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Introduction to Barcelona Airport

 
Barcelona Airport, sometimes known as El Prat is located around 10km from the city centre and on the east coast of northern Spain, which is ideal for Car Hire Barcelona Airport users. The airport serves domestic and international flights, and in 2008, some 30 million passengers passed through the terminal.
 
The airlines that use the airport are Aer Lingus, Air Europa, BMI Baby and Iberia. The destinations are Albacete, Almeria, London-Gatwick and Dublin. The new terminal in 2009 cost 900 million Euro and has given the potential capacity a boost to around 70 million passengers per year. This will make it one of the busiest airports in the world. Utilize the services of Car Hire Barcelona and have a great visit.
 
 
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Terminals at Barcelona Airport

 
There are two terminal buildings at Barcelona Airport. There has been a new runway and another new terminal is being planned. Once completed this will raise the capacity to 70 million passengers. There are 264 check-in counters and 64 boarding gates. The airport is very easy to navigate around.
 

Getting to Barcelona Airport

 
Barcelona is located on the north east coast of Spain. It is located on the A2 highway, which passes through the centre of the city. To the north is Manresa that is on the E9 road. To the west on the A2 road are Tarrega and Odena. To the south is Reus off the E15 motorway. To the north of Barcelona are Blanes, Cunit and Mataro on the AP7 highway.
 
The smaller roads nearby to the airport such as the N340 pass through Vilafranca del Penedes and Vilanova Ila Geltru, which is a scenic drive in your Car Hire Barcelona Airport vehicle. The C60 north of the city is near to Badalona.
 

Parking at Barcelona Airport

 
There are 23,000 parking spaces at the airport in total. Twelve thousand are in Terminal 1 and the other 11,900 are outside Terminal 2. All of the parks are uncovered but manned by security. There is a shuttle service for passengers as the parks are around 2km from the terminal.
 

Facilities at Barcelona Airport

 
There are many duty free shops, which sell clothing, home accessories and souvenirs. There are high street named shops such as Swarovski and Imaginarium.
 
There are many restaurants and bars that sell hot and cold food all day. The terminal building is open 24 hours a day as incoming flights vary. The bars have live sport playing the large TV screens and international alcoholic drinks can be bought from there.
 
There is Wifi Internet available throughout the terminal. Payment can be made by creating an account at the information desk and using a credit card. Public pay phones are available.
 

What's Close to Barcelona Airport?

 
The city has the famous La Rambla that is a pedestrianized street with many shops, bars, restaurants and a theatre. There are nightclubs that open after 10pm and there are street performers too.
 
The Harbour Cable Car heads from the seaside to the highest point in the city centre called Montjuic. There is a restaurant at the top, which has amazing views over the city.
 
The FC Barcelona stadium called Nou Camp is in the heart of the city. You can take a tour round the grounds or buy tickets for a match, which are played on a Sunday night. Enjoy the delights of this world famous city with Car Hire Barcelona Airport.   
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