The
Port de Barcelona, run by Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona
(tel: (93) 298 6000; website: www.apb.es/home/eng/index.htm),
is re-establishing its status as one of the major Mediterranean
maritime destinations. In addition to being an important cargo
port, it is the second Mediterranean cruise centre after Athens
and handled 447 cruises and 446,268 passengers in 1998.
Cruise
services
Crueurs del Porte de Barcelona (tel: (93) 412 7914), run four
cruise ship terminals, two at Moll Adossat and two at the World
Trade Centre, and the Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona
(tel: (93) 298 6000), run the Port Vell Terminal. All the terminals
have tourist information centres, travel agencies, a flight
connection service, bureaux de change, first-aid facilities,
duty-free and souvenir shops, bars, restaurants and international
newspaper stands. Taxis and shuttle buses provide transportation
to the city centre. Parking and car hire services are also available.
Ferry
services : The Estació Marítima Balears
(Balearic Maritime Station) for ferries to Mallorca, Menorca
and Ibiza is located at Moll de Sant Bertran 3 (tel: (93) 295
9100). The nearest metro stop is Drassanes (line 3). Trasmediterránea
(tel: (90) 245 4645 (within Spain) or (93) 295 9100 or 295 9107
(outside Spain); fax: (93) 295 9135;
e-mail: correom@transmediterranea.es; website: www.trasmediterranea.es),
runs ferries to Palma, Mahon and Ibiza on the Balearic Islands.
Single fares range from Pta6920 for the standard ferry. They
also operate a fast ferry service between Barcelona and Palma.
Ferry
services : The Estació Marítima Balears
(Balearic Maritime Station) for ferries to Mallorca, Menorca
and Ibiza is located at Moll de Sant Bertran 3 (tel: (93) 295
9100). The nearest metro stop is Drassanes (line 3). Trasmediterránea
(tel: (90) 245 4645 (within Spain) or (93) 295 9100 or 295 9107
(outside Spain); fax: (93) 295 9135; e-mail: correom@transmediterranea.es;
website: www.trasmediterranea.es), runs ferries to Palma, Mahon
and Ibiza on the Balearic Islands. Single fares range from Pta6920
for the standard ferry. They also operate a fast ferry service
between Barcelona and Palma.
Transport to the city
: The metro links the port to the centre of Barcelona.
BARCELONA - Getting there by Boat
