28 December 2023 - Barcelona metro prices 2024
New Barcelona metro ticket prices for 2024
After having maintained the same prices for three years, the price of Barcelona's metro, as well as the city's public transport services, will be increased and will continue to benefit from discounts on certain tickets.
On the one hand, the Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM) has announced a 6.75% increase in the price of public transport in Barcelona in 2024 ; On the other hand, after a meeting, the Spanish authorities have informed us that the 30% reduction will be maintained and that the autonomous communities will have to contribute the remaining 20%, which will allow many tickets to continue to benefit from a 50% reduction.
To sum up, after increases and reductions applied, the price of a single trip will rise from €2.40 to €2.55, the T-Casual ticket for 10 journeys will rise from €11.35 to €12.15, the monthly card T-Usual will increase by €1.35 and cost €21.35, the trimestrial card for young people T-Jove will cost 42.70 € against 40 €, the T-Dia day pass will change from €10.50 to €11.20, the T-Familiar card designed for families will cost 70 cents more, rising to €10.70 and the metro card for groups (T-Grup) will rise from €79.45 to €84.80.
29 November 2023 - Changes to the 1-trip ticket
New payment method for the 1-trip ticket
Again with the aim to eliminate the printing of Barcelona metro tickets in paper format, the transport ticket valid for 1 journey only can now be obtained using your bank card.
Already in use on the TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona) bus network, the "Bitllet senzill" (single-use ticket) is purchased when you pass your visa.
This new payment system, which has been progressively implemented since September, and currently in the test phase in some underground stations, simply consists of swiping the contactless of your bank card over the ticket reader on the turnstiles to get access to the metro trains.
In the event of a check, users will simply have to give the last 4 digits of the card they used to buy their Barcelona metro ticket.
6 July 2023 - New metro in Badalona
Extension of Barcelona metro line 1
Before 2030, the government plans to connect the cities of Badalona and Barcelona via new metro stations on the red line.
Currently equipped with the L10 North line, which covers various strategic points in the city of Badalona, as well as the L2 line which provides access to the Catalan capital, the project to equip Badalona with new stops by extending Barcelona's metro line L1 (red) will provide residents of this municipality a second line giving access to the heart of Barcelona and its must-see tourist attractions.
From the Fondo station to Lloreda San Crist in the first instance, then from Bufalà to Bardalona station in a second phase, the new section of the line 1 will also connect metro and trains at Badalona Renfe train station.
28 June 2023 - Barcelona metro prices
Barcelona metro ticket prices stabilised
In September 2022, the government allocated subsidies to reduce the prices of various Barcelona metro cards.
At the beginning of 2023, these discounts were extended to encourage the use of public transport, and were due to be reviewed halfway through the year. On 27 June 2023, the Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM) announced that the discount on the T-Usual (monthly metro card) and the T-Jove (quarterly travel card for young people under 25) would be maintained until the end of the year.
As a result, the price of the T-Usual card (Zone 1) remains at €20 and the price of the T-Jove card (Zone 1) has stabilised at €40.
20 June 2023 - Tram T4 under construction
Barcelona T4 tramway line shut down
The Barcelona T4 tramway line, which runs from Sant Adrià "Estació de Sant Adrià" to the Olympic Port "Ciutadella Vila Olimpica", and passes among other places through the zoo, the forum, the flea market and the Auditori of Barcelona, will be out of service from June 26 to August 31 due to work to connect the various Barcelona tramway lines.
June 19, 2023 - Renovation of Barcelona metro line 4
Service interruption between Bogatell and Verdaguer
In order to improve service on Barcelona metro line 4 (L4), traffic on various sections will be temporarily interrupted from the end of June to the end of August.
- During the period from June 26 to July 31, there will be no metro service between Bogatell and Verdaguer stations ; Ciutadella Vila Olimpica, Jaume 1, Urquinaona, Passeig de Gracia and Girona stations will not be served.
- From August trains will return to running at the Ciutadella Vila Olimpica and Barceloneta stops, facilitating access to Barcelona's beaches. However, the section between Jaume 1 and Girona stations will remain out of service until August 25.
