Getting Around Barcelona

Walking The centre of Barcelona is quite compact, and you can get to most places on foot. Many places are centred around La Rambla, and as your hotel will be very close to this main street, walking is the best option for getting around. Metro If you find the London Underground easy to use, you will find the Barcelona Metro even easier, and a good deal cheaper too. The Metro system has five lines, all colour-coded and numbered. You pay €1.10 for a single ride, even if you change lines. Buying a T-10 card (targeta) gets you 10 rides for €6, not only a considerable saving but it saves you having to keep buying single tickets every time.

Bus You can catch most buses from Plaza de Catalunya at the top end of La Rambla, a single costing you €1.10 and buses normally run from 06:00 until 22:00. You can also use the T-10 card which you use and buy for the metro. Yellow night buses (nitbus) run between 03:00 and 05:00 and pass through Plaza de Catalunya every 30 to 45 minutes. Taxi Taxis are black and yellow in Barcelona, and have a green light and the numbers 1,2 and 3 on the roof. If the green light is on, or there is a "lliure/libre" sign in the passenger side windscreen, the taxi is free so flag it down. The pricing system is complicated, but basically go on €2 minimum fare for the weekends, with the meter ticking over at €0.85 per kilometre.

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