barcelona airport to salou? help

supermum4

Hi we are flying into barcelona airport and need to get to salou portaventura, other than hiring a car how else would we get down there. we have never been to spain before so any advice as to public transport would be greatly appreciated:beer: .

apt

Assuming you are flying to Barcelona airport and not what Ryanair describe as Barcelona (i.e. Girona) you could get a train from the airport to Barcelona Sants and then the train to Salou. There are also busses from the centre of Barcelona to Salou. Public transport in Spain is pretty good and much better value than Britain, but leave plenty of time in case of delays.

supermum4

Hi yes it's definitely barcelona airport flying with easyjet, thanks for the info about the train think we will do this, can we book the train in advance or do we just sort it out when we get there, and also is the train station close to the airport or will we need a taxi? sorry for all the questions but as i'm taking children and never been before i like to be sure of what i'm doing lol. cheers

Wardy

any idea how long it takes on the train/bus?

doelani

supermum4 wrote: »

Hi yes it's definitely barcelona airport flying with easyjet, thanks for the info about the train think we will do this, can we book the train in advance or do we just sort it out when we get there, and also is the train station close to the airport or will we need a taxi? sorry for all the questions but as i'm taking children and never been before i like to be sure of what i'm doing lol. cheers

you just walk to station a few minutes acually within the airport. We just bought tickets when we got there and it took us to Sants station in Barcelona which then has trains to everywhere. Cannot remember how long the journey took but if you ahve a look on Barcelona Airport site should give you the info you need.

apt

It's a bit of a walk (about 300 yards) to the airport station, but there are luggage trollies and no roads to cross. Here's a site with information.
http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/airport/barcelona-airport-transfer.html

There's also a bus direct from the airport to Port Aventura four times a day. See http://www.alsa.es/portal/site/Alsa

supermum4

apt wrote: »

It's a bit of a walk (about 300 yards) to the airport station, but there are luggage trollies and no roads to cross. Here's a site with information.
http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/airport/barcelona-airport-transfer.html

There's also a bus direct from the airport to Port Aventura four times a day. See http://www.alsa.es/portal/site/Alsa

Thanks for this info I think we will do this bus :beer: now i don't suppose anyone has a discount code for Alsa part of national express group;) thanks to all for their help:beer:

alf_camp

it takes an hour on the train, suggest it may take a lot longer on bus so u might want to check that out 1st.

supermum4

alf_camp wrote: »

it takes an hour on the train, suggest it may take a lot longer on bus so u might want to check that out 1st.

Hi do you know how much it costs on the train and also is the station in salou close to portaventura ? as this is where we are staying or will we need a taxi? thanks:beer:

d61mts

I've taken the train direct from the centre of Barcelona, Port Aventura has its own train station. You then have a roughly 10 min walk past the resort hotels to the park. Don't remember the costs but you cold check on the renfe (spanish train operator) site by putting in your travel details.

nw_man

There is some excellent information on Salou at www.salou.co.uk

Also, they have a forum at http://pub23.bravenet.com/forum/1896262896 that is packed with questions and answers.

On the www.salou.co.uk go to the transport section and it has detailed information on trains etc etc http://www.salou.co.uk/PagesUK/transportsUK.html

You are going to have a ball, Portaventura is fab :j