Barcelona can be safely called the most visited and interesting city in Spain. A huge number of vacationers come here every year, which, in general, is not surprising. A rich history, the Dali Museum, real architectural masterpieces from the great Gaudi, temples, cathedrals, an aquarium and much more.
To see everything for a short weekend is simply unrealistic, even taking into account a variety of excursions, but you can get acquainted with the most significant and popular places with the help of Barcelona Tourist Bas. About what it is, where to buy a ticket and what is interesting, will be lower, and now briefly about how to get to Barcelona.
How to get to Barcelona
The fastest and best way to get to Barcelona is by plane. Moreover, a cheaper ticket will cost from Moscow than from other regions. Travel time will be a little more than four hours, which is quite good.
In addition to air travel, you can get to Barcelona by train, but it will be too long, expensive and absolutely unprofitable.
What is Barcelona Tourist Bass
It's time to talk about what is Barcelona Tourist Bas. In short, this is a great way to explore the city in the shortest possible time on a sightseeing bus.
Speaking more fully, then Barcelona Tourist Bas offers everyone to buy a ticket for one of the sightseeing buses that follow three different routes. During the trip, the audio guide tells a brief historical background about a particular place. Also, each of the Barcelona Tourist Bass routes is designed in such a way as to familiarize the vacationer with all the key sights and business cards of the city in a short time.
The excursion itself takes place on large and, as a rule, double-decker buses, and the second row is deprived of a roof, which allows for greater freedom of action and better visibility.
Another interesting feature of Barcelona Tourist Bass is its stops. Anyone can safely go near any of the sights, have a good look at it, and then return to the bus stop, take the bus and continue the journey. A change of route is also possible, that is, for example, a person traveling on a blue branch will not interfere with a change to red or green, most importantly, to purchase a ticket for 1 or 2 days.
Well, the last feature of "Bass Touristik" in Barcelona is the price. It is quite affordable, therefore such buses are very popular. More details about prices will be a little lower.
Where can I buy a ticket
One of the most important questions is where to buy tickets for Tourist Bas in Barcelona. In principle, there is nothing complicated here. Tickets are sold at ticket offices at Tourist Bas stops, in the subway and in the buses themselves. But you should take into account one feature - a large flow of tourists, because of which you can stand in line for about several hours.
The most profitable option is to purchase tickets online. You can do this on the official website of Barcelona Bus Turistic or through intermediaries in our country. In any case, it will cost a little cheaper than directly at the box office. Printed tickets will need to be pre-exchanged at the box office or simply presented upon check-in at check-in.
As for the tickets themselves, there are 2 variations: for one day and two days. The second option, of course, will cost less (per day), but it will be interesting only if a person plans to ride on all three branches, but you can do this in 1 day, however, with one caveat - do not get off the bus for inspection with the sights.
Well, the last thing to say about tickets is that when they are purchased, everyone receives a special booklet (brochure) with many discount coupons for visiting all kinds of museums, paid attractions, shops, restaurants, cafes and entertainment shows. The total amount of discounts is 200 €, which is very decent.
Price
Now that we have figured out where to buy a ticket, it's time to figure out how much Tourist Bas is in Barcelona. For convenience, all prices will be shown in a small tablet:
| For whom | 1 day ticket | 2 day ticket |
| Adults 13 to 64 years old | 26.10 € | 35.10 € |
| Children from 4 to 12 years old | 14.40 € | 18.00 € |
| Children from 0 to 4 years old | 0 € | 0 € |
| Retired and Disabled | 22.50 € | 31.50 € |
In general, tickets are not so expensive, especially in combination with the fact that they are given for the whole day, and a person gets the opportunity to get off at any stop, and then go back or, in general, change the route.
timetable
A few words are worth saying about the Touristic Bass timetable in Barcelona.
In winter, buses start running from 9 am to 7 pm. In summer, everything is almost the same, only 1 hour longer, i.e. from 9:00 to 20:00.
As for how often buses go, this time is from 5 to 25 minutes. This difference is explained by the time of year and the number of tourists, and there are many of them.