During the periods when the various stations on metro line 4 are closed, alternative transport (buses) will be available. You can still get to Passeig de Gracia station via the L2 and L3 lines, and Urquinaona via metro line L1 (red); service on other lines will be reinforced.
4 April 2023 - Vall d'Hebron Sant Genis metro station
Vall d'Hebron metro stop becomes Vall d'Hebron Sant Genis
As mentioned by the ATM (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità) in 2022, in order to provide more information about physical spaces and to make the names of some tram, train and metro stations in Barcelona more understandable in relation to their location, some station names would be revised.
As a result, from 1 April 2023, the Vall d'Hebron metro station, which is served by the L3 and L5 metro lines, will become Vall d'Hebron - Sant Genis.
14 February 2023 - Access from Plaza de les Glories Catalanes closed
temporary closure of the access to the Glories stop on line 1
The progress of the works in the Plaça de les Glories park requires the temporary closure of the access to the Glories metro station from the square.
As a result, from 13 February, and for an estimated period of 8 months, the Glories stop on line 1 of the Barcelona metro will be inaccessible until October from the plaza de les Glòries Catalanes.
8 February 2023 - end of the mask in the metro
Mandatory masks are no longer required in Barcelona metro
After months of compulsory wearing of the anti-covid mask in the Barcelona metro, as well as in all public transport in the city, this is no longer the case from today; trains, taxis or metro, transport users can once again travel unmasked.
12 January 2023 - Electric scooters in the metro
Temporary ban on electric scooters in the metro
After one of these vehicles caught fire in a Ferrocarrils (FGC trains) carriage last November, it was decided that each operator of Barcelona's different public transport networks (metro, trains, buses) would prohibit users of personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) from boarding, at the risk of receiving a €200 penalty for non-compliance.
A proposal to regulate the access of these facilities to public transport will be developed by the ATM (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità).
28 december 2022 - Package delivery in the metro
Get your order delivered in the metro of Barcelona
In order to improve the environmental impact of delivering packages at home, the TMB (Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona) and the InPost group (Europe's leading home delivery company) are implementing a package delivery system at various stations on the Barcelona metro.
In the immediate future, Fondo (Lines 1 and 9), Arc de Triomf (Line L1), Santa Coloma (Line 1), Clot (Lines L1 and L2), Maria Cristina (Line L3), Bogatell (Line L4), Horta (Line L5) and Sants Estació (Lines L3 and L5) stations will be equipped with lockers to facilitate e-commerce deliveries.
28 december 2022 - New Barcelona metro ticket prices
Barcelona metro 2023 ticket prices
From September to December 2022, the government had introduced a number of subsidies aimed at reducing the price of Barcelona's transport tickets in order to make it easier to travel by public transport in Barcelona.
As these subsidies are extended for the year 2023, tickets benefiting from this reduction (such as the monthly pass) will remain at the same price as the previous year.
As a result, from 1 January 2023, the prices of the Barcelona metro will be the same for the T-Usual card (metro card valid for 30 days), which will remain at 20 euros; the single ticket for 10 journeys (T-Casual) will not change and will remain at 7.95 euros; and the price of the T-Jove card (90 consecutive days for those under 25 years old) will remain at 40 euros.
11 July 2022 - Line 3 under renovation
Liceu and Drassannes metro stations under construction
For renovations, metro line 3 traffic at Liceu and Drassanes stations will be disrupted.
- In the first time, between 11 and 19 July, the metro will not stop at the Liceu station in the direction of Zona Universitària ; at the same Liceu station, the metro will not stop in the direction of Trinitat Nova between 20 July and 31 July.
The V13 and 59 buses are an alternative way to travel between Catalunya, Liceu and Drassanes.
- In a second time, from 1 to 17 August, the line 3 will operate from Zona Universitària to Paral-lel and from Liceu to Trinitat Nova, but the traffic between Paral-lel and Liceu metro stations will be interrupted ;
Bus lines D20, H14, V13 and 59 can be used as an alternative to reach the Paral-lel and Liceu metro stations.
27 June 2022 - Barcelona metro fares reduced
50% discount on Barcelona metro prices
In response to the crisis, the government has adopted a project to reduce fares on the Barcelona metro and on all public transport in the city. As a result, from 1 September 2022 until 31 December 2022, the price of the T-Usual, T-Casual, T-Jove, or Senzill card will be reduced by 50%.
