Barcelona · Spain

Staying online in Barcelona

Barcelona is a beach city stapled to a grid, and the part people underestimate is how often the plan of the day changes because a museum or a cove is a metro ride away.

Before you land

El Prat is a fast Aerobus or a metro. Both are easy with data and annoying without it when the bus stand has three companies. Install on wifi at the gate.

Getting around

The metro is the tool. Google Maps handles TMB cleanly. Bicing and taxis are the late-night option. Walking the Eixample looks shorter than it is.

Where the data actually goes

The Gothic Quarter is walkable and a place you will want a map anyway, because the streets bend. Barceloneta, Gràcia, and Poblenou are separate evenings. Montserrat and Sitges are the day trips that justify a weekly bundle rather than a day pass.

Which plan to buy

A 10GB Spain plan covers a week of maps, reservations, and a day out of town. Skip the 1GB teaser; it will not survive two evenings of photos and transit.