Choose your mean of transportation
By airplane to Barcelona airport
- Aerobús
- Train
- Taxi
By airplane to Girona airport
- Bus
By car from the north/Girona
By car from the south/Tarragona/Lleida
By car with GPS
By train to Barcelona-Sants
By train to Barcelona-Estació de França
By bus to Estació del Nord
By airplane to Barcelona Airport
Aerobús (back to top)
This is a blue bus that stops in front of each of the airport terminals. It taxes aprox. 30 min. There is a bus every 6-8 min and it costs 4,05 EUR. You can pay with Visa on the bus. Get off at Plaça Catalunya and then take the metro (green line L3) direction Canyelles. After 2 stops get off at Diagonal.
Once at Diagonal stop, look for the Diagonal/Pau Claris exit which is the closest to the apartments, and once on the street walk up Passeig de Gracia across Avinguda Diagonal. The first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista and we are at number 4. See map enclosed.
Train (back to top)
There is a train station at the Terminal 2 of the airport. If you arrive to Terminal 1, there is a bus that takes you to the train station. The train goes directly to Barcelona. It takes aprox. 24 min. There is a train every 30 min. and it costs 2,60 EUR if you buy a single ticket, but you can buy a day pass* (T-Dia, 5,50 EUR) or 10-trip ticket* (T-10, 7,20 EUR). At the station there are ticket machines where you can buy the tickets with cash or credit card. Get off at Passeig de Gracia and take the metro (green line L3) direction Canyelles. 1 stop and get down at Diagonal.
Once at Diagonal stop, look for the Diagonal/Pau Claris exit which is the closest to the apartments, and once on the street walk up Passeig de Gracia across Avinguda Diagonal. The first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista and we are at number 4. See map enclosed.
*These tickets integrate all transportation in Barcelona, train, metro, tram and bus (except Aerobus and tourist bus). In case of the day pass you can take any metro, bus or tram for free during the day inside Barcelona’s area. With the 10-trip ticket, every time you validate the ticket you have 1h15min to change to other means of transportation for free inside Barcelona’s area. You can use the ticket with more than 1 person at a time as long as you remain together the whole trip.
Taxi (back to top)
There are taxi stops in front of each terminal. Total cost is around 35-40 EUR. More and more taxis accept credit cards nowadays. If they do, they display it with a sticker on the rear passenger window. Ask the driver first! The time depends on the traffic, so it’s difficult to guess a time to get to the apartments, but it would be something between 25 and 45 minutes. Click here to see the official taxi fares.
By airplane to Girona Airport
Bus (back to top)
The bus from Girona Airport to Barcelona stops at Estació del Nord, the main Barcelona bus station. It taxes aprox. 1:10 to get to Barcelona, and the cost is 12 EUR one way or 21 EUR return ticket. See bus schedule.
You can take metro (red line L1) at Arc del Triomf (Carrer Nàpols) heading Hospital de Bellvitge, 2 stops and get down at Catalunya. Change to metro green line (L3) heading Canyelles. 2 stops and get down at Diagonal. Once at Diagonal stop, look for the Diagonal/Pau Claris exit which is the closest to the apartments, and once on the street walk up Passeig de Gracia across Avinguda Diagonal and the first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4. See map enclosed.
A second option is taking a taxi, which should not be more than 10 EUR. Click here to see the official taxi fares.
By car from the north/Girona (back to top)
Once you cross the border with France, you are driving on the AP-7 heading for Barcelona.
When you have passed the toll station and exit 13, you will have a choice between 2 highways. Take C-33 direction Barcelona Airport during 13 km and then the name will change to C-58. Keep following Barcelona Rondes, until you see the option B-10 heading Ronda Litoral.
Take B-10 heading Ronda Litoral, and continue during around 4 km until the exit Plaça Glories, which you should take.
After about 1 km, you will get to a kind of elevated roundabout, and once you have driven over it, at the traffic light you are in Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes.
