Barcelona Bus Turístic

Für einen ersten Überblick über die Highlights von Barcelona sehr geeignetes Fortbewehungsmittel. Man kann an allen Stationen zu– und aussteigen, erhält einen Kopfhörer und ein Prospekt, zahlt als Erwachsener 28 Euro /​Tag und erobert via Doppeldeckerbus so diese schöné, erlebenswerte Stadt.
Es gibt eine rote und eine grüné Tour und mehrere Umsteigemöglichkeiten.
Ich persönlich halte diese 2 Touren für künstlich aufgemotzt. Eine Tour hätte gereicht. Nervig finde ich auch die zum Teil langen Standzeiten an einigen Stationen und die weitschweifigen Kommentare des Audioguides.
Placa de Katalunya ist die Zentralstelle beider Linien.

This is a nice way to see the whole city where you might not want to be taking public transportation to get to each site. Make sure that you do the stops that you want on the blue line, because its a pain to get back to that northern area of town. The huge downfall was that buses only go one direction. The other tour bus goes both ways, so you don’t have to ride a huge loop just to get back to a certain stop. The information was ok, but a lot of times the guides forgot to sync the audio so the information came either way before or way after a site. They also say that buses run every 5 – 10 minutes, but we waited over 30 minutes at one stop. Plus, the lines can be huge, particularly in afternoons/​evenings and on weekends. I would suggest looking into the other tourist bus.

When you are in a foreign country, on a time crunch, and want to get in as much as possible; this is how you do it! We knew the sights we wanted to see, but didn’t know about this hop on hop off bus tour until our hotel told us about it. My family and I purchased 2 day passes for the Barcelona Bus Turistic and it was so worth it. When we looked over the map it drove us either right to or in close proximity to everything we wanted to see. It was a double-​decker tour bus that featured plug in audio guides to the monuments you were near, so you could also learn a bit about the surrounding area and it’s history.
I highly recommend this bus tour. Look at the route map and check out the stops along the way and just get a game plan about which routes you are most interested in. You can even switch routes if a portion isn’t on you itinerary. My family and I did one entire route on our first day and on the second we split onto two different ones. The nice thing about this is that there is no time limit to your stay at each stop. Just hop the next bus heading the direction you want to go and you’re off to the next adventure!
Two thumbs way up Barcelona Bus Turistic!

We paid € 27 each for a day pass, and did the red and blue line tours. We could have fitted all three in but were not really interested in the green line.
It was a helpful tour because we were only in the city for a day and a half.
The staff at the stops were not the most friendly and the queues were not organised, but once on the bus everything was fine. Only a couple of the headphone sockets didnt work.
We saw everything we wanted, and the weather was brilliant so the roof off was good.

Booked online in
advance for 2 days of bus tour. The time does not count till you actually get on bus and they issue you a ticket. So you can prepay online inadvance and lot worry about specific date and committing to that date. However once you get on bus, the 2 day clock starts with no breaks.
Tour was definitely worth it. The audio for the trip is prerecorded unlike the New York or DC bus tour which actually has a tour guide person talking and making jokes. Still the audio was good. We got on the red and blue line as we were not too interested in green line.
Barcelona is bigger than I thought so I am glad we did a 2 day tour. The only down fall is the bus routes go in only one direction. So if you want to go back to a stop before along the route, you have to go through the whole route again to get there. Or walk! Each line takes about 2 hours.

I have never been on these double decker tour buses before however we decided to make an exception for Barcelona as we went without knowing exactly where to go and what we wanted to do within this city. Plus we wanted to see the sights and to be able to hop on/​hop off sounded ideal.
We purchased the two day pass and certainly felt we got our money’s worth. Instead of taking the subway we can at least see the sights and get a good feel of the city’s layout albeit it is slower to reach your final destination.
There were times when the buses were completely full however we’ve also been when it was only halfway filled so it’s a toss up. I was impressed the bus lines covered most if not all of the city’s points of interests and found the color coded stops rather easily.
The free wifi (surprisingly the signal wasn’t bad!) was just the icing on the cake. Highly recommended.

These hop on hop off buses can be found in most metropolitan areas and large cities throughout the U.S. and Europe and I have ALWAYS been a fan of them.
I try to make every stop at least 4 days long and spend the first day or two on these types of buses. They allow you to effectively «tour» the city with the flexibility of getting on and off in the areas where you’d like to explore more. They give you a great introduction of the city on your first day or two and a sense of where the places on your checklist are located in proximity to each other. AND you get the tidbits and commentary you’ve come to expect from a guide. Plus, you won’t have to worry about figuring out transportation on your initial 2 days.
While some hop on hop off buses don’t necessarily cover as much ground, the one in Barcelona does and is very much worth it… even if you have to feel like a lame tourist while you’re sitting on that bus.
The free Wi-​Fi is a bonus.

