Barcelona Bus Tourist Bus: overview, routes and reviews

Barcelona can safely be called the most visited andan interesting city in Spain. Every year a huge number of tourists come here, which, in general, is not surprising. A rich history, Dali museum, real architectural masterpieces from the great Gaudi, temples, cathedrals, oceanarium and much more.

Look at everything in a short weekend justunrealistic, even with a variety of excursions, but you can see the most important and popular places with the help of "Barcelona Tourist Bass". About what it is, where to buy a ticket and what is interesting, will be lower, and now briefly on how to get to Barcelona.

How to get to Barcelona

The fastest and most optimal way to get intoBarcelona is an airplane. And a cheaper ticket will cost from Moscow, rather than from other regions. The travel time will be a little over 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 exactly is Barcelona Tourist Bass. In short, this is a great way to explore the city in the shortest possible time on the sightseeing bus.

If you talk more fully, then "BarcelonaTourist Bass "offers all comers to buy a ticket to one of the tour buses that follow three different routes.On the journey, the audio guide tells a brief historical reference about this or that place.Also, each of the routes" Barcelona Tourist Bass "is designed in such a way as to introduce resting with all key sights and business cards of the city in a short time.

The very same tour takes place on large and, as a rule, double-decker buses, and the second row is devoid of roof, which allows you to get more freedom of action and a better view.

Another interesting feature of BarcelonaTourist Bass "- a stop.Anyone can easily go out near one of the sights, see it well, and then return to the bus stop, take a bus and continue the journey .It is possible to change the route, ie, for example, the person who traveled on a blue branch, nothing will prevent to perform a transplant to a red or green, the main thing is to buy a ticket for 1 or 2 days.

Well, the last feature of "Bas Tourist" in Barcelona - the price. It is quite affordable, so these buses are very popular. More details about the prices will be slightly lower.

Where can I buy a ticket

One of the most important questions is where to buy ticketson the "Tourist Bass" in Barcelona. In principle, there is nothing complicated here. Tickets are sold at the ticket offices at the "Tourist Bass" stops, in the metro and in the buses themselves. But it is worth considering one feature - a large flow of tourists, because of which you can stand in line for several hours.

The most advantageous option is considered to bepurchase tickets online. You can do it on the official website of Barcelona Bus Turistic or through intermediaries in our country. In any case, it will cost a little less than directly on hand. The printed tickets will need to be exchanged beforehand at the ticket office or simply presented to the inspector when boarding.

As for the tickets themselves, there are 2variations: one day and two days. The second option, of course, will be cheaper (per day), but it will be interesting only if a person plans to ride on all three branches, but you can do it for 1 day, however, with one reservation - do not leave the bus for inspection with sights.

Well, the last thing to say about tickets -it's that when they are bought, everyone gets a special booklet (brochure) with lots of discount coupons for visiting all sorts of museums, toll attractions, shops, restaurants, cafes and entertainment shows. The total amount of discounts is 200 €, which is quite decent.

Price

Now, after we found out where to buy the ticket, it's time to figure out how much is the "Tourist Bass" in Barcelona. For convenience, all prices will be shown in a small plate:

In general, tickets are not so expensive, especiallycombined with the fact that they are given for the whole day, and a person gets the opportunity to go to any stop, and then go back or, in general, change the route.

schedule

A few words should be said about the timetable of the "Tourist Bass" movement in Barcelona.

In winter, buses start to run from 9 am to 7 pm. In summer, everything is the same, only for 1 hour longer, that is, from 9:00 to 20:00.

As for how often buses run, this time is between 5 and 25 minutes. This difference is explained by the time of the year and the number of tourists, and there are many of them.

Routes

All buses "Tourist Bass" in Barcelona are movingon 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 one or another branch. Now, more about each of the routes.

Blue

The duration of the route is 2 hours. The journey starts from the central square of Catalonia, which, in fact, is the final point.

The first attraction that can besee on the route - this is the Casa Batlló, or "the house of the dragon." Such a nickname of the townspeople was given for the unusual shape of the roof and finishing materials, which resemble scales. There is also another name - "house of bones" - for the bizarre view of the balconies resembling the skull, and elements in the form of bones. It is worth noting that the Casa Batlló is the first attraction on the route from the great Antoni Gaudí.

Following the house of the Batlló tourists can enjoyanother work of art from Gaudi - the house of Mila, or Casa Mila. The main feature of this building is that there are almost no straight lines, only smooth and curved forms. This style can be traced everywhere, from the front of the building to the interior. Everything seems to be in motion. It is worth noting that this work was the last civil order for Antonio Gaudi, after all after that he devoted himself entirely to the construction of the Sagrada Familia.

The next stop is "Tourists Bass" in Barcelona -the famous Sagrada Familia. The last work of Gaudi, to which he devoted the rest of his life and which, unfortunately, did not manage to finish building. To date, the work is under way and, according to preliminary calculations, the cathedral will be fully completed by 2030. Famous Sahrad is visited annually by millions of people, and in order to get inside, you have to defend a long queue, but it's worth it.

Also on the way there will be stops near such important places as:

• Park Guell.
• Funicular Tibidabo.
• College of Saint Terreza.
• The Royal Palace and the park Pedralbes.
• Legendary football stadium "Camp Nou".
• Modern Art Museum.

Actually, the museum is the last attraction on the blue branch. After him, "Tourist Bass" again returns to the Plaza Catalunya.

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 branch completely repeats the blue one, ie the first stop of the "Tourists of the Bas" is the Casa Batllo, then the Mila's house, but then the bus turns left and moves towards the 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.

Next stop is the Plaza of Spain. A great place, which is a very important transport hub, because through it passes just five streets, one of which, by the way, is underground.

In addition, on the red branch are:

• Museum of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
• National Museum of Art of Catalonia.
• Olympic ring.
• Botanical Garden.
• Port Vell.
• Museum of the History of Catalonia.
• The oceanarium.
• Citadel Park.

There are still intermediate stops, but they are not so interesting.

Green

The last and the shortest route. Duration - only 40 minutes. Many people prefer to walk this way. The starting point is the port of Olympique. Following the port is the beach Bogatel. After it, "Tourist Bass" will stop in the famous area of ​​Pobleni, 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 in our days, from 2002 to 2006 and still causes a lot of controversy. To visit it for a change is definitely worth it.

In general, this is all the stops of the green line.

Reviews

Well, finally, feedback on the "Tourist Bass" in Barcelona, ​​more precisely a list of pros and cons, formed on their basis.

Pluses:

• Interesting excursions.
• Low cost.
• Audioguide.
• Free Wi-Fi in the bus.
• Possibility for 1 day to visit key places in Barcelona.
• Transplant from one route to another.
• Flexible and convenient schedule.
• Gift booklet with discounts, etc.

Disadvantages:

• Uninteresting green route.
• On the second floor there is a lot of sun.
• Strong congestion in the tourist season.
• Most of the major attractions such as the mountains of Manjuik or the Gothic quarter need to be inspected on their own, since they are not included in the bus routes.
• Big lines both in cash desk for tickets, and at the entrance to various objects.

In general, people who traveled on routes"Tourist Bass" in Barcelona, ​​are satisfied, because where else for 1 day you can see so many interesting things? The general impression can be smeared only by a huge flow of tourists, because of which queues are created, but this can be easily reconciled.