Barcelona Guide
Getting Around
The metro
The quickest way to get around Barcelona is by metro, which runs on six lines though two more are currently under construction. Metro entrances are marked with a red diamond sign with an "M". Its hours of operation are Monday until Thursday, plus Sunday and public holidays, 5am to midnight; Friday, 5am to 2am; Saturday and the day before a public holiday, 24hr service. There's a colour metro map at the back of this book, or you can pick up a little fold-out one at metro stations (ask for una guia del metro).
The system is perfectly safe, though many of the train carriages are heavily graffitied. Buskers and beggars are common, moving from one carriage to the next at stations.