Getting around
Getting Around Barcelona with Kids
Airport transfers, travel passes, taxis with child seats and getting around with a pushchair.
What to Know
Barcelona isn’t a difficult city to get around with children. The centre is compact and mostly flat, the metro and buses are frequent, and most stations have lifts, so a pushchair is less of a struggle than in many European cities.
A little planning helps with hilltop sights such as Park Güell, Montjuïc and Tibidabo, and the journey from the airport. The guides below explain transport tickets, airport transfers with child seats, pushchair hire and more.
How to Get Around with Kids
Travel Pass
Hola Barcelona Travel Card
Enjoy unlimited public transport for 1 to 5 days: metro, bus, tram and train, including to and from the airport.
Airport
Barcelona Airport to the City
Train, metro, Aerobús, taxi or a private transfer with child seats: ways into the city from Barcelona airport with kids.
Baby equipment
Baby Equipment Hire in Barcelona
Hire pushchairs, car seats, travel cots and more in Barcelona, delivered to your hotel, apartment or the airport.
Public transport
Metro, Buses and Trains
How Barcelona’s metro, buses and trams work for families, and which tickets make sense.
Under-4s go free
Barcelona Card Family
Free Zoo, Tibidabo, Aquarium, boat trip and more, plus unlimited transport, for 3 to 5 days.
From €72
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Under-4s go free
Barcelona Bus Turístic
Explore the whole city on an open-top hop-on hop-off bus. Red and blue routes, for 24 or 48 hours.
From €29.70
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Good to know
Airport: 25–35 minutes to the centre by taxi, transfer or Aerobús.
Tickets: A T-familiar (8 journeys, shared by the whole family) or a T-casual (10 journeys, one person) suits most visits. Changes within 75 minutes are free.
Under-4s: Travel free on the metro, buses and trams.
Pushchairs: Most metro stations have lifts, and every city bus is step-free.
Taxis: Most don’t carry child seats, so pre-book one if you need it.