Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, the province of the same name and the Barcelonés region. With a population of nearly 1.7 million inhabitants, it is the second most populated city in Spain.
Barcelona offers its visitors the possibility of walking from the Roman ruins and the medieval city to the neighborhoods of Catalan modernism, with its distinctive buildings, its square blocks of sectioned edges, its tree-lined streets, and wide avenues. The old city is practically flat, while the new neighborhoods, as they approach the coastal mountain range, become steeper.
How to Get to Barcelona?
Get to Barcelona by Car
By road, Barcelona is located at a distance of 620 kilometers from Madrid, 350 kilometers from Valencia, and 300 kilometers from Zaragoza. To organize your trip, it is best to use online route planners.
Get to Barcelona by Train
Barcelona Sants station is one of the busiest in Spain and is only surpassed in passenger volume by Madrid’s Atocha Station.
High-speed trains (AVE) allow travel from Madrid to Barcelona in two and a half hours, and from Zaragoza in 90 minutes. If you are looking for a more affordable option, you can plan the journey in regional trains, although the duration will be longer and the comfort of the trip is less than that offered by the AVE trains.
Check prices and schedules on the website: Renfe.
Get to Barcelona by Plane
Even for travelers who can go by train, low-cost airlines are often a much more affordable alternative to trains on many occasions.
Low-cost airlines flying to Barcelona:
- Vueling. From A Coruña, Alicante, Almería, Asturias, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Granada, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Menorca, Sevilla, and Vigo.
- Ryanair. From Alicante, Asturias, Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Jerez, Lanzarote, Menorca, Málaga, Palma, Santander, Santiago, Sevilla, Tenerife, and Valladolid.
Where to Eat?
Spots near the World Trade Center Barcelona, site of BCC Barcelona 2022.
Ametller Origen Commons
Monday through Friday – 07:30 to 15:30 h
North Building. Ground Floor.
Phone number: +34 647 24 57 13
Ametller Origen Commons is one of the restaurants at World Trade Center Barcelona. Salads, bowls, fish, and grilled meats to enjoy all the flavors with vegan, gluten-free, and plant-based options. Visit the Healthy Bar, with personalized menus by our nutritionist Marta Verges.
EAT Restaurant
Monday through Friday – 08:00 to 16:00 h
South Building. Ground Floor.
Phone numbers: +34 93 270 12 87 / +34 676 64 68 43
Mediterranean diet at EAT, a restaurant in World Trade Center Barcelona with traditional homemade recipes. Sandwiches, snacks, and daily menus with options for all tastes. Fast service at affordable prices.
International Café
Monday through Thursday – 08:00 to 21:00 h
South Building. Ground Floor.
Phone numbers: +34 93 270 12 87 / +34 676 64 68 43
A place to have breakfast, lunch, or dinner with quality cuisine and the best ingredients. When you feel like you want a break, enjoy vermouth or snack in a quiet atmosphere ideal for disconnecting.
Bar Norte
Monday through Friday – 07:00 to 14:30 h
North Building. Ground Floor.
Phone numbers: +34 93 011 85 36
Healthy menus with local products at Bar Norte, a restaurant in World Trade Center Barcelona. Natural cuisine, with unprocessed ingredients and freshly made dishes. Snacks, juices, smoothies, and vegan options with attractive prices.
Club WTCB Restaurant & Lounge
Monday through Friday – 08:30 to 18:00 h
East-North Building. First-floor terrace.
Phone numbers: +34 935 088 087
Club WTCB, a meeting point for business people from all over the world. When you want to take a break, visit the World Trade Center Barcelona restaurant for healthy Mediterranean cuisine.
Interesting Sites
Interesting sites near World Trade Center Barcelona.
Port Vell
If you want to spend a day of leisure by the sea, do not hesitate to visit the oldest area of the pier of Barcelona. An ideal place to disconnect surrounded by a maritime atmosphere and landscaped areas.
Maritime Museum of Barcelona
Dive into the seafaring culture of Barcelona among ships and exhibitions. A museum dedicated to shipbuilding that will make you travel 700 years back in time and learn about our local history.
Columbus Monument
In a city full of modernist buildings, discover the tallest tribute to Columbus in the world. Built in 1888, it surpasses the 64 other monuments of the conquering colonist.
Barceloneta Beach
Relax on Barcelona’s oldest beach, located next to the seaside neighborhood. With a length of just over a kilometer, it has become one of the longest and most famous beaches in the city.
La Rambla
This emblematic street is the best known in Barcelona. Don’t forget to walk along its wide and lively 1.3-kilometer boulevard full of terraces, restaurants, stores, museums, and street artists.
The Great Theatre of the Lyceum of Barcelona
Enjoy the oldest active theater in Barcelona. Created in 1847, it is considered one of the most important in the opera world. Year after year, it has managed to maintain its function as a cultural and artistic center.
