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Distance

Paris (France):  645 miles

Berlin (Germany) : 1165 miles

Brussels (Belgium) : 832 miles

Rome (Italy) : 850 miles

Geneva (Switzerland): 487 miles

Lisbon (Portugal): 777 miles

Climate of Barcelona  

Barcelona has a Mediterranean climate, with sub-mediterranean influence.Barcelona is located on the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, so Atlantic west winds often arrive in Barcelona with low humidity, producing no rain. The proximity of the Atlantic, its latitude, and the relief, are the reasons why the summers are not as dry as in most other Mediterranean Basin locations. Lows (not surface lows but high-atmospheric "cold invasions") can easily affect the area of Barcelona (and Catalonia), causing storms, particularly in August. Some years, the beginning of June is still cool and rainy, like April and May which, together with August, September, October and November, are the wettest months of the year. The driest are July, February, March and June.

Tourism Office of Barcelona

Plaza Catalunya, 17 - 08002 Barcelone

Tel (+34) 93 285 3834

Get in Barcelona 

By plane :
Low cost carriers operating to Barcelona are: Air Berlin, Monarch Airlines, Jet2.com, ClickAir, Vueling, WIZZ Air, easyJet, Ryanair (only on nearby Girona and Reus airports, see below), Blue Air, Sterling Airlines, flyGlobespan, Transavia among MANY others.

Barcelona International Airport
Barcelona International Airport  (IATA: BCN, ICAO: LEBL), also known as El Prat, is a major transport hub and fields flights from all over Europe and beyond.

Terminals: There are three terminals, A, B and C, all within fairly easy walking distance of each other. Terminal B is used by Spanish carriers (Iberia, Spanair, Air Europa, Vueling) and their partners (eg British Airways). Terminal C is smallest and used for all domestic flights, including the Puente Aereo (Air shuttle) to Madrid. Terminal A for all other flights.

Transfer to/from the airport: The airport is only about 10 km away from the city center.

By train :
Several trains per day (including overnight hotel trains) from other parts of Europe (via France) are regular & reliable.

Main train stations:

Barcelona-Sants (to the south west of the center).
Barcelona-Estació de França, Avinguda Marquès de l´Argentera (on the edge of the old town next to the seafront district of Barceloneta).
From/to Estació de França there are several connections per day to Cerbère (France), connecting there on trains towards Marseille and Nice. There are also 2 direct trains a day from Sants and Passeig de Gracia to Perpignan, Beziers, Narbonne and Montpellier in France.

By sea :

You can arrive to Barcelona by boat from the Balearic Islands, from Genoa and from Rome.  The ferry docks almost directly on the Ramblas.

By car :
There are several main roads leading to Barcelona from France and Spain and traffic is usually relatively light outside of peak hours. It is possible to find free parking spaces a few metro stops from the center of the city. Beware of green colored parking spaces on the street. They might lead you to believe that is free parking. But it is actually a pay space that allows a discounte fare that can only be used by people living nearby.