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Airport and Transportation guide:
El Prat de Llobregat
(BCN)
Tel: (93) 298 3838. Fax: (93) 298 3737.
E-mail: bcn.apedros@aena.es
Website: www.aena.es
The airport is 13km (eight miles) southwest of the city centre and has three terminals (A, B and C). There are daily direct flights between Barcelona and more than 30 international destinations; several more destinations are served by less frequent direct flights. More than 16 million passengers used El Prat in 1998; to cope with this demand, a third runway and more passenger terminals are planned for 2004.
Major airlines:
Foreign airlines use terminal A. International flights run by Iberia (IB) - the national domestic airline - usually come into terminal B. Information on Iberia is available from Info-Iberia (tel: (90) 240 0500) or the travel office at Diputació 258 (tel: (93) 401 3381; e-mail: infoib@iberia.com; website: www.iberia.com). Other major domestic and international carriers include Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Iberia, Go, KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Spanair, TWA and Thai Airways International.
Approximate flight times to Barcelona:
From London is 2 hours; from New York is 7 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 13 hours 5 minutes (plus transfer); from Toronto is 14 hours 10 minutes (plus transfer); and from Sydney is 25 hours 15 minutes (plus transfer).
Airport facilities:
Banco Exterior de Espana and La Caixa Bank (terminal B) are open Monday to Saturday 0900-1400. Bureaux de change (terminals A and B) are open 0700-2300. Car hire services are available from Atesa, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and National Car Rental. Other facilities include tourist information desks (tel: (93) 478 4704), a hotel information desk (terminal B), duty-free shopping (terminal A), left luggage, post office, lost property, shops, restaurants and bars. Terminal B has a chemist and 24-hour medical facilities. Air France, British Airways and Iberia all have VIP rooms at the airport.