International trains arrive to Barcelona from many major cities in Europe, such as Paris, Milan, Lisbon, London and Geneva. The Spanish national railways network; RENFE covers all of Spain and reaches Barcelona from other cities in Spain. The main train station for most long distance trains is Estacio Sants, which is located about 3 kilometres (2 miles) from the city centre, but has a metro stop. In order to get to city centre get on line number 3 of the metro.

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If you arrive to Spain from France, the A7 motorway will lead you to Barcelona. The A2 motorway connects Barcelona with Zaragoza and Madrid, and the A19 motorway leads to the northeast of the City.
To enter the Old City, it is best to get to the area of Ronda Litoral. If coming to Barcelona from the north take exit number 22, and if coming from the south take exit number 21.
Most of the main motorways charge tolls that must be paid in Euro. Some of the tollbooths will accept credit cards.

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The Balearic Islands ferries dock at the Molle de Barcelona. The main operator is Trasmediterranea, and the ferries sail to Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.
There is also a ferry three times a week between Barcelona and Genoa in Italy. This ferry docks at Moll de Ponent.

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Spain is a pretty big country and is not very convenient to be covered by taking a bus, but getting to Barcelona by bus is a popular way of travelling with those on a tight budget. Most long distant coaches, both national and international stop at Estacia del Nord.

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