Managed by two different operators, the Barcelona metro has the particularity of having tracks of three different widths (fortunately, customers dont find this inconvenient). In December 2009, it became the first Spanish metro network with fully automatic lines (see barcelona metro map). The Barcelona metro is in service from Sunday to Thursday, from 05:00 to 00:00. On Fridays the metro hours are extended until 02:00 in the morning, while on Saturdays and some public holiday eves the metro offers uninterrupted service for 24 hours.

 

Very easy to use, the TMB metro has 11 lines (as its mentioned in barcelona metro map), identifiable by a specific number and color. You can buy tickets for individual journeys for the barcelona metro but if you are here for more than one day or intend taking more than 5 journeys on the metro or buses it is best to buy the T-Casual ticket.

 

The Barcelona metro is one of the most convenient ways to get around. The network is dense (see barcelona metro map). Tickets of barcelona metro can be bought at multilingual ticket machines or at the few ticket offices. Do not crumple the tickets, as they will not pass through the magnetic stamping machine. In this case, please ask the attendant. We advise you to use the T-10 card, which is by far the most cost-effective and convenient. Eight metro lines plus three train lines (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya - FGC), numbered and colored. Connection points of important metro lines : Passeig-de-Gràcia, Diagonal and Catalunya.

 

There are two types of tickets to travel by Barcelona metro (see barcelona metro map). Hola BCN metro barcelona transportation cards are economical. These 'Hola BCN' Travel Cards' are available for 2, 3, 4 or 5 days and have unlimited validity for all buses, metros and streetcars as well as regional trains in and around Barcelona (in Zone 1).