are the following:
Terminal T1, level 3, Departures.
Terminal T1, level 0, Arrivals.
Shed Dascher - towards terminal T2.
Cargo Terminal.
Terminal T2 B, Arrivals.
Terminal T2 B, Technical block.
Terminal T2 C (external road).
Service: all year round
Schedule:
Pl. Catalunya T1 and T2: from 0.05h (every 20 minutes) to 4:50h.
T1 T2 and Pl. Catalunya: from 00.18h (every 20 minutes) to 4:33h.
During summer months frecuency may increase. Further information on the AMB site.
See N18 route.
Line N17 Nitbus (night bus) .
The Avanza company N17 night buses do a long tour of Barcelona, with 13 stops, starting Ronda Universitat - Pl. Catalunya and through l'Hospitalet de Llobregat (8 stops) - and El Prat (11 stops); until arriving at Barcelona airport with three stops: Aeropuerto Terminal T1 departure hall, Aeropuerto Air Shuttle Corridor Barcelona-Madrid and Terminal T1 Aeropuerto.
Stops in the airport area, ordered from arriving to leaving:
Terminal T1, level 3, Departures.
Terminal T1, level 3, Barcelona-Madrid corridor.
Terminal T1, level 0, Arrivals.
Service: all year round.
Schedule:
Pl. Catalunya (Rda. Universidad) terminal T1: from 22:50h (every 20 minutes) to 5:00h.
Summer reinforcement schedule: the frequency increases to a night bus every 10 minutes.
Terminal T1 Pl. de Catalunya -Rda. Universidad: from 21:55h (every 20 minutes) to 4:50h.
See N17 route.
During summer months frecuency may increase. Further information on the AMB site.
Line N16 Nitbus (night bus) .
Another night bus service from Avanza company is the N16 line, which runs from Barcelona to Castelldefels. This journey takes 4 stops at the airport in three different sites of the terminal T2.
Stops on the airport area are in the same direction for both paths, so you must look the indicative bus screen which one is the end of route: Barcelona or Castelldefels:
Cargo Terminal.
Terminal T2 B, Departures.
Terminal T2 B, Technical Block.
Terminal T2 C (exterior road).
Service: all year round.
Schedule:
Pl. Catalunya T2 and Castelldefels: from 23:30h (every 20 minutes) to 5:10h.
Castelldefels T2 and Pl. Catalunya: from 23:10h (every 20 minutes) to 4:40h.
During summer months frecuency may increase. Further information on the AMB site.
See N16 bus route.
Further information
Barcelona metropolitan Transports (TMB).
Barcelona metropolitan area (AMB).
