Airports
Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat (BCN) - National and International Flights
Distance from city center: 15km
Connections:
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Means of transport
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Estimated time to city center
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Price
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Bus (Express)
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35 minutes
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Regular ticket: €5.90
Roundtrip: €10.20
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Taxi
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20 minutes
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€30
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Train (Local R2)
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22 minutes
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€4.10
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Vive Zone Services:
1. For further information about the airport: go to section Transports > Book Flights
2. Book your flight: go to section Transports > Book Flights
3. Real time flight hours: go to section Airport
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Urban bus
Transporte metropolitano de Barcelona (TMB)
Barcelona has over 150 bus lines, 17 of them at night, keeping most of the city's areas and close municipalities connected.
Bus fares (Zone 1):
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Type of fare
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Prices
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Regular ticket
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€2.15
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T-10 (10 trips)
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€10.30
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T-50/30 (50 trips for 30 days)*
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€42.50
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T-Mes (unlimited trips for 30 days)*
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€52.75
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T-Trimestre (unlimited trips for 90 days)*
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€142
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T-Jove (unlimited trips for 90 days for people under 25)
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€105
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T-Día
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€7.60
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Hola BCN! 2 days / 3 days / 4 days / 5 days
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€14 / 20 / 25.50 / 30.50
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Where to buy a ticket: the regular ticket can be bought on the bus. Keep your money, ticket or bus card within hand's reach once on the bus, in order to speed up the boarding of passengers, as well as the receipt in case there is any problem. If you buy the regular ticket, the driver will only be able to give you change for a 5€ bill.
Daily line:
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Lines
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Hours
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Stopovers
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Day
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4:25 – 23:00
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Every 15-30 min (depending on line and hours)
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Night
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22:40 - 6:00
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Every 15-30 min (depending on line and hours)
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Vive Zone Services:
1. Map of lines: download PDF doc. click here>>
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Long-distance Bus
Bus Station Barcelona Nord / Estació d'autobusos Barcelona Nord: Calle de Alí Bei, 80 - C.P. 08013 - Barcelona
Telephone number: 902 260 606 (7am–9pm)
Connections (regional/national): Barcelona is one of the cities with the best transportation systems in Spain, offering great regional, national and international services. The station has a left-luggage office service, a shopping arcade and an information office.
Where to buy a ticket: tickets can be bought at any information desk at least 5 minutes before the departure time or on the bus, if possible, or even online on the transportation company website.
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Vive Zone Services:
1. Book your bus ticket: go to section Transporte > Reserva Autobus
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Underground / Subway
Barcelona has 11 metro lines connecting the city centre to the airport, the train stations and metropolitan areas.
Metro fares (Zone 1):
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Types of plan
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Price
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Regular ticket
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€2.15
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T-10 (10 trips)
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€10.30
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T-50/30 (50 trips for 30 days)*
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€42.50
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T-Mes (unlimited trips for 30 days)*
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€52.75
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T-Trimestre (unlimited trips for 90 days)*
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€142
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T-Jove (unlimited trips for 90 days for people under 25)*
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€105
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T-70/30 (70 trips for several people for 30 days)*
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€59.50
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T-Día
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€7.60
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Hola BCN! 2 days / 3 days / 4 days / 5 days
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€14 / 20 / 25.50 / 30.50
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*20% discount for members of a family with three children and 50% discount for members of a family with more than 3 children.
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Where to buy a ticket: tickets can be bought at any ticket machine at the metro or tram stops. Once you get on the train, you must validate your ticket or you metro card for every trip you make. Please keep your receipt on hand during the trip in case you are asked for it by a ticket inspector or there is any problem with validation.
