Hola Barcelona Travel Card
3.5
Hola Barcelona Travel Card
By Barcelona Turisme
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Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation
Ages 5-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 2–5 days
Start time: Check availability
- Travel Card
What's not included- Night Bus Service not included.
- Aerobus (airport shuttle bus) not included
- Start:Multiple meeting point options.
- Option 1Turisme de Barcelona Plaça Catalunya, Pl. de Catalunya, 17, Subterraneo, L'Eixample, 08002 Barcelona, SpainThis is the main tourist office in Plaza de Catalunya. It's an underground office located in the middle of the square. Look for the two red pillars with the "i" on top and descend the mechanical stairs. Open daily from 8.30am to 8.30pm.
- Option 2Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainThe transportation passes can be pick up at the two terminals of the Airport of Barcelona. Look for the official tourist infornation office. Open daily from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm
- Option 3Cabina Sagrada Família - Official Tourist Information, Plaça Sagrada Família, 2, L'Eixample, 08013 Barcelona, SpainLocated just in front of the Sagrada Familia, in Plaza de la Sagrada Familia. Open daily from 8.30am to 8pm.
- Option 4Cathedral of Barcelona, Pla de la Seu, s/n, Ciutat Vella, 08002 Barcelona, SpainThere is an official tourist information office also on the left hand side of the cathedral de Barcelona. Open on Mondays, from 9am to 4pm. Tuesday to Saturday, from 9am to 5.30pm. Sunday, closed.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2512P37- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 2512P37
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Muji
2 contributions
Oct 2022
We travel as a family and bought 96hours card for each of us, hoping to save time and cost for our 5 days trip in Barcelona. I would say it does save the trouble of queuing for tickets, only when the cards work well. Sometimes you may spend more time waiting for the Metro staff to come for help than queuing for tickets. For cost saving it really depends on your planning and the way you travel from/to the airport.
1. Confusing description
The websites says it includes Montjuïc funicular, which as a tourist I naturally thought it is the transportation up to the top of mountain Montjuic. But later we found out it is not. It only means the short railway from the Metro station to the Montjuic cable car station ticket office and the cable car fee is another 9Euro for one way. You can take the bus to the mountain top though. Maybe it is my misunderstanding but it can be more helpful if the description can clearly states that it is the railway connecting to the cable car station and cable car to the mountain top is not included.
2. Hassles to collect the card
We bought online and followed the instruction to collect the cards from the machine at any metro station. Unfortunately, we could not find anywhere on the screen for card collection. We called the staff for assistance. She was very helpful and told us that there should be normally a button on the left lower corner of the screen to collect the card, but somehow it was not there, probably due to system problem. We tried at another station and it didn't work either. Finally, we got our cards printed after 4 or 5 hours at the third station we visited.
3. The paper card did not work
While we thought it would be easy to travel around with our cards finally printed now, one of our cards did not work on our second Metro trip. We have to call the staff again for help and he let us in. Then the card did not work on the bus. We decided to ask for a new card to be printed at the metro station after we got off the bus since there are still several days ahead. But the Metro staff refused to do so because the card suddenly worked again! This magic card switched on/ off several times during the rest of our journey.
1. Confusing description
The websites says it includes Montjuïc funicular, which as a tourist I naturally thought it is the transportation up to the top of mountain Montjuic. But later we found out it is not. It only means the short railway from the Metro station to the Montjuic cable car station ticket office and the cable car fee is another 9Euro for one way. You can take the bus to the mountain top though. Maybe it is my misunderstanding but it can be more helpful if the description can clearly states that it is the railway connecting to the cable car station and cable car to the mountain top is not included.
2. Hassles to collect the card
We bought online and followed the instruction to collect the cards from the machine at any metro station. Unfortunately, we could not find anywhere on the screen for card collection. We called the staff for assistance. She was very helpful and told us that there should be normally a button on the left lower corner of the screen to collect the card, but somehow it was not there, probably due to system problem. We tried at another station and it didn't work either. Finally, we got our cards printed after 4 or 5 hours at the third station we visited.
