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Near Calafell beach there are 3 airports:
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Barcelona Airport (45 km) is bigger and it hat many ofers from low cost
flying companies. From this aiport you can arrive by train, by bus or by taxi.
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Reus airport (35 km) from this one we recomend you to come by taxi,
but it is also possible to arrive by public transport.
- Girona airport (150 km) to arrive at Calafell we recomend you to rent a car
but it is also possible to arrive by public transport or by taxi.
By public transport you have to take first one bus to Barcelona (about 1
hour) and then next to the bus stop there is the train station where you
have to take a train to Calafell (about 1 hour).
HOW TO ARRIVE FROM THE AIRPORT:
Barcelona Airport (60 km)
HOW TO ARRIVE FROM BARCELONA AIRPORT TO CALAFELL BEACH
From Barcelona Airport you can arrive easily to Calafell by public transport (by train or by bus) or also by taxi.
Moreover you can also arrive renting a car for all the days or just for 1 day.
Once at Calafell is quite easy to arrive fast everywhere by public transport, so we do not recommend you to rent a car,
unless you arrive very late in the night.
It is quite easy to arrive to Calafell by public transport.
The best option depends on the terminal that you arrives.
Moreover there are free buses connecting the terminals (T1 and T2)
Map of Barcelona airport
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRIVING AT TERMINAL 1 (T1)
- BUS L99 + TRAIN (about 4.50.-Eur/person, 90 min):
From Barcelona airport it is possible to arrive at Calafell by bus plus train, it takes
about 90 minutes. The Apartment hotel Costa d'Or is located 150 metres from the train station.
- Instructions:
- BUS L99 From Barcelona Airport Bus Station get the bus L99 direction Castelldefels
and get off at Castelldefels "Avda. Constitució-Avda. Sta Maria". It will be clearly signposted.
These buses depart from Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 every 30 mins approx (x:15 und x:45 h).
It takes 25 minutes. Last bus from Barcelona airport at 22:15 hrs. The ticket costs 1.40.-Eur per person.
The bus stop in Castelldefels is located just in front of Castelldefels train station
and is called "Avda. Constitució-Avda. Sta. Maria".
- Bus stops: You can see here all the bus L99 stops
- TRAIN At Castelldefels get the train at to St. Vicenç de Calders
at platform 1 and get off at Calafell. It will be clearly signposted.
These trains depart every 30 mins approx (x:25 und x:55 h). It takes 35 minutes.
Last trains from Castelledefels to Calafell at 22:25 hrs. und 23:25 hrs.
- Prices: The bus ticket costs 1.40.-Eur per person. And the train prices are as follows: Return tickets costs approx. 3 Euros. Special offer !!
Bonotren Zone ticket, approx. 24.-Euros 10 journeys. Is transferable.
Can be bought at any train station.
- BUS MON BUS (about 4.50.-Eur/person, 90 min.): From Barcelona airport (Terminal 1) it is also possible
to arrive at Calafell by bus, it takes about 1 & 1/2 hours.
The Apartment hotel Costa d'Or is located 150 metres from the bus stop.
- Instructions: From Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 get the bus to El Vendrell/Tarragona
and get off at Calafell.
These bus depart every hour approx. Last bus at 19:40 hrs.
The bus company is called MON-BUS and the buses leave from the bus station at Terminal 1
(Buses "Interurbans" - Platforms from 7 to 9).
- Bus Timetables: (information from MON-BUS )
- PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRIVING AT TERMINAL 2 (T2)
- TRAIN (about 3.-Eur/person, 90 min.): From Barcelona airport it is possible to arrive at Calafell by train, it takes
about 1 hour. The Apartment hotel Costa d'Or is located 150 metres from the train station.
- Instructions: From Barcelona Airport get the train to Barcelona Sants.
These trains depart every 30 mins approx. It takes 20 minutes.
At Barcelona Sants transfer to platforms 9/10.
Get the train to St. Vicenç de Calders
and get off at Calafell. It will be clearly signposted.
These trains depart every 30 mins approx (x:06 hrs. and x:36 hrs.). It takes less than 1 hour.
Last train from Barcelona Sants at 22:06 hrs and 23:06 hrs.
- Prices: Return tickets costs approx. 3 Euros. Special offer !!
Bonotren Zone ticket, approx. 24.-Euros 10 journeys. Is transferable.
Can be bought at any train station.