Follow this street during 13 crossings. The streets you are going to cross are:
1. Padilla
2. Lepant
3. Marina (bullfighting plaza on your right).
4. Sardenya
5. Sicilia
6. Napols
7. Roger de Flor
8. Passeig Sant Joan (gardened roundabout)
9. Bailen
10. Girona
11. Bruc
12. Pau Claris
13. Passeig de Gracia
Turn right into Passeig de Gracia (a large avenue uphill). Take the central lane.
You should follow this avenue until you cross Avinguda Diagonal (there is an obelisque at the center of the crossing).
Straight on and after the crossing, the first on you right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4. See map enclosed.
By car from the south/Girona/Tarragona/Lleida (back to top)
Coming from Valencia, Tarragona, Madrid or Zaragoza you are normally driving along highway AP-7. 10 km before Barcelona you have to take highway B-23 heading Rondes Avinguda Diagonal. Take exit Avinguda Diagonal. You will get to a large avenue that you have to follow for 3 km until Passeig de Gracia, always staying in the central lane. While you are driving you will see a department store called El Corte Ingles on your right, a gardened roundabout called Plaça Francesc Macià, and a second department store El Corte Ingles on your right. In the next roundabout there is an obelisque in the center, and you have to turn left around the obelisque to take Passeig de Gracia. Once crossed Avinguda Diagonal, the first on the right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4.
By car with GPS (back to top)
If you have a GPS, the exact address is Carrer Bonavista 4. There is also in Barcelona a Pasaje/Passatge Bonavista, but it has nothing to do with our apartments. If you do not have Carrer Bonavista in your system, you can input Passeig de Gracia 120, which is at the corner with Carrer Bonavista, or insert the following coordinates:
- latitude 41,397859000
- longitude 2,159040000
By train to Barcelona-Sants (back to top)
Once in Barcelona-Sants station lobby, look for the metro signs. You have 2 choices:
- Faster: 0 min underground walk + 6 min metro trip + 6 min outdoors walk: Take the blue line (L5) heading Horta. Get down at the third stop called Diagonal. Look for the Rosselló exit which is the closest to the apartments. Walk along Rosselló and across Passeig de Gracia, go up Passeig de Gracia across Diagonal. The first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4. See map enclosed.
- For a rainy day: 4 min underground walk + 12 min metro trip + 4 min outdoors walk: Take the green line (L3) heading Canyelles and get down at Diagonal stop. Once at Diagonal stop, look for the Diagonal/Pau Claris exit which is the closest to the apartments, and once on the street walk up Passeig de Gracia across Avinguda Diagonal and the first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4. See map enclosed.
By train to Barcelona-Estació de França (back to top)
Once you exit the train station, walk left along Avinguda Marques de l’Argentera across 2 streets. Turn left on the third one (Plaça del Palau), and walk again across 2 streets. On the corner with Carrer del Doctor Aiguader you will see a metro stop. This is stop is called Barceloneta, the line is L4 (yellow). Take the metro to Passeig de Gracia stop. Go out to the street and walk up Passeig de Gracia for 6 min, to another metro stop also called Passeig de Gracia (this time is Line L3, green). Take the metro and get down at Diagonal stop. Once at Diagonal stop, look for the Diagonal/Pau Claris exit which is the closest to the apartments, and once on the street walk up Passeig de Gracia across Avinguda Diagonal and the first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4. See map enclosed.
There is a taxi stop in front of the station. It should not cost more than 10 EUR to get from the train station to Bonavista. Click here to see the official taxi fares.
By bus to Estació del Nord (back to top)
You can take metro (red line L1) at Arc del Triomf (Carrer Nàpols) heading Hospital de Bellvitge, 2 stops and get down at Catalunya. Change to metro green line (L3) heading Canyelles. 2 stops and get down at Diagonal. Once at Diagonal stop, look for the Diagonal/Pau Claris exit which is the closest to the apartments, and once on the street walk up Passeig de Gracia across Avinguda Diagonal and the first street on the right is Carrer Bonavista. We are at number 4. See map enclosed.
A second option is taking a taxi, which should not be more than 10 EUR. Click here to see the official taxi fares.