Barcelona Airport (BCN)
Tel: 902 404 704.
Website: www.aena.es

Barcelona Airport is located 12km (7 miles) southwest of the city centre and has three terminals (A, B and C). There are daily direct flights between Barcelona and more than 30 international destinations - several further destinations are served by less frequent direct flights. The airport had over 30 million passengers passing through in 2006, compared with just 10 million in 1992, the year of the Barcelona Olympics. The airport ranks second in Spain and a third runway has recently been added to cater for the increasing volume of air traffic.
 
Airport facilities: There are banks and bureaux de change in terminals A and B. Car hire services are available from Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Sol-Mar and National Atesa. Other facilities include tourist information desks (tel: (93) 478 4704), a hotel information desk (terminal B), duty-free shopping (terminals A and B), left luggage (Technical Block), post office (terminal B), shops, restaurants and bars. Terminal B has a chemist and there are 24-hour medical facilities in the Technical Block.

Business facilities: Meeting rooms are available in the airport's business centre (tel: (93) 298 4450) at the cargo terminal. Various airlines offer access to the VIP lounges in Terminals A and B.

Transport to the city: A RENFE (tel: 902 240 202; website: www.renfe.es) train leaves the airport for the city centre every 30 minutes during the day, stopping at Central-Sants (journey time - 17 minutes), Plaça de Catalunya (journey time - 23 minutes), Arc de Triomf (journey time - 26 minutes) and Clot-Aragó (journey time - 30 minutes) for connections to the metro.

An Aerobús service (tel: (93) 415 6020; website: www.emt-amb.com) runs to Plaça de Catalunya via Gran Via every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday (journey time - 15-30 minutes). Bus 46 operates a service from the airport to Plaça Espanya every 30 minutes. Nightbus N11 runs from the airport to Plaça Catalunya.

Taxis to and from the airport charge a minimum of €10. The ride to a downtown hotel costs approximately €20, including a €2 airport supplement. Taxi ranks are located outside the terminal buildings.

Approximate flight times to Barcelona: From London is 2 hours; from New York is 7 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 13 hours; from Toronto is 11 hours 30 minutes; and from Sydney is 25 hours 15 minutes.