Welcome to ESDi
Public transport
Barcelona is huge, but it has a modern and well-developed public transport to get anywhere in the city quickly. The metro, bus and tram all run at a very tight pace and until late into the night. In addition, there are several cable cars, funiculars, railways, tourist buses, taxis, local trains, night buses and many other means of transport.
Metro & Tram
There are 4 main metro lines (L3: green, L2: purple, L5: blue, L4: yellow, L1: red), 3 extended metro lines and 3 tram lines in Barcelona. Each line is well connected to all areas of Barcelona, allowing citizens to easily travel by metro and tram around the city.
Bus
In Barcelona, public transport has both buses and night buses (after 23:30 hours) which stop at many different stations to provide the most convenient route for all citizens.
Renfe, FGC
Public transport in Barcelona is divided into 6 zones, where zone 1 indicates the areas in the city centre, and zone 2 to 6 indicate the areas outside the city centre. Renfe & FGC are therefore
public transport services to connect Barcelona city centre to other areas. Within 35 - 60 mins by
Renfe or FGC, citizens can easily arrive in Barcelona to travel, study or work.
Let's take a look at the railway map of Barcelona, so that students have an idea of which zone they are living in and
what kind of tickets students should buy.
Bicing
If you are a fan of sports activities or bicycles, Barcelona offers you a bicycle service named Bicing. There
are some advantages of choosing Bicing: cheaper than the metro, 400 stations and 6,000 bicycles around
the city centre. You must have an ID or NIE to be a user of this service.
https://www.bicing.barcelona/es
Ticket, Fares
Public transport tickets can be used for almost all vehicles: metro, bus, Renfe, FGC. Before buying tickets, we recommend that you check in which zone you are living in to buy the
appropriate tickets and get a more detailed price through this link:
https://www.tmb.cat/en/barcelona-fares-metro-bus
| Type | Image | Validation time | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
T casual |
|
10 times |
11.35€ |
22.40€ |
30.50€ |
|
T usual |
|
Monthly
(unlimited
times) |
40€ |
53.85€ |
75.60€ |
|
T joven |
|
90 days. Highly recommended for students under 25 years old |
80€ |
105.20€ |
147.55€ |
|
T grupo |
|
70 times per
month |
79.45€ |
156.80€ |
213.50€ |
