By plane

Girona-Costa Brava airport

Girona-Costa Brava airport is located at approximate twelve kilometres from Girona. This airport nowadays receives flights from different European cities, mainly by the Ryanair Company. Pay attention: many times those companies write Girona-Costa Brava (Barcelona) as the name of the airport.

The trip between the airport of Girona and the city can be done by taxi or by bus.

There is a bus line that covers from Airport to Girona city center. Bus departures are every hour  from 5.30 am to 0.30 am (timetable ). The ticket sales office is located on the ground floor, in the arrivals hall, beside the car hire offices. Price is 2'75€ one-way ticket.

If you take a taxi the price can be around 30/35€.

Barcelona “El Prat” airport

However, so many times, getting to Girona by plane means arriving at the airport of Barcelona “El Prat” and coming to our city from there. There are two ways to reach Girona from BCN airport:  by bus or by train.

The bus service from the Barcelona airport “El Prat” to Girona city is run by the company Sagalés Airport Line .The trip lasts 1.30h and price is 19 Euros. You can make the reservation or see the timetable in https://www.sagalesairportline.com/en .

To use the train option, you must catch a train- shuttle from the airport to the Barcelona- Sants station, , where you can change train for Girona.  The train- shuttle is next to the terminal T2-B and departures are every 30 minutes. If you arrive on terminal T1 you must take a bus-shuttle until T2(you can find the bus out of T1).

In spite of changing trains, when you buy the ticket at the airport station, you can buy it for the whole Barcelona airport-Girona trajectory.

Be aware that the last train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona is at 22.56h. There is different types of trains: Regional and MD (they take 1.30h aprox.) and  High Speed Trains- AVE/ AVANT- (more expensive) but they take only 36minutes .

Timetables and prices

By train

The City of Girona is well linked by rail with numerous trains to and from Barcelona as well as to and from EUROPE. You will find that at Girona station there are two types of trains, the Regional or Media Distancia, and the high-speed (AVE). On the website and at the ticket offices, you can buy tickets for both types, with the same procedure, but the physical access to the platforms are separated. 

Long distance journeys are normally covered by the high speed (Madrid and other European cities). Although these have a higher price, but you can also find these trips for "low cost" with the names AVANT and AVLO.  

For further information:
https://www.renfe.com
Tel. +34 912 320 320

By road

Girona connects directly with Europe and Barcelona with Motorway AP-7 and National Highway A-2. There also exists a coach-lines providing service from a wide range of European cities with a stop in the bus station of Girona.