To buy a ticket in advance and save money and time, follow the link, select desired city and enjoy the ride on a day convenient for you!
There are tourist buses in Spain in many cities. A sightseeing bus is understood to mean one that carries for an increased fee to the most interesting places. What is the point of a tourist bus in Spain?
- First, most sightseeing buses are double-decker buses. For many, the roof opens, which means that you cannot look at the city through glass.
- Secondly, you do not have to plan the route yourself: all the most popular places are already included in the trip.
- Thirdly, you can view all the fun after leaving the tourist bus, but more on that below.
- Fourth, you can listen to descriptions in your native language much cheaper than the guides in Spain offer to do it.
Tours in Russian in Spain
Russian-language excursions in Spain are in great demand, because sometimes it is not enough to look at something remarkable, you want to know the history and Interesting Facts... However, the services of guides are not affordable for everyone, especially if you want to move around the city all day long. Tours in Russian in Spain can be listened to on special tourist buses: they give out headphones, usually there are about 10 languages to choose from, including Russian.
If you are traveling alone, then a Russian-speaking guide in Spain would have to pay about 300-500 euros per day, while a bus tour in Russian can be listened to for only 10-30 euros (the price depends on the city, the specific amount is indicated on a separate page with description of tourist buses).
Hop on - hop off
What is a hop on - hop off system? This is an option for traveling on tourist bus when you can get off and go at any stop as many times as you like. A hop on hop off bus ticket means that the tour bus has a specific route that is included in the price. Sometimes there are 2-3 of them, while you can drive some part, leave the hop on - hop off bus, see what you are interested in, and get on the bus of the same company that has come up again, without paying anything extra.
Some of the nuances of hop on - hop off include the fact that not all tickets are valid for 24 hours: some sightseeing buses are available only on the day of purchase. In addition, the hop on - hop off system usually includes a certain amount of discounts for museums, catering, and exhibitions. That is, by buying a hop on - hop off ticket, you can later visit interesting places cheaper. The discount, unlike the hop on - hop off ticket, is usually valid for more than one day (how much depends on the specific company).
For more information on hop on - hop off buses, see the attached pages dedicated to individual tourist buses in Spanish cities.
City Sightseeing
City Sightseeing is one of the companies of the hop on - hop off system, which provides excursions in Russian in many cities around the world.
City Sightseeing has its own website, but without a Russian-language version, so it's worth telling more about it. City Sightseeing offers tickets not only for 24 hours, but also for 2, 3 days. Naturally, a three-day ticket is cheaper than three one-day tickets. This is convenient for those travelers who live close to the City Sightseeing tour stops and plan to use Spain's sightseeing buses multiple times.
The site is often asked if any discounts are included in the City Sightseeing ticket. Yes, but which ones, it is better to find out in a particular city. In any case, those who visit a large number of museums usually save a lot by buying a hop on hop off tour. When buying a ticket, City Sightseeing offers maps with routes (the map itself can be found for free, including on the Internet), this is especially important for those cities in Spain where there are several routes. You also get headphones that need to be plugged into a special jack (found on every seat of City Sightseeing buses).
So, buy a ticket, listen to a Russian-language excursion in Spain, look where you want to get off and take a closer look, and then get on the hop on - hop off bus again and continue exploring the city.
You can buy a ticket for the sightseeing bus in advance, saving money, by following the link. In the window that opens, just select a city.
Enjoy your trip to Spain!
Sightseeing tourist buses Bas Turistik in Barcelona with audio guide in Russian - the best way get to know the history and modernity of the capital of Catalonia in a short time.
For a small fee, you get a great sightseeing tour of all the highlights of Barcelona. Hop On Hop Off service means that you can go to any stop on any route, see the attraction and continue your trip again.
Last changes: 28.04.2019.
Click on the links to buy tickets to the best museums, attractions, parks, water parks and prestigious nightclubs in Barcelona.
There are a lot of people who want to ride tourist buses in Barcelona:
Together with your ticket you will receive a catalog of discount coupons for shops, restaurants, museums and other establishments in Barcelona. The total amount of the catalog discount is 250 euros.
You can get acquainted with the options for discounts on the official website: barcelonabusturistic.cat.
Bus Tourist routes on the map
Tourist buses in Barcelona run on three lines (routes). For orientation convenience, they are named by their colors: red, blue and green. The total number of stops is 44.
