Barcelona-El Prat Airport Information Guide

Official Name: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
International Airport Code: BCN
GPS Sat Nav Co-ordinates of Barcelona Airport: Terminal 1 is 41.287904, 2.073830 and Terminal 2 is 41.303272, 2.078036
Contact Telephone Number For Barcelona Airport: (+34) 913 211 000

This is the Barcelona Airport guide where you will find lots of information about the airport from departures and arrivals to the various facilities you can expect at both the public and passenger sides.

The airport itself you will find located south west of the main city of Barcelona between the areas of El Prat de Llobregat, Sant Boli and Viladecans . You will note that Barcelona Airport is only 3kms from the main port at Barcelona making it very useful for people needing to fly in for cruises or simply for people spending time in the city.

Barcelona Airport is considered to be one of the most important in the Catalan area in terms of business and tourism. The ongoing upgrading and modernisation of Barcelona Airport means it has become one of the important and strategic hubs for international travel to and from Spain.

This is demonstrated with the ever increasing passenger numbers, which went from under 12 million back in 1995 to a huge 52.5 million in 2019, making it one of Europe’s fasting growing airports.

In 2004 the main runway was extended so that the airport could handle up to 90 operations per hour.

The Barcelona Plan also included the construction of the impressive terminal called T1, which allowed for 33 million users to be processed through the terminal per year.

After that the terminal T2 and shopping areas of Barcelona Airport also underwent modernisation.

In 2022 the airport handled 41,639,622 passengers.

Getting to Barcelona Airport by Road

To access the airport you will need the C-31 which is the main duall carriageway between Barcelona-Castelldefels. This road then connects with the C-32 which is the Barcelona-Sitges road. If you are heading from the city of Barcelona then it is possible to use the ring roads (which should all be clearly signed) using the Pata Sur.

Airlines flying to and from Barcelona Airport

At the time of publishing this page there were around 71 different airlines flying in and out of the Airport making it one of the busiest airports in Spain behind Madrid and Malaga Airport. All in all Barcelona Airport serves some 155 international and domestic routes.

Below is a guide to Barcelona Airport facilities at the different terminals including food and drink and shops for both public areas and passenger only sections.

Food & Drink at Terminal 1 (Public Areas)

Burger King
Cooofe
Go Natural
La Tramoia
O Mamma mia

Food & Drink at Terminal 1 (Passenger Only Section)

Alas
Boldú
Burger King
Caffè di Fiore
Café Pans / Pans&Company
Central Café
Como
Dehesa Santamaría
Deli-Cia
Enrique Tomás Experience
EAT
La Botiga
La Donatella
La Place
Malvón
MásQMenos
McDonald’s
Mediterranean Terrace
Montesquiu Dry Martini
Paul
Piscolabis
Sibarium
Starbucks
Tapa Tapa

Food & Drink at Terminal 1 (Public Areas)

Breadway
Burger King
EAT
Santagloria

Food & Drink at Terminal 2 (Passenger Only Section)

Breadway
Burger King
Dots Bakery
Exki
Food Market
Go Natural
Innis&Gunn
McDonald’s
Mussol
Santagloria
Sibarium
SLAM by hermanos Torres

By Car: Below are the maps for Terminals 1 and 2 at Barcelona Airport. You can either click on directions from the maps below or enter the actual airport Sat Nav co-ordinates into your satellite navigation system.

The Barcelona Airport Terminals Sat Nav Co-ordinates

41.287904, 2.073830 for Terminal 1
41.303272, 2.078036 for Terminal 2
Arriving at the car park

Barcelona Airport Parking Sat Nav Co-ordinates

Main Car Park Terminal 1: 41.2874084, 2.0670034
Express Parking Terminal 1: 41.2880534, 2.0711661
Priority Parking Terminal 1: 41.2865297, 2.0678294
Main Parking for Terminal 2: 41.30631, 2.078251
Express Parking Terminal 2: 41.3030947, 2.0736023
Long-stay Car Park: 41.2920281, 2.0530817
VIP Parking: 41.288997, 2.0702049

For the underground you will need to look for Line 9 which s also known as the University Zone line. It will take you to both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 of Barcelona airport.

You will need the R2 or R2 Nord (north) for the airport. The main stations and the metro stations that serve them are detailed on the map below.

There are lots of different buses that run to and from the airport and different parts of the city.

Airbus A2 which goes between Plaça Catalunya and Barcelona Airport (terminal T2)
Line 46 between Plaça Espanya and Barcelona Airport
Line 99 running between Castelldefels and Barcelona Airport
Line 16 which will take you between Plaça de Catalunya (Ronda Universitat) and Castelldefels
Line N17 will take you between Plaça de Catalunya (Ronda Universitat) and the Airport
Line 77 for access between Sant Joan Despí and Barcelona International Airport
Line PR1 between El Prat de Llobregat and the airport
Bus Line N18 for access between Plaça de Catalunya (Ronda Universitat) and Barcelona Airport
Lines PR2 and PR3 between El Prat de Llobregat and The Airport