Transportation to Barcelona-El Prat Airport from the City Center
One of the most popular tourism centers in Spain, Barcelona is connected to numerous places in the world through Barcelona–El Prat Airport – one of the busiest airports in the country in terms of passenger traffic. There are several options for the transportation to the airport, located 12 km. away from the city center.
For the transportation to Barcelona - El Prat Airport from the city center, suburban trains, public busses, taxis and rental cars might be used.
It is possible to reach to two terminal buildings of the airport by taking bus lines; A1 and A2 of public busses called Aerobus. Taking off from Espanya and Catalunya squares, these buses are replaced by lines called N16 and N17 after the midnight.
The train line called R2 is preferred by the passengers who would like to reach to the airport through suburban trains. It is easy to reach to the airport from other parts of Barcelona by transferring to this suburban train line.
You might reach to the airport from different parts of the city by taking a taxi or renting a car. It is advisable to ask about the prices prior to using these transportation services since, especially, taxi prices in the city are relatively expensive.
Contact Information for Barcelona Airport
The address: Barcelona–El Prat Airport Barcelona, Spain
The phone number: +34 91 321 10 00
The fax number: +90 (232) 274 64 54
Transportation from Monterrey Airport to City Center
Monterrey International Airport or, officially, General Mariano Escobedo International Airport serves the city of Monterrey.
The most economical way to get from Monterrey airport to the city center is by bus. The bus company VivaBus departs from Terminals A, B and C of the airport every 30 minutes. You can buy your bus ticket online from official websites or from the ticket office at the airport.
With these buses, the journey from Monterrey airport to the city center takes approximately 40 minutes. Buses arriving in Monterrey city center stop at Fundidora Park in the Fierro neighborhood and at the Monterrey Bus Terminal, 3 kilometers from the city center.
VivaBus: https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en
Again, as an economical option, you can also take the minibuses, namely “Collectivos”, which depart only from Terminal A. If you are in another terminal, you can switch terminals using the free service in between. There are minibuses departing for 3 different routes here. One of these routes is the "Centro", that is, the minibuses that go to the city center.
The last stop of these minibuses is the activity center called Pabellón M. Another is the San Pedro route and its final stop is Hotel Camino Real. The last one is the “Sur”, that is, the southern route. The last stop of this route is Rectoría ITESM, that is, the Rectorate of Monterrey University of Technology.
For a more comfortable journey, you can take a taxi from the taxi stands just outside the airport arrivals terminal. Or you can call a vehicle from applications such as Uber and Bolt, which are frequently used in the country.
A plus of transportation applications is that you don't need cash and it reduces the risk of the vehicle getting you around while looking for your destination to zero. It takes 30 minutes under normal traffic conditions to reach the city center, which is approximately 30 km away, by passenger cars.
Hotels here provide paid or free shuttle service from the airport. When you make your reservation, you can ask your hotel about this service. If your hotel does not provide this service, you can find many reliable transfer companies online by using global websites such as Viator.