Hotel Praktik Bakery

Barcelona is served mainly by Barcelona-El Prat Airport, found just outside the city, around 15km from the city centre. Low-cost airlines, mainly Ryanair, also fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, 12km south of Girona and around 100km north of Barcelona. It is quicker, easier and cheaper to get to Barcelona from El-Prat than Girona, worth considering when choosing flights.

- From the UK: British Airways and low cost Monarch, Vueling and EasyJet all operate direct flights out of London. EasyJet also fly direct from Bristol and Belfast, while Ryanair fly direct from Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

- From Ireland: Flying from Dublin, you can find direct flights operated by Air Lingus and Ryanair, while Ryanair also fly direct from Cork.

- From Germany: Carriers flying direct out of Berlin include: Air Berlin, Iberia, Vueling, EasyJet and Germanwings. Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines also fly direct out of Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich. Vueling also fly out of Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich.

- From the Netherlands: KLM, Iberia, Vueling and Transavia all provide direct flights from Amsterdam to Barcelona, while Transavia also fly direct out of Rotterdam and Eindhoven.

- From Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland: SAS, Norwegian and Vueling fly direct from Stockholm, Sweden, Oslo, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark. Ryanair also fly out of Stockholm and Oslo. Finnair, Iberia, Vueling and Norwegian fly direct from Helsinki, Finland.

- From France: Air France, Iberia, Vueling and EasyJet all fly direct from Paris. Vueling airlines further provide direct flights from Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille and Nice, while EasyJet also fly direct from Lyon and Nice.

Getting to the hotel from Barcelona-El Prat airport:
- By taxi: Taxis are located outside all the main terminal exits and usually take 20 to 30 minutes to get to the city centre, costing around €25 from T2 and €30 from T1 (with surcharges for luggage). Be sure to take an official, black and yellow Barcelona taxi.

- By train: A cheap and fast way of getting to and from the airport. Trains run every 30 minutes or so to Barcelona, taking around 25 minutes. A single airport from the airport costs around €4. A far more cost-efficient ticket, especially if you plan on using public transport during your stay, is the T10 – costing €10.40, it is valid for 10 journeys with no expiry date, on buses, trams and trains (and includes the airport zone). It can also be shared by more than one person at a time.
When taking the train, get off at Passeig de Gracia; from take the metro line L3 to Diagonal there it is few minutes’ walk to the hotel. Walk 150 metres down Passeig de Gracia (in the opposite direction of Avenue Diagonal) and turn left at Carrer de Provenca, walk straight past one block and the hotel will be on your left.

- By bus: The Aerobus run express buses between the airport and city centre. Tickets are €5.90 for a single and €10.20 return. Get off at Plaça de Catalunya, from which it is around a 10 minute walk to the hotel. At night there are two night buses (NitBus) the N17 from Terminal 1 and the N16 from Terminal 2. Ticket price for a single is €2.15. You can also use the T10 on this bus. They also stop around Plaça de Catalunya.

Getting to the hotel from Girona–Costa Brava airport:
- By bus: The most convenient route is the Barcelona Bus (which coincides with Ryanair flight arrivals), run by Sagalés. They operate buses that coincide with Ryanair flight times, to Barcelona’s city centre. A return ticket costs €25 and can be purchased from the Sagalés booth at the airport.
The bus terminates at Barcelona Nord bus station, the closest metro from there is Arc de Triomf (served by line 1, red); it is then only one stop to Placa de Catalunya from where you can take the L3 metro (green line) to Diagonal. It is a few minutes’ walk to the hotel, walk 150 metres down Passeig de Gracia (in the opposite direction of Avenue Diagonal) and turn left at Carrer de Provenca, walk straight past one block and the hotel will be on your left.

- By train: First take a bus (part of the Sagalés service) to Girona city centre, buses leave at 30 minutes past each hour and take 25 minutes. Returning, buses leave on the hour from Girona Bus Station. A single ticket is around €2 and a return around €4. From there you can take a train to Paseo de Gracia, then follow the directions above.

By Metro:
The closest metro stops are Diagonal served by Line 3 and Paseo de Gracia, served by line 2 (purple), line 3 (green) & line 4 (yellow).