BCN Taxis - Barcelona

Has anyone heard of or used BCN Taxis from Barcelona airport? They look for payment in advance which is making me a bit nervous.

Thanks

Christy

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Any particular reason you're looking to pre-book a taxi ?

If there's not then just grab one when you arrive (they're pretty cheap) or take the train.

Looking at that site it seems they're trying to charge €55 for a normal 4 seater taxi from the airport into town ... that's a bit steep - from memory a regular cab should cost you well less than half that !

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There is also a rail link into town from the airport.

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should only be 25-30 euro only just walk out the door and their there . found mine very friendly and its all metered .

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Assuming of course you mean Barcelona airport and not County Barcelona

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I should have said in my original post, I am flying in from Cork at 21:00 with the wife and 4 young kids so we need a mini-van/bus and are traveling to Salou, so it makes it a bit more difficult. The last buses/trains seem to be around 21:00.

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According to this website the cost of a taxi is 150e. Check out the website for the cheaper alternative of taking a taxi into town (you'll see a queue of them just outside the arrivals hall exit) and taking the last bus (10.30pm) to Salou although it might be a good idea to double check the times before you leave as Spain can be a bit informal when it comes to bus departure times!

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Christy said:

I should have said in my original post, I am flying in from Cork at 21:00 with the wife and 4 young kids so we need a mini-van/bus and are traveling to Salou, so it makes it a bit more difficult. The last buses/trains seem to be around 21:00.

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Last train from Barcelona to Tarragona (which is close to Salou) is 22.30 ... but you'd have to get into town to catch that ... do-able if there's no delays (BCN airport isn't far out of the city centre at all) ... quite a lot of hassle - and given you'd need a taxi into town from the airport, 6 train tickets and a taxi at the other end to Salou .. it probably wouldn't save you that much.

There apparently are buses until 22.40 from Barcelona airport to Tarragona as well - there are two different bus companies running them - details on the official airport site - [broken link removed]
- Might be a good option ... Salou is then a fairly short taxi ride from Tarragona - I don't see any mention of buses from the airport to Salou directly.

What about renting a car (if you're going for a week or less and you'll have hte same issue on the return journey it might be well be the most economical?)

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Thanks for all the replies. I have looked at the bus/train option and to be honest at the time of night we are getting in at and with the kids being 2, 4, 6 & 15 it is alot of hassle to save a few euro.

Has anyone actually used BCN taxis or even heard of them?

Christy

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Christy said:

Has anyone actually used BCN taxis or even heard of them?

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No never used or heard of them ... The seem a bit pricey for sure - you could rent a car for a week nearly for what they're looking for a one way ~1hr taxi transfer .. Site looks professional and genuine and I guess if you pay your money you get what you pay for (if not just charge it back through your credit card comapny) ... However I do wonder why a Bareclona taxi site isn't in Catalan or Spanish as well as English ? It does seem a bit aimed at the tourist market exclusively shall we say - might get a better deal with proper a local company - though I wouldn't know where to look.

I guess to look at it a different way would you book a taxi transfer from Cork Airport to Kinsale on a spanish site called www.taxisaeropuertodecork.es ?

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Yes, I have used Bcn taxis, and was very satisfied. Like yourself we were travelling with our 3 children therefore needed a transfer vehicle larger than a regular taxi ( or get 2 regular taxis - resulting extremely expensive!!!) Our driver spoke very good English, aswell as being polite and helpful with our extensive luggage...
I wouldn't recommend catching public transport with children as it can be quite manic..