10 de agosto de 2026 · 4 min read
Two terminals, several kilometres apart
El Prat has two passenger terminals. They are not walkable from one another — a free shuttle bus connects them and takes around 10 to 15 minutes, more at busy times.
T1 is the newer and larger of the two, handling most long-haul traffic and the bulk of Vueling and the legacy carriers. T2 is older, split into blocks A, B and C, and serves a number of low-cost airlines including Ryanair.
Check your terminal before you travel
Airlines do move between terminals, and codeshare bookings can be misleading. The terminal on your boarding pass is the one that counts.
For departures this matters more than most people realise: being dropped at the wrong terminal means an unplanned shuttle ride with luggage against a check-in deadline.
Where taxis pick up
Both terminals have official ranks immediately outside arrivals, clearly signed and supervised. T2 has ranks serving each block.
For a pre-booked transfer the arrangement is different: your driver waits inside the arrivals hall with a name sign rather than at the rank, and the exact meeting point is confirmed by email before you travel.
Fares between terminals
T1 sits slightly further from the city than T2 — a couple of kilometres. On a 15-kilometre run into Barcelona that difference is small, and the airport supplement is identical from either.