This was very convenient for us to see the entire city in a short amount of time. It also helps you get around the city but if you’re on a time shortage it’s probably not the best way to get around as the tour only goes one direction and you may end up going around the entire city with stops depending on where you get on and have to go.
We did a 2 day pass and we’re glad we did. We hoped to use it more than we actually did but the rain did put a little damper on our plans.
If you can, I would highly recommend trying to sit on the top first row seats. It DOES make a huge difference and great for video or picture taking.

this was a great way to see all of barcelona in a single day. for € 27/​per person, we were entitled to:
+choice of 3 bus lines: 1. red line, which loops the city centre and takes you thru parc de montjuic, port vell and placa de catalunya/​las ramblas. 2. blue line, which loops the western part of the city, stopping at la sagrada familia, park guell, palau reial, and the futbol club barcelona. 3. green line, which loops the northern part of the city, the newer and more industrial part of the city.
+hop on and hop off access for 24 hours
+complimentary ear buds with commentary in english (and 10 other languages)
+free wifi while on the bus
+a coupon book with discounts to many of barcelona’s main attractions
my favourite was the red line, since this allowed me to see parc de montjuic (where the 1992 olympic games took place), las ramblas (main thoroughfare in barcelona), and the barri gotic neighborhood. we «hopped» off the bus most frequently on this line. the blue line allowed us to see the less touristy sights as well as some of the more residential neighborhoods in barcelona. the green line was actually quite boring since i only got to see some business/​office use type buildings, but not much else. if anything, i think the tour should just stick with the red and blue lines.
purchasing tickets was a cinch, as we walked up to the agent, handed him our credit card and made the purchase.
overall, a great bus tour that covered the entire city. if i had more time, i would have purchased the 2 day tour for € 35 so that i could hop on and off at more stops.

Overall I think this was a great way to move around and see the city. We made a mistake of not buying the two day pass. I think it makes it worth it the most. The idea of this bus is great. They have many stops all over the city and three different lines that all make various size loops. It was easy to navigate and catch a bus. Ideally bus is supposed to stop at any given designated stop every 8 minutes. That wasn’t necessarily true but often enough. Bus had free wifi that worked great both inside and on the second floor. When you buy the ticket, they give you a booklet with very useful coupons to all the touristy places. Again, we didn’t know this and paid full price everywhere.
Now to the negatives. We used the bus on a Friday. We got on early enough by Sand station. No problems. After a half a loop we got off in Brti Goti. We were not able to get back on! The line at the stop was very long and after spending about half an hour and seeing three buses go buy without even stopping because they were too full we left. Basically if no one gets off the stop and the bus is full, no one is able to get back on. We ended up waking quite a while to find a stop where we could get on. We spent another two hours on the bus afraid to get out at any particular stop because we would notice how long the line would be outside before leaving the bus but was quite ridiculous. I’ve spoken to a woman who said that the day prior, she had no problems getting on and off of the bus. Maybe this had to do with weekend?
When you buy a ticket you are given a set of headphones that can be plugged in at any seat. I thought that was quite nice. You get to learn about Barcelona in a multitude of languages. On two different buses we realized the speakers were not working. On one of the buses the whole upstairs, every seat was not working because everyone seemed to be having the same issue.
I would say worth it if you have lots of time on your hands to wait for a bus.

A great way to see the city and to get a great general overview for a great price.
The tour buses come very frequently. At the main stop, there is a line to get to the top of the bus but one can easily ride on the bottom and then move up when the next group hops off at the next stop or two. Be sure to sit by the front stairs if you are on the lower level and wish to move up quickly. I thought that this was common sense, but apparently not since so many people were waiting for the next bus in order to sit upstairs.
There are covers available in case it rains, which is reassuring.
The voucher is a great value. We got ours on
but they are also available through nearby hotels and are actually cheapest if purchased at the hotel (about 26 euros per person).
The headphones are helpful and ours worked great. We also saw a bus come every 5 – 10 minutes and this was on a Sunday, which somewhat surprised us (but we were thankful). Reminder– many shops are closed on Sunday in Barcelona so be sure to look this up before making plans.
The red and blue routes are great and you sorta have to do the green since you pay for it. The green route is 40 – 45 minutes but it really is nothing special (just beaches and the surrounding area). The red and blue tours are about 2 hours and go in a loop, which is great (non-​repetitive). We did experience some traffic by the port on the red tou.
I love that the guides are not in your face and begging for a tip like they do in the states.
Side note– the wifi worked for the first 10 minutes and then cut out. It definitely did not work as well on the 2^nd floor compared to the first (enclosed) floor.
Enjoy Barcelona– it is beautiful!

