What benefits do owners have? Barcelona Card (2026 update)?
If you purchase tourist card Barcelona Card, you can take advantage of a whole range of advantages: entrance to some monuments and attractions is free, others with a nice discount.
What do you have with Barcelona Card free?
Public transport |
Regular price | Price with card |
|---|---|---|
| Hola Barcelona (72 hours) | €25,50 | Free |
| Hola Barcelona (96 hours) | €33,30 | Free |
| Hola Barcelona (120 hours) | €40,80 | Free |
| Train from the airport | €4,60 | Free |
| Metro from the airport | €5,15 | Free |
Note: Number of days you can use Free public transport, depends on the validity of your Barcelona Card. I.e. if you have a card for 72 hours, it is 3 days, if you have 96 hours, it is 4 days, etc.
Museums, monuments and attractions |
Regular price | Price with card |
|---|---|---|
| CCCB | €6,00 | Free |
| Fundació Antoni Tàpies | €8,00 | Free |
| Joan Miró Museum (Fundació Joan Miró) | €14,00 | Free |
| MACBA | €11,00 | Free |
| MNAC | €12,00 | Free |
| Picasso Museum | €12,00 | Free |
| El Born Center of Culture and Memory | €7,00 | Free |
| Muhba The Call | €7,00 | Free |
| Muhba King's Square | €7,00 | Free |
| Muhba Refuge 307 | €7,00 | Free |
| Muhba Via Sepulchral Romana | €7,00 | Free |
| Design Museum | €6,00 | Free |
| Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món - Montcada | €5,00 | Free |
| Museu Etnològic i de Cultures del Món - Parc de Montjuic | €5,00 | Free |
| Museu Frederic Marès | €4,20 | Free |
| Real Monestir de Pedralbes | €5,00 | Free |
| CaixaForum | €4,00 | Free |
| Jardi Botànic de Barcelona | €3,50 | Free |
| MOCO Museum Barcelona | €19,50 | Free |
| Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona | €6,00 | Free |
| Museum of Music | €6,00 | Free |
| Chocolate Museum | €6,00 | Free |
| Egyptian Museum of Barcelona | €12,00 | Free |
| Museu Olímpic i de l'Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch | €5,80 | Free |
Detailed description of museums in Barcelona can be found in a separate article.
Discounts with Barcelona Card
Museums and attractions |
Discount |
|---|---|
| Casa amatller | -20% |
| Casa Batlló | -3,00 € |
| Casa Milà - La Pedrera | -3,00 € |
| Casa Vicens | -25% |
| Gaudí's Crypt and Colonia Güell (Cripta Gaudí de la Colònia Güell) | -20% |
| Vila Foundation Casawith: Museu Can Framis i Espais Volart | -25% |
| KBR Fundación MAPFRE | €3,00 |
| Gaudí Experience | -20% |
| Torre Glories Tower (Mirador Torre Glòries) | -20% |
| Columbus Monument (Mirador de Colom) | -20% |
| Museum of Archeology of Catalonia | -25% |
| Museum of the History of Catalonia | -20% |
| Museu de la Wax de Barcelona | -20% |
| Museu de l'Erotica | -25% |
| Museum of Perfume | -40% |
| Museu Europeau d'Art Modern (MEAM) | -25% |
| Maritime Museum of Barcelona | -20% |
| Palau de la Música Catalana | -25% |
| Palace Güell (Palau Güell) | -25% |
| Mies van der Rohe Pavilion (Pavelló Mies van der Rohe) | -25% |
| Spanish Village in Barcelona (Poble Espanyol de Barcelona) | -25% |
| Santa Creu i Sant Pau Complex (Sant Pau Recinte Modernista) | -20% |
Tours and trips |
Discount |
|---|---|
| Barcelona Bus Turístic | -10% |
| Barcelona Ciclotour | -2,00 € |
| Barcelona Walking Tours Gothic | -50% |
| Barcelona Walking Tours Picasso | -50% |
| Catalan Tourist Bus (Catalunya Bus Turístic) | -15% |
| Sailing on Las Golondrinas - Barcelona Port and Literal boats | 2,00€ |
| Cruising on Las Golondrinas - Barcelona Port | 2,00€ |
| Yacht trip (Sailing Experience Bcn) | -15% |
Fun |
Discount |
|---|---|
| Casino de Barcelona (+ welcome drink) | Free |
| Icebarcelona | -20% |
| L'Aquàrium de Barcelona | -20% |
| Tibidabo hill amusement park Tibidabo Amusement Park | -20% |
| Cable car to Montjuic hill (Telefèric de Montjuic) | -15% |
| Barcelona Zoo (Zoo de Barcelona) | -25% |
Dance, flamenco |
Discount |
|---|---|
| Tablao Flamenco Cordoba | |
| — drinking and showing | -20% |
| — dinner and show | -8% |
| Tablao Flamenco Patio Andaluz | -10,00 € |
Other services |
Discount |
|---|---|
| Locker Barcelona (luggage storage in Barcelona) | -10% |
You can see a complete list of all benefits view on the web Barcelona Turisme.