3. The paper card did not work
While we thought it would be easy to travel around with our cards finally printed now, one of our cards did not work on our second Metro trip. We have to call the staff again for help and he let us in. Then the card did not work on the bus. We decided to ask for a new card to be printed at the metro station after we got off the bus since there are still several days ahead. But the Metro staff refused to do so because the card suddenly worked again! This magic card switched on/ off several times during the rest of our journey.
Written 23 October 2022
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Nicola J
25 contributions
Apr 2022 • Family
Highly recommend!! We initially bought a 48hr card each as we weren’t sure what our plans would be but soon realised this was by far the most flexible and efficient way of getting round Barcelona as the place is so huge!! We then bought another 48hr card each to see us to the end. We bought online and collected tickets at the metro by the airport terminal - make sure you look for the red TMB machines to collect your tickets. So we used them to get to and from the airport, to go all around Barcelona, and even up to Mt Tibidabo - you have to use the S2 train to the peu del funicular then the funicular itself then bus 111. You cannot use them on the direct Tibidabo funicular, that would cost extra with a different ticket but is no more hassle on the inclusive route as mentioned above.
Written 15 April 2022
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Jo P
Chard, England, United Kingdom86 contributions
From the first moment we arrived we realised that travel passes were a must. Although many places were only a short walk from our hotel we really needed to use the public transport to get a really good experience of the city.
We bought 4 day passes for about 30 euros each and hoped on and off buses and metros, taking even short rides to save some walking. We saved so much and saw places we wouldn't have seen without them
The public transport in Barcelona is excellent and by catching bases we were able to see so much.
We bought the passes online and it was easy to download the app. Unfortunately we had to collect the passes from a metro station ticket machine. We had to make a special trip as we were catching a bus that day and not the metro. Collecting the passes was easy but I wish you could just use an app on your phone.
Definitely a must for sightseeing though, saved us a lot of money!
We bought 4 day passes for about 30 euros each and hoped on and off buses and metros, taking even short rides to save some walking. We saved so much and saw places we wouldn't have seen without them
The public transport in Barcelona is excellent and by catching bases we were able to see so much.
We bought the passes online and it was easy to download the app. Unfortunately we had to collect the passes from a metro station ticket machine. We had to make a special trip as we were catching a bus that day and not the metro. Collecting the passes was easy but I wish you could just use an app on your phone.
Definitely a must for sightseeing though, saved us a lot of money!
Written 8 September 2023
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C. Adams
1 contribution
July 2023 • Friends
Fully recommend the Hola Barcelona travel card. It made our trip much more enjoyable to have quick and easy access to transport, and to know that we had paid a lump sum so weren’t spending loads of money. The taxis in Barcelona can be tricky to get a hold of given the busy nature of the city so the buses were perfect for this.
I would note however that the night buses aren’t included in this ticket. This is good to know, but the ticket is still worth it.
Useful for both getting to the main attractions and more obscure areas of the city that transport such as the tour bus don’t reach.
The buses were really quite busy whilst we were there but we could always get on and at the end of the day it is a large and popular European city so this was to be expected.
I would note however that the night buses aren’t included in this ticket. This is good to know, but the ticket is still worth it.
Useful for both getting to the main attractions and more obscure areas of the city that transport such as the tour bus don’t reach.
The buses were really quite busy whilst we were there but we could always get on and at the end of the day it is a large and popular European city so this was to be expected.
Written 15 July 2023
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MontySpi
Toronto, Canada508 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
Hola Barcelona Travel Card is the best tour deal in Barcelona. You have unlimited use of public transportation for the duration.
When you disembark from the airplane, walk to the airport Metro station and buy it from the ticket machine (which has an English option and payment by credit card). Do not waste your time and money buying it from a store in the airport. Your fare from the airport to downtown is included, so have immediately saved 5 Euros relative to other ways to get into the city.
Although bus times are not always reliable, the Metro and train times seem pretty good.