Lines:
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Lines
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Hours
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Stopovers
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Monday-Thursday; and holidays
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5:00 – 00:00
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Every 5-15 min (depending on line and hours)
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Friday; and holidays' eves
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05:00 - 2:00
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Every 5-15 min (depending on line and hours)
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Saturday
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00:00 - No closing down
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Every 5-15 min (depending on line and hours)
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Sunday
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No closing down - 0:00
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Every 5-15 min (depending on line and hours)
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Servicios Vive Zone Services:
1. Map of lines: download PDF doc. click here>>
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Tram
Barcelona has 6 tram lines, the first three lines are called "Trambaix," and the other three are "Trambesòs." Lines T4, T5 and T6 go through the city centre.
Tram fares (Zone 1):
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Type of fare
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Price
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Regular ticket
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€2.15
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T-10 (10 trips)
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€10.30
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T-50/30 (50 trips for 30 days)*
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€42.50
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T-Mes (unlimited trips for 30 days)*
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€52.75
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T-Trimestre (unlimited trips for 90 days)*
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€142
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T-Jove (unlimited trips for 90 days for people under 25)*
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€105
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T-70/30 (70 trips for several people for 30 days)*
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€59.50
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T-Día
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€7.60
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Hola BCN! 2 days / 3 days / 4 days / 5 days
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€14 / 20 / 25.50 / 30.50
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*20% discount for members of a family with three children and 50% discount for members of a family with more than 3 children.
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Where to buy a ticket: regular tickets can be bought at ticket machines at the metro/tram stations. Once you are get on the train, you must validate your ticket or tram card for every trip you make. Please keep your receipt during the trip in case there any problem with validation or a ticket inspector asks for it.
Lines:
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Lines
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Hours
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Stopovers
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Sunday-Thursday
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5:00 – 00:15
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Every 5-15 min (depending on line and hours)
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Friday-Saturday
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05:00 - 3:00
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Every 5-15 min (depending on line and hours)
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Vive Zone Services:
1. Map of line: download PDF doc. click here>>
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Taxi
How to order a taxi:
Radio Taxi 033:
Tel: 933 033 033
Web>>
Taxi Barcelona:
Tel: 931 131 920
Web>>
Barnataxi:
Tel: 933 222 222
Web>>
Fares:
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Daytime urban service on working days (8:00-20:00)
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Nightly urban service on working days (20:00-8:00), weekends and holidays (6:00-20:00)
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Nightly urban service (00:00-6:00 and 20:00-00:00) on weekends and holidays
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Initial fare:
Price/km:
Stop time
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€2.10
€1.07
€21.23
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€2.10
€1.30
€21.70
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€2.10
€1.40
€21.70
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Advice/Customs: check if the taximeter is on and have a look every few minutes during the trip. The taxi's way back after you get off will not be charged, only the trip the customer does. Usually people do not leave a tip, even though the final quantity to pay is slightly rounded. There will not be luggage transportation charges.
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Vive Zone Services:
1. Taxi stop: find your closest taxi stop in section Transporte > Taxi
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Bicycle
Barcelona has a wide network of cycling lanes all around the city, as well as a public bicycle rental service with automatic rental stations. This means of transport, less used than the others, has been gaining followers recently.
Bicycling and Electric Bicycling
Rental: 24 hour services all days of the year.
Rental method: use your cycling card, which you need to order online or at offices, at the bicycle station. Take the bicycle when you hear a beep after using your card and make sure the red light turns into green and there is a confirmation beep for when you give back the bicycle.
Rental points: 420 stations all around the city among which 45 are electric bicycling stations.
Rental prices:
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Bicycling
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Electric Bicycling
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Annual Subscription
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€47.16
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€14
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30 first minutes of a ride
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Free
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€0.45
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Rest of fractions from 30 min to 2 hours
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€0.74
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€0.80
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Penalization for 2 hours time exceed
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€4.49
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€5 per hour
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Penalizations:
New issue of a card: €4.54
Not returning a bicycle 24 hours after taking it from a station: €150 (bicycle) or €250 (electric bicycle), as well as the fares corresponding to to its total use.
Unfulfillment of the service requirements: inactivity of the card for almost 4 months.
A contracted service will be cancelled after exceeding 2 hours: after 3 warnings.
