Where does Costa Smeralda dock in Barcelona in 2024? Map and location

Where does Costa Smeralda dock in Barcelona? Map and directions


The Costa Cruises cruise ship Costa Smeralda docks at Barcelona's biggest dock called Moll Adossat. It has five Terminals A, B, C, D and E - see map below. (Moll means dock in Catalan langauge). All Costa Cruises ships dock on the Moll D'Adossat pier in Barcelona.

Can you walk ashore?


The Moll D'Adossat dock is 5 km / 3 miles from the downtown city center of Barcelona and 2 km / 1 mile from the edge of Barcelona's gothic area. From Moll Adossat, it's a 30 minute walk to the edge of the old part of Barcelona's center (called Cuitat Vella) where you can find a metro station Drassanes and stops for the Barcelona hop-on-hop-off tour buses30 minutes is a bit of a walk with luggage, so many cruise passengers choose to take a cab from the cruise ship to hotels or destinations in the city - or they take the port shuttle bus from Moll Adossat which is called the Cruisebus



Below: Cruise ship map Barcelona

Map Barcelona cruise ship dock Moll Adossat pier

From Moll Adossat to Airport


Barcelona Airport is 15 km (9-mile) drive away from the port and Moll Adossat. There is no direct bus or train connection between Barcelona Airport and the Barcelona cruise port. From the airport you can take the airport shuttle called Aerobus to Plaça Espanya and then continue to the cruise port by taxi. There are many taxi at Pl. Espanya. However the easiest way to the Barcelona cruise port from airport is probably by taxi. There is a fixed taxi price for rides between Barcelona airport and the Moll Adossat cruise ship dock.

Barcelona airport to city center

From Moll Adossat to Sants train station


Barcelona Sants railway station is about 6 km away from the the Moll Adossat dock. There is both a taxi and a bus service to the port from outside the station.

Moll Adossat information 
Hotels near Moll Adossat

Related pages


How to get to Moll Adodssat
Hotels near Moll Adossat
How to get to Barcelona airport
Moll Adossat on Google Maps
Moll Adossat to Barcelona airport
Plan 3 days in Barcelona
10 Barcelona planning tips
Barcelona Cruise guide

Vessel information:


Costa Smeralda is an Excellence-class cruise ship currently operated by Costa Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. At 185,010 gross tonnage, she is the largest ship commissioned for and to ever operate for Costa, and is the sixth-largest cruise ship in the world, as of 2019

Costa Smeralda webpage
Current position Costa Smeralda

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