PUBLIC TRANSPORT In Barcelona city there's an Integrated Tariff System and the cheapest way to travel by public transport (either bus or underground) is getting a travel card. You can get a T-10 card, it allows 10 combined journeys in any means of transport. It costs 6,65 Euro and you can use the same ticket during 1 h 15' once validated. You can acquire the cards at the Metro Tickets Offices and Automatic Machines and at the "Tabacs" shops. More information is available on http://www.tmb.net/en_US/barcelona/moute/targetes/targetes.jsp

Public transport in Barcelona is very efficient. The following may be used to access the CCIB:

Underground: L4 Stop (yellow line): “Maresme / Fòrum”

Buses: Metropolitan Transports of Barcelona (TMB): Lines 7 and 41

Tram: T-4 Line of Sant Martí - Besòs Tram

Taxis: From down town the journey takes between 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the traffic. There is a taxi rank outside the AC Princess Hotel (next to the CCIB)

Airport: The Barcelona-El Prat International Airport is located 12 kilometres outside the city, to the south. Most European airlines, and many international ones, operate flights from its international terminal.

HOW TO GET FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CENTRE OF BARCELONA
There are various ways of getting to the city. 

By Aerobus (coach)
The stops for the Aerobus are right outside the terminals (A, B and C). 
One coach leaves every 12 minutes. You can get off at various points in 
the centre of Barcelona (it will take about 30 minutes): 
Sants Station, where you can change to undergrounds lines 3 or 5.
Plaça d'España, where you can change to undergrounds lines 1 or 3.
Plaça de Catalunya, where you can change to undergrounds lines 1 or 3.
Passeig de Gràcia, where you can change to undergrounds lines 2, 3 or 4.

By Train
The prices of tickets vary depending on the zones through which you travel. 
To get from the Airport to the Centre of Barcelona you travel through 4 zones, 
the cost of the ticket is 2,40 Euros. All trains leaving the station go to the Centre. 
Timetables: From the Airport to the Centre of Barcelona the first train leaves 
at 6 a.m and the last at 10:29 p.m. A train leaves every 30 minutes and it will 
take you about 35 minutes. 
Important: Do not throw your ticket away after validating it because you will 
need it to leave the station on reaching your destination:
Sants Station, where you can change to undergrounds lines 3 or 5.
Passeig de Gràcia, where you can change to undergrounds lines 2, 3 or 4.

By Taxi
The cost to the Centre of Barcelona is around 30 Euro and it takes about 25 minutes.

Hire car
There are several car hire companies at the airport




Taxis are the most comfortable way to get from the airport to the city. You will see a taxi
stand on the left of the main airport exit. From the airport to the city, the journey takes
between 20 to 30 minutes, depending on the traffic. The cost is approximately 20 euros
with a small extra charge for each piece of luggage. The tariffs are on the side of the taxi.
Other transportation options include Aerobùs bus service, RENFE trains and the Under
ground. 

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