Getting from Barcelona to the UAB

The time has come for Erasmus students to start descending upon the city of Barcelona and in particular to students going to the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona which has the highest amount of Erasmus students across Europe. Literally thousands of Erasmus students attend the UAB every year to experience new things, meeting new people and trying to learn Spanish, although some will try and learn Catalan too!
However the UAB is outside of the city, closer to the towns of Sabadell and Cerdanyola so many people who decide to live in the city of Barcelona will be wondering how to get there.
The best way to reach UAB is to take the Ferrocarril from Plaza Catalunya station either on line S2 to Sabadell or S55 to Universitat Autonoma. Reaching Plaza Catalunya is easy either by taking the Red or Green line and from there the Ferrocarril is well signposted. However if you are walking to Plaza Catalunya you simply enter the metro entrance outside Cafe Zurich at the top of Las Ramblas.
The Ferrocarril runs roughly every 15/20 minutes to the University and the journey takes about 40 minutes.
Also if you are staying in Barcelona apartments in Eixample Izquierda, there is another Ferrocarril stop called Provença located on Calle Balmes, which is the first stop after Plaza Catalunya. It may be handier, but be warned, in the morning the Ferrocarril is very busy so you you probably won't get a seat for the journey if you catch it from Provença.

Good luck to all the Erasmus students this year and I'm sure you'll have a great time!

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