Transportation from the City Center to Managua Augusto C. Sandino International Airport
Managua Airport is 45 km from the city center and can be reached by the Carretera Norte highway. Taxi is the best option to get to the airport from Managua. You can go to the airport by any taxi you can take from the street, or you can ask your hotel to call a taxi for you. But it is absolutely necessary to agree on the price up front because taxi drivers in Nicaragua try to charge higher fees than tourists.
To get to the airport from Managua city center by bus, you need to take the 114 or 120 bus from the Metrocentro stop in the center to the El Nuevo Diario stop, and then take the 266 bus to the stop at the entrance of Las Mercedes Hotel. Public transport in Nicaragua is not very clean and comfortable, nor is it very punctual. Therefore, if you need to catch the plane urgently, it is not a very reliable method.
Many hotels in Managua offer private transfer services from the city center to Managua Airport. You can easily reach Managua Airport by private transfer by making a reservation in advance from your hotel or reliable tour sites. If you provide your flight number when making a reservation, you will be guaranteed to catch the plane on time.
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