With this pass, travel from sight to sight without the need for a tour guide - just use a tourist map and take the bus. Go to the the various mountain parks and cathedrals, and eat outside of the expensive and touristic La Rambla area.
When you disembark from the airplane, walk to the airport Metro station and buy it from the ticket machine (which has an English option and payment by credit card). Do not waste your time and money buying it from a store in the airport. Your fare from the airport to downtown is included, so have immediately saved 5 Euros relative to other ways to get into the city.
Although bus times are not always reliable, the Metro and train times seem pretty good.
With this pass, travel from sight to sight without the need for a tour guide - just use a tourist map and take the bus. Go to the the various mountain parks and cathedrals, and eat outside of the expensive and touristic La Rambla area.
Written 21 October 2023
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P_19
Bruges, Belgium34 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
The family took a 4-day travel card for our entire period in Barcelona, ordered online (with a discount!), and picked it up at the airport metro station.
It is a short walk from the airport terminal towards the metro line, you have to follow the Metro icon, you will end up on the other side of the street through a covered tunnel, and there you will come to the train station on the right, but on the left of the train station you will see it red icon M (of Metro), where you can easily enter the code sent to you at the machines to get your tickets (there was a metro staff member who immediately rushed over to help).
We have used this travel card a lot, usually on the metro (very fast, and a lot of metros), also on the (packed) bus, and also on the Funicular that took us to Montjuic (Miro, Olympic stadium,...) .
I'll definitely do it again next time.
It is a short walk from the airport terminal towards the metro line, you have to follow the Metro icon, you will end up on the other side of the street through a covered tunnel, and there you will come to the train station on the right, but on the left of the train station you will see it red icon M (of Metro), where you can easily enter the code sent to you at the machines to get your tickets (there was a metro staff member who immediately rushed over to help).
We have used this travel card a lot, usually on the metro (very fast, and a lot of metros), also on the (packed) bus, and also on the Funicular that took us to Montjuic (Miro, Olympic stadium,...) .
I'll definitely do it again next time.
Written 12 April 2024
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Chills18
3 contributions
Feb 2023 • Solo
Bought a 3 day/72hr card. Everything I read told me it would last 72 hrs from when it was first used. Mine stopped working after 52 hrs. I contacted Hola Barcelona, as I bought the ticket directly from them. They provided absolutely no help other than telling me to speak to the staff in the metro (there were no staff at some stations).
I found some staff at one metro, none of them spoke English, and so I used my very beginner Spanish to describe the problem, to which 2 different staff members told me that the 3 days was up. Cos the 3rd was day 1, 4th was day 2, and 5th was day 3. We had this conversation at 2pm in the afternoon so I don’t think they were implying that the 5th was my last calendar day, because otherwise I should have still been able to use the card for the rest of the day and they would have realised that and helped me get a new card.
They were really trying to argue with me that my 72 hours were up because the 3rd at 8am (when I first used the ticket, which would be 0 hours to anyone with a normal capability to do elementary maths), was day 1, and then the 4th at 8am was 48 and the 5th at 8am was 72. I had to give up because how can you argue with people that are that stupid? Not to mention they both yelled at me in Spanish and made me feel like absolute crap about the whole situation, like somehow I was the stupid one in this.
In conclusion, don’t buy these cards cos they don’t work and the customer service you’ll get is among the worst I’ve ever experienced. I’m going to try and take it up with my credit card and dispute the card under false advertising.
The worst part is I have no money left cos I’m heading home tomorrow and thought my card would get me to the airport no trouble. So not only is the product awful, they’ve left me in a very precarious situation and not apologised once.
I found some staff at one metro, none of them spoke English, and so I used my very beginner Spanish to describe the problem, to which 2 different staff members told me that the 3 days was up. Cos the 3rd was day 1, 4th was day 2, and 5th was day 3. We had this conversation at 2pm in the afternoon so I don’t think they were implying that the 5th was my last calendar day, because otherwise I should have still been able to use the card for the rest of the day and they would have realised that and helped me get a new card.