Routes
All Tourist Bus buses in Barcelona travel along three main routes: blue, red and green. Each of them is designed so that a person can get acquainted with the maximum number of historical places and attractions on a particular branch. Now in more detail about each of the routes.
Blue
The duration of the route is 2 hours. The journey begins from the central square of Catalonia, which, in fact, is the final point.
The first attraction that can be seen on the route is Casa Batlló, or the “Dragon House”. The townspeople gave such a nickname for the unusual shape of the roof and decoration materials that resemble flakes. There is also another name - "house of bones" - for the bizarre appearance of balconies resembling skulls and elements in the form of bones. It is worth noting that Casa Batlló is the first attraction on the route from the great Antonio Gaudi.
Following Casa Batlló, tourists can enjoy another work of art from Gaudi - the house of Mila, or Casa Mila. The main feature of this building is that there are practically no straight lines, only smooth and curved shapes. This style can be traced everywhere, starting with the facade of the building and ending with the interior. Everything seems to be in motion. It is worth noting that this work was the last civil order for Antonio Gaudi, because after that he completely devoted himself to the construction of the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.
Next stop "Tourist Bas" in Barcelona - the famous Sagrada Familia Cathedral. The last work of Gaudi, to which he devoted the rest of his life and which, unfortunately, did not have time to complete. To date, work is in full swing, and according to preliminary estimates, the cathedral will be completely completed by 2030. The famous Sagrada is visited by millions of people every year, and in order to get inside, you have to defend a long line, but it's worth it.
Also along the route there will be stops near such significant places as:
- Park Guell.
- Funicular Tibidabo.
- College of Saint Terresa.
- Royal Palace and Pedralbes Park.
- The legendary football stadium Camp Nou.
- Modern Art Museum.
In fact, the museum is the last attraction on the blue branch. After him, "Tourist Bas" again returns to the square of Catalonia.
Red
The duration of the route is 2 hours. The starting point, it is also the final - the central square of Catalonia. The initial path of the red line repeats the blue one, that is, the first stop of “Tourist Basa” is Casa Batlló, then Casa Mila, and then the bus turns left and moves towards Francesca Masia square, where it stops. After the square there is a turn on the ring, and tourists have the opportunity to admire the city station.
The next stop is Piazza di Spagna. This is a great place, which is a very important transportation hub, because 5 streets pass right through it, one of which, by the way, is underground.
In addition, on the red branch are located:
- Ludwig Museum of Mies van der Rohe.
- National Museum of Art of Catalonia.
- Olympic ring.
- Botanical Garden.
- Port Well.
- Museum of the History of Catalonia.
- Oceanarium.
- Citadel Park.
There are still intermediate stops, but they are not so interesting.
Green
The last and shortest route. Duration - only 40 minutes. Many people prefer to walk this path. The starting point is the port of Olympic. Behind the port is Bogatel Beach. After it, Tourist Bass will stop in the famous Pobleniu area, where one of the key beaches of Barcelona is located, and a little further from it will be the modern Diagonal Mar park. It was built already today, from 2002 to 2006 and still causes a lot of controversy. Visit it for a change is definitely worth it.
In general, these are all the stops of the green line.
Reviews
And finally, reviews about "Tourist Bas" in Barcelona, more precisely, a list of pros and cons formed on their basis.
Advantages:
- Interesting excursions.
- Low cost.
- Audio guide.
- Free wifi on the bus.
- The opportunity to visit key places in Barcelona in 1 day.
- Transplant from one route to another.
- Flexible and convenient schedule.
- Gift booklet with discounts, etc.
Disadvantages:
- Uninteresting green route.
- The sun is baking heavily on the second floor.
- Heavy workload in the tourist season.
- Most of the main attractions such as Mount Manjuic or the Gothic quarter need to be explored on their own, because they are not included in bus routes.
- Long lines both at the ticket office for tickets, and at the entrance to various objects.
In general, people who have traveled along the Tourist Bass routes in Barcelona are satisfied, because where else can you see so many interesting things in 1 day? The overall impression can be lubricated only by a huge flow of tourists, because of which queues are created, but it is quite possible to put up with this.