- The T-Usual, the monthly card and the most used ticket in Barcelona's public transport system, will be reduced from 40 to 20 euros ;
- The T-Casual, the single 10-trip metro card, will be reduced from 11.35 to 5.70 euros;
- The T-Jove transport card will be reduced from 80 to 40 euros ;
- The Senzill ticket, valid for a single use, will be reduced from €2.40 to €1.20.
Partial closing of the line L5
Summer 2022, partial closure of the line 5 for infrastructure upgrades.
In order to improve the infrastructure of Barcelona's metro line 5, the traffic of the blue line (L5) will be disrupted from 1 July to 31 August.
- At Sagrera station, the service remains normal for lines L1, L9 and L10 ; while the line will only operate in the direction of Cornella centre.
- The Congres, Maragall, Virei Amat and Vilapicina metro stops will be out of service.
- The Horta metro station will operate towards Vall d'Hebron from 1 to 31 July ; from 1 to 31 August, this one will be out of service ;
- From 1 to 31 August, El Carmel stop will be active only in the direction of Vall d'Hebron.
Barcelona metro line 2 extension project
Connection of the line 2 with Barcelona metro lines L3, L9 and L10
A project under study which consists of widening the Barcelona metro line 2 to connect the Sant Antoni and Parc Logístic stations via a 6.3 km tunnel which would cross Montjuic in a section of 6 new stations.
The new segment of the line 2 will allow, among other things, access to the Montjuic fountains via the Montjuic station, or the Olympic ring accessible via the La Foixarda station.
This extension will facilitate access to the centre of Barcelona from the airport del Prat thanks to the connection with the line 2 which, among other things, serves the Sagrada Familia, the Passeig de Gracia, and takes us to the Plaça Catalunya and the Ramblas via the Universitat metro stop.
May 25th 2022 - A new Barcelona metro card switches to magnetic format
The T-Casual in digital format
A new barcelona metro card is getting a makeover to join the digital format of T-Mobilitat. It is now possible to load the 10-trip T-casual card (formerly called T-10) at any TMB ticket dispenser, which joins the T-Usual card (valid for all your journeys for 30 days on the integrated operators' transport), the T-Jove card and the T-Familiar card (8-trip card for travelling with several people at the same time with a single ticket).
According to estimates, by 2024, the plastic T-Mobilitat card, which will replace the paper transport card, will be available throughout Catalonia.
May 15th 2022 - Where is my metro in Barcelona
Setting up a system to locate your metro
In order to inform passengers about the waiting time for the next metro train to arrive on the platform, some Barcelona metro stations are equipped with display panels that indicate at which stations the next metro trains on the line are located.
May 10th 2022 - Some metro stations change their name
Metro, tram and train stations change names
In order to avoid confusion and to provide more information on the same physical spaces that may or may not be served by different operators, The ATM (Autoritat del Transport Metropolità) has decided to change the names of 21 train, metro and tram stations.
It has been decided, and this before the end of 2022, that stations which allow a connection between two operators, or not, will have to bear the same name ; and therefore two unconnected stations (separated from each other) cannot have the same name.
As a result, four metro stations and one tram stop will change their names :
- The old metro station Fabra i Puig and the train station (Rodalies) Sant Andreu Arenal become Fabra i Puig ;
- The former metro station Sant Andreu and the train station (Rodalies) Sant Andreu Comptal will be named Sant Andreu ;
- The former Clot metro stop and the Clot Arago stop of the Rodalies train are renamed El Clot ;
- The former metro stop Torre Baro Vallbona and the train stop named Torre Baro become Torre Baro Vallbona ;
- Bellvitge metro station changes its name to Bellvitge Rambla Marina ;
- Barcelona's port metro station, Drassanes, becomes La Rambla - Drassanes ;
- Vall d'Hebron station changes to Vall d'Hebron - Sant Genis ;
- The Congress metro station has been renamed Congress - Indians;
- The LlucMajor metro changes its name to Llucmajor - Repùblica ;
- and Wellington tram station on line 4 becomes Wellington/UPF.