They were really trying to argue with me that my 72 hours were up because the 3rd at 8am (when I first used the ticket, which would be 0 hours to anyone with a normal capability to do elementary maths), was day 1, and then the 4th at 8am was 48 and the 5th at 8am was 72. I had to give up because how can you argue with people that are that stupid? Not to mention they both yelled at me in Spanish and made me feel like absolute crap about the whole situation, like somehow I was the stupid one in this.
In conclusion, don’t buy these cards cos they don’t work and the customer service you’ll get is among the worst I’ve ever experienced. I’m going to try and take it up with my credit card and dispute the card under false advertising.
The worst part is I have no money left cos I’m heading home tomorrow and thought my card would get me to the airport no trouble. So not only is the product awful, they’ve left me in a very precarious situation and not apologised once.
Written 5 February 2023
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Kate
Indianapolis, IN2 contributions
July 2024 • Family
Family of 4, in Barcelona for 2 days before a cruise. I highly recommend this if you are spending any time in Barcelona. We stayed slightly away from the city center and cabs were 15-20$ per ride, but there was a metro station on the corner. We took the metro everywhere! It was clean, well-lit, and felt safe. The app will give subway and bus combos but we found the metro system alone was faster and easier to use. Take a picture of the metro train routes at the station or on the wall of the train car and then you can plan your own routes. Very clear markings make it easy to navigate. Hardest part is making sure you get on going the right direction. In the evening it can get crowded but we never had to wait for another train. It is a very quick stop so be prepared to move on and off and if it's crowded, work your way to the door before your stop.
Written 3 August 2024
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Tour43379033870
Merseyside, UK1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Family
Buy this card in person if possible. Unbelievably poor customer support. I mistakenly bought a 3 day Hola Barcelona card instead of a 4 day one for my 2 daughters (online on the official site on 19/04/24).
I reached out to customer service and asked if I could get a refund. I received a response on 20/04/24 informing me it was perfectly alright to do so and was provided with a link to start a refund request.
The refund form itself was ridiculous (asking for my passport number to get a refund is irrelevant. I was not the traveller).
I bought the 4 day card which my daughters used as I waited for a refund for the 3 day card. 1 month later, I still do not have a refund and no communication from customer service except an initial automated message IN SPANISH (this was a tourist card?) 4 days after I emailed.
Buy this card online at your own risk and pray you do not encounter any issues.
I reached out to customer service and asked if I could get a refund. I received a response on 20/04/24 informing me it was perfectly alright to do so and was provided with a link to start a refund request.
The refund form itself was ridiculous (asking for my passport number to get a refund is irrelevant. I was not the traveller).
I bought the 4 day card which my daughters used as I waited for a refund for the 3 day card. 1 month later, I still do not have a refund and no communication from customer service except an initial automated message IN SPANISH (this was a tourist card?) 4 days after I emailed.
Buy this card online at your own risk and pray you do not encounter any issues.
Written 30 May 2024
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Flo5555
United Kingdom12 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We purchased the 5 day Barcelona Family card and we are so glad we did!. We visited two attractions each day and it more than paid for itself. So ok it doesn't include La Sagrada Familia or Park Guell but it does include so much else, including the amusement park at Tibidabo, a boat trip, the quirky Wax Museum, the Zoo, the aquarium, Poble Espanyol and CosmoCaxia. Loved it all. The travel card makes travel a doddle - we used the Metro, the trams and the buses. Well worth it. We ordered online and printed out the email before we left and then exchanged the email for our tickets at the Tourist Office at the airport.
Written 7 September 2022
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Hi! I'd like to ask how I'm gonna get in my hands the card in case I'm booking it online. Do I put a code in machines in the airport? If so, which machines? Thank you!
Written 9 April 2024
Bonjour
si j'utilise cette carte Hola Barcelona le 4 juillet à 19 h 30 jusque quand est-elle valable si j'opte pour celle d'une durée de 48 h ? jusqu'au 6 à 18 h ou 1h du matin ?
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