Getting around Barcelona
While much of the city is walkable, Barcelona has an efficient and accessible public transport network. Its integrated fare system is cost-effective, allowing transfers between metro, bus, tram and train. A single ticket costs €2.65 and a 10-journey travel card (T-casual) is available for €12.55. Tickets and travel cards can be purchased at the automatic ticket vending machines at metro and train stations or via the TMB app.
Metro
The metro opens at 05:00 every day and runs until midnight Sunday to Thursday, until 02:00 on Friday, and all night on Saturday. The metro network is fully accessible with the exception of 11 of its 165 stations. See the TMB website for accessibility information.
The metro stations closest to the conference venue, Casa Convalescència, are Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau (Line 4, 300 m from the venue) and Sant Pau | Dos de Maig (Line 5, 450 m from the venue).
The metro station closest to the closing-dinner venue, Hotel HCC Montblanc, is Urquinaona (Lines 1 and 4, 200 m from the hotel).
Bus
The city has over 200 bus lines running frequently throughout the day and a late-night bus service (NitBus) running at 20–30-minute intervals. The entire bus network is fully adapted for people with reduced mobility. See the TMB website for timetables. If you have purchased a travel card, make sure to validate it at the start of the journey on one of the card readers onboard. Single tickets can be purchased at the front of the bus using a contactless payment method.
The conference venue can be reached by lines 15, 19, 20, 45, 47, 50, 51, 92 and 192.
The closing-dinner venue can be reached by lines 47, 67, 7, B24, H12, L95 and V15.
Bike
Barcelona is a bike-friendly city with over 200 km of cycle lanes. Bikes can be rented from traditional bike-rental shops or using bike-share services such as Donkey Republic. The city’s public bike-sharing service (Bicing) is subscription-based, making it less accessible to short-term visitors.
See the City Council website for information on good cycling practice in the city.
Taxi
Barcelona has a fleet of around 10,000 black-and-yellow taxis. Taxis can be taken at one of 300 designated taxi ranks, including at the airport, railway stations and bus stations, or hailed on the street if the green light on the roof is lit. The closest taxi rank to the venue is at Carrer de la Independència, 399 (210 m).
See the AMB website for information on taxi ranks, fares and bookings (some pages only available in Catalan and Spanish). Private cars and taxis can also be booked using apps such as Cabify and FREENOW.
If you have any transport-related questions, write to Jacqueline Lamb.
