Barcelona Airport – El Prat is some 30 kilometres from the campus of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) where the CED building is located. There are different ways of getting to the CED from the airport:

Metro

The Metro line L9 Sud connects Terminals 1 and 2 of the Barcelona – El Prat Airport with the city in a trip of about 30 minutes (with a train frequency of seven minutes on weekdays). At the Collblanc station you can change to the Metro L5 (blue line) to go to Diagonal station where, by means of a short passageway, you can change to Provença station of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC – Government of Catalonia Railways). Here you take FGC lines S2 (Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma) to the Universitat Autònoma station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required. All station changes are underground and there is no need to go up to street level at any point.

Aerobús to Barcelona-Plaça de Catalunya

AEROBÚS is a bus service connecting Terminals 1 and 2 of the airport with the city centre (Plaça de Catalunya) in 35 minutes. The buses run every day of the year with a bus frequency of five minutes (from 5 a.m. to five past one in the morning).

Telephone: +34 902 100 104 / http://www.aerobusbcn.com

To travel to the UAB Campus by public transport from the Plaça de Catalunya take the S2 line (Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma) of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya-FGC (Government of Catalonia Railways) from the Plaça de Catalunya station, which is located beneath the square, and get out at the Universitat Autònoma station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required.

https://www.fgc.cat/cat/cercador.asp

By train: Rodalies Catalunya-RENFE (Catalonia Suburban Railway Services – Spanish Railways)

Take the RENFE R2 train to Barcelona-Sants station. The train leaves the airport every 30 minutes and takes about 19 minutes to reach Barcelona-Sants. Change here to the Metro L5 (blue line) and get out at Diagonal station. Take the underground passageway to Provença station of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC – Government of Catalonia Railways). Here you take FGC lines S2 (Barcelona-Sabadell) or S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma) to the Universitat Autònoma station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required. All station changes are underground and there is no need to go up to street level at any point.

http://www.renfe.com/CA/viajeros/cercanias/barcelona/

Taxi

Barcelona taxi colours are black and yellow. They may be found at the exit of each airport terminal. Trips between the airport and Plaça de Catalunya tend to cost about €30 and, from the airport to the Autonomous University of Barcelona, about €70.

http://meet.barcelona.cat/ca/visita-barcelona/moures-per-la-ciutat/taxis

Access by train

With Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC– Government of Catalonia Railways)

The FGC lines stopping at the Universitat Autònoma station are the S2 (Barcelona-Sabadell) and S6 (Barcelona-Universitat Autònoma). The trains run every 6 minutes (minimum) and 15 minutes (maximum). Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required.

http://www.fgc.net/cat/index.asp

Route from the Universitat Autònoma station to the CED:

At the station, walk along the platform in the same direction as the train, exit through the automatic gates using your ticket and continue along the raised bridge and path until reaching the CED building. The walk is no more than five minutes.

With Rodalies Catalunya-RENFE (Catalonia Suburban Railway Services – Spanish Railways)

In order to reach the UAB campus using Rodalies-RENFE, the station of origin in Barcelona is Fabra i Puig. Then take the Sant Andreu Arenal-UAB (R7) line to the Cerdanyola-Universitat station. Have in mind that 2 zones ticket is required.

http://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca

The connection between the Cerdanyola-Universitat station and the campus is made by means of a free bus service. Take L1 for the CED and get out at the Lletres-Psicologia stop.

http://www.uab.cat/web/amb-autobus/l-autobus-intern-de-la-uab-1270709228866.html

Bus access

Bus e3

Line 3 is an intercity coach service covering the route Barcelona-La Sagrera, Cerdanyola del Vallès and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) on a daily basis.

http://www.sarbus.com/PDFs/E3_Sarbus.pdf

Bus nocturn N62 (Night Bus N62)

The N62 night bus service connects Barcelona-Plaça de Catalunya with the UAB campus every night with a frequency of 60 minutes from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. The trip is approximately 35 minutes.

http://www.autocaresfont.es/linia.php?idR=1#