Metro & Subways

Would you like to discover Barcelona city by metro and subways? It's the fastest way to pop in  the city! In Barcelona there are many different ways to travel around the city. 
In this article we will try to present some options about metro transportation. Public transportation by metro in Barcelona is really easy and fast. Metro has got plenty of lines passing through many districts of the city. In Barcelona, public transportation is run by TMB  which is official transportation company and if you buy your ticket from there you can use these tickets for nearly all public transports.

Here below a map of Barcelona metro (subway) lines. How will you read the map? We will give some information about the map.  The black circles on the map show the hubs in which you can change the station. As we mentioned in bus transportation, you can purchase Barcelona Travel Card for 2 to 5 days and travel unlimited. If you get in metro, it will take around 2 minutes for each stop and also 10 extra minutes if you transit another metro. If you add your waiting for 5 minutes then you can estimate your travel by metro so that you can't waste your time.

What about the metro ticket fare? You can buy your tickets individually which is €2.15 but you may select different travel tickets options as we mentioned before in bus transportation article. 

When you travel in Barcelona you and your friends in your group can use the T10 card at the same time. For instance, you a single person buys a T10 card and put the card into machine then pull it out completely. After that your friend will do the same and etc. I mean more than one person can use the card at the same time and the card will count this as separate journey. So if you travel in group one card will be enough for your trip. The cards are available whole year until a new price list is announced. Then you have to renew your travel card.

Please note that you can use your T10 card for your separate journeys in different public transportation at a time but do not forget that your whole journey from bus to metro for instance shouldn't exceed 1 hour and 15 minutes. In that time you can start your travel by metro then jump into bus and finish your trip on the bus. You can not use your single ticket for different transportation options in the defined time above.

Metro service time schedule is shown below but please remember that if there is a holiday or fiesta, metro running time may change so it's a good idea to check the times beforehand on ticket booths at metro stations.

Monday-Thursday	05:00 - 00:00 midnight
Sunday & holiday	05:00 - 00:00 midnight
Friday	05:00 - 02:00
Saturday and day prior to 01 January, 24 June, 15 August and 24 September	Continuous Service
24 December	05:00 - 23:00

All places are in Barcelona city is Zone 1 and if you want to go out of the city then you may pay more than the prices we mentioned before. From 0 to 3 years, travelling by public transports are free.

Where you can buy public transport tickets? There are various places to be able to purchase the tickets. 

Tobacco and new shops where you can buy only single or T10 tickets.

Machines at the metro stations where you can pay by coins, credit card or bills.

Bus Services

When one plans trip to a city that h/she hasn't been before, an important question comes to the mind. What are the transportation options in Barcelona? 
Is the transportation easy or difficult? Is the transportation is cheap or expensive? We will try to answer all these questions in this article for you. Here we will give information about only buses for public transportation in Barcelona city.


Buses in Barcelona city are the main option for public transportation. People in large quantity prefer buses to travel around Barcelona as buses have massive local and interurban network. All buses serving in Barcelona Metropolitian Area are organized by Autoritat Del Transport Metropolita ( ATM). Local bus services are organized by Transport Metropolitans de Barcelona ( TMB). Apart from these, there is night bus service called Nitbus and it's still being set up for a rapid bus service called Retbus which is intent to serve for rapid bus network in Barcelona city.

Bus transport system in Barcelona is organized very well. We will give information about both daytime and night buses separately on tickets and methods of Barcelona travel.

Daytime Buses:

Barcelona daytime buses connects more than 80 districts and offer comfortable trip for people who have reduced mobility. There is a bus route map plan in the buses and it's hard to say which buses going from A to B. We will give a map about buses route map but you should ask which bus you should take according to your stay in Barcelona city. Beside, route, schedule and prices may change. Many buses serve from 5 or 6 am to 10 or 11 pm and these buses pass through Plaça de Catalunya and Plaça de la Universitat. 

The Barcelona card offers you cheaper and unlimited on all over the means of transportation in Barcelona city. With these travel cards you can access any other transport systems such as metro, tram, suburban train. There is a travel card called T-10 card which offers day passes ( 2,3,4 or 5 days) or ten journeys.

If you would like to buy a single ticket the fare is 2,15€

T-10 card fare is 10.30€

Transport Pays 2 days: €14,00

Transport pays 3 days: €20,00

Transport Pays 4 days: €25,50

Transport Pays 5 days: €30,50

T-Dia ( one day pass) : €7,60

Here you can find Barcelona bus transport official web-site that you can have a look for exact bus route. 

Here below some card types that you can choose according to your Barcelona Travel. I hope we are able to be your Barcelona travel guide. 

Below cards are available on all integrated transport system.

T-10

A multi-person travel card allowing 10 journeys.

T-Mes (Monthly travel card)

A holder-specific travel card allowing unlimited journeys.

T-Jove (Young person's travel card)

Under 25s can use this travel card to make unlimited journeys over 90 days.

T-Dia

An individual travel allowing an unlimited number of journeys to be made in one day.

T-50/30

An individual travel card allowing 50 journeys to be made over 30 days.

T-Trimestre

A holder-specific travel card allowing unlimited journeys to be made over 90 days.

T-70/30

A multi-person travel card allowing 70 journeys to be made over 30 days.

Night Buses:

Barcelona night buses start to serve between 10.40 and 11.40 pm until 5.00 and 6.00 am in the morning. The Nitbuses pass through Plaça de Catalunya. These buses are yellow. Here is a map of nitbuses in Barcelona city.