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 Trains, Trams and Railways in Catalonia & Barcelona

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See also, in The AngloFILE:
  • RENFE  (La Red de los Ferrocarriles Españoles) is the Spanish national rail train service: English-language website allows you to plan your trip, listing prices and times: RENFE website
  • Cercanías is the commuter train network which operates in all major cities in Spain: There is one in Barcelona: Barcelona Cercanias
  • Alta Velocidad is the high-speed train network which operates from northern to southern Spain via Madrid and from Madrid to Barcelona
  • Regionales is the regional train network operated by RENFE in each of the autonomous regions.  For a map of the Catalonia rail area see the RENFE website
  • Rail Europe has information about travelling by train around the continent 
Barcelona & Catalonia Trains: Useful Information
  • Catalonia Station Finder: Click here 
  • RENFE Information and Reservations 
    Tel
    : 902 240 202
  • RENFE booking service: Click here
  • RENFE train timetables and prices: Click here 

Barcelona's main train station for national and international arrivals and departures is Estació de Sants. Tickets can be booked in advance from the RENFE website, by telephone or at the station itself.

  • Tel: 902 240 202
  • To book a ticket online: Click here 

The FGC Catalonia Railways

The FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Catalunya) operates the fleet of trains and trams in the Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona and Lleida provinces which includes the Costa Brava and Costa Dorada regions.

Services are:

  • Barcelona to Valles
  • Llobregat to Anoia
  • Lleida to La Pobla de Segur
  • FGC also handles the Montserrat Line (Montserrat rack train and the funiculars of Sant Joan and Santa Cova), the La Molina and the Vall de Nuria lines

Maps of the route, the city, the zones and timetables can be downloaded in PDF format. 

  • Click to Download PDF 
  • FGC Customer Service 
    Tel
    : 932 051 515
  • Customer Service Desk at Pl. Catalunya
    At
    : Main Hall of the Barcelona-Pl. Catalunya station
    Open: Monday to Friday 07:00- 21:00
  • Customer Service Desk at Provença
    At
    : Main Hall of the Provenca (Balmes/Provenca) station
    Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-19:00. Closed in August
  • Customer Service Desk at Pl. Espanya
    At
    : Main Hall of the Barcelona-Pl. Espanya station
    Open: Monday to Friday 09:00- 14:00 and 16:00-19:00
Barcelona Metro

There are seven metro lines to get around Barcelona. There is lots of information on the Barcelona Metro website.

  • For maps of the metro lines: Click here 
  • The website has the facility to e-mail, in English, for help with general queries: Click here
  • Use the Route 3D interactive route finder to find how best to get around Barcelona; you decide how you want to travel and the route is mapped out for you: Click here
  • For information on metro travel for those with reduced mobility: Click here
  • For useful information on travelling by metro: Click here 

Practical Information

Bicycles can be taken on the metro on weekends and public holidays and during July and August. In the week bicycles can be taken from 05:00-07:00, from 09:30-17:00 and from 20:30 until closing time.

Guide dogs and dogs accompanying security guards are permitted on the metro. Pets may not be carried on the metro unless they are in special containers.

It is not permitted to enter the metro on roller-skates or roller-blades.

Barcelona Trams

Barcelona's Tram opened its first line in April 2004. There are four lines, three operated through the Trambaix offices:

Line T1 Francesc Macià to Cornellà and Sant Joan Despí (centre).
Line T2 Francesc Macià to Cornellà and Sant Joan Despí (Hospital Comarcal).
Line T3 Francesc Macià to Sant Just and Sant Feliu.

  • For information on these lines showing the routes and timetables: Click here 
  • Trambaix Offices
    At
    : Avenue Barcelona s/n, 08970 Sant Joan Despí
    Tel: 902 193 275 
  • Office hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00 and Friday 09:00-14:00
  • Website

Line T4 Estació de Sant Adrià Ciutadella | Vila Olímpica

  • Route and timetable information: Click here 
  • Trambesòs Offices
    At: Avenue Eduard Maristany s/n, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besòs
  • Office hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00-14:00 and 16:00-19:00 and Friday 09:00-14:00
Reductions & Discounts
  • Children under 4 travel free on RENFE trains, on the metro and on trams
  • A reduction of 40 percent is given on the price of a single or return ticket for under twelves
  • Group discounts are available but apply only if the group is making the same journey at the same time on the same date
  • Tarjeta Dorada (Golden Ticket) is available for pensioners (over 60) and people with a 65 percent or more disability. The ticket qualifies for a 40 percent reduction on the price of single or return journeys any day of the week. Those accompanying a disabled traveller also receive the discount.
  • Family discounts are also available but are dependent on family size and circumstance. You will need to ask for further details
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