Die Bus Turistic Linie ist neben dem Red Bus Anbieter, die einzige mir bekannte Busrundfahrt — Gesellschaft in Barcelona. Meine Freundin und ich haben uns bei unserem Urlaub in Barcelona für die «Barcelona Bus Turistic» entschieden da sie über drei Routen und somit über mehr Ziele/​Sehenswürdigkeiten verfügt als die Konkurrenz.
Die Busse sind immer schnell an jeder Station und unterbieten (zumindest in der Hauptsaison) sogar die angegebene Wartezeit von 5 Minuten! Durch die hohe Anzahl an Touristen gibt es manchmal Busse, die keine Passagiere mehr aufnehmen können, aber das niedrige Zeitintervall zwischen den aufeinanderfolgenden Bussen macht das wieder gut.
Ein «Manko», das eigentlich nicht unter dem Einfluss der Betreiber steht, ist, dass die Busse natürlich stark vom Verkehr auf der Straße abhängig sind, sprich: Während der Rush Hour sollte man lieber die Metro nehmen.

Your trip to Barcelona:
Day #1:
1. Get a 2 day pass, spend day just going through all 3 lines and highlighting which ones to come back too.
2. End ride of day at the Golondrinas, last ride is at 7:15 PM.
3. Finally go people watching and drinking sangria at Las Ramblas.
4. Go dancing at the BLVD with the youngin’s who are studying abroad.
Day #2
1. Wake up early catch the bus to the beach to cure your hangover from partying like an ACTUAL youngin at the BLVD.
2. Have lunch at Plaza Espanol or any other cute part you checked out the day before.
3. Post some pics online to make your friends jealous on the bus’s free Wifi.
4. Take the sunset teleferico and get over your fear of heights.
Day #3
1. Realize you prolly should extend your trip because Barcelona is awesome.
Cheap traveler tip:
Get a promo code/​coupon online or buy 1 ticket and use the promo code in there for your second ticket!

This city tour really is not that bad. For the price of 26 or 27 euros for one day or 37 euros for two they drive you through major stops in the city. The bus runs from 9am to 8pm and I suggest you get started early. Many people do take this your so you may end up waiting in a line at one of the stops for another bus to come by, but their buses do come by at least every 15 min. They also have free wifi on board which is great. Definitely a great way to see the city of Barcelona.

Great way to see the city. I did all the different lines in one day.

First time I ever used one of these hop on and hop off tour buses. We ended up riding all three lines, starting from the La Sagrada Familia Basilica. They give you an earpiece for their tour commentary, so if you have better ear buds, use those instead. We basically never got off the buses and used this for an overview of Barcelona.
Don’t bother riding downstairs because you can’t see anything. It’s better to wait for the next bus so you can sit upstairs for the view. You go up the front stairs to the top deck and leave from the back stairs.
A bit pricey, especially for people like us who never got off any of the lines to sight see in detail.
Occasional Wi-​Fi connectivity.

I will admit, I love a good hop on, hop off. I try to jump on these buses any time I’m traveling to a new city, because seriously, as cheesy as they are, they provide a great tour of the city! Honestly, this was one of my favorite days in Barcelona. The city is so spread out that unless you have a car or a week or navigate yourself on the subway to get to all the sights, there’s really no better way to travel. People were complaining about the wi-​fi being spotty. Let me just say, you’re on a TOUR BUS, get off your phone and enjoy the sights!
My one regret was not hopping off at Parc Guell when I had the chance. I thought to myself, eh, I’ll just come back tomorrow and do the park justice. Bad idea! That damn park is a bitch to get to! But that’s a different rant all together, I’ll save it.

