"Very clean and organized"
6 reviews Nicolas Maiquez (Argentina)
✅ Trip Verified | Very big airport. Ground staff are great, very clear english and signs everywhere. Shopping area just amazing. A bit crowded when it comes to security check. Very clean and organized. I don't remember much about the internet because I was busy shopping and running to my gate
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | November 2018 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"so poorly designed"
Aileen Chua (Singapore)
✅ Trip Verified |
Barcelona Airport terminal 1 is poorly designed, we checked in at gate E which was upstairs but the only things here are Burger King and two duty free shops, everything else (including smoking area and all the shops) were downstairs and there is no access there stupidly enough. The airport is boring and sitting here for two hours is quite brain numbing. If you fly from gates A-C then it’s fine. It’s just annoying how an airport can be so poorly designed. In terminal 1 for passengers boarding through gates D and E there is a complete lack of signage, meaning you never get to visit duty free and are stuck in a holding area with minimal facilities. It makes no sense whatsoever to prevent passengers from moving around the airport, you’re preventing us all from spending money in your duty free. I’ve never encountered this in any other airport, and I hope Barcelona take note and readjust the airport accordingly.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | April 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Worst airport there is"
S Thomas (Sweden)
Not Verified | Worst airport there is! Throughout staff are impolite, unhelpful and just very unpleasant! They are unable to speak any other languages than their own which is very surprising considering they are working in a very international environment. They are super unhelpful and would rather just sit and have a siesta all day. The attitude they have is by far the worst I've ever encountered, this is from the very first step you set foot at the check in desk throughout security and up to the gate check in desk. On top of it it is a dirty airport, but that I’m sure goes well in hand to the El prat spirit! If I could put a 0 on everything I would!
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | April 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"zero semblance of urgency or concern"
T Saunders (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | I traveled with my family, five of us total in our party, on Mar 13, 2019. We traveled from Casablanca to San Francisco, with what was supposed to be a 2.75 hour layover in Barcelona. The 2 airline carriers involved are not partners, so we understood that we would need to clear customs, claim our bags, and then re-check them and obtain boarding passes with the 2nd carrier. This seemed realistic based on our very frequent international travel and experience and other airports. But it was an impossible proposition in Barcelona - 4 passport agents processed a line of hundreds of people, many of whom were also panicked about missing flights. It was obvious from the demeanor of the passport control agents and the employees managing the line that this was a typical day. The fact that we had a connection made no difference - showing our e-tickets and our boarding time of our next flight made no difference - they just didn't care. There was zero semblance of urgency or concern. We ended up spending 3 days unexpectedly in Barcelona, which is a significant expense when a family of 5 is involved - I filed a report with the airport Police, since I had some time on my hands. I was told that they oversee passport control. When I explained to them what happened, they said that they were understaffed and that the situation was 'out of their control' - when there is no accountability and when nobody measures success, this is the result. On a separate note, when we departed Barcelona 3 days later, we were able to look down on some great shops in in the terminal - but we couldn't access them. We had only duty free shops and one magazine shop which was a bummer, especially when you can look down on so many great shops but can't access them.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | March 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Absolutely horrible"
Steve Benning (Canada)
Not Verified | Absolutely horrible. I would avoid this airport at any cost. Customs took 3 hours. Staff are rude and did not accommodate connecting flight issues. Area was so hot that people were getting irritated. Unless you have to come to Barcelona - don't. They do not deserve your tourism dollars. Poor on you Barcelona! Never again.
Experience At Airport | Arrival Only |
Date Visit | March 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"so poorly designed"
Jakub Gotowicki (United Kingdom)
✅ Trip Verified | Barcelona Airport terminal 1 is poorly designed, we checked in at gate D which was upstairs but the only things here are Burger King and two duty free shops, everything else (including smoking area and all the shops) were downstairs and there is no access there stupidly enough. The staff were ok but the airport is boring and sitting here for two hours is quite brain numbing. If you fly from gates A-C then it’s fine. It’s just annoying how an airport can be so poorly designed.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | March 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Security is a shambles"
D Howarth (United Kingdom)
Not Verified | Disorganised and non too clean airport. Security is a shambles. Too small and staffed by arrogant shambling staff. If you have a choice to leave from a different airport make sure you do.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | March 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | N/A |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Passport control is a total joke"
O Terry (United States)
Not Verified |
Passport control is a total joke. At 9 am, only 4 passport control staff on duty to handle hundreds of arriving passengers. Overseas flights all arrive and they are not prepared. Plus the temperature in the queue is high 20s. Brutal.
Experience At Airport | Arrival Only |
Date Visit | February 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | N/A |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Staff have to improve English"
6 reviews Marlene Arruda (Spain)
✅ Trip Verified | Barcelona airport is quite big, although most of the times the air-conditioning doesn't work. In the winter it is ok, as you dont feel it as much as in the summer. Staff have to improve English, and sometimes are not that friendly.
Experience At Airport | Arrival Only |
Date Visit | February 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"Awful airport"
C Harrison (United Kingdom)
Not Verified | Awful airport. Only one place to buy food in departure lounge with absolutely obscene prices. Fifteen euros for a stale roll with gross ingredients with a warm yoghurt and a drink. For such a big city this airport is a joke.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | February 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |