Catalan Transport System

Airports

Airports in Catalonia are owned and operated either by Aena (a Spanish Government entity) or by Aeroports de Catalunya (an entity belonging to the Government of Catalonia).

Barcelona International Airport (BCN, Aena)
Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO, Aena)
Reus Airport (REU, Aena)
Lleida-Alguaire Airport (ILD, Aeroports de Catalunya)
Sabadell Airport (QSA, Aena)
La Seu d'Urgell Airport (LEU, Aeroports de Catalunya)

Commercial and passenger ports

Port of Barcelona
Port of Tarragona
Port of Palamós

Roads

There are 12,000 km of roads throughout Catalonia.

The principal highway is AP-7 known also as Autopista del Mediterrani. It follows the coast from the French Border to Valencia, located south of Tarragona. The main roads generally radiate from Barcelona. The A-2 and AP-2 connect inland and onward to Madrid.

Other major roads are:

AP-2
A-2
N-II
C-12
A-16 or C-32
C-16
C-17
C-25
A-26
C-32
C-60

Railways

Catalonia saw the first railway construction in Iberian Peninsula in 1848, linking Barcelona with Mataró. Given the topography most lines radiate from Barcelona. The city has both suburban and inter-city services. The main east coast line runs through the province connecting with the SNCF (French Railways) at Portbou on the coast.

There are two publicly owned railway companies operating in Catalonia: the Catalan FGC and the Spanish national RENFE that operates Rodalies de Catalunya, MD, LD and High Speed services (AVE and Avant).

High speed AVE (Alta Velocidad Española) services from Madrid currently reach Lleida, Tarragona and Barcelona. The official opening between Barcelona and Madrid took place 20 February 2008. The journey between Barcelona and Madrid now takes about 2 and a half hours. Construction has commenced to extend the high speed line northwards to connect with the French high speed TGV network. This new line passes through Girona and there is a tunnel through the Pyrenees.