Travel time
- Red Route: Approx. 2 hours.
- Blue Route: Approx. 2 hours.
- Green Route: approx. 40 minutes.
All routes start from Plaza Catalunya.
Pick-up location:
Route map
Red Route Bas Turistik
It is also called the Southern Route.
3. Casa Batllo .
Casa Batlló - "House of Bones" - was built in 1877 as a residential building. Rebuilt by Antoni Gaudi in 1904-06. The house is one of the main attractions in Barcelona.
Address: Pg de Gràcia, 38-40. GPS: 41 ° 23'27.6 ″ N 2 ° 09'59.2 ″ E
What to see nearby:
- Casa Amatller, designed by Josep Puig and Cadafalch, is an original fusion of modernist and neo-gothic styles. ( Ticket)
- Casa Lleó i Morera, built by Lluís Domènech i Montaner on the privileged Passeig de Gràcia, is the neighbor of Casa Amatller.
- Egyptian Museum of Barcelona.
- Passatge de Permanyer is the street with the best English style houses.
- Municipal Conservatory.
- Fundació Antoni Tàpies.
4. Fundació Tàpies
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Cultural center and museum of the life and work of the artist Antoni Tapies.
Address: Carrer d'Aragó, 255. GPS: 41 ° 23'30.5 ″ N 2 ° 09'49.6 ″ E
5. Casa Mila (La Pedrera)
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Another of the famous landmarks of Barcelona. House built by Antoni Gaudi for the Mila family. It is also noteworthy that the house became the last secular work of Gaudí - after its construction, the architect completely immersed himself in work on the Sagrada Familia.
Address: Provença, 261-265. GPS: 41 ° 23'44.4 ″ N 2 ° 09'43.0 ″ E
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6. Placa francesc macia
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Square located in the business district of Barcelona. In the central part of the square there is a pond in the shape of the island of Menorca. Serves as a link between the most elegant district of Barcelona and the Eixample district.
Address: Comte d'Urgell, 259. GPS: 41 ° 23'32.1 ″ N 2 ° 08'41.8 ″ E
Nearby:
- Turo Park - A quiet park dedicated to music and poetry.
- Nouentista Palace, designed by Enrique Sagnier, surrounded by gardens.
7. Avenida diagonal
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One of the main streets of Barcelona. Crosses the city diagonally. Most shopping centers are located on Diagonal.
8. Sants train station
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Sants is Barcelona's main train station, where high-speed trains connect the city to the rest of Spain and a number of European cities. But in addition to its importance as a transport hub, the Sants area played a vital role in the history of industrial Barcelona in the 19th century, evidence of which can still be seen on its streets.
Address: Plaça dels Països Catalans, 1-7. GPS: 41 ° 22'45.4 ″ N 2 ° 08'23.6 ″ E
9. Creu Coberta
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A large shopping street in the Sants area, with a centenary market and Joan Miró Park, where you will be greeted by a huge colorful ceramic sculpture, the last public work created by a Catalan artist.
Address: Creu Coberta, 87. GPS: 41 ° 22'31.1 ″ N 2 ° 08'40.3 ″ E
What's nearby:
- Hostafrancs Market, located on one of the main shopping streets in the Sants area, is one of the oldest markets in Barcelona and retains the classic structure and traditional flavor of its period.
- The Joan Miró Park, which spans four blocks in the Eixample district, was designed by architects Antoni Solanas, Maria Quintana, Bet Gali and Andreu Arriola on the site of an old massacre that was destroyed in 1979.
10. Placa d'Espanya (Plaza of Spain)
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Plaça d'Espanya is a major hub connecting the Sants, Sant Antoni and Poble-sec districts.
One of the main squares in Barcelona.
Address: Plaça Espanya. GPS: 41 ° 22'30.1 ″ N 2 ° 08'56.9 ″ E
What to see nearby
- The Magic Fountain of Montjuic is a spectacle of music, light and color that has become a symbol of Barcelona.
- CaixaForum Barcelona - Large cultural and educational center in an old modernist factory, designed by Josep Puig and Cadafalch.
- Market of St. Anthony.
11. Caixa Forum
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An art gallery located in a former factory building.
Address: Av. Marqués de Comillas. GPS: 41 ° 22'17.7 ″ N 2 ° 08'58.4 ″ E
12. Pavello mies van der rohe
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German Pavilion in Barcelona.
