Category: Getting Around

Bicing is Barcelona’s public bike-share system exclusively accessible to locals with a NIE or DNI. You must sign up first and the process gets you access to an app that does far more than just reserve bikes. Here’s what the pricing, signup, and daily use actually look like. What Is Bicing? Bicing is Barcelona’s city-run… Read more

There are many ways to get around Barcelona and, while Bicing requires a NIE number, there are many more ways to get around on two wheels. This covers the private rental alternatives to Bicing worth knowing about, the bike lane network, and the rules that keep you out of trouble on the road. What Is… Read more

The Barcelona metro is the fastest way to move around the city and easy to use once you understand where it goes and how the tickets work. This covers how to use it, what to buy as a resident versus what’s built for tourists, the zone system, the discounts most people never hear about, the… Read more

Barcelona’s public transport network is dense, affordable, and genuinely usable without a car — the kind of system most people moving from car-dependent places don’t quite believe until they’ve lived with it for a month. This covers what actually gets you around: the Metro, buses, trams, trains, tickets, apps, and the bikes and scooters that… Read more