{"id":40382,"date":"2015-06-13T09:09:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T07:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=40382"},"modified":"2019-12-09T10:35:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T09:35:24","slug":"public-transport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/public-transport-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Transportation: How to get around in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Getting around<\/strong> a foreign country can prove to be challenging at times, specifically if you don&#8217;t have a good notion of how the city is mapped out. With so much to see and so little to time to cross everything off the list, it is important to know the ins and outs of the cities. When <strong>traveling,<\/strong> there are many options that enable people to move around. Renting a car is an option, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/rent-bike-gracia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">renting a bike<\/a> is a more green approach and last but definitely not least, is using\u00a0<strong>public transportation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best transport apps in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/public-transport-2\/#Cheap_and_Convenient\" title=\"Cheap and Convenient\">Cheap and Convenient<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/public-transport-2\/#Types_of_tickets\" title=\"Types of tickets\">Types of tickets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/public-transport-2\/#From_Black_to_Green\" title=\"From Black to Green\">From Black to Green<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cheap_and_Convenient\"><\/span>Cheap and Convenient<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84097\" style=\"width: 369px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84097\" class=\" wp-image-84097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/vinals-300x152.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"182\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Vinals via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona\u00a0has one of the most accommodating <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">public\u00a0transportation systems<\/a><\/strong> in Europe. Over 140 public <strong>metro stations<\/strong> are readily located all around the city, making every district extremely accessible. The development of <strong>public transportation<\/strong>\u00a0in Barcelona has proven an absolute success, with over 65% of the population having adopted it as their main means of moving around the city. The overall length of the network is 102.6 km which indirectly shows how much area is connected by the tracks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/en\/linies-de-metro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">metro<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0however, is not the only option available for those who don&#8217;t have their own vehicle. The<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmb.cat\/en\/barcelona\/buses\/lines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">bus system<\/a><\/strong> here is equally impressive. It covers more than 870 km on the daily. With over 100 lines and <strong>more than 1,000 buses<\/strong>, this means of <strong>public transportation<\/strong> covers every nook and corner of the city. If you don\u2019t believe it you are more than welcome to check out the 2,544 available stops. It has been estimated that the <strong>bus system<\/strong> achieves over 175 million trips every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most convenient aspect of any method of <strong>public transportation<\/strong> in the city is that one ticket grants you access to all of them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_tickets\"><\/span>Types of tickets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_89626\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89626\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Logo-TMB.svg_-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-89626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by TMB via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several <strong>types of tickets<\/strong> you can buy to move around Barcelona using the\u00a0<strong>public transportation system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Single ticket<\/strong> &#8211; 2.15\u20ac<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>T-10 ticket<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0\u20ac9.95. \u00a0With the\u00a0<strong>T-10<\/strong>\u00a0you can take 10 trips at a discounted price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>T-50\/30<\/strong>\u00a0-42,50\u20ac. It gives you 50 trips for a period of 30 days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>T-Mes\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 52,75\u20ac. Valid for a month, with unlimited trips.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>T-Trimestre\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0142\u20ac. Unlimited trips for 3 months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>T-70\/30<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 59,50\u20ac. Same rules than the 50 trip ticket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>T-Dia<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 8,40\u20ac. Unlimited trips for one day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also special prices for large families, children,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/nightlife-seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seniors<\/a>\u00a0and unemployed people. You can check the full\u00a0<strong>ticket price list<\/strong> and information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are not living in Barcelona but are planning to visit it, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tourist<\/a>, check out the options offered by\u00a0<strong>HolaBCN!<\/strong>\u00a0to see if they match your needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2-day ticket\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; 14,50\u20ac<\/p>\n<p><strong>3-day ticket<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 21,20\u20ac<\/p>\n<p><strong>4-day ticket<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 27.50\u20ac<\/p>\n<p><strong>5-day ticket<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 33,70\u20ac<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>HolaBCN!<\/strong> tickets can be used on\u00a0<strong>metro<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>bus<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>tramway<\/strong>\u00a0and some\u00a0<strong>trains<\/strong>. The days start counting from the first time you travel with the card so we advise that you only start using it when you know you will be moving around the following days as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/arts-streets-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover arts in the streets of Barcelona<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Black_to_Green\"><\/span>From Black to Green<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84095\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84095\" class=\" wp-image-84095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Alf-van-Beem-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Alf van Beem via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If these statistical facts do not impress you, perhaps the improvement on environmental efficiency that these systems achieve will. The <strong>metro system<\/strong> registers almost no carbon-based product emissions, running completely on electricity. The only thing that is being spent here is the paper being used for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tickets-mnac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than a quarter of the <strong>buses<\/strong> used in the public system run on clean natural gas. The projections for the improvement of public development have estimated that a complete\u00a0natural gas system may be up and running in the next few years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With affordable prices and almost no emissions, the <strong>public transportation system<\/strong> in Barcelona unanimously takes the gold.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ShBarcelona<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>can help you find the perfect one.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>* Main photo by Carlos L&#8217;H\u00a0via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"40382\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting around a foreign country can prove to be challenging at times, specifically if you don&#8217;t have a good notion of how the city is mapped out. 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