Train
Estación Renfe/AVE Barcelona Sants
Connections and types of trains:
High Speed Train: Until the finalisation of Barcelona-La Sagrera, Sants Station is the departure point of High Speed Trains with destinations such as París, Madrid, Sevilla, Málaga, Lyon, Marseille y Toulouse.
Long-distance Train: trains Alvia and Euromed connecting Barcelona to Madrid, Zaragoza, Valencia, and the main cities of Navarre, Galicia, Andalusia and the Basque Country. Also, Talgo trains offer connections to Murcia and Seville. Nightly trips are included to Andalusia and Galicia.
Medium distance Trains: Regional, Regional Express and Catalunya Exprés connecting Barcelona to the main cities of Catalonia apart from those of the Community of Aragon and the Community of Valencia.
Local and surrounding areas: 4 lines for surrounding cities connecting to Barcelona
R1 (Molins de Rey – Massanet/Massanas)
R2 (San Vicente de Calders - Massanet/Massanas)
R3 (Hospitalet - Vich / Latour de Carol)
R4 (San Vicente de Calders – Manresa)
Where to buy a ticket: it is recommended to buy your ticket in advance online, at the information desk or at a ticket machine. If you did not have time to buy it because you are in a hurry, you can buy it on the train from a ticket inspector.
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Vive Zone Services:
1. Book your train ticket: go to section Book Train above.
2. Train Stations: find the closest station to you on section Train above.
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Ferry
Barcelona's Harbour
Barcelona has regular ferry lines to Mallorca, Ibiza, Mahón, Formetera, Tanger, Genova, Civitavecchia, Livorno y Porto Torres; as well as it is a regular harbour for cruises.
(Terminal Drassanes)
Baleària
Tel.: 93 324 89 80
Web>>
Service, hours, days and prices:
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Destination
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Service Frequency
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Departure Time
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Duration
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Price
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Ibiza
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Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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21:30
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10 hours
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€110
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Mallorca
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Sundays-Fridays
Sundays
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23:00
8:00
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7 hours 30 minutes
8 hours
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€110
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Menorca
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Tuesday, Thursdays and Sundays
Sundays
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23:30
8:00
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7 hours
10 hours
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€110
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(Terminal Ferry of Barcelona)
Trasmediterranean
Tel.: 93 295 91 22
Web>>
Service, hours and prices:
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Destination
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Service Frequency
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Departure Time
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Duration
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Price
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Ibiza
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Tuesdays and Thursdays
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22:30
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9 hours
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€66
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Mallorca
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Sundays-Fridays
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23:00
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8 hours
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€61
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Menorca
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Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
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23:00
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8 hours 30 minutes
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€61
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Formentera
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Tuesdays and Thursdays
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22:30
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9 hours
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€80
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(Grimaldi Terminal Barcelona)
Grandi Navi Veloci
Tel.: 93 443 71 39
Web>>
Service, hours and prices:
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Destination
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Service Frequency
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Departure Time
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Duration
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Price
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Genova
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Monday
Thursday
Saturday
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20:00
13:00
18:00
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19 hours 30 minutes
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€60
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Tanger
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Tuesday
Friday
Sunday
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17:00
10:00
16:00
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32 hours
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€80
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Grimaldi
Tel.: 902 531 333
Web>>
Service, hours and prices:
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Destination
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Services Frequency
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Departure Time
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Duration
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Price
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Civitavecchia
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Monday-Saturday
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22:15
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18 hours 30 minutes
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€70
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Livorno
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Wednesday
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23:59
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19 hours 30 minutes
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€70
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Porto Torres
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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22:15
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12 hours 15 minutes
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€61
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Tanger
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Sunday
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23:59
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10 hours 30 minutes
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€81
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Where to buy a ticket: you can buy it by calling to the telephone number above, on the ferry station website or at the information desk at the station, which opens at least 2 hours before the ferry departure (Monday-Friday 10:00-14:00 and 16:00-23:30)
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