In 2007, passengers passing through Barcelona El Prat totalled almost thirty three million. Business and leisure travellers are expected to exceed this figure during 2008. Passengers travelling to and from The catalonian capital and Madrid airports account for a huge proportion of flying activity (nearly a thousand flights a week). The air shuttle called the Puente Aereo which travels between the two airports is considered the world’s most busy air travel route. Travellers to Barcelona El Prat Airport couldn’t be better positioned to go headed for the city centre. From landing on the tarmac, you could be bargain hunting in the heart of Barcelona’s colourful city centre within the hour. There is no hanging about when you reach your destination at Barcelona’s airport either. Buses, outside the Arrivals Hall, eagerly await their passengers, engines a-humming, primed and ready to despatch you safely into Placa Catalunya, post haste. You can also go to Barcelona to do a Visites guidées Barcelone
Popular low cost airline EasyJet fly to The catalonian capital Airport from a variety of UK places. Among these airports include London-Stansted, London-Gatwick, East Midlands, Liverpool, Newcastle, Belfast, Bristol and London-Luton. Furthermore they fly passengers to Barcelona out of Paris, Lyon, Berlin-Schonefeld, Milan-Malpensa and Dortmund airports.
Barcelona El Prat Airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from the city centre. There are a number of ways to go from the airport to your destination within the city, the most popular ones I have noted. Passengers are able to travel to and from Barcelona El Prat Air port by rail. The Metro itself does not go from the airport. The Renfe train operates every thirty minutes to Estacio de Franca on the R10 line is a popular option providing access to the Barcelona Sants railway station for the Barcelona Metro.
The Entitad Metropolitana del Transporte airbus service works to and from Placa Catalunya. The bus stop for this service is situated outside of all 3 terminals, A, B and C. Enthusiastically delivering its passengers into the heart of The catalonian capital, this is the ideal value for money mode of transfer to and from the air port you will find. For a single ticket the cost is approximately 4 euros. Make sure, if you require subway L1 and L3 lines, you will need to disembark at the Placa d’Espanya. Here is more details about Aeroport Barcelone
If travelling by vehicle to Barcelona Airport from the Castelldefels or Sitges direction, there’s the C-32 looking out for the Aeroport-Aeropuerto Exit onto the access B22 road. Allow up to half an hour for this journey. The main transport interchange here is accessed via the highway C-32B which connects up the Ronda de Dalt and several other major roadways.
Taxis are available close to the exits of all terminals and are available day and night. Assume to pay more or less twenty five euros (plus a cost per bag) for a twenty minute ride into the centre of The catalonian capital.