Car Hire Barcelona Airport Terminal 1

Barcelona Airport Terminal 1 Guide

Barcelona Airport is the second busiest of all the airports in Spain and 29th in the world, handling over 50 million passenger movements in 2018. The majority of that air traffic is channeled through Terminal 1, so if you’re arriving in to Barcelona Airport, it’s likely that Terminal 1 will be your welcoming terminal. Terminal 1 is actually the newest part of the airport at just 9 years old, however there are already ambitious plans to extend the terminal and increase its capacity to 55 million which would push it near the top 20 in the world in terms of total passenger movements. However, that is an ever changing league table as it seems new airports are popping up and extensions being made in the race to be the world’s busiest airport, a target that Istanbul New Airport that opened in 2018 is determined to achieve.

Car Rental Agents at Barcelona Airport Terminal 1

Whether your airline operates from terminal 1 or 2 is of little consequence when it comes to car rental as all of the main rental agents are represented in both terminals and those agents located off-site are served from both terminals, so if it’s a shuttle service or meet and greet you have booked, be sure to check the instruction / meetings points for the correct terminal. You’ll find the following rental agents at Barcelona Airport Terminal 1;
 

Airlines at Barcelona Airport Terminal 1

The following airlines operate services from terminal 1, if you are flying to Barcelcona on any of the these airlines you will need to book car hire at Barcelona Airport Terminal 1. Follow this link if you are arriving into Terminal 2.