- Train Timetables and Train Map (information from RENFE)
- TAXI (from 80.-Eur, 60 min.): From Barcelona airport it is also possible to come by taxi.
It costs from 80 to 95 Eur, and it takes about 1 hour.
It is better to get a price before leaving from Barcelona airport.
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RENT A CAR AT BARCELONA AIRPORT (from 60.-Eur/day, 60 min.) :
In case that you only want to visit the most
important places like Barcelona, Tarragona, Port Aventura Theme Park,
Aqualand Water Park, then we don not recommend you to rent a car,
because you can visit all these places with public transport.
Anyway the following list provides some suggested suppliers at Barcelona airport: Avis, Hertz, Europcar, ...
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RENT A CAR JUST FOR 1 DAY AT BARCELONA AIRPORT:
- From Barcelona airport we do not recommend you to rent a car to arrive at Calafell.
Because, if once at Calafell, you want to enjoy the beach and only visit the most important places
(like Barcelona, Tarragona, Port Aventura Theme Park, Aqualand Water Park),
you can visit all of them with public transport.
So if you arrive late in the night it could be a good option to rent the car just for 1 day
- We recommend to rent a car at the arrival at Barcelona airport for 1 day and
return it to a diferent place, closer to Calafell and it costs about 90.-Eur.
- Price: from 90.-Eur
- Travel time: about 90 min
- Supplier:
- Europcar: www.europcar.com
- Instructions: In that case we recommend to rent a car for just for 1 day with Europcar
at Barcelona airport and return it at Vilanova i la Geltru the next day.
And afterthat you can return to Calafell by train in 15 min. Trains every 30 min.
Europcar has an office close to Vilanova train station and this town is also a nice place to have a walk.
Moreover you can visit for example Montserrat just before returning the car.
REUS AIRPORT (35 km)
Reus airport is located at 35 km from Calafell beach, Costa Dorada.
This airport is also called Barcelona Reus airport, Reus Salou airport or Tarragona airport.
From Reus airport you can arrive by:
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Taxi (about 75.-Eur, 30 min.): There is a taxi rank outside the arrivals hall from
(Barcelona) Reus airport which
cost approximately 65 to 75.-Eur to Calafell beach, and it takes about 30 minutes.
It's better to get a price before leaving from Reus airport.
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Rent a car at Reus airport (about 60.-Eur/day, 30 min.)
Once at Calafell we don't recomend you to rent a car because you can visit the most
important places by public transport (like Barcelona, Tarragona, Port Aventura Theme Park in Salou,
Aqualand Water Park).
You would only need the car, if you wanted to visit Montserrat, Ruta del Cister or
Delta de l'Ebre.
- Rent a car at Reus airport (about 60.-Eur/day, 30 min.):
But it could be a good option if your plane arrives late and you don not want to take a taxi.
The following list provides some suggested suppliers at Barcelona Reus Airport: Avis, Hertz, Europcar, Holiday Autos, ...
When you chose the airport where you want to rent be careful because Reus airport (REU)
could appear as Reus Salou Airport, Barcelona Reus airport, Tarragona airport, Reus Barcelona airport, ...
but all of these names are refering to Reus Airport .
- Rent a car for 1 day at Reus airport (about 90.-Eur, 30 min.):
You can rent a car just for 1 day in order to arrive to Calafell
and the next day visit some places, where you can not arrive easily by public transport.
To rent a car at the arrival at Reus airport for 1 day costs about 90.-Eur.
The next day you can do the visit if you want and then we recommed to
return the car to Vilanova i la Geltrú ( ca. 15 km from Calafell ),
from where you can easly come back to Calafell by train (trains every 30 min).
Vilanova i la Getrú is also a nice place to have a walk. If you rent with Europcar you can take
the car at Reus airport and return it to Vilanova i la Geltrú, just 10 min walking from the train station,
and the you can return to Calafell by train.
The same can be done the departure day to come back to (Barcelona) Reus airport.
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Public transport at Reus airport (about 6.-Eur/person, 90 min.):
There is also a bus stop in front of the arrivals door
from Reus airport, from where you can take a bus to Reus Train Station (30 min.).
Bus times depend on flight arrivals.
From Reus Train Sation there are train connections to Calafell .
First of all get the train to Barcelona and get off at St. Vicenç de Calders (about 30 min).
Once at St. Vicenç de Calders transfer to another a train to Barcelona and get off at Calafell (about 5 min).
It will be clearly signposted. These trains depart every 30 min. approx.