A waste of money! Let me explain …
We were in Barcelona from 22^nd till 25^th April. On the 23^rd we bought a two days ticket (35 euro per person) for the Barcelona Bus Turístic (blue buses). I thought your ticket started when you first got on the bus but this is NOT the case. And with a two days ticket it is not like you have 48 hours to use the buses. It goes day by day. The first bus starts at 9 am on Plaça Catalunya, the last bus goes at 8 pm from Plaça Catalunya. Same for the second day.
They have two tours, the red tour of 2 hours and the blue tour of 1 hr 40 mins. which is way too long. Furthermore the buses travel only in one direction. If you want to get back to where you started, you will have to take the full tour! Better would be to split up those tours in two more tours. Most people stay on the bus for a full tour, then use it as hop-​on hop-​off afterwards.
My thoughts are that it seemed as if Bus Turístic have far too few buses running for the number of tickets sold. Sometimes we had to wait half an our to find two free seats on the bus. Sitting in the open air was impossible most of the time. Sometimes we just walked away because the line that was waiting at the bus stop was far too long.
We noticed that the buses of Barcelona City Tour (red buses) seemed to have more buses running and less people on board. Their prices are the same and the routes are comparable (they call it east and west route.
For the 70 euros we paid (2×35 euros) we could have taken several taxi rides!

This bus is getting two stars for wifi only.
The bus would be informative if the headpieces worked. One of our three busses had a crazy driver and we came to a screeching halt and almost crashed. Terrifying experience unless you want to be on a roller coaster while looking at sagrada familia. Make sure to keep your small ticket. If you lose it and try to use your receipt, they are very rude and make you pay all over again. The French were more amicable by far

Such a fabulous way for tourist to view the beautiful city of Barcelona. Our hotel concierge set us up with discounted daily passes. We started out very early in the morning. The bus stops throughout the city are conveniently located and easy to find. They give you headsets and you can listen to all the wonderful history and cool spots in many different languages.
The bus was clean and what is great is you can hop on and hop off. I had never seen this before and happily saw Miami is offering this now. When you are new to a city IMO this is your best option. We were able to see so much and anything that sounded interesting, like hmmm largest shopping district. Yes that was our first stop. We spent the entire day hopping on and off to the late evening. I found the price to be well worth it.
We had no plan nor did we try and plan out different routes. Simply enjoy the views, explore this fabulous city. Every single bus we got on the staff were very friendly and helpful as well which made it so enjoyable.
Thanks for making us have another great day in your city with such great transportation.

This is a pretty good way to get around the area and tour the main tourist sites with 2 different routes (Red Route and Green Route). It’s very convenient that you can hop on and hop off whenever you want but keep in mind that each coloured route is about 2 hours in duration and the bus only goes 1 direction so plan accordingly! Especially at about 21Euros/​person.
The more popular sites like Sagrada Famillia and Parc Guell almost always has a line up for the buses mainly because most people want to sit on the upper deck of the bus. I don’t blame them because you can’t see very much out of the windows of the main level due to the decals on the outside of the bus.
The pre-​recorded audio accompanying the tour is available in all the main languages (about 10, I think) but it isn’t very informative and I found that I was listening to crappy elevator music most of the time.
*Complimentary Headsets Included.
**No eating on the bus.
***You can hop on any bus and buy a pass. No need to purchase beforehand!

El Bus Turístic es una de las mejores maneras de visitar y conocer Barcelona. Si además tienes suerte y das con un día soleado, podrás sentarte en el segundo piso descubierto mientras disfrutas de las vistas y de la charla del guía y que puedes escuchar a través de unos cascos que te suministran al subir. Lo mejor es que al comprar el pase (creo que son unos 25 euros aproximadamente para todo el día), puedes bajarte en la parada que quieras, visitar lo que quieras, y volver a subirte en otro bus en esa misma parada o en otra diferente. Aunque está pensado básicamente para los turistas, yo lo he cogido en un par de ocasiones y me ha permitido aprender cosas que desconocía sobre mi ciudad o verla desde otra perspectiva, así que se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo.