Frequently asked questions related to Barcelona Card?
What is Barcelona Card?
This is a three- to five-day o tourist card, thanks to which you can get a lot of benefits. All in all, you have free transport around the city, free entry to museums and lots of interesting discounts. As a result, if you really want to get to know the city well, the card should save you time and money.
What are the main benefits? Barcelona Card?
As mentioned above, if you have a card, you can use it all for free and at will public transport around the city, the price also includes many entrances to museums, monuments and attractions, or you can take advantage of some interesting discounts when shopping in local shops.
Will the card allow me to skip the queue?
We, Barcelona Card nor does any other tourist card in Barcelona allow you to skip the queue (although some websites claim this for some cards). You will always have to stand in line at the checkout and then at the entrance. (However, it is true that you can skip the line at the ticket office if you buy tickets you buy online).
What discounts Barcelona Card offers?
You can find an overview of all discounts on the page above - they are included here famous museums, So i famous monuments. In total, there are almost 70 places where you can apply the discount. The value of all should be around 320 euros.
It is a good deal Barcelona Card?
This is a fairly common question I get! :-) I always answer that it depends on what you want to do in the city and what you want to see. You have to calculate how much each entrance would cost you and then see how much you would be thanks Barcelona Card they could save. So whether it is worth it, you have to decide for yourself after writing down everything you would like to do in the city.
If I had to generalize, the card is suitable for anyone who has limited time in the city and wants to see the maximum of what is available here for tourists.
If you have a limited budget and deal with every euro, you can certainly do without a card.
How to use the card when buying tickets online?
Unfortunately, the card cannot be used at buying tickets online. if you have Barcelona Card, you can only draw its benefits in person at the ticket office of the given monument. I personally consider this to be its biggest disadvantage – the individual online systems of sellers are not connected.
What is the difference between Barcelona Card a Hola Barcelona?
Hola Barcelona is a great card for anyone who doesn't want to deal with traffic around the city. But that's where it ends - you don't have anything else in it, you simply have all public transport for free. On the contrary, in Barcelona Card are "extra" all the admissions, discounts and other offers described above.
What is the difference between Barcelona Card and a tourist bus card?
Tourist bus card entitles you – as you might have guessed – to use only tourist buses. So if you would like to travel around the city even with the help of classic public transport, you are out of luck. Or you have to pay for it. WITH Barcelona Card again, you can use public transport without restrictions, but on the other hand, you cannot use tourist buses.
I can with Barcelona Card use the tourist bus?
No. Read more carefully, it was in the previous answer.
Kolik Barcelona Card does it cost
The price depends on the number of days for which the card is valid. The card costs 3 euros for 55 days, 4 euros for 65 days and 5 euros for 77 days.
There is also Barcelona Card for kids?
Yes, you can purchase a special children's room for children aged 4-12 Barcelona Card. Children under 4 do not need anything. Everyone over the age of 12 must have a normal card. If you are traveling to Barcelona with children, I recommend considering the purchase Barcelona Card Family, see below.
Is there any Barcelona Card for families with children?
Yes, there is a special version of the card available, which, with its sights and attractions, is specifically aimed at families with children traveling to Barcelona. You can find more information in the overview of tourist cards.
Where can I buy the card?
You can card buy online on the website, or in any information office Barcelona Turisme in the city. If you buy the card online and you travel to Barcelona by air, the best place to pick it up is directly at the airport. You will find a tourist information booth right in terminal T1, where they will issue it to you in exchange for your voucher and ID.
Are you interested in anything else about Barcelona Card? Feel free to write to me.
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