Barcelona in metro

 Barcelona’s underground runs mostly in central Barcelona and into the city’s suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system of Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, with unified fares under the ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità’ (ATM) sheme.

As of 2014, the network is operated by two separate companies:Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) andFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC). It is made up of 11 lines, combining the lines owned by the two companies.

In addition to the one-way ticket there are a number of other tickets and cards. All of the ‘Autoritat del Transport Metropolità’ (ATM) transport cards are valid and can be used in the Barcelona Metro. You can also use the bus and other transports with this cards:

• T10, which includes ten rides at a discounted price 
• T50/30–50 journeys made in 30 consecutive days from the first use 
• T Familiar (70/30) 
• T Mes 
• T Trimestre 
• T Dia, which includes unlimited trips within a day 
• T Jove 

All of the metro stations are within fare zone 1. Fares can be found on this page.

In the following picture you can see the lines and the different stations:

We recommend the metro to travel Barcelona because the installations are very good and it is the fastest way to travel around Barcelona. Furthermore, there is a member of staff in several stations to help you, even though everything is written in English. You can also buy the tickets in the city, just in the metro stations.