Travaux pour rénovation de la ligne 5
Out of service stops on the blue line
Due to infrastructure improvements on line 5, from 9 to 18 April, traffic on the blue line will be disrupted :
- Sant Pau Dos de Maig, Camp de l'Arpa, Congres, and Virrei Amat stations will be closed ;
- The Diagonal stop will only operate in the direction of Cornella Centre ;
- Verdaguer and Maragall stops will be accessible via line 4 ;
- The Sagrada Familia metro station will be available via line 2;
- La Sagrera can be reached by metro lines L1, L9 and L10;
- and the Vilapicina station will only operate towards Vall d'Hebron.
Three new stations on line 10
Extension of line 10 to the port of Barcelona
From 7 November 2021, the Barcelona metro will introduce 3 new stations to extend the L10 line to simplify access to the port area and the Zona Franca industrial zone. In continuation of the Zona Franca station, the new stations :
Port Comercial / La Factoria
Ecoparc
ZAL/Riu Vell
Will provide easy access to the port of Barcelona for over one million passengers annually.
The Barcelona metro timetable
Return to normality
After a step-by-step return to the pre-pandemic Barcelona metro timetable : from 5 a.m. to midnight from Monday to Thursday, from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Fridays and the eve of public holidays, it is the metro schedules, without interruption from Saturday to Sunday, to return to their usual time slot.
Since the weekend of 10-11 August, Barcelona metro traffic is continuous on Saturday to Sunday nights.
Ticket T-Mobilitat
Barcelona's metro ticket will soon be digital
For a better operating system and simplified access to public transport, Barcelona's metro ticket goes digital.
Smart cards, cell phones or connected watches, in various forms of digital media, the entry in the public transport of the Catalan capital will be done in contactless,
in combination with the use of the various current metro tickets, the time to set up the transition. Subway of the city, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), Rodalies de Renfe (trains), streetcar and bus system adapt the equipment
of each station, points of attention and transportation in order to implement the contactless ticket, with all the advantages of the integrated system in force among the 800 public transport lines in Barcelona, in the near future.
Barcelona Ernest Lluc metro station
The last station of line 5
On Sunday 25 July 2021, the new Ernest Lluch metro station on line 5 was opened. This new station on the blue line of the Barcelona metro, which connects the cities of Barcelona and Hospitalet de Llobregat, will facilitate access to the T1, T2 and T3 tram lines.
The Ernest Lluch metro station is only a short distance from the Camp Nou (FC Barcelona stadium), and also provides easy access to the Sagrada Familia, Sants station and the Passeig de Gracia at Diagonal station, by following the line 5 towards Vall d'Hebron.
Extension of the line 4
New stations on the yellow line
From one of its terminals to La Sagrera station, the new metro stations of the yellow line will link the La Pau stop to La Sagrera station in connection with lines 1, 5 and 9. The two new metro stations, Santander, estación de La Sagrera Alta Velocitat, will provide easy access to the northern part of Barcelona, as well as to the high-speed train station and the metro line to Barcelona airport.
Extension of line 8 of the Barcelona metro
From Plaça Espanya to Gracia neighbourhood
A project to extend metro line 8, which currently connects the towns of Sant Boi, Cornella de Llobregat and L'Hospitalet de Llobret, to the city of Barcelona consists initially of linking the Montjuic district at Plaça Epanya (the current end of line 8) to the Gracia district.
With the additional 3.5 kilometres of track connecting Plaça Espanya and Gracia station (plaza Gal∙la Placídia), the line 8 will provide access to line 5 via the Entença stop as well as to the T1 T2 and T3 tram lines at Francesc Macià station.
Third section of the line 9
From Barcelona airport to the city centre
12 stations, from Zona Universitària to Sagrera, will form the 3rd section which will connect the Barcelona metro lines 9 North and 9 South.
The Zona Universitària, Campus Nord, Manuel Girona, Prat de la Riba, Sarrià, Mandri, El Putxet, Lesseps, Travessera de Dalt, Sanllehy, Guinardó-Hospital de Sant Pau and Plaça de Maragall metro stations in this extension will make it easier to connect line 9 with lines L3, L4 and the tram.
With this new section of line 9, it will be possible to go directly from the airport to the Parc Guell (Lesseps metro station), the Parc del Guinardo or the Sarrià district, among others.