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Barcelona public transport at Christmas and New Year 2026-27: metro, bus, trains, tram

Metro, buses, NitBus, Rodalies, FGC and tram on 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 and 6 January: the 2026-27 hours or, until they are out, last Christmas's.

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The metro closes at midnight on weeknights and runs all night on Saturdays.Agm · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  1. Barcelona metro hours over Christmas, New Year and Reis 2026-27
  2. Christmas Eve: Thursday 24 December
  3. Christmas Day and Sant Esteve: Friday 25 December and Saturday 26 December
  4. New Year's Eve: Thursday 31 December
  5. New Year's Day: Friday 1 January
  6. Three Kings: Tuesday 5 January and Wednesday 6 January
  7. When do the 2026-27 hours come out?
  8. Keep reading

Over Christmas and New Year 2026-27, the Barcelona metro closes at 23:00 on Christmas Eve (Thursday 24 December) and runs all night on New Year's Eve (Thursday 31 December), according to TMB's standing timetable. No operator has published this year's special hours yet (checked on 5 November 2026): for buses, the NitBus, Rodalies, FGC and the tram, here is what they did last Christmas, with the year next to it and to be confirmed; the 2026-27 hours go in the day they come out. In 2025 Rodalies and FGC stopped at about 23:00 on Christmas Eve, and FGC and the tram ran all night on New Year's Eve.

Metro and trains over Christmas and New Year at a glance

Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December
Metro until 23:00; Rodalies reduced service until about 23:00 (2025); FGC trains until 23:00 (2025)
Christmas Day, Friday 25 December
Metro until 2:00; Rodalies first trains at about 7:00 (2025); FGC trains until 2:00 (2025)
Sant Esteve (Boxing Day), Saturday 26 December
Metro all night; Rodalies holiday timetable (2025); FGC trains until 2:00 (2025)
New Year's Eve, Thursday 31 December
Metro all night; FGC trains all night on S1, S2, L6, L7, L12 and L8 (2025)
New Year's Day, Friday 1 January
Metro until 2:00; Rodalies holiday timetable (2026)
Three Kings' Day, Wednesday 6 January
Metro until midnight; Rodalies holiday timetable (2026)

How we handle the hours

The metro and the tram publish a standing timetable that covers 24 and 31 December: we apply it to this year's days. For everything else we only give a 2026-27 time once the operator has published it; until then, last Christmas's, always with its year and marked to be confirmed. Any operator can change its hours at short notice: on the day, check its notices.

Barcelona metro hours over Christmas, New Year and Reis 2026-27

The calendar differs from 2025: Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fall on Thursdays, Sant Esteve on a Saturday (the metro runs all Saturday night) and 1 January on a Friday (it closes at 2:00). For the rest of the year, each night's hours are in Barcelona metro hours.

Barcelona metro over Christmas, New Year and Reis (2026-27)
DayType of dayMetro
Thursday 24 December 2026Working dayOpens at 5:00; closes at 23:00
Friday 25 December 2026Public holiday (Christmas Day)Opens at 5:00; closes at 2:00
Saturday 26 December 2026Public holiday (Saint Stephen's Day)Opens at 5:00; runs all night
Thursday 31 December 2026Working dayOpens at 5:00; runs all night
Friday 1 January 2027Public holiday (New Year's Day)Runs on from the night before; closes at 2:00
Tuesday 5 January 2027Working dayOpens at 5:00; closes at 2:00
Wednesday 6 January 2027Public holiday (Epiphany)Opens at 5:00; closes at midnight

TMB's standing timetable (checked 5 November 2026) applied to this year's days: midnight; 2:00 on Fridays and nights before holidays; all night on Saturdays and 31 December; 23:00 on 24 December. TMB confirms its Christmas hours in December (on the 23rd in 2025).

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Christmas Eve: Thursday 24 December

Working day.

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 23:00.
  • TMB buses (2025, to be confirmed): the last buses left their starting stops at 22:00 (source).
  • NitBus (night buses) (2025, to be confirmed): ran its usual service, every 20 minutes on every line all night (23 lines, 22:30 to 6:00) (source).
  • Rodalies (commuter trains) (2025, to be confirmed