In 2007, passengers passing through Barcelona El Prat totalled nearly thirty three million. Business and leisure travellers are expected to exceed this figure in 2008. Passengers travelling to and from The catalonian capital and Madrid airports account for a large proportion of flying activity (nearly a thousand flights a week). The air shuttle named the Puente Aereo which travels among the two airports is considered the world’s most busy air travel route. Visitors to Barcelona El Prat Airport couldn’t be better positioned to go headed for the municipality centre. From landing on the tarmac, you could be bargain hunting in the heart of Barcelona’s colourful city centre within the hour. Here is no hanging about when you arrive at Barcelona’s airport either. Buses, outside the Arrivals Hall, eagerly await their passengers, engines a-humming, primed and set to despatch you securely 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 locations. Among these airports include London-Stansted, London-Gatwick, East Midlands, Liverpool, Newcastle, Belfast, Bristol as well as 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 twelve kilometres (7.5 miles) from the town centre. There are a number of ways to travel from the airport to your destination inside the town, the most popular ones I have noted. Visitors are able to travel to and from Barcelona El Prat Air port with rail. The Metro itself does not go from the airport. The Renfe train runs every thirty minutes to Estacio de Franca on the R10 line is a popular choice providing access to the Barcelona Sants railway station for the Barcelona Metro.
The Entitad Metropolitana del Transporte airbus service runs to and from Placa Catalunya. The bus stop for this service is situated outside of all three terminals, A, B and C. Enthusiastically delivering its passengers into the heart of The catalonian capital, this is the best value for money mode of transfer to and from the airport you will find. For a single ticket the cost is about 4 euros. Ensure, if you require subway L1 and L3 lines, you will need to get off at the Placa d’Espanya. Here is more details about Aeroport Barcelone
If travelling by automobile to Barcelona Airport from the Castelldefels or else Sitges direction, there is the C-32 looking out for the Aeroport-Aeropuerto Exit onto the access B22 road. Allow up to half an hour for this trip. The major transport interchange here is accessed via the highway C-32B which connects up the Ronda de Dalt as well as many other main roadways.
Taxis are available near to the exits of all terminals and are available day and night. Expect to pay more or less 25 euros (plus a cost per bag) for a 20 minute ride into the centre of The catalonian capital.