{"id":88708,"date":"2013-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/getting-in-and-around-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:51:22","slug":"getting-in-and-around-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/getting-in-and-around-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting In and Around Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?attachment_id=29167\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29167\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29167\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Screen-shot-2013-07-14-at-19.18.47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a>If there\u2019s one thing that makes me instantly warm to a city, it\u2019s a transport system that works. I want to be able to get from the airport to the city, and from the city to the sights, with a minimum of fuss. And if I can walk around a bit, that\u2019s even better.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the reasons I love Barcelona. The airport bus arrives on the dot every 5 minutes (every 10 minutes if it\u2019s late at night) and takes you right into the heart of the city. From there, you can catch a taxi (which is very easy, of course) or a bus or a subway. All of them are within a few minutes walk, and if you feel like walking and don\u2019t have too much luggage, you can do that too.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Barcelona is one of the most walkable cities I\u2019ve been to. Large pavements, an easy city map and areas of interest that all overlap make it a breeze to explore on foot, but when you get tired or if you\u2019re in a hurry to get somewhere, it\u2019s just as easy to hop on the subway and get to your destination (unlike Rome, with all its pesky ruins making it impossible for the subway to be anywhere near the areas of interest).<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s also nice about Barcelona is that if you want to venture further afield you can do that, no problem. The train system is very organised and very easy to get to, and in fact they boast that you can board up to 2 minutes before the train leaves! While this is perhaps cutting it fine, the point is that the trains are very well organised, and even have delicious food (yes! It\u2019s true!)<\/p>\n<p>So whether you\u2019re on foot, subway, train or bus, Barcelona is an easy city to navigate. One more reason to love it, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/89086898851012997\/\" target=\"_blank\">Image credit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s one thing that makes me instantly warm to a city, it\u2019s a transport system that works. I want to be able to get from the airport to the city, and from the city to the sights, with a minimum of fuss. And if I can walk around a bit, that\u2019s even better. This is one of the reasons I love Barcelona. 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