Travelling with Spanish Rail from Reus to Barcelona (Sans Station)

If you are thinking that the trip on board the Spanish rail from Reus to Barcelona was perfect, because of what you read here, please think twice. I mentioned in that post that it was a great ride as I am an optimistic person. If you are not like me, I don’t think you would like it. Honestly, I am optimistic but I am also rational. Since I am sharing with all of you my experience here, I should tell you the truth to guide you and to make you ready of what you are going to face when you take one someday.

True that I enjoyed the seeing the fields, the long shorelines, the graffiti'd walls and other stuff but I also had the following:

1. Unpolished train
2. Very chaotic and noisy (every Spanish passenger seemed to be on their phone with someone to discuss stuff)
3. Not functioning toilet

I don't complain a lot but a dirty place is a stinky place as well. When there's a lot of dust, no place is clean, etc, one cannot relax and is anxious to get out of the train. The good thing, there was the scenery that takes my attention.

I am not against telephone use in public. However, mobile phone users should at least have a bit of respect and consideration to others around. Use your phone but modulate your voice so that others would not be disturbed!

Hours of travel without toilet? The worse thing, there was no notice that the toilet was not working. We sat very near it so we were obliged to tell everyone who waited for the door to open that such door would never open as it was not functioning!

My conclusion? It was not bad but it was not perfect at all. It was a good blend. And what can I say? It's still worth it, it's cheap after all and the weather is really nice and Barcelona is beautiful! Enjoy your trip and enjoy Barcelona!

Reaching Barcelona From Reus Airport Tarragona

Arriving at Reus Airport- What To Do? - Flying to Barcelona has three major possibilities of landing that I know of: Girona airport, Reus airport, and the Barcelona proper airport itself. We chose to arrive at the Reus airport and it was not a bad experience after all. We arrived at around 11:30 there on a Saturday and the tourist information desk, at the right side, around the exit to the bus stops, is very helpful. We were guided as what to take and what to do to reach Barcelona. It is still a couple of hours totaling the waiting time and the travel time.


Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa
Marker "A" is the Reus Train Station while marker "B" indicates the Reus Airport... Just continue reading to perfectly understand how to reach your destination and for some tips...


Direct Bus from Reus Airport to Barcelona
Above is the schedule of a bus comapany called Hispano Igualadina that transports passengers to and from Reus Airport to Barcelona Sants stacio. Please take note that if you go and visit the site [click] http://www.igualadina.net you can download the schedule that may look similar to the screenshot of the trips' schedule that we downloaded for our own use above. Be sure to read the legends: the colors indicate if a trip is daily or only on certain days. When we arrived on Saturday noon, we had to take the train instead as there was no bus that goes directly to Barcelona from Reus airport on that certain time.

Taxi Service at Reus Airport
There are taxis near the bus stops at the exit of the airport but be careful. They usually take passengers to the train station and NOT to Barcelona unless you make it clear and be very clear with the fares.

Rail Transport to Barcelona- It was Partly Fun!
Since there was no bus to Barcelona, we had to reach therail station from Reus Airport. In fact the tourist desk, once you ask will give you the following information:
1. Schedule of the next bus to the rail station - printed and she marked it for us
2. Schedule of the train to Barcelona

The fare from Reus Airport to the train station is/was €4,60 for two persons or €2,30 per person. Then, the rail fare was like €7-something for each person. It was NOT expensive. Don't be disappointed.

Look at the Positive Things in Life- the bright side of stuff...
You may think it's a waste of time or something if a rail transportation is utilized. "Traveling is not only about the destination but the journey itself", thus, be glad. We wanted to take the direct bus to Barcelona but unexpectedly, we took the train. And what we had? We saw:
1. The country side
2. A bit of planatation
3. Mural expressions of the locals (it might be grafitti but it gives identity to the place/country)
4. Long shorelines... much much of beaches (that was really relaxing)

See? It was beautiful to hear Spanish conversations around, feel the country and just feel the flow. Thus, travelling by rail, and delaying the schedule a bit for arriving in Barcelona is not that bad. Just enjoy your "journey".

Tips:
Timetables and Prices of renfe (the train) from Reus to Barcelona
Bus download airport bus schedule to Reus Center

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Barcelona Experience and Photos

Most Economical Flight Barcelona

For Europeans, using ryanair is very common. It is one of the most economical means to reach a destination in many parts of the continent. Ne careful however, as if you fly from Europe going Barcelona, the basic fare is not what you pay. There are a lot of add-ons when it comes to ryan air (or any other airlines if they show the difference between the basic fare and the final bill to the passenger). If the passenger wisher to board first, priority boarding can be purchased... or even urination within the flight, the passenger is required to shell out some amount.

In my case, we had our departure from Dusseldurf Weeze as I live in Netherlands, and the flight landed in Tarragona airport, Reus. Since ryanair ask not so much for a fair, expect to land on a low-cost airport as well, more often than not, (or it might even be all the time) the departure and landing are in airports far away from the city.

Be guided on the additional fees in a sample flight query screenshot I display here. If I can find the screen shot of my boarding pass, I will post it here as well. Visit www.ryanair.com for your flight queries.



Take note:
1. The use of credit card has a fee of €10 per passenger
2. Use Visa electron to avoid extra charge
3. If you are fast and not a shy person, no need to pay for priority boarding- others who do not even have priority boarding also board before those who have paid (like us) the fee of €6 each to board before the others.
4. Be wise; since you want to save, don't miss your flight.
5. The non-EEA passengers' desk, they are very efficient (I am not sure if effective though) and quick in checking those Non-EEA passengers. My salute to you, ryanair personnel!