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Barcelona Airport Terminals

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport is the main international gateway to the city of Barcelona and the second busiest airport in Spain after Madrid Airport.

Barcelona is the perfect airport if you want to go to Costa Brava, Barcelona or Catalunya region. 

BCN terminals are used by a large number of airlines, check from which terminal your flight departs or arrives here.

Terminals Barcelona Airport
Barcelona Airport counts with T1 and T2. 

Terminal 1 - T1

Terminal 1 or T1 was inaugurated on 2009 and now operates the vast majority of flights, handling both Schengen and non-Schengen services.

T1 was designed by the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill and has an area of more than 500,000 square meters.

See more information about Barcelona Airport Terminal 1

Hall Terminal 1 Barcelona Airport
Access to security check. 

Terminal 2 - T2

Barcelona Terminal 2 has three linked sections: T2A, T2B and T2C. It was designed before Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992 to handle the incoming international traffic.

Nowadays, Barcelona Terminal 2 only handles Schengen and non-Schengen services of low-cost and regional carriers.

See more information about Barcelona Airport Terminal 2

Hall Terminal 2 Barcelona Airport
Access to check-in area. 

Transfers between terminals

Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2) are located 4 km apart.

There is a free shuttle bus between terminals. It is green and runs every 6 - 7 minutes, 24 hours a day and takes about 10-15 minutes to complete the loop. 

Check more information at the transfer between terminals section.