I’m not a Tour Bus type of guy, either within a City or as part of a European vacation. I prefer to drive a rental car out in the Country on my own schedule, and within Cities like Madrid or Barcelona, I like to walk and use the Metro. And do I really want any of my friends to see me on top of a double-​decker bus among the hordes of tourists?
In Barcelona, I made a well-​considered exception. Barcelona’s attractions are incredibly spread out (much more so than Madrid) and some sights are not easily reached by the Metro or even the Bus. And since there was no way that our 3 day stay here could even scratch what there is to see here, I appreciated the chance to sample the various attractions by line of sight. One tour book refers to the visitor we tries to see all of Barcelona’s attractions his/​her own way by foot/​bus/​metro as the winner of the «Dumb Tourist of the Year» Award.
Gayle and I concentrated on a few marque sights and we really appreciated the efficiency (and good driving) that Bus Turistic had to offer. The choice of sights on their routes and the audio explanations (in multiple languages) were also impressive. For us, the visits to Parc Guell, Basílica de la Sagrada Família, and Camp Nou/​FC Barcelona (all on the Blue Route) were among our highlights. We also spent a fair amount of time on the Red Route, but unfortunately just ran out of time in our unrealistic hope to hop off the bus and see much more. We also walked quite a bit and particularly enjoyed our walks back from Parc Guell and along the Upper Ramblas in the L’Eixample neighbourhood.
My only suggestion to the good folks at Bus Turistic is that they might want to consider running their bus routes in both directions. For example, on Sunday Afternoon, we tried to stop at the Joan Miro Museum in favour of Poble Espanyol a few stops back. Unfortunately, this Museum (and others) close early at 2:30 PM. To get back to Poble Espanol would have required a decent walk or taking the Red Route ⁴⁄₅ of the way around again.
We bought the 2 Day Pass for 30 Euros each and very much thought that we got our money’s worth. The weather was nice and we met lots of interesting people, although even the off-​season crowds (both on an off the bus) can be large and intense in places.

El Barcelona Bus Turístic es el bus oficial de la ciudad.
Se ven un montón por las calles de Barcelona, llenos de turistas con sus cámaritas fotográficas, apreciando la vista de allí arriba.
Sí, porque lo bueno de este autobús es que tiene dos pisos y lo de arriba está abierto y desde allí puedes aprovechar de una vista privilegiada de la ciudad y sus monumentos más emblemáticos.
Estos autobuses hacen tres rutas alrededor de Barcelona: la roja, la azul y la verde. Con un único billete puedes bajar y subir donde quieras, ya que la frecuencia de pasaje de los buses es entre 5 y 25 minutos.
Bajas, miras los monumentos, visitas un museo y luego coges de vuelta el bus para seguir con la ruta que más te gusta.
En cada autobuses hay una guía turística, que va explicando el recorrido, y, además, te proporcionan un audio-​guía individual en 10 idiomas diferentes.
Aparte con el billete de este servicio, tienes como 180 euros de descuentos entre tiendas, museos y varios lugares de la ciudad.

Vivo cerquita de Paseo de Gracia y por mi ventana visualizo una parada del Bus Turístico. Me resulta gracioso porque cada vez que me asomo hay un Bus parado en el mismo lugar, pareciera que no se moviera, pero nooooooo, hay muuuuuuchos. Es tan buena la frecuencia que parece que el Bus no se moviera. Pasa uno e inmediatamente pasa otro para recoger a más y más turistas. Es increíble lo útil que es este servicio para tusitas al borde del ataque de nervios cuando los días y el dinero, quizás son escasos para visitar la ciudad. Yo lo recomiendo como para dar un pantallazo general, ayuda a ubicarte y ver la dimensión de la ciudad pero también recomiendo que si puedes quedarte más días (no solo 3) vas a disfrutar muchísimo más de esta bella ciudad. Suerte y buen viaje. Voilà!

Hay que reconocer que hay algunas cosas para turistas que están bien. Y, si quieres, también están bien para autóctonos poco viajados.
Tiene tres rutas diferentes: la Ruta Roja sale de Plaça de Catalunya y va hasta el Parc de la Ciutadella, pasando por el Passeig de Gràcia, la Diagonal, la estación de Sants, Montjuïc y el Port Vell; la Ruta Azul sale también de Plaça Catalunya para acabar en el MACBA, pasando por el Passeig de Gràcia, la Sagrada Família, Gràcia, el Park Güell, el Tibidabo (lo único que no me gusta –leed mi crítica, gracias-​), Pedralbes y el estadio del Barça; estas dos son las más largas y completas, porque la otra, la Ruta Verde, sólo funciona de abril a septiembre, y recorre la zona del Port Olímpic y el Fórum, centrándose en las playas (no, no sé si se ven bikinis…).
Es caro –no lo voy a negar-​, un día de adulto son 23 €, pero te sirve para todas las rutas, para poderte bajar y subir cuando quieras, y te hacen bastantes descuentos en otros servicios, como el Catalunya Bus Turístic o, yo qué sé, un vuelo en helicóptero para los más atrevidos.
La verdad es que desde el piso de arriba del autobús, en los asientos de delante, la ciudad se ve mejor que desde un mapa o el Street View, y por momentos te sientes free as a bird.
¡Atrévete!