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How to buy a train ticket in Catalan

At the ticket office say “Un bitllet, si us plau” and your destination. For a return, “Un d'anada i tornada, si us plau”. If you’ll travel every day, ask “Hi ha una opció més barata si viatjo cada dia?”: around Barcelona that usually means a 30-day pass. Keep your ticket for the inspector’s “Bitllets, si us plau”.

Try it · about two minutes

At a metro or train station you buy a single, a return or a monthly pass from the machine or the ticket office.

Sound on: the ticket clerk speaks Catalan. You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

The conversation

Ticket clerk
El següent, si us plau.
Next, please.
You
Un bitllet, si us plau.
One ticket, please.
Ticket clerk
On va?
Where are you going?
You
A Sabadell, si us plau.
To Sabadell, please.
Ticket clerk
Només anada?
Just a single?
You
Un d'anada i tornada, si us plau.
A return, please.
Ticket clerk
Targeta o efectiu?
Card or cash?
You
Amb targeta, si us plau.
By card, please.
Next month you’ll take this train to work every day. You’re back at the ticket office.
You
Hi ha una opció més barata si viatjo cada dia?
Is there a cheaper option if I travel every day?
Ticket clerk
Bitllets, si us plau.
Tickets, please.
You
Aquí té.
Here you are.

Key phrases

Un bitllet, si us plau.
One ticket, please.
Un d'anada i tornada, si us plau.
A return, please.
Quant val un bitllet?
How much is a ticket?
On es compra el bitllet?
Where do I buy a ticket?
Hi ha una opció més barata si viatjo cada dia?
Is there a cheaper option if I travel every day?
Voldria recarregar la targeta de transport.
I’d like to top up my travel card.
Aquest bitllet cobreix tot el trajecte?
Does this ticket cover the whole journey?
De quina andana surt el tren?
Which platform does the train leave from?
He comprat el bitllet equivocat. El puc canviar?
I bought the wrong ticket. Can I change it?
Bitllets, si us plau.
Tickets, please.

Good to know in Catalonia

At the ticket office or machine

1
Say where you’re going.
2
Choose a single, anada, or a return, anada i tornada.
A return, please.
3
Pay by card or cash. Machines usually let you choose Catalan on screen.

Travel cards around Barcelona

Around Barcelona, integrated tickets such as the T-casual (ten journeys) and the T-usual (unlimited travel for 30 days) work on the metro, buses and local trains within their zones. Many people now carry them on the contactless T-mobilitat card.

Voldria recarregar la targeta de transport.

I’d like to top up my travel card.

Check the zones

Fares depend on how many zones your journey crosses. If you’re not sure, ask before you travel.

Aquest bitllet cobreix tot el trajecte?

Does this ticket cover the whole journey?

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