Three-terminal Barcelona Airport is located southwest of the city, very close to the Port of Barcelona. Since Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games in 1992, passenger traffic has increased by more than 100 percent. In 2006, about 30 million travelers used the airport. A major improvement program, including a new south terminal, is currently underway. www.aena.es
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Passengers can walk through a walkway, which connects the three terminals.
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Rail: There are train services from the airport to the city center, on the RENFE Mataro line. All trains stop at Sants-Estacio, Placa Catalunya, Arc de Triomf and Clot-Arago, all of which connect with the metro. The RENFE Cercanias station is connected to the passenger terminal via a travelator, which is situated in front of the terminal building between Terminals A and B.
Taxi: Taxi ranks are located outside the terminals (journey time to Barcelona: 25 minutes). Bus: There is an Aerobus (A1) service to Placa de Catalunya, departing from in front of all terminals. Bus no.105 departs from Terminals B and C, to El Prat; bus no.106 also departs from Terminals B and C.
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There are public parking lots at the airport with space for nearly 13,000 cars. Parking lots are located directly in front of each terminal. Terminal A and C are directly connected to the car parks via air-bridges. VIP parking in a secure car park, with collection outside each of the terminals, is also available (tel: +34 (0)932 971 381).
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Money and communications: Banks, bureau de change and ATMs can be found in Terminals A and B. There is also a post office on the ground floor of Terminal B.
Eating and drinking: There are restaurants, cafeterias and bars in all terminals.
Shopping: Duty-free shopping is available in Terminals A and B; there are also a range of other shops in these two terminals. These include a jewelers, bookshop, tobacconists, newsagents, music shop and shoe shop.
Luggage: A luggage storage office is located in the Terminal B Arrivals area. A lost property office is located in the Bloque Tecnico building (tel: +34 (0) 932 983 349).
Other facilities: There is a pharmacy, a 24-hour medical service, tour operators and travel agents, and children’s play areas.
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There are no hotels on site. The nearest hotels to the airport are Hotel Ciutat del Prat (tel: +34 (0)933 788 333), Hotel Tryp Barcelona Airport (tel: +34 (0)933 781 000) and the Best Western Hotel Alfa Airport (tel: +34 (0) 933 362 564). Hotels can be booked at the hotel information desk in Terminal B.
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The airport has elevators, escalators and ramps. Reserved parking spaces are also available for disabled travellers in the airport car park. Disabled toilets are located throughout the airport and there are also adapted-telephones at wheelchair height in each terminal.
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Terminal B has a dedicated meeting room, the Catalunya Meeting Room, which can be hired (tel: +34 (0)932 983 815). Facilities include telephone, fax, internet and audiovisual equipment. VIP lounges are available in Departures (after security) in all three terminals.
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