Is it safe to reach Barcelona at night(9-10pm) via airport & then travelby bus/metro to hostel in city center?

Question

I am 27 female, dont speak spanish & travel with my younger brohter.but i do speak french & english.i dont know the city, but i will be equipped with map & hostel phone etc

Answer 1

It is insanely safe compared to any US city at that time of night. Also, a bit of Spanish is just as useless as English, because most native Barcelonans speak Catalan as their preferred language. You'll notice that all the signs are in Catalan or in both Spanish and Catalan. You can get a Catalan-English phrase book for free in the city and really impress your friends back home.

Answer 2

Absolutely, that´s when street life actually starts in Barcelona!! Just try to get some basic spanish sentences down while you´re all bored on the flight :-)

Enjoy, Barcelona is FUN!

Answer 3

A lot of the hostels offer free airport pickups.  If you visit the following link:

http://www.hostelworld.com/findabed.php/... and click on each individual hostel you will be able to find out if they provide pick ups.

Always nice to have someone pick you up in a strange place.

Answer 4

yes, it's safe.  the olypics were held there a few years ago.

Answer 5

From the airport, you just walk into the train station and take the train to the city center.  There will probably be plenty people on the streets. Have fun in Barcelona!