Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
11pm a reduced network of yellow
nitbusos
(night buses) runs until 3am or 5am. All
nitbus
routes pass through Plaça de Catalunya and most run every 30 to 45 minutes.
Taxi
Taxis charge €2.10 flag fall plus meter charges of €1.03 per kilometre (€1.30 from 8pm to
8am and all day on weekends). A further €3.10 is added for all trips to/from the airport, and
€1 for luggage bigger than 55cm x 35cm x 35cm. The trip from Estació Sants to Plaça de
Catalunya, about 3km, costs about €11. You can flag a taxi down in the streets or call one:
Radio Taxi BCN
( 93 225 00 00;
www.radiotaxibcn.org
)
Fonotaxi
( 93 300 11 00)
Radio Taxi Barcelona
( 902 222111, 93 293 31 11)
The call-out charge is €3.40 (€4.20 at night and on weekends). In many taxis it is possible to
pay with a credit card and, if you have a local telephone number, you can join the T033 Rà-
dio taxi service for booking taxis online (
www.radiotaxi033.com
,
in Spanish). You can also
book online at
www.catalunyataxi.com
.
Taxi Amic
( 93 420 80 88;
http://rtljtic.wix.com/taxiamic
)
is a special taxi service for
people with disabilities or difficult situations (such as transport of big objects). Book at least
24 hours in advance if possible.
Women passengers who feel safer with taxis driven by women can order one on the
Línea
Rosa
( 93 330 07 00;
www.servitaxi.com
).
Tram
TMB
( 902 193275;
www.trambcn.com
) runs three tram lines (T1, T2 and T3) into the
suburbs of greater Barcelona from Plaça de Francesc Macià and is of limited interest to vis-
itors. The T4 line runs from behind the zoo (near the Ciutadella Vila Olímpica metro stop)
to Sant Adrià via Glòries and the Fòrum. The T5 line runs from Glòries to Badalona (Gorg
stop). The T6 runs between Badalona (Gorg) and Sant Adrià. All standard transport passes
are valid. A more scenic option is
tram blau
(blue tram), which runs up to the foot of Tibid-
abo.