The pavilion is considered one of four canon works of the modern architectural movement, which includes the Bauhaus buildings by Walter Gropius, Villa Savoie Le Corbusier and Fall of Focus by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Address: Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 7. GPS: 41 ° 22'15.1 ″ N 2 ° 09'00.7 ″ E
13. Poble espanyol
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Spanish village. Museum, opened in 1929. The second name of the museum is the City of Craftsmen. Nowadays, there are two dozen craft workshops on the territory.
Tourists can observe the work of craftsmen and purchase products. Leave the warm spot at Bas Turistik and visit the Spanish Village. From our own experience, we will say that the sea of new impressions is guaranteed.
Address: Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, 13. GPS: 41 ° 22'08.6 ″ N 2 ° 08'53.7 ″ E
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14. Museu Nacional de Arte de Catalunya
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National Art Museum of Catalonia. Opened in 1990 as a result of the merger of the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Art of Catalonia.
Address: Palau Nacional, Parc de Montjuïc, s / n. GPS: 41 ° 22'07.4 ″ N 2 ° 09'12.7 ″ E
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What's nearby:
- Ethnographic Museum of Barcelona.
- Joan Maragall's Gardens are the largest and most elegant in the city.
15. Anella Olimpica
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The Olympic Park is the site of the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Address: Estadi, 42-48. GPS: 41 ° 21'58.8 ″ N 2 ° 09'10.6 ″ E
What to see additionally:
- Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
- The jewel of the Olympic ring is Palau Sant Jordi, whose mechanized structure can be adapted to accommodate all kinds of events.
- Three swimming pools: a training pool, a competition pool and a diving pool that has hosted Barcelona swimming events.
- Botanical Garden.
- Sports Museum.
- Olympic ring of Montjuic.
16. Estadi Lluis Companys
... (Endless)
The Olympic Stadium is the main arena of the 1992 Olympic Games.
17. Fundacio joan miro
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Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona.
In collaboration with Sert and Miró, a large Rationalist building, inspired by popular Mediterranean buildings, has emerged, which acts as a showcase for all of Joan Miró's work.
Address: Estadi, 72-76. GPS: 41 ° 22'04.4 ″ N 2 ° 09'33.8 ″ E
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What's nearby:
- The Laribala Gardens are home to gems such as Barcelona's first public rose garden, the Generalife stairs, Font del Gat and the Ethnological Museum. All this is located on their territory.
- The Teatro Grec is the perfect place to enjoy an open-air performance on a summer night in Barcelona. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with Greece.
- Archaeological Museum of Catalonia.
18. Funicular de montjuic .
Funicular that takes tourists from Paral-lel to Parc de Montjuic.
10. Tibidabo mountain
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From the Bass Turistik Tramvia Blau - Tibidabo stop, you can stroll through a residential area full of modernist and nouveau buildings, or start your ascent to the top of Tibidabo and its amusement park using one of two historic vehicles: the Tramvia Blau tram or funicular.
At 512 meters, Tibidabo Park is the highest point in Collserola Sierra. It is popular for its stunning views of Barcelona and its cultural and entertainment venues:
- the oldest amusement park in Spain,
- neo-gothic church,
- modern communication tower,
- astronomical observatory
- and above all, magic!
What kind of magic? Visit Tibidabo Park and find out)
You can also visit the Collserola Natural Park
Address: Plaça del Tibidabo, 3-4. GPS: 41 ° 25'19.7 ″ N 2 ° 07'09.1 ″ E
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The Collserola Natural Park has over 8,000 hectares of Mediterranean forests. From Tibidaba, the highest point, you will see incomparable views of the Mediterranean Sea, the city skyline and its monuments. Dine on the terrace of the Fabra Observatory and get stunning views of Barcelona at dusk. Then, take a peek at the Historical Observatory and gaze at the stars through the original telescope. |
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11. Sarria.
Get off at the Sarrià stop for a stroll through the area that retains the essence of the old town, full of quiet streets and traditional shops. The Sarria area is home to a modernist marketplace, a religious school designed by Gaudí and peace and tranquility.
Address: Reina Elisenda De Montcada, 2-4. GPS: 41 ° 24'00.9 ″ N 2 ° 07'16.3 ″ E
12. Monestir de Pedralbes
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The Monastery is a 14th-century structure whose main feature is the beauty of its impressive central cloister, one of Barcelona's best medieval secrets and one of the finest examples of Catalan Gothic architecture.
