Rent a Car in Barcelona

You have one week in Barcelona city for a vacation and you want to make the best of it. So you decide that hiring a car in Barcelona city will save time. At some point you may be right but you should remember that rent a car in Barcelona city may give some problems to you. So in this article we will try to mention about advantages and disadvantages of rental car in Barcelona city. First of all you can start to plan your trip including the person number attending to the trip. After that, it will be a good idea to decide whether you really need a car rental in Barcelona city for your travel. As the transportation in Barcelona is really easy  you can get everywhere whenever you want and in time as you wish. The transportation network is quite wide and even the farthest places can be reached easily by public buses or metro. Apart from these, parking can be a problem in Barcelona city. There are green or blue zone at the streets for public parking for your private cars which charges you at least 3€ for an hour and you can't buy a ticket for whole day. So that means, you need to buy a ticket for every two hours. If you calculate the payment at the end of your holiday this means a lot. Of course there are big underground parking garages operated by SABA located every district in Barcelona city and definitely they will be close to your hotel/apartment. You can park your car there for many days you want and if you pay for weekly or multi days it will be cheaper.

As metro stations and stops are connected to each other, travelling the city is really easy on your holiday by public transportation but if you really need a car rental then we can recommend you some rental car companies. If you would like to rent a car at the airport then you have lots of choices. At terminal there are two car rental companies but once you come out of the terminal and walk just a few minutes and across the road you will see many car rental firms opposite you. It's possible to rent a car in Barcelona city online before you arrive the city. So how much does it cost to rent a car in Barcelona city? To rent an average car in Barcelona city apart from parking lot fee but with gas inside for a week is approximately between 200 and 250€. It includes all gas and insurance stuff. The parking fee is around 60€ for a week. So you should add this to the cost. Actually it doesn't cost too much if you travel crowded. It may be cheaper than public transportation and you can discover the places that public transportation doesn't stop by. If you visit Barcelona city on summer and decide to swim and see the beaches then having a private car would be helpful very much.

When you plan a Barcelona city travel you can look through what you need at our site. So it can be helpful for you to follow your Barcelona city travel guide. When we make recommendations for our site visitors, we try to make the best ones. We care about your time, money and effort. So for your best holiday in Barcelona city we will keep on giving the cheapest, best and easiest ways for your travel. Here below there is a map showing car rental companies at city centre in Barcelona city so that you can check the nearest one to your hotel/apartment. 

Apart from idea of renting a car in Barcelona city you can also think about the options of travelling by taxis. Taxis in Barcelona city are yellow and black. It's easy to recognize. You can call a taxi by just raising your hand in the middle of the street or wait for a taxi in front of the big hotels or at the city centre. At nights taxis are a little more expensive. Be sure that you talk about luggage, passenger number and trips to airport with the driver beforehand. These points may change the current fee for taxi. Sometimes at the weekends it may be a little harder to find a free taxi in a short time but don't worry about that as Barcelona city is a really big city and offer a newcomer many public transportation ways. There are plenty of taxis so it won't be so hard to find. Generally taxi drivers don't know English. They just speak Catalan or Spanish but somehow they are eager to do their best to comfort you and they will take you wherever you want to go. If you haven't decided on transportation options in Barcelona city you can read more about public transportation in Barcelona city by clicking here.

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.