Last train from St. Vicenç de Calders to Calafell at 22:00 hrs.
The Apartment hotel Costa d'Or is located 150 metres from the station.
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Pre-book a transfer from Reus airport (about 75.-Eur, 30 min.):
If you are interested please tell us and a taxi or a a minibus will wait for your flight on arrival.
But if your plane arrives late and the taxi driver has to wait
it would cost about 5.-Eur plus every 15 minutes.
GIRONA AIRPORT (150 km)
Girona airport is located at 150 km from Calafell beach, Costa Dorada.
This airport is also called Barcelona Girona airport,
Gerona airport or Costa Brava airport.
From Girona airport we recommend you to rent a car to arrive to Calafell beach.
But it is also possible to arrive from (Barcelona) Girona airport by public transport
or renting a car just for one day at (Barcelona) Girona airport
and return it to a place closer to Calafell beach.
From Girona airport you can arrive by:
- Rent a car at (Barcelona) Girona airport (from 60.-Eur/day, 90 min.):
From Girona airport we recommend you to rent a car to arrive at Calafell.
But once at Calafell if you want to visit only the most important places
(like Barcelona, Tarragona, Port Aventura Theme Park and Aqualand Water Park),
then you don't need a car, because you can arrive to all of them by public transport.
You would need the car, only if you wanted to visit Montserrat,
Ruta del Cister or Delta de l'Ebre
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Rent a car at (Barcelona) Girona airport:
- From Girona airport we recommend you to rent a car to arrive at Calafell.
- Price: from 60.-Eur / day
- Travel time: about 90 min
- Instructions:
You can arrive to Calafell beach in about 90 minutes, following AP-7 direction Tarragona until the exit 31 (El Vendrell)
and then taking C-32 direction Barcelona and exit at the 1st exit that is Calafell.
Once at Calafell follow the instructions How to arrive by car.
- The following list provides some suggested suppliers at (Barcelona) Girona airport:
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Rent a car for 1 day at (Barcelona) Girona airport:
- From Girona airport we recommend you to rent a car to arrive at Calafell.
But if once at Calafell you want to enjoy the beach and only visit the most important places
(like Barcelona, Tarragona, Port Aventura Theme Park, Aqualand Water Park),
you can rent the car just for 1 day because you can arrive to all of them by public
transport.
- We recommend to rent a car at the arrival at Girona airport for 1 day and
return it to a diferent place, closer to Calafell and it costs about 90.-Eur.
- Price: from 90.-Eur
- Travel time: about 90 min
- Supplier:
- Europcar: www.europcar.com
- Instructions: In that case we recommend to rent a car for just for 1 day with Europcar
at Girona airport
and return it at Vilanova i la Geltru the next day.
And afterthat you can return to Calafell by train in 15 min. Trains every 30 min.
Europcar has an office close to Vilanova train station and town is also a nice place to have a walk.
Moreover you can visit for example Montserrat just before returning the car.
- When you book you must know that Girona airport (GRO) can also called Gerona airport,
Barcelona Girona airport or Costa Brava airport
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Public transport at (Barcelona) Girona airport:
- It is also possible, but it takes longer due to the tranfers. We don't recommend if you arrive late.
- Price: about 15.-Eur/person
- Travel time: about 150 min.
- Instructions: By public transport you have to take first one bus at Girona airport to Barcelona-Estació del Nord.
It takes about than 1 hour. Bus times depend on flight arrivals.
Bus timetables: www.barcelonanord.com
And once at Barcelona-Estació del Nord, next to the bus station there is the train station
Barcelona Arc de Triomf, where you can take the train to Calafell. It takes about 1 hour.
First you have to take a train to Estació de Sants ( Trains every 5 minutes and it takes about 5 minutes)
and in Estacio de Sants transfer to platforms 9/10 and there get the train to St. Vicenç de Calders and
get off at Calafell.
It will be clearly signposted. These trains depart every 30 mins approx. (x:06 hrs and x:36 hrs)
It takes less than 1 hour. Last train from Barcelona Sants at 22:06 hrs and 23:06 hrs.
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Taxi at (Barcelona) Girona airport:
- This option is very expensive and we don't recommend to you.
- Price: about 270.-Eur
- Travel time: 90 min.
- There is a taxi rank outside the arrivals hall from Girona airport which
cost approximately 250.-Eur to Calafell, and it takes about 90 minutes.
It is better to get a price before leaving.
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