Address: C. del Bisbe Català, 7-9. GPS: 41 ° 23'45.6 ″ N 2 ° 06'50.2 ″ E
13. Pavellons guell
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Complex of buildings in the Pedralbes area. Created by Antoni Gaudi.
Address: Pedralbes, 1-15. GPS: 41 ° 23'48.9 ″ N 2 ° 06'54.6 ″ E
14. FC Barcelona Museum & Camp Nou Stadium
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Camp Nou, Europe's largest football stadium and venue for the matches that have made FC Barcelona one of the most famous teams in the world, opens its doors for you. With Camp Nou Experience, you can enter the stadium and changing rooms, visit exhibitions and see the museum's trophies.
Address: Av Joan XXIII. GPS: 41 ° 23'02.4 ″ N 2 ° 07'20.4 ″ E
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15. Les corts
... Transfer to the Red Route.
Barcelona Bus Turístic takes you to the widest and most garden part of Avinguda Diagonal, where you can go for a quiet stroll and visit one of the shopping centers. It is worth taking a look at the entrance to Finca Miralles with its characteristic Gaudí curves and exploring the quiet area of Le Cort, where Barça built its Camp Nou in 1957.
Address: Av. Diagonal, 597-601. GPS: 41 ° 23'20.3 ″ N 2 ° 07'49.9 ″ E
What to see nearby:
- Park Turo
- Camp Nou Stadium
- FC Barcelona Museum
- Entrance to Finca Miralles
- Palau del Marquez d'Alella and Muñoz Ramonet gardens
- District Les Corts
- Piazza Francesc Macià
16. Placa francesc macia, 17. Avenida diagonal.
See Red Route.
18. Eixample
The Eixample stop, on the blue tourist bus route, is on Calle Balmes directly opposite the Art Nouveau Museum with its excellent collection of modernist furniture and arts and crafts.
Address: Balmes 27-43. GPS: 41 ° 23'19.7 ″ N 2 ° 09'48.5 ″ E
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Sightseeing buses will help you quickly get to know Barcelona and discover all its attractions. Comfortable double-decker buses take tourists to the most interesting places in the capital of Catalonia, while saving time and not needing to spend money like on regular excursions. The upper platform of the buses is open, from which you can comfortably explore the city and its surroundings, which are narrated by audio guides in 16 languages.
Barcelona city tour
Sightseeing tour on this bus - perfect option for many tourists, but it is especially important for certain categories:
- first-time visitor to Barcelona... All routes are optimally laid out so that a person can just sit down and enjoy the views of the most impressive and significant sights of the city. If during the excursion you really liked some place, then you can stay in it and study in more detail, and then sit down on the next one, along the same route;
- aged people... It is very convenient for the elderly to travel around the city, the stairs in the bus to the second floor are narrow and not everyone can overcome it, given this, you can stay on the first floor and it is convenient to view landscapes and ancient buildings from the window. Traveling by bus excludes the long transitions from one station to another, which are the case when choosing a metro;
- families with small children... For young travelers, the Barcelona city tour provides discounts, the cost of their ticket is lower than the travel card for an adult. It will be problematic to lift a stroller with a child to the second floor of the bus, and a special observation deck is provided for them and disabled strollers on the first floor;
- disabled people... Tourists who, due to poor health, move poorly, can go up to the tourist with the help of the lift and sit comfortably on the site designated for them.
You can order a ticket online on the website.
Some tourists first resort to bus excursions to find out the location of interesting places in Barcelona, and then return to them on their own.
Barcelona bus touristic
Barcelona Bus Tours operate in three directions, allowing you to explore the southern part of the city, the northern and the Fórum area. In total, there are 42 stops near the largest attractions, these can be monuments, basilicas, museums and other equally memorable architectural structures. All three routes intersect with each other, on the map they are marked in red, blue and green, indicating the stops at each of them.
