{"id":85866,"date":"2017-04-16T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=85866"},"modified":"2017-04-16T21:52:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-16T19:52:00","slug":"catalonia-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalonia-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"The main airports of Catalonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;85866&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The main airports of Catalonia&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 142.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are four main <strong>airports in Catalonia<\/strong> to help you travel to and all around the region. This article will introduce you to each one of them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aebe702e822f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aebe702e822f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><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\/catalonia-airports\/#Barcelona-%E2%80%93-El-Prat-Airport\" >Barcelona &#8211; El Prat Airport<\/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\/catalonia-airports\/#Girona-%E2%80%93-Costa-Brava-Airport\" >Girona &#8211; Costa Brava Airport<\/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\/catalonia-airports\/#Reus-Airport\" >Reus Airport<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalonia-airports\/#Lleida-%E2%80%93-Alguaire-Airport\" >Lleida &#8211; Alguaire Airport<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona-%E2%80%93-El-Prat-Airport\"><\/span>Barcelona &#8211; El Prat Airport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85868\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85868\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/03\/BCN-airport-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Alquiler de piso en Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-85868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by kozumel via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Located in Barcelona,<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aena.es\/en\/barcelona-airport\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">El Prat Airport<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is the <strong>main airport<\/strong> in Catalonia. In 2016, approximately 44 million people went through its terminals making it the second busiest <strong>airport<\/strong> in Spain. It is located just outside of the city center in <strong>El Prat de Llobregat<\/strong> where the <strong>airport<\/strong> gets its name from. With two terminals, it serves national, European and international flights to North America, South America, Middle East, Asia and Africa. To get to the <strong>airport<\/strong> in Barcelona by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-public-transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public transport<\/a> you have a host of options including train, metro, bus or the aerobus service, all of which take between 20 and 30 minutes from the city centre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/metro-airport-l9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L9 \u2013 Getting to the airport by subway<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Girona-%E2%80%93-Costa-Brava-Airport\"><\/span>Girona &#8211; Costa Brava Airport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The<strong>\u00a0Girona airport<\/strong> is the second major <strong>airport<\/strong> in Catalonia and although smaller in size it is a useful hub for those traveling to <strong>Girona<\/strong> or to the beautiful <strong>Costa Brava<\/strong> in the summer. It has recently grown quite a bit, mainly due to the number of Ryanair flights that stop and leave from there. It can be used as an alternative to <strong>Barcelona airport<\/strong> but the journey from this <strong>airport<\/strong> to Barcelona takes a little over an hour. There are buses leaving from the <strong>airport<\/strong>\u00a0that take you to Barcelona, Girona and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/costa-brava-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Brava<\/a> including Lloret de Mar, Tossa de Mar and Blanes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reus-Airport\"><\/span>Reus Airport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reus Airport<\/strong> is located close to <strong>Costa Daurada<\/strong> near the city of Reus, the birthplace of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/casa-batllo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antoni Gaud\u00ed<\/a>. It welcomes passengers traveling onto Salou, Cambils, Tarragona and one of Europe\u2019s largest theme parks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portaventuraworld.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PortAventura<\/a>. To get to <strong>Reus Airport<\/strong> from Reus there is a regular bus service which only takes 20 minutes. There is also a direct bus from Reus and the\u00a0<strong>Reus Airport<\/strong> to\u00a0the center of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best transport apps in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lleida-%E2%80%93-Alguaire-Airport\"><\/span>Lleida &#8211; Alguaire Airport<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85869\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85869\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2017\/03\/people-sign-traveling-blur-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Alquiler de piso en Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-85869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lleida Airport <\/strong>is a regional <strong>airport<\/strong> for those wanting to travel and explore the west of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalonia-rivers-lakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalonia<\/a> including the <strong>Pyrenees<\/strong> and <strong>Andorra<\/strong>. It was the first <strong>airport<\/strong> built and owned by the Catalan Government, having opened its doors in 2010. There are direct buses from Barcelona to the <strong>Lleida airport\u00a0<\/strong>but they aren\u2019t very frequent so it\u2019s best to check the times before traveling. There is also a shuttle bus service to get to Lleida city centre from the <strong>airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city? Let <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ShBarcelona<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> help you in your search.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are four main airports in Catalonia to help you travel to and all around the region. This article will introduce you to each one of them. Barcelona &#8211; El Prat Airport Located in Barcelona,\u00a0El Prat Airport\u00a0is the main airport in Catalonia. 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