Olympic Stadium Barcelona

Address
Passeig Olímpic, 15-17
08038 Barcelona

Directions

BY Metro
Metro: L1 and L3 (Pl. Espanya)
FGC: L8, S33, S4, S8, R5, R50, R6, R60.

CAR
If you are coming in your own car, we recommend reaching “Estadi Olímpic” via Carrer del Foc.
There is plenty of parking available in the area.

By Bus
The buses that stop in Plaça Espanya and go up to the Olympic Ring are:
150: from Plaça Espanya/Mª Cristina, stopping at Avinguda de l'Estadi

13: from Plaça Espanya, stopping at the Olympic Stadium

55: from C/Lleida - Avinguda Paral·lel, stopping at Avinguda de l'Estadi/Passeig Olímpic

Buses to Pl. Espanya: 9, 27, 37, 50, 65, 79, 109, 165, D20, H12, V7
Bus Turístic and Barcelona City Tour.

Montjuïc Funicular
Connects with metro lines L3 and L2. It is a 10-15 minute walk to the arena.

By Foot
The Olympic Ring can be reached from Plaça Espanya taking the escalators from Avinguda Maria Cristina to Avinguda de l’Estadi.

Information
The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys (formerly known as the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc) is a stadium in Barcelona. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 Expo in the city (and Barcelona bid for the 1936 Olympic games, awarded to Berlin), it was rebuilt in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The stadium is named for the president of the Generalitat de Catalunya Lluís Companys i Jover, and is located on Montjuïc, a large hill to the southwest of the city which overlooks the harbour. Companys was executed at the nearby Montjuïc Castle in 1940 by the franquism because of his ideas of self-determination for Catalonia. When the Spanish Grand Prix and other races were held at the Montjuïc Formula One racing circuit until 1975, the stadium was used as a paddock for the teams. Due to safety concerns, the 1975 F1 race was nearly boycotted by drivers. The stadium has a capacity of 55,926, and has served as the home of RCD Espanyol since 1998. It also served as the home of the Barcelona Dragons American Football team until 2003. Because the size of the playing surface was slightly shorter than the regulation American Football length, the stadium only had 7-yard end zones, three yards shorter than regulation NFL size. The stadium hosted the Euro 2008 qualifying match between Andorra and England on the 28th of March 2007.