AgNitin

Hi all,

I will be arriving in Barcelona at around midnight on April 24 on a business trip for 3 days and have the following queries:

1) I understand that one can travel with a T10 card on both metro and bus within a period of 75 mins and that will be considered as 1 'journey'. Is this correct?

2) Can i buy the T10 card at the airport at midnight, so that i can it on the NitBus 17?

3) I will be busy with work from around 9 am to 6 pm on all 3 days, and have to catch a flight to Geneva April 26 evening. Considering the very little time i have to roam around the city, need help with sightseeing options available late evening or early morning. I've read that the magic fountains are closed from Monday to Wednesday, which means i'll unfortunately miss out on those.

Thanks

Nitin

Cowboy1968

1) Yes, correct. Just don't forget to put it into the stamp machines each time you enter a bus or tram. At metro stations you have to do it anyway to operate the turnstile to get access to platforms.

2) I have no clue. You should be able to buy it from the machine in the train station. And possible also from newsstands if still open. If not, it costs just €2 and you can pay the driver. You probably noticed already that the N17 serves only the old terminal 2, and not the new T1? If you arrive at T1, you will need to use the free shuttle bus to T2 first. Or pay €5 and hop on the Aerobus.

3) IMO, lots of Barcelona's charm is not caged into certain buildings and museums.

Sagrada Familia is already a sight from the outside.
So is roaming around the Old Town before the tourists get up.
Or after dark, when the dimly lit alleys and footpaths turn into magical maze. Many of the quirky shops stay open late, and the whole area will be lively at least until midnight.

All the Gaudi & Co. buildings in the Golden Quadrangle of upper Passeig de Gràcia are a perfect spot for a morning walk as despite the long queues the architecture itself can be enjoyed from the outside for free at any time.

Park Güell should be open from 10-8 in April.

Harbor and beachfront make a relaxing walk after a day doing business - when finally Europe gets out of this cold spell! Have a bite in the small bars of Barceloneta.

Churches tend to stay open late, like Sta Maria del Mar (?) in the Born district. Very nice church.

Museums sometimes have late opening hours. The MACBA till 8 or 9, but only on thursdays, if I remember correctly. As opening hours are not always set in stone, I'm afraid you should better check them one by one.
But, to be honest, while Barcelona's museums are very fine and worth while, you would probably go to Madrid or Paris and not the MACBA if top tier museums were on your wishlist.

Don't worry too much about sights being closed.. you'll see more than enough in the remaining hours of those three days.

Cowboy1968

P.S. The €2 I mentioned in 2) were supposed to mean that you can buy a single ride ticket from the bus driver for €2, and not have to wander around at midnight to look for a t10 sales point.

Pvoyageuse

There is a sales point at the entrance of the Renfe station.

AgNitin

Thanks so much for the info!