Ryanair to Barcelona: Reus or Girona?

ButtermilkJack

Can anyone advise as to which airport is best, Reus or Girona?

I've flown to Reus myself before and the bus ride to Barcelona was only 1 hour on the motorway and not that bad at all.

Is Girona much the same distance? The flights are €60 cheaper.

An Citeog

ButtermilkJack wrote: »

Can anyone advise as to which airport is best, Reus or Girona?

I've flown to Reus myself before and the bus ride to Barcelona was only 1 hour on the motorway and not that bad at all.

Is Girona much the same distance? The flights are €60 cheaper.

Girona is slightly closer. Still takes 1+ hours to get to either of them. Do you mean €60 cheaper to Girona than to Reus, or €60 cheaper to either of them than to Barcelona?

Tbh, it's a pain in the hole going to either of them and I much prefer to fly Aer Lingus to El Prat airport. You could try Clickair aswell if you're thinking about going during the summer. They should have the route back on by then, hopefully!:(

ButtermilkJack

Thanks. ClickAir have actually suspended that route and are not flying the route again until July I think. Iberia have no flights on the dates required.

Ryanair is €120 return to Girona and €180 return to Reus. Aer Lingus is €240 to Barcelona city.

I believe Ryanair have buses to Barcelona city from Girona Airport which are timed based on their flight schedule which is handy!

An Citeog

Yeah, I'd definitely go for Girona then.

Bus service is usually decent and providing you don't hit traffic, you should be there in about 1 hour 20 mins. Drops you off beside Arc de Triomf which is fairly central. Have a look here for more info: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/gerona/girona-airport-barcelona.html#barcelonabus

rossie1977

much in a muchness to be honest, i prefer reus because it is next to salou but if you have already been and its €60 cheaper from girona then its not really an option, girona it is

ryanair don't operate the buses but they do correspond with ryanair flights, they leave from the bus station next to the Arc de Triomf and the journey takes just over an hour, cost is €12 one-way €21 return

airport to barcelona http://www.sagales.com/pubdocs/539_aeroport-girona-costa-brava---barcelona-(estacio-nord)-a-partir-del-2008-04-16.pdf

barcelona to girona airport schedule http://www.sagales.com/pubdocs/542_barcelona-(estacio-nord)---aeroport-girona-costa-brava-a-partir-de-2008-04-01.pdf

ButtermilkJack

Excellent, thanks for comments. Just gone and booked Girona.

Now need to check availability in Centric Point Hostel and we're all set

ailslaz

HI there

i'm flying into girona and am staying in a hotel above barcelona sans station - just wondering would i be better off geting the train or bus as a transfer to barcelona and vice versa

rossie1977

ailslaz wrote: »

HI there

i'm flying into girona and am staying in a hotel above barcelona sans station - just wondering would i be better off geting the train or bus as a transfer to barcelona and vice versa

bus, cheaper and it picks you up outside arrivals unlike the train that is located quite a few miles away in town

An Citeog

ailslaz wrote: »

HI there

i'm flying into girona and am staying in a hotel above barcelona sans station - just wondering would i be better off geting the train or bus as a transfer to barcelona and vice versa

Get the bus to Estació del Nord and then take the metro (red line) from Arc de Triomf to Plaza Espanya, changing to the green line at Plaza Espanya which will bring you to Sants.

ailslaz

Thanks for replying to me thats a great help ! nothing worse than arriving at your destination and wasting an hour or two trying to get your bearings!!