Spain
Barcelona
A Mediterranean city dotted with Gaudí's architecture. Beneath the grid of the Eixample, the metro runs everywhere.
Bus (TMB / NitBus)
On TMB buses the driver sells nothing and cash is not accepted. A tap on the reader by the cab buys and validates one single ticket - that bus only. To transfer, load an integrated T-casual first.
Updated on August 5, 2026
How to ride
- 1Have a ticket or a card ready before you boardTMB drivers sell no tickets. Buy one in advance, or have a contactless bank card (phone or watch works) ready as you board.
- 2Board through the front doorGet on through the first door - the contactless reader sits in front of the driver's cab.
- 3Tap the reader to buy and validateTapping a bank card buys one single ticket and validates it at the same time. Travelling with others, tap once for each person.
- 4Check the sound and the lightWith a bank card, one short single note means it worked; two notes mean it did not. On T-mobilitat, green is fine, red is not.
- 5Keep the ticket until you get offKeep the validated ticket to the end of the trip. A card purchase issues no paper - quote the card's last four digits.
Fares
Single fares1
Single ticket bought on board (bitllet senzill)
Non-integrated - it covers that one bus and cannot be used for any other bus or journey
2.9 EUR ≈ $3
Passes & multi-ride3
T-casual (10 journeys, integrated)
Ten journeys for one person at the zone 1 price; loaded onto a T-mobilitat support
13 EUR ≈ $15
T-dia (24 hours unlimited)
Twenty-four hours from the first validation rather than a calendar day; one person, zone 1
12 EUR ≈ $14
T-familiar (8 journeys, shareable)
Eight journeys over 30 days from the first validation, and one card can be shared
11.5 EUR ≈ $13
Card itself1
Anonymous T-mobilitat card (the support itself)
This buys the support, not a fare; it is cardboard and needs no registration
1 EUR ≈ $1
Estimates use exchange rates as of September 5, 2026
Payment
Tap to ride VISAMastercardAmex
On TMB buses the reader by the driver buys and validates one ticket per tap
IC card Load T-casual and similar tickets onto a T-mobilitat card (anonymous card works)
App tickets An NFC phone can be your fare support; on iPhone you must use the wallet app
QR ticketing The TMB App's QR single ticket was withdrawn in 2022
Paper tickets Magnetic paper tickets are gone; fares now live on T-mobilitat supports
Cash Not accepted on TMB buses, where drivers sell no tickets
Tap for where to get the app
Quick facts
Fares from
2.9 EUR+
Heads-up
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You cannot validate twice in a row on the same route
You cannot validate twice in a row on the same bus route. The transfer rules exclude it explicitly, alongside validating twice on the metro within one journey, so hopping off and straight back onto the same route will not go through.