Hop-on Hop-off Barcelona
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Prices:
Day pass for adults: 26,10 Euro Two-day pass for adults: 31,10 Euro Day pass for children (4 to 12 years): 16 Euro Two-day pass for children (4 to 12 years): 20 Euro Departure times: Summer: 09.00 to 20.00 (9 a.m. to 8 p.m.) Winter: 09.00 to 19.00 (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) Buses depart every 5 to 25 minutes (depending on the time of year) at all stops. Routes: Red route: Plaza Catalunya/Casa Batllo/ Pedrera/Placa Espanya/Montjuic/Skulpture of Columbus/Port/Sea/old City Blue route: Plaza Catalunya/Casa Batllo/ Pedrera/Sagrada Familia/Gracia/Park Güell/Tibidabo/Camp Nou Green route: Sea/Forum/Diagonal Mar Shopping Center/Poblenou/Diagonal You can switch between the three routes. |
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Included in the price:
Bus ticket for one or two days; audio guide in 11 languages, a coupon booklet with savings worth over 200 Euro (for museums, culture, evening shows, and entertainment) The tours: Good that you don’t have to pick any one tour! After all, you can switch at any time. However, if you purchase a two-day ticket, you could just go ahead and do a full tour per day. Here’s an overview of the routes and their sights: |
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Red route:
For demonstration purposes, my route starts at the Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona’s hub. However, as the lines are often longest there, you might prefer a different starting point?
Take the bus along the Passeig de Gracia – formerly a strolling promenade of the Catalan people – and go past two important Gaudí buildings: The Casa Batlló and the Pedrera. Or hop off and visit them while you’re there! The tour then continues along the Avenida Diagonal towards L’Illa – a shopping mall.
Afterwards, go past the streets of Sants and take a look at the main train station, „Estación Sants“. The next highlight is the Plaça Espanya! This large roundabout is already quite impressive, but the view of the Montjuic and the MNAC are fabulous, too. Either take a walk and climb to the top of the steps and the MNAC, or ride the bus. On your way, you will pass several Olympic buildings and the Miró Museum. You can also take a ride in a gondola up to the Castell, and then go back down by bus.
The bus will then take you along the harbor and the Mediterranean Sea back to the old city and the Plaça Catalunya.
For demonstration purposes, my route starts at the Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona’s hub. However, as the lines are often longest there, you might prefer a different starting point?
Take the bus along the Passeig de Gracia – formerly a strolling promenade of the Catalan people – and go past two important Gaudí buildings: The Casa Batlló and the Pedrera. Or hop off and visit them while you’re there! The tour then continues along the Avenida Diagonal towards L’Illa – a shopping mall.
Afterwards, go past the streets of Sants and take a look at the main train station, „Estación Sants“. The next highlight is the Plaça Espanya! This large roundabout is already quite impressive, but the view of the Montjuic and the MNAC are fabulous, too. Either take a walk and climb to the top of the steps and the MNAC, or ride the bus. On your way, you will pass several Olympic buildings and the Miró Museum. You can also take a ride in a gondola up to the Castell, and then go back down by bus.
The bus will then take you along the harbor and the Mediterranean Sea back to the old city and the Plaça Catalunya.
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Blue route:
This line, too, can start at the Plaça Catalunya, and once again, the line goes along the Passeig de Gracia – past the Casa Batlló and the Pedrera. Then, however, the bus turns right, towards the Sagrada Família. You can either stop here or ride further up and through the Gracia district to the Park Güell. The higher, the better you say? The next bus stop will let you switch over to the tram, which, in turn, will take you to the Tibidabo, the little church up high above Barcelona. Afterwards, the bus goes to a smaller part of Barcelona full of little villas and the monastery Pedrables, a little oasis in Barcelona. Further along the way, you will pass one royal palace to see another: FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou! Finally, the bus goes along Avenida Diagonal, and back towards the Plaça Catalunya. |
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Green route:
This is the smallest of the lines, but it, too, has its charms. Its starting point is not the Plaça Catalunya for a change, but you can always transfer in from the red line at the Olympic harbor. This line takes you along the Mediterranean Sea to another shopping center (Diagonal Mar) and to the forum, which is currently under construction and is drawing continually more museums and stores into its vicinity. The Museu Blau, a museum of natural history, can be visited there.
The bus then goes through the district of Poblenou, which has been strongly influenced by startup companies, and back towards the Olympic harbor.
This is the smallest of the lines, but it, too, has its charms. Its starting point is not the Plaça Catalunya for a change, but you can always transfer in from the red line at the Olympic harbor. This line takes you along the Mediterranean Sea to another shopping center (Diagonal Mar) and to the forum, which is currently under construction and is drawing continually more museums and stores into its vicinity. The Museu Blau, a museum of natural history, can be visited there.
The bus then goes through the district of Poblenou, which has been strongly influenced by startup companies, and back towards the Olympic harbor.
