FINALLY! Barcelona’s NEW Contactless Transport Cards
Barcelona has finally adopted a new contactless public transportation system the old paper cards will no longer be accepted for some of the most commonly bought tickets and a new system dubbed de mobilitat will now be in place but what does this mean for your upcoming
Trip and how will you need to buy these new cars I’ll answer all your questions in this video Barcelona is doing the way with its old paper system to get on to public transportation moving over to a t- mobilit t- Mobility which is going to be rechargeable and contactless it’s
Something that I’ve wanted for years and Madrid has been doing for a while now and now it’s coming over to Barcelona it’s going to be used on those trams the trains the Metros buses all throughout the city and it should make things a lot easier with the new te- Mobility Program
You’re going to have to use it with four different tickets but you will still be able to buy those single trip tickets and trip trips over to the airport the four types of cards are the T casual the T familiar the tgroup and the T usual the te casual is an individual ticket
That cannot be shared and offers 10 rides with a transfer window of 75 minutes but does not include trips to the airport the ticket is valid for 30 days from its first use the T familiar allows for eight rides within 30 days from the first use that can be shared
Amongst smaller groups like The T casual the transfer window is 75 minutes and trips to the airport are not included the T group provides groups with 70 trips in 30 days with the same 75-minute transfer and does not work to get to the airport the T usual is another
Individual ticket but allows for unlimited trips within 30 days from the first use what’s different about this individual ticket from the T casual is that rides to the airport are included and an ID is required to use this card Travelers can use their passport number once you decide which ticket is best for
You you’ve got some different op options the first is downloading the tmb app and using it from your phone you got access to the public transportation all throughout the city just on your phone which might be a little bit easier unfortunately if you’re like me and you
Don’t have an Android it is only working for Android phones right now so iPhone users you’re going to have to go with a different option that other option could be getting one of the personalized cards it’s one that I have here rechargeable and plastic so a little bit less easy to
Break or lose but that is the second option that you have both of these options can be done from your phone or going over to any of the t- mobility offices that they have in any of the Metro stations while the phone option and using that app is free using the
Card is going to cost you $450 to get that card and then whatever ticket you get but those first two options are probably a bit more realistic for those of us that are living here if you’re only visiting for a few days I’d recommend waiting until you get here to
Get your card at one of the machines the good news is that despite all of the changes the buying process is super simple and not much has changed and to show you just how easy it is let’s go get one for ourselves so when you get to the machine
Go right up to it and you can change the language you’ve got catalon Spanish English and Fringe you’ve got your options here what I’m going to buy is the T casual because then I can upload other cards a little bit later including that t usual that we were talking about
Because the T usual is an individual ticket geared towards longer stays in the city it’s a card from the rest of the ticket options the buying process will be the same but you’ll need to introduce an ID or a passport number to try to make this more understandable have a look at this
Chart so you just click on the te casual and it gives you a little bit of information about that warranty and also that you can get a personalized card if you want to just click next and then you have your options of picking the zones we’re just going to use one because if
You’re in Barcelona you’re only going to be using one zone Zone and then you have the price so you can see right now $150 and then 50 for that card for them to print it out hit confirm remember you cannot use contact list or tap or
Anything so you need to either have your card or you got cash as well you got an option to print out your invoice if you want it now you’ve got your te- Mobility still payer but rechargeable so you come on over if you ever need to recharge and
You’ve got it just right here on the side I got my invoice now all you’ve got to do with your new card is tap on the sensor and you’re in but if you’re only visiting and planning on seeing some of the sites as well there are some cards that can’t be
Bought on the new t- Mobil and can save you a whole lot of money while you’re in the city as well so watch this video next to help you decide which is best for you
What is the new T-mobilitat used for public transportation in Barcelona? What is the best option for you if you are visiting the city? Watch this video before buying your metro and bus cards in the city.
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18 Comments
First! Great video Patrick. Feliz Navidad over there.
Thanks for the information.
Thanks for the update. Quick ? – say you have a child that just turned 13, any chance on still using a kid's pass or should we just buy an adult pass? I've seen 12/13 is the cutoff age. Thanks!
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Can you please share a link for Android app?
hey Patrick the T usual card can be used to get to the airport. Does that include aerobus? No right? It's only the metro, train, Or tmb, right?
Sorry bit of a tonto here. What does 75 minute transfer actually mean
Do I understand you correctly that the T-Casual will no longer be usable to and from the airport on R2 Nord?
Hopefully they will adopt pay as you go soon itโs such an inconvenience using a third party plastic card when most cities around Europe have done it already
Recently there have been active demonstrations against Jews in Spain. Their government refused to refute a charge made by a Spanish legislature against Israel.
It probably is not a good idea to allow yourself to be identified as Jewish in Spain. As you know, Spain does not have a good history regarding Jews anyway. We were going to go but changed our mind.
If you are Jewish, stay away from Spain.
Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)
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Hi Patrick! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! When we were in Barcelona we got the Barcelona Card that included the HOLA card, so how do the news tickets differ from the HOLA card?
Your videos have been very helpful for my upcoming trip. We will only be in Barcelona for 3 days and planned to get the T-Familiar card for the 8 trips shared. From my understanding it is a standard cost for the card and now it has contactless. When using do you just tap and then go through, and then pass it back and the second person tap and go through?
Thanks for the video it was awesome. When it be possible to use iPhone instead of the card?
will you recommend modernista card (transport + tickets) now the price increased to 130euro for 4 days ? going to barcelona in march
Should I buy my transportation tickets this year since the prices are increasing? I'm going for 4 days in February.
t-mobilitat has an iPhone app
Is the T-Jove not at option to purchase anymore?