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HOW TO ARRIVE TO BARCELONA
Barcelona's location on the shores of the Mediterranean, near to France and the rest of Europe, means that it is well-served by transport links and is accessible by land, sea and air. The city has a number of railway stations and a rail network providing connections with the rest of Spain and a number of European cities.
The city's harbour is one of the cruise industry's favourite destinations and currently has five sea terminals (two more are under construction) for cruise liners. 544 ships, carrying 654,806 passengers, docked here in 2001. Barcelona also has two ferry terminals for regular services to the Balearic Islands
The international airport was designed by Ricardo Bofill for the 1992 Olympics. In 2001, the volume of passengers on national and international flights was over 20 million. A project to extend the runways has been drawn up in order to provide more space for the great number of incoming and outgoing flights.
Barcelona's ring roads, known as the "rondes", have helped ease the traffic flow within the city. The public transport service has improved with the addition of a new metro line.
Barcelona currently has five metro lines covering a total of 80,5 kilometers and passing through 111 stations. It also has a city railway network, run by the autonomous government, the Generalitat de Catalunya, which supplements the metro network. A fleet of 840 buses connects all the city's districts. There are a number of travel passes which can be used on public transport (metro, city railway and buses). These are valid for 1, 3 or 5 days.
Barcelona has a fleet of 11,000 taxis which can be easily identified by their yellow and black livery. A green light on top of the taxi indicates its availability.
You can take a taxi from any of city's numerous ranks and if you want to hail one in the street, just put out your hand when you see one approaching. There are a number of telephone taxi services. Many taxis accept payment by credit card.
The city also has unique forms of transport which provide a number of specific services. You will find more detailed information about these in this chapter.
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