Red route
Buses on it start from the central part of the city -. Their course lies through:
- city zoo;
- Boulevard Gracia;
- Diagonal Avenue;
- Estacion de Sants station (high-speed trains run from it);
- , on which the National Palace is installed, and it houses the National Museum of Art;
- (known as Jewish), on the slopes of which there are many attractions. Among them are the Joan Miró Museum, the Botanical Gardens, the Olympic Stadium and the fortress, erected in 1640. If you visit this fortress, then beautiful views of the city itself will open from its walls;
- the Port Vell quarter, it is located on the opposite side of the mountain, where the Barcelona Aquarium and the Maremagnum entertainment complex were built.
After such a long journey, the bus returns to the center again at its starting point.
Green route
Tourist buses in Barcelona start from the Olympic Port. This port was built specifically for the Olympics held in Spain in 1992, it is decorated with two twin towers. Having accepted everyone on board, the bus passes and stops at the following places:
- the Poblenou quarter, it attracts with its modern parks, clean beaches, which have enough space for all vacationers;
- Park Forum (Parc del Forum). Most of it is concreted, among which there are single lawns and plantings, but it is interesting for its futuristic forms;
- Science Museum - Blau;
- the most beautiful beaches of Barcelona.
Blue route
This Bass Tourist line starts from Plaza Catalunya and covers attractions such as:
- "MACBA";
- Boulevard Gracia. Many excellent shops and shopping centers are concentrated on it, as well as an architectural structure - "Mila Apartment House";
- Catholic church "Sagrada Familia". It is still being rebuilt, the bus goes round this church from all sides;
- Park Guell, which houses the symbol of Catalonia in the form of a mosaic lizard. The famous Antoni Gaudi worked on its creation;
- Mount Tibidabo, to the top of which a funicular or an old tram can lead;
- football stadium . This building is a delight for football fans, if you are not lucky enough to get tickets for the match, you can get acquainted with the football museum and the stadium. It is designed for 100 thousand spectators and is still the largest in all of Europe.
What is the convenience of a tourist bus?
Having bought a ticket for two days once, you can use it on any Barcelona bus touristic route, and more than once during this time. At all stops provided for the tour, there is a consultant who can tell you where to change to another bus or which side to approach the sightseeing in order to get an interesting photo.
Riding a bus around the city is not burdensome, you can get off at any stop you like and stay longer to look at the attraction. The stops are frequent, so don't worry for those suffering from motion sickness.
Before everyone soft seat a device with an audio guide is installed, free headphones and a map are attached to it, by the way, there is an electronic guide in Russian.
Sightseeing bus timetables and tickets
The Barcelona City Tour ticket can be purchased for 24 or 48 hours. approximate cost a one-day pass costs 30 euros, while a two-day pass costs only 10 euros more. For children, tickets cost 16 and 21 euros, respectively. If the child is not yet 4 years old, then it is transported on the sightseeing bus free of charge.
Sightseeing bus passes can be purchased at any tourist branch or information office, and they are also available at the service point in the metro. If you use the latter method, then you should know that such points are available at the following stations:
- Diagonal;
- Sagrada Familia;
- Universitat;
- Sagrada Familia.
By purchasing a ticket for an excursion city tour, you can get discounts on visiting architectural monuments and museums on any route, or use an auction offer. An opportunity is provided to save on the cost of visiting the attraction you like from 10 to 20%.
The Barcelona bus touristic buses start departing on excursions from 9 am. They run around the city all year round, only in winter (November – March) the last of them departs at 19:30, and in warmer months, at 20:00. According to the schedule, they should move at intervals of 5-25 minutes, but sometimes they are late.
Choosing a bus tour in Barcelona, you can relax and just enjoy the unsurpassed scenery, without thinking about exhausting transfers and walking in unfamiliar places.
There is no doubt that the Barcelona sightseeing bus tour is the best way to experience the city and all of its attractions. The carrier company "Barcelona Bus Turistic" offers to purchase 2 types of tickets - for one or two days. You can get off the bus at any minute (of course, at designated bus stops) and get back on the bus without buying a ticket again.
Routes
Barcelona Bus Turistic operates on three lines - red, blue and green(open only in summer). The green route runs through the beaches and the sea, the red line goes through the city center and focuses on the northern part of the city towards Mount Tibidabo, the blue route also runs through the center and heads towards the huge Montjuïc park.
