MWC Barcelona 2025

GSMA 2025 Mobile World Congress Barcelona 
#MWC25

MWC dates 2025:
3rd to 6th March 2025

Last minute hotels:
Hotels  near MWC 2025 Barcelona

MWC opening times:
09:00 to 19:00 daily
Except last day 09:00 to 16:00

MWC main location: 
Fira Gran Via trade fair
 
Hashtags:
#MWC25
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Information:
MWC24 Mobile World Congress Barcelona. Barcelona's top international tech business event takes place in early March 2025. MWC is the largest mobile event in the world and brings together the latest innovations and leading-edge technology and business leaders. Over 120,000 visitors are expected for the 2025 edition. MWC isn't only about mobile tech. 60% of 2024 visitors are from industries like transport, finance, logistics, or videogames indicating that MWC is now focused on technology as a whole, with its motto "Future First" including areas like 5G, digitalization, robotics, AI, and sustainable mobility. It also covers cloud computing, VR, AR, and mixed reality's commercial uses. Major tech players like Google, Amazon, Qualcomm, Meta, IBM, Microsoft, and HP all attend this event. 25% of visitors are Asian, with Japanese, Korean and Chinese professionals attending. Around 360 Catalan companies are present and the Catalonia MWC stand has a section for supercomputing highlighting the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. Hall 6 at MWC is called "Trip to the Future", showcasing self-driving drones using AI, medical technology of the future and more.

Transport

MWC information transport
There is a direct metro connection from the airport to the Fira Gran Via (but not all the way to downtown Barcelona). Youtube metro airport to MWC24

MWC weather

The weather at the beginning of March in Barcelona can be lovely, sunny and warm with highs of 15C/59F to 18C/65F in the shade, but sometimes can also much cooler, damp and cold with day temperatures around 10C/50F, so check the Barcelona weather forecast before you pack.

MWC25 Highlights

As always MWC presents inspiring industry keynote speakers and a full conference agenda. To see what's on in Barcelona during MWC 2025 and to book tours of Barcelona visit our Barcelona events page and our Barcelona Tickets page. 2025 will be the 20th consecutive year that Barcelona hosts the GSMA MWC Mobile World Congress, so expect some extra events.

The main venue for MWC Barcelona is again the Fira Gran Via trade area in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat municipality of Barcelona. This trade fair area is half-way between the airport and the city center.

There is a direct metro connection from the airport to the Fira Gran Via but it doesn't go all the way to the city center. Scroll down for more info

The MWC usually welcomes around 110,000 trade visitors, over 300 keynote speakers, 2200 exhibitors and visitors from around 200 different nations in nine halls and outdoor spaces at both Fira Gran Via and Fira Montjuïc trade fair areas.

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Despite challenging economic times in the world of mobile communication and smart phones this has always been a masssive growth industry making Barcelona is the beating heart of the mobile industry as the host of the the most important event of the year.

Location MWC/GSMA 2025 Barcelona

The location of the 2025 MWC is the exhibition centre Fira Gran Via. The Fira Gran Via is located just outside Barcelona city center between Barcelona airport and city centre. It is next to the Gran Via 2 shopping mall and an IKEA store. Open map of Fira Gran Via exhibition centre or scroll down page for MCW address and directions of how to get to MCW exhibition centre.

This venue in Barcelona has with eight exhibition halls and 94,000 sqm all under the same roof and all halls will be in use for the MWC which also features 300 WiFi points during the fair. Scroll down this page for information about the MWC trade fair area, MWC maps, how to get there and for information about accommodation near MWC2025 Barcelona trade fair grounds.

Metro Barcelona airport to MWC

New Barcelona Metro Line 9 connects Barcelona airport terminals 1 and 2 to the station Fira which is at the Fira Gran Via and MWC20. From Fira Gran Via metro stop Metro line 9 then connects with outer parts of the Barcelona metro network but not to the city center.

The L9 metro line is a not a conventional high-speed direct metro line connecting Barcelona airport to the Barcelona city centre, like many other European cities have, but it is very convenient for business visitors at Fira Gran Via to get to and from Barcelona airport.

Transport

Uber does not operate fully in Barcelona. 

Hotels near MWC 2025

Hotels near MWC 2025. The Fira Gran Via exhibition center is excellent for trade shows, but the area is very boring. Apart from a shopping mall and an IKEA store, there are few attractions in this commercial area, so many MWC visitors also prefer to find accommodation in central Barcelona.

There are a number of new and modern hotels and aparthotels close to the Gran Via exhibition centre which you can find on the links below. The Fira Gran Via exhibition centre is quite close to the city centre by train or taxi, so you can also choose hotels in the centre of Barcelona. If you plan to go by public transport to the Gran Via exhibition area, but prefer to stay in Barcelona city centre, then you might want to consider booking hotels close to the street Gran Via in Barcelona. Then you can take the L1 red metro line to Plaza Espanya and from the Plaza Espanya metro station you change on the same ticket to the FGC train to get to the FGC station Europa Fira which is the closest to the Gran Via exhibition area.

HOTELS near Fira Gran Via
Design Aparments by Olala Homes near Fira Gran Via
Ona Living apartments near Fira Gran Via
Apartamentos Aura Park Fira BCN
HOTELS near Plaza Espanya near train to Gran Via fair
Hotel Ofelias Hotel nr Pl. Espanya

The MWC is recognised as the world's premier event for mobile industry networking, business opportunities, and deal-making. Barcelona has been chosen as Mobile World Capital until 2030 making the city a permanent technological and cultural center with a goal boost and create new business opportunities and global awareness of the potential of mobile communications. 


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