Situated about 10 kilometers away from the Southwest area of downtown, Barcelona Airport is the second largest airport in Spain after Madrid Barajas. The airport is quite popular for a large number of Spanish carriers operating in it namely in it namely Spanair and Vueling Airlines. Ideally, the airport is more popular due to its numerous domestic flights mostly to and from European destinations and North African destinations. Besides this, Barcelona Airport also handles many flights of major flights in Latin America, North America and South East Asia. Upon arrival at the airport, travelers have many options for ground transportation that can take them visitors many destinations around Barcelona like taxis, airport shuttle, public bus services and car hire.

Barcelona Airport is home to five car rental companies and you can browse through them and know more about the offers available. If you are hunting for great deals, most of these rental car agencies are always willing to give their customers discounted deals. They also allow you to pick up and drop off the car in many different landmarks around and within Barcelona and even in other major towns nearby in Catalan. The car hire will take you conveniently to various places such as Daurada, Maresme and Costas Brava. The airport offers ample parking and you can travel with your hired car up to Barcelona Airport and then board your flight back home. In fact, estimates record that the airport has about 24, 000 parking spaces divided for both terminals at the airport.

Terminal 1 at Barcelona Airport is the busier one was designed by Ricardo Bofill, a famous architect from Catalan. The terminal features a long sleek design that is characterized by magnificent glasswork all over from the ceiling to its floor. Today, the terminal boasts of having 50 shops and 30 restaurants and bars inside. After arrival, this place offers a perfect relaxation spot as you wait for your car hire documentation to be completed. The airport terminal also has a spa center where travelers can go to freshen up as they come up with a plan of where to visit next. There are also VIP rooms, a chapel and a business center and the terminal can conveniently handle as many as 30 million passengers. In their efforts of offering the best passenger services, there are 166 desks for check-ins where you can have all your needs attended to professionally.