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Transports - Metro & Bus tourist information.
Barcelona has received international recognition for its excellent public transport system.
The Barcelona public transport organization TMB runs the Metro network and an extensive and smooth operating Bus network.
TMB website informs about Metro and Bus timetables and maps.
METRO
It’s extensive Metro network is amongst Europe’s fastest and most reliable.
The ticket that gives you the best value for money is the so called T-10 ticket. This is a multi-person ticket with time limit: you can take unlimited Metro and Bus during 1h 15min. It offers 10 rides in zone 1, which basically covers the whole city center.
The Metro lines are easily distinguished from one another, they all carry their own number and color, and the direction is shown by the name of the line terminus.
BUS
The buses run from 05:30 until about 22:30, and there is also a night bus service taking you from and to several key points in town from 22:30 till 05:00. Again, you can use the handy T-10 ticket to travel.
As finding out where to go from where by bus is a bit tricky at first hand pick up a map of all bus routes in the Metro station at Plaça de Catalunya. For long distance travel you should go to Estació del Nord, which is located near to the Arc de Triomf metro station.
Bus Turístic, Barcelona’s official tourist bus, offers you one of the most convenient ways to see the city. There are two lines, a blue (South route) and a red line (North route), each covering a large part of the city, showing not less than 26 of the city’s major attractions. The starting point for both lines is on Plaça Catalunya (see Googlemaps satelit image), and you can get off and on as many times as you like along the route.
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