Airports and rail: Barcelona

Flights arrive from the UK to Barcelona airport.

There are four ways of getting from Barcelona airport into the city centre. All modes of transport should take around 25 minutes.

Expect to pay €25 for a Barcelona taxi; the shuttle bus service, aka the Aerobus, should set you back €3.45; tickets for a train should be €2.40.

And for those who want more mobility during their stay in Barcelona, there are car hire companies at the airport.

You can get to Barcelona by catching the Eurostar from London to Paris, France, with a journey time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. A night train (the trainhotel) can then be taken from Paris to Barcelona. Fares for London-Paris start from £59 return, while the trainhotel starts from £89.