Complete Barcelona Metro Guide (updated for 2026)

There is no metro at all the most popular means public transport in Barcelona. In order not to - the underground system here is simple, easy to understand and you will find your way around it very quickly. In addition, the metro covers the entire city, so it you will be at crossings between monuments use most often. And if the metro is missing somewhere (suburbs, adjacent resorts on the Costa Brava, Badalona etc.), trains come to the fore, which you can also use as part of one integrated ticket.

What you will find in the Barcelona Metro article:

• Absolute basics that are good to know
• Description and prices of metro tickets
• Barcelona metro map
• Metro lines with all stops
• Metro operating hours

Photo from an open Barcelona metro car

Absolute basics that are good to know

Basic information about the metro

• 12 lines, three of which (lines 1, 9 and 11) are operated by autonomous cars without a driver
• the tracks cover 150 km
• a total of 186 stations
• served by 2 companies: TMB (lines 1-5, 9-11) a FGC (lines 6-8)

At first glance, the numbers might scare you, but as I wrote above, everything is clear and if you study the map, you will soon find traveling here the metro will not cause the slightest problems. 

Useful tips for using the metro

• There are entrances to the metro marked with the letter "M" in a white diamond settled in the red field and it is not a problem to find them in the city.

• Once you descend into the metro area, at each station you have a clear map of the lines, which operate the station - you can easily find out whether you are correct or not. (So ​​that you don't have to do it at the station, look below, where I have maps of all metro lines). 

A clear map at the entrance tells you where you are and where you can go.

• As soon as you enter the metro area, you must ticket pass through a tourniquet; he will only let you in (and out) if the ticket is valid.
• Traveling with suitcases, strollers or other bulky luggage is absolutely OK, most stations – up to 15 – are barrier-free. You can find a list of them in the metro map below. Most departments also have a wider entrance on the left or right side of the turnstiles. 
• In metro cars, the current and next stations are announced, and you often have screens showing the route. 
• Metro lines have no names, they differ only in colors and numbering, which starts at L1 and ends at L12. 

You will use these lines most often in the city

• While traveling, you will come across station names in Catalan, Spanish and English.
• if if you plan to travel by metro with a transfer, have a reserve - some stations are really big and the transition from one line to another within the station will easily take 10 minutes (e.g. Paseo de Gracia).

Metro tickets

There are a variety of tickets and cards for the metro. There is no point in listing them all here. The most important for tourists are: 

• single for €2,65 - one transfer trip - emergency if you have nothing else
• single for €5,70 from the airport - at on the way to/from the airport regular metro tickets are not valid (if you do not have a tourist card), you must have a special ticket
• T-casual for €12,55 - transfer ticket for 1 person for 10 journeys, you can find more about it in a separate article, I highly recommend
• T-familiar for €11,05 - transfer, shared ticket offering 8 rides, which is great for e.g. families or smaller groups
• T-group for €87,35 - transfer, shared ticket offering 70 journeys; suitable for large groups
• T-dia for €11,55 - one-day (from morning to midnight, or last connection), unlimited transfer ticket
• tourist cards Barcelona Card or Hola Barcelona - unlimited public transport travel, great for those who don't want to deal with anything

Important to know that all prices are given per tickets valid only in zone 1 (centre of Barcelona and nearest suburbs), more about zones in a separate article. The validity of the above tickets (except single tickets) is 75 minutes in this zone, during which you can transfer as you need. 

Children, students or seniors do not have a discount on public transport in Barcelona (at least those who do not live here). They have the only exception children under 4 who travel for free and do not need a ticket. More about traveling to Barcelona with children can be found in a separate article.

You can buy all tickets from a machine at every metro station. They take coins, bills and cards. One-time ticket a T-casual the ticket can then also be purchased at newsstands. 

Barcelona metro map

Here is barcelona metro map in the last update. You can download it to your computer or phone, or every major station has a printed version that you can get for free. 

Interactive metro map in Barcelona

Metro lines with all stops

Below you will find the routes of all metro lines in Barcelona. Click to enlarge the image. 

