Barcelona
Address
Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site
Sant Leopold Pavilion
C/ Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167
08025 Barcelona
Spain
Access
To access EFI Barcelona offices at Sant Leopold you should enter the Site via the main entrance gate at the
Administration Pavilion. This is in the intersection of Street Sant Antoni Maria Claret with Street Cartagena. Sant
Pau Security and Information team are present in the Administration Pavilion’s lobby. You should show your identification document at the reception desk or your Pecket visitor system QR, and Security will give you a visitor’s badge or black sticker and let you in.
Purses, backpacks, briefcases and similar belongings, as well as any metal and electronic items, will have to go through a security scanner located right next to the reception desk. You will have to go through a security arch metal scanner.
Once you get clearance and enter the Site, you will be in the Central Garden area. EFI’s Sant Leopold Pavilion is the second one up, on the right side. See map below.
Ensure to retain your visitor’s badge or black sticker for the duration of your visit. When you leave through the
Administration Pavilion, ask reception to let you out through one of the baffle gates, same ones you used to come in.
Security
Security at Sant Pau is strict and there is a protocol in place to register all visitors in advance. EFI staff will send you an invitation through Pecket invite system, you will register your information through it, and you will get a QR code for your visit.
Further practical information
Barcelona Airport (Code: BCN)
The airport is located 18km south of the city centre. It has 2 terminals: T1 (where most of the airlines operate) and T2 (the old one, which is divided into: T2A, T2B and T2C). Please pay attention to your flight terminal. There is a free shuttle connecting terminals, which takes around 10 minutes.
Between Barcelona airport and the city centre
- Taxi: Fares from the airport to the city cost approx. 35€ and the trip takes around 30 minutes in normal traffic. Taxis are located near the arrivals halls (look for signs)
- Airport bus: The AeroBus is a very frequent service connecting Airport T1 and T2 with the city centre (Plaça Espanya and Plaça Catalunya). See timetables. Check your terminal when travelling from the city centre. Bus for T1 is labelled as Aerobus A1, and Aerobus A2 is the one for T2. Price is 6,75€ one-way per person, or 11,65€ return ticket valid within 15 days later
- Train: For those arriving at T2, an excellent alternative to the bus would be the train. This terminal has a train station with direct trains departing every 30 minutes to central Barcelona (Passeig de Gràcia Station or Sants Station). You can use your T-Mobilitat card for this train option
- Metro: The airport metro line, called L9 Sud, stops at both T1 and T2. The line does not connect to any major metro transport stations, however it connects in Collblanc station to Blue Line L5 to Sant Pau/ Dos de Maig and to our EFI Barcelona Office. Note that you cannot use a standard T-Mobilitat metro card and will need to purchase a special airport ticket for 5,50€
If you plan to use public transportation during your stay in the city, the system in place as of January 2025 is called T-Mobilitat. For less frequent users or visitors to the city who need instantly usable transport card for oaccasional public transportation, these are the steps you need to follow:
- Go to a ticket machine at the airport or at any subway station, and purchase the non-personalized T-Mobilitat
card. Cost 0,50€, no registration required. - Charge at the ticket machine with the title of your choice, and/or download the app on your phone called “TMB App” for topping up / recharging.
- Only available with Android. Learn more about T-Mobilitat.
