Barcelona Travel Guide
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain and is the capital of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. It is a very cosmopolitan city where you’ll find many different people, and all over the world who live in it, like thousands of tourists who visit every day.
The official language is Catalan, and you will see that most signs are signs in that language, but still many also have a translation into Castilian, and also virtually all know both Castilian and Catalan, so language will not be a problem! : D
How to reach the center of Barcelona?
Arriving by air:
Barcelona airport is located about 12km southwest of downtown and has 3 terminals, which are connected by walkways, so you can walk from one terminal to another. To get to the airport, what do we think it’s better by train, from Sants station, Plaza de Catalunya and Arc de Triomphe. Trains (C10) runs every half hour, journey time is 20 minutes and the fare is 2.60 €.
Arriving by train:
The main train station is Barcelona-Sants Central Station. From there trains to international destinations, domestic and outside the city of Barcelona. Located near the downtown, which you can reach by using the subway, because there in Sants cross the green line (3) to blue (No. 5).
Arriving by bus:
In the case of being in a town near Barcelona, another way to get can be by bus. In particular, we go from Madrid to Barcelona (and vice versa) we did on that means of transport and it was pretty good. The company that made that journey was ALSA, the journey takes approximately 7 hours, and the cost of the ticket round trip is around 50 €. The buses to stop at the first Barcelona Nord station and then the Sants, you get off at the best fit you.