Red route
The bus running along the red line has 23 stops, of which four intersect with the blue and green routes. During a sightseeing tour of Barcelona on this route you will see such sights of Barcelona as the station Estacio de Sants, Creu Coberta, then moves through the main entrance of the city of Plaza de España (Placa d'Espanya) to Montjuïc, a museum Mies van der Rohe pavilion (Caixa Forum-Pavello Miles Van der Rohe), a Spanish village (Poble Espanyol) where each house is built in a different typical Spanish style, the National Museum of Art of Catalonia (MNAC), the spectacular Olympic ring sports facility (Anella Olimpica) , Museum - Fundacio Joan Miro - a famous Spanish avant-garde artist, along the Teleferic de Montjuic cable car, Miramar-J garden. Costa i Llobera with a huge collection of cacti, the World Trade Center office building, the Colom-Museu Maritim maritime museum. Further along the route there is the port Vell Port Vell, which occupies the entire coastal strip between the Barceloneta area and the southern foothills of Montjuy, the Museum of the History of Catalonia (Museu d'Historia de Catalunya), Port Olimpic, Playa del Bogatell, Ciutadella Park, Pla de Palau, Barri Gothic Gothic Quarter, Placa de Catalunya, Casa Batllo-Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Robert Palau Museum (Passeig) de Gracia-La Pedrera) and the trip ends at Francesc Macia-Diagonal Avenue.
Blue route
The Blue Line Bus travels around attractions such as Monestir de Pedralbes, Palau Reial-Pavellons Guell, Futbol Club Barcelona, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art (-MACBA-CCCB) , Plaza Catalunya, Antonio Tapies Foundation, Casa Mila - La Pedrera, Sagrada Familia, Gracia, Park Guell, Tramvia Blau-Tibidabo and lookout site Sarria.
The most important parts of this route are the Sagrada Familia (Barcelona's main attraction) and to some extent the Camp Nou stadium.
Green route
The green bus line operates from 1 April to 25 September and runs to places such as the city center, Olympic Port, Plata de Bogatell Cementiri de Poblenou in the Poblenou coastal area and Parc Diagonal Mar.
Honestly, you can safely skip this route, since you can see all this yourself walking along the embankment.
The open-top sightseeing bus ride through the streets of Barcelona on all three routes will take about 4-5 hours, provided that you do not get off the bus at stops. Usually tourists are limited to the blue and red routes, which show the main attractions of the city. But in Barcelona it is really worth going inside some of the objects, because inside these buildings and objects are even more interesting than outside.
Here is a list of the tour bus stops we recommend getting off to get the most out of this tour. We publish objects in order of importance.
- Sagrada Familia (Cathedral of the Sagrada Familia)
- Casa Batlló
- Park Guell
- Gothic Quarter
- Camp Nou stadium
- Mount Tibidabo (observation deck in the Temple of the Sacred Heart)
If you have an acute shortage of time, then we recommend that you start exploring the city from the red route and be sure to get to an independent tour of the Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Familia metro station on L2 and L5). Moreover, it is better to start the day with a visit to the cathedral, since there are fewer queues at the beginning of the day, and if you want not to waste time at all, buy tickets in advance.
Buying tickets
The price of tickets for a sightseeing tour of Barcelona bus is 27 € per adult for one day or 3 € for two days (adults are considered to be persons over 12 years old); and for children from 4 to 12 years old - 14 € for a one-day ticket and 18 € for a two-day ticket. Children under 3 years old are transported free of charge.
You can buy tickets for the Barcelona sightseeing bus tour at any bus stop. The central point of sale is in Plaza Catalunya. When buying tickets through the website, a 10% discount is provided.
The ticket gives you the right to get on and off the bus at any stop. The bus stops are clearly marked on the route and are located close to the city's attractions. Along with the ticket, tourists receive headphones to listen to the audio guide in Russian.
Working hours
The tourist bus operates daily except January 1st and December 25th. On the way, he is about 2 hours on the red and blue routes and 40 minutes on the green route. Buses run from 9-00 in the morning to 19-00 in the evening, and in the summer - until 20-00. The frequency of their circulation depends on the volume of tourists and ranges from 5 to 20 minutes.
In the summertime, there is the opportunity to take a night sightseeing tour of Barcelona by bus (seats are limited).
Please note that buying tickets for a sightseeing tour from Barcelona Bus Turistic entitles you to discounts on other attractions in Barcelona - museums, galleries, cultural events and more. vehicles and finally in restaurants, fast foods and car parks.
The most convenient way to discover Barcelona from the most interesting and attractive sides is to travel on the Barcelona Bus Turístic tourist bus.
