London Heathrow to Barcelona Flights
London Heathrow is one of the best known and largest airports in the world. Located on the outskirts of London, it deals with staggering numbers of passengers received through its doors each year. In fact close to 70 million passengers travel from Heathrow each year. The airport offers a vast array of regular flights to destinations all over the world. In order to cope with this volume of traffic, the airport boasts 5 terminals. The most recently built terminal was recently opened in 2008 and transport links to the airport were extended to help deal with the further increase in the number of passengers this will bring.
Barcelona Airport
Flights from London Heathrow to Barcelona will take you to Spain’s second largest airport, serving over 30 million people a year. Spain’s largest airport is Madrid, whilst Barcelona International is the largest in the Catalonia region. Barcelona Airport comprises of two terminals, the second of which was added in 1992 in order to accommodate passengers travelling to the Olympics. Nowadays Barcelona Airport mainly serves domestic passengers as well as those travelling to Europe and North Africa. The airlines that have the biggest presence at the airport include Vueling Airlines, Clickair, Air Europa and Iberia Airlines. The airport is currently undergoing a huge expansion that is planned to be finished in 2009.
Parking facilities in and around Barcelona Airport
Around 13,000 parking spaces are available at Barcelona Airport, over 5,000 of which are covered. All parking is guarded around the clock, therefore, if you decide to book Heathrow to Barcelona flights you can be assured of safety of any car left in the car park.
Airport distance from Barcelona town and other notable surrounding locations
Flights from Heathrow to Barcelona will leave you 10km from the centre of Barcelona, in El Prat de Llobregat. This is just over 6 miles from the city centre. The region is situated in the delta of a huge river and Barcelona Airport occupies more than a quarter of its area.
Transport Links to Barcelona
You can be assured that getting from Barcelona Airport to the centre of the city is easy. Rail links from the airport are very regular on the Renfe Cercanias Line 10, and several buses as well as taxis are also available. The journey from the airport to the centre is relatively quick as the distance between the two is only about 6 miles.
Conference and other business facilities at Barcelona Airport
Choose London Heathrow to Barcelona flights for the perfect location to meet all your business needs. Not only does the airport provide executive lounges with internet access but meeting rooms are also available. These meeting rooms are spacious and include telephone, fax, internet and presentation equipment (screens and speakers). Business travellers could make use of one of the airport’s hotels, including the newly built Renaissance Barcelona Airport Hotel. All of these services are easily bookable in advance. With these great business facilities on offer, why not book Birmingham to Barcelona flights.