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Getting from Girona to Barcelona.
If your'e on a flight that arrives at Girona ariport and you are travelling onto Barcelona look out for the Barcelona Bus desk inside the airport arrivals hall, where you can buy a ticket.
From Girona to Barcelona by coach.
This is probably the quickest way to get from Girona to Barcelona, as otherwise you'll have to get the bus into Girona train/bus station and then take the fast train into Barcelona. Taking waiting times and journey times into account this could add another 45-60 mins.
The ticket costs about 12€, which takes you to Barcelona's main bus station, called Estacio del Nord. The bus timetable is run alongside the Ryanair schedules so you should'nt have to wait too long. As you walk out of the airport terminal they're usually parked-up just across the road with Barcelona Bus on the side of the coach.
If you want to take the train to Barcelona you'll have to get to Girona train station and take the fast train called the Catalunya Express (journey time about 1hr.15).
Look for this bus when you
exit the arrivals hall. Both the Girona bound and
Barcelona bound ones look the same, so watch out what
they display on the front!
However, if you want to get into Girona city you need to take the Barcelona bus that leaves about every 25 minutes usually on every half-hour. This journey takes about 20 mins and takes you to the main train, bus and coach station called Estacio de Girona. A single ticket costs 2.30€ and you can buy it from a booth, next to the bus stop. If you're unsure ask (donde esta el autobus a Girona?).
Update Jan.2009. As a result of a lot of new building and construction work going on at Girona airport the Barcelona buses are now situated to the right of the arrivals hall. As you exit the building you'll see a bus stop to the right.
Check for up-to-date timetables and prices at their website www.barcelonabus.com
From Girona to Barcelona by train.
The best, and stress free way is to catch the Catalunya Express, denoted by a CE when you view the timetable, which is on a small board inside the train station. There's one at least every hour and when we travelled (Jan. 2009) the prices were 12.70€ for an adult return, and 8.50€ for a kids return ticket. The train journey takes about 1 hr.15 and stops at Caldes de Malavella, Sils and a couple more others.
At the time of writing this there's some train works going on as you approach Barcelona and the last stop is Barcelona, Estacio Francia. To get to the Rambla from here and the main shopping areas takes a 15 min. walk. The last train back to Girona is at approx. 9.24pm.(we travelled on a Sat.) This kind of rules out having a late night in Barcelona!
One useful point to add here is that the ticket counter at Girona's train station does not accept any credit or debit cards, so you'll have to pay for any train tickets by cash! (ATM's are located inside the building).