Line L1

All stops for this metro line: Hospital de Bellvitge, Bellvitge, Av. Carrilet, Rambla Just Oliveras, Can Serra, Florida, Torrassa, Santa Eulàlia, Mercat Nou, Plaça de Sants, Hostafrancs, Espanya, Rocafort, Urgell, Universitat, Catalunya, Urquinaona, Arc de Triomf, Marina, Glòries, Clot, Navas, La Sagrera, Fabra and Puig, Sant Andreu, Torras i Bages, Trinitat Vella, Baró de Viver, Santa Coloma, Fondo

Line L2

All stops for this metro line: Paral·lel, Sant Antoni, Universitat, Passeig de Gràcia, Tetuan, Monumental, Sagrada Família, Encants, Clot, Bac de Roda, Sant Martí, La Pau, Verneda, Artigues | Sant Adrià, Sant Roc, Gorg, Pep Ventura, Badalona Pompeu Fabra

Line L3

All stops for this metro line:  Zona Universitària, Palau Reial, Maria Cristina, Les Corts, Plaça del Centre, Sants Estació, Tarragona, Espanya, Poble Sec, Paral·lel, Drassanes, Liceu, Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia, Diagonal, Fontana, Lesseps, Vallcarca, Penitents, Vall d'Hebron, Montbau, Mundet, Valldaura, Canyelles, Roquetes, Trinitat Nova

Line L4

All stops for this metro line: La Pau, Besòs, Besòs Mar, El Maresme | Fòrum, Selva de Mar, Poblenou, Llacuna, Bogatell, Ciutadella | Vila Olímpica, Barceloneta, Jaume I, Urquinaona, Passeig de Gràcia, Girona, Verdaguer, Joanic, Alfons X, Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau, Maragall, Llucmajor, Via Júlia, Trinitat Nova

Line L5

All stops for this metro line: Cornellà Centre, Gavarra, Sant Ildefons, Can Boixeres, Can Vidalet, Pubilla Cases, Ernest Lluch, Collblanc, Badal, Plaça de Sants, Sants Estació, Entença, Hospital Clínic, Diagonal, Verdaguer, Sagrada Família, Sant Pau | Dos de Maig, Camp de l'Arpa, La Sagrera, Congrés, Maragall, Virrei Amat, Vilapicina, Horta, El Carmel, El Coll | La Teixonera, Vall d'Hebron

Line L6

All stops for this metro line:  Barcelona - Plaça Catalunya, Provença, Gracia, Sant Gervasi, Muntaner, La Bonanova, Les Tres Torres, Sarrià, Reina Elisenda

Line L7

All stops for this metro line: Barcelona - Plaça Catalunya, Provença, Gracia, Plaça Molina, Pàdua, El Putxet, Avinguda Tibidabo

Line L8

All stops for this metro line:  Barcelona - Plaça Espanya, Magoria | La campana, Ildefons Cerdà, Europe | Fira, Gornal, Sant Josep, L'Hospitalet - Avinguda Carrilet, Almeda, Cornellà - Riera, Sant Boi, Molí nou | Ciutat Cooperativa.

Line L9 Nord

Metro station L9 Nord: La Sagrera, Onze de Setembre, Bon Pastor, Can Peixauet, Santa Rosa, Fondo, Església Major, Singuerlín, Can Zam

Line L9 Barrel

Metro station L9 Sud: Aeroport T1, Aeroport T2, Mas Blau, Parc Nou, Cèntric, El Prat Estació, Les Moreres, Mercabarna, Parc Logístic, Fira, Europa | Fira, Can Tries | Gornal, Torrassa, Collblanc, Zona Universitària

Line L10 Nord

Metro station L10 Nord: La Sagrera, Onze de Setembre, Bon Pastor, Llefià, La Salut, Gorg

Line L10 Barrel

Metro station L10 Sud: ZAL | Riu Vell, Ecoparc, Port Comercial | La Factoria, Zona Franca, Foc, Foneria, Ciutat de la Justícia, Provençana, Can Tries | Gornal, Torrassa, Collblanc, Zona Universitària

Line L11

All stops for this metro line: Trinity Nova, Casa de l'Aigua, Torre Baró | Vallbona, Ciutat Meridiana, Can Cuiàs

Line L12

All stops for this metro line: Finestreelles Sant Joan ded Déu, Eulàlia d'Anzizu, Pedralbes, Reina Elisenda, Sarrià

Metro operating hours

The metro is running in Barcelona from the early hours of the morning until the night: 

• Monday to Thursday and public holidays: from 5:00 a.m. to midnight
• Friday: 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m 
• Saturdays (and some public holidays): from 5:00 a.m. until Sunday midnight
• December 24: from 5:00 a.m. to 23:00 p.m