The City Tour, operated by a double-decker tourist bus in Barcelona, is perhaps the fastest and most democratic way to experience the city's most important landmarks. If you have little time or little money to see Barcelona, or you are overtaken by these two problems at once, then Bas Turistik Barcelona is exactly what you need!
Barcelona Bus Turistic are open top double decker buses with audio guides in 10 languages: Catalan, Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese and Russian. To select Russian, all you have to do is set your audio guide to channel 8 and insert the plug into socket B.
Tourist bus routes in Barcelona
The bus runs on three different routes that intersect with each other.
Red route
The Bass Turistik in Barcelona, operating along the route marked in red, starts from the very heart of Barcelona - Plaça de Catalunya. He follows the route:
- Ciutadella park (Parc de la Ciutadella), where the city zoo of Barcelona is located;
- Boulevard Gracia (Passeig de Gracia);
- Diagonal Avenue;
- the station Estacion de Sants (Estacion de Sants), from where high-speed trains leave;
- Plaza de Espanya (Plaça d'Espanya) with the majestic National Palace.
Within the walls of the Palace is the National Art Museum of Catalonia, where masterpieces of Catalan fine and applied art are concentrated. Singing fountains can be seen nearby.
Further, the bus carrying out a city tour of Barcelona ascends the "Jewish mountain" Montjuic, on the slopes of which unique attractions are located: here is the museum of the artist Joan Miró, the Olympic Stadium, and the most beautiful Botanical Garden, which presents the climatic zones of Europe and America, as well as a rare collection of bonsai trees. At the top of the hill there is a fortress built in 1640. Its walls offer stunning views of the city and the seaport. The War Museum has been located in the fortress since the mid-1990s.
Driving along the other side of Montjuïc mountain, the tourist bus descends into the port area of Port Vell. Here is the Barcelona Oceanarium - one of the largest in Europe, as well as the Maremagnum shopping and entertainment center. From Porta Vell along the Barcelona seafront, the tourist bus returns to the start of the route.
Blue route
Barcelona's Blue Tourist Route also starts from Plaça de Catalunya. The bus follows the route:
- Museum of Contemporary Art MACBA;
- Boulevard Gracia (Passeig de Gracia), where a significant part of shops and boutiques is concentrated, as well as one of the most famous creations of the great architect Antoni Gaudí - Mila Apartment House;
- Sagrada Familia Catholic Church;
- Park Guell with a mosaic lizard that has become the symbol of Catalonia;
- the foot of the Tibidabo mountain, to the top of which can be reached by an old blue tram or funicular.
The top of Tibidabo offers a beautiful view of the entire city. There is a TV tower, an amusement park and the Museum of Mechanical Toys. At the top is the Temple of the Sacred Heart, crowned with a statue of Christ, opening his arms to the world. The next stop for the tourist bus is the Pedralbes Monastery, founded in 1326 by Elisenda de Moncada, the last wife of King Jaume II.
Further, crossing the center of Barcelona, the tourist bus route passes through the Camp Nou football stadium (El Estadio del Fútbol Club Barcelona). This is the largest football stadium in Europe, with a capacity of 100 thousand spectators. Here you can visit the FC Barcelona Museum, buy tickets for the match and all kinds of paraphernalia.
Green route
The green route Bass Turistik of Barcelona starts from the Olympic Port (Port Olimpic) with the Twin Towers and the sculpture of the Goldfish. The port was built specifically for the 1992 Olympics. Then the bus follows the route:
- Poblenou area - one of the quietest and most comfortable quarters of the city with clean, uncrowded beaches and modern parks;
- Forum Park;
- Blau Museum of Natural Sciences;
- beaches of Barcelona.
The main advantage of using any tourist bus in Barcelona is that it can be used to travel around the city multiple times. A ticket purchased for 1–2 days is reusable and is valid on all three routes.
You can get off at stops near Barcelona's tourist attractions and then change to another bus to continue the Barcelona City Tour. But there is one caveat: if you bought a ticket for 2 days, then it will not be valid for two days, as many think, namely 2 days.
All the stops through which the Barcelona tourist bus routes pass are marked with special signs.
At almost all stops there is a Barcelona Bus Turístic consultant who, if necessary, will advise where you can change to another route or which route to take to see a particular attraction.
Where to buy Barcelona tourist bus tickets?