The Basílica de la Sagrada Família
The Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Família, known simply as the Sagrada Família, is a Catholic basilica in Barcelona, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí. Begun in 1882, it is still under construction. It is Gaudí’s masterpiece and the maximum exponent of Catalan modernist architecture.
Park Güell
Park Güell is a public park with gardens and architectural elements located in the upper part of the city of Barcelona, in the foothills of the Collserola mountain range. Conceived as a housing development, the park was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, the greatest exponent of Catalan modernism, commissioned by the businessman Eusebi Güell.
La Pedrera-Casa Milà
The Casa Milà, commonly known as “La Pedrera”, is a modernist building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, built between 1906 and 1910 in the Ensanche district of Barcelona, at number 92 Paseo de Gracia.
Casa Batlló
Casa Batlló is a building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, the greatest representative of Catalan modernism. It is a complete remodeling of a previously existing building on the site, designed by Emilio Sala Cortés. It is located at number 43 Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona.
La Boquería Market
The San José Market, popularly known as La Boquería, is a municipal market located on la Rambla de Barcelona. Besides being a place where you can buy all kinds of fresh produce, it is also a tourist attraction.
Picasso Museum of Barcelona
The Picasso Museum of Barcelona, officially and in Catalan Museu Picasso, has a collection of 4,251 works of the Málaga painter Pablo Picasso in the multiple media he approached, which is the most complete in the world in works of his youth.
Barcelona Cathedral
The Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Cruz y Santa Eulalia -also called Seo instead of the cathedral- is the Gothic cathedral of Barcelona, seat of the Archbishopric of Barcelona.
Camp Nou
The Camp Nou is a sports venue owned by Fútbol Club Barcelona, located in the district of Les Corts in the city of Barcelona. It was inaugurated on September 24, 1957, and its current capacity is 99,354 spectators, making it the stadium with the largest capacity in Europe and the third largest in the world.
Urban Transportation
Tickets and rates for bus and metro
More information on metro and bus tickets and rates: https://www.tmb.cat/es/tarifas-metro-bus-barcelona
T-usual Card
Personal and non-transferable passes with unlimited trips for 30 consecutive days from the first validation in all operators of the Integrated Rate System.
T-casual Card
Single 10-trip passes for travel on all operators of the Integrated Rate System.
T-grup Card
Multi-person passes with 70 trips during 30 days in all operators of the Integrated Rate System.
Multi-person passes with 70 trips during 30 days in all operators of the Integrated Rate System.
Single-person passes are valid for unlimited travel in the areas defined by the first validation, on all means of transportation according to the routes to be taken. It is valid for 24 hours (1 day), counting from the moment of its first validation. It also allows a maximum of one return trip to or from the Aeroport T1 and Aeroport T2 metro stations on L9 Sud.
Hola Barcelona Travel Card 2, 3, 4, and 5 days
Hola Barcelona Travel Card 2, 3, 4, and 5 days Unlimited travel on the metro, bus (TMB), and other public transport networks in Barcelona for 2 days (48 h), 3 days (72 h), 4 days (96 h), or 5 days (120 h) in a row using a single ticket.
Single Ticket
TMB ticket valid for one trip by metro (except Aeroport T1 and Aeroport T2 metro stations on line L9 Sud), bus or Montjuïc funicular. It is a single, non-integrated ticket.
Airport Ticket
The non-integrated single-person metro ticket allows you to make a trip between Aeroport T1 and Aeroport T2 stops on line L9 Sud and the rest of the metro network.
Bus
The urban bus network consists of the Barcelona Bus Rapid Transit Orthogonal Network and the network of regular lines. A total of 150 bus lines operate in Barcelona.
Find your route
Barcelona Bus Map
More information about the Barcelona bus network
Metro
The metro network has 12 lines and a length of 166 km. It is the second largest metro network in Spain after the metro network of Madrid and, since December 2009, the first Spanish metropolitan railroad network with fully automated lines.
Barcelona Metro Schedule
| DAY | SCHEDULE |
| From Monday through Thursday and midweek holidays | From 5:00 to 24:00 |
| Fridays and holiday eves | From 5:00 to 2:00 |
| Saturdays | Start: 5:00; continuous service all night from Saturday to Sunday |
| Sundays | Continuous service all night from Saturday to Sunday; ending at 24:00 on Sunday. |
| December 24th | From 5:00 to 23:00 |
The last hour indicated is the hour at which the last trains depart from each end of the metro lines.
Barcelona Metro Map
More information about the Barcelona metro network
Cab
The cab service in Barcelona is very characteristic and unmistakable because of its colors. The vehicles are black with yellow doors and a trunk lid.
Telephone Numbers of Interest
- Emergencies and Police: 112
- City Guard: 062
- Fire Department: 080
- Health Emergencies: 061
- Spain area code: +34
- Barcelona area code: 93