Transportation from City Center to Cardiff Airport
Cardiff Airport (CWL) is Wales' busiest airport and there are many vehicles operating from the city centre.
If you want to go to the airport by train, you can take the trains that leave from the main train station every hour on weekdays and every two hours on Sundays to Rhoose Station.
If you buy your ticket from the box office at the main train station by saying “Cardiff Air Bus”, they will give you a single discounted ticket, including the connection of bus number 905.
There are multiple buses and shuttles from the city to the airport. One of them is bus number 304. This bus leaves from the Customhouse stop very close to Cardiff Central Station and goes to the airport via Barry and Llantwit Major. The journey takes about an hour under normal traffic conditions.
For more detailed information, you can browse the official websites or mobile applications of the companies.
In addition, the T9 bus line operated by TrawsCymru, a company owned by the Welsh government, also carries passengers from the city center to the airport with flights departing every 20 minutes. The bus goes to the airport with passengers it picks up in front of the Travelodge hotel in Cardiff Bay and behind the Cardiff Central Library in the city centre.
For a more comfortable journey, you can prefer taxis that you can easily find in crowded places such as Mermaid Quay or Cardiff Central. As a more economical option, you can use the Uber application, which is frequently used in the city. The airport is approximately 24 km away and the journey takes an average of 25 minutes by passenger cars.
If you are leaving Cardiff as a large group, or if you want a comfortable journey from your hotel to the airport, you can also book a private airport transfer through your hotel or through a trusted website. So you can focus on the flight ahead without having to worry about anything before your journey.
Transportation to the City Center from Barcelona-El Prat Airport
One of the most popular tourism centers in Spain, Barcelona is connected to various 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 the city center from Barcelona - El Prat Airport, suburban trains, public busses, taxis and rental cars might be used.
There are two separate bus lines taking off from two terminal buildings of the airport. Public busses named Aerobus might be preferred for an economic journey to the city center. The bus lines called A1 and A2 are leaving at Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 buildings respectively. Both lines are leading to Espanya and Catalunya squares in the city center. Operating between 06:00 am and 00:00 am, these busses are replaced by bus lines called N16 and N17 after the midnight.
You might reach to the city center by taking the suburban train line, R2 at the airport. You might transfer to other train lines to reach to other parts of the city inexpensively.
By taking a taxi at the terminal exit, you might easily reach to any part of the city. It is advisable to ask and negotiate about the prices prior to taking the taxi. The transportation to the city center by taxi approximately lasts 30 minutes.
It is possible to rent a car through car rental offices inside the airport or online booking services. You should keep in mind that the city is facing a traffic problem.
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