How do you get from Barcelona airport into town?

Aerobús 35 min, €7.45. A day ticket on local transport is T-dia €12.00. Cheaper option, TMB bus 46 from T1/T2 to Plaça d'Espanya runs on a standard single ticket (€2.90) and takes 30-40 minutes, versus the Aerobús shuttle.

What does a day in Barcelona cost, not counting the flight?

About £37.85 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Barcelona, Sat 7 Nov.
From East Midlands, out and back.

330 kg

CO2e, return flights

No same-day return from East Midlands to Barcelona in the next week that we can see.

Barcelona already has a trip from London Luton, London Gatwick and Bristol.

What a day in Barcelona costs

£37.85on the ground, per person

TMB bus 46 from T1/T2 to Plaça d'Espanya to the city, there and back£4.00

Local transport£10.00

Lunch£9.60

Dinner£14.25

Coffee or a pint£2.40

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Getting there

Aerobús 35 min, €7.45, T-dia €12.00 (13km)

Sat 7 Nov in Barcelona: 15°C, rainy and dry, sunset 16:42.

Barcelona on a budgetShow

Getting about costs £14.00, that is tmb bus 46 from t1/t2 to plaça d'espanya to the city, there and back at £4.00 and local transport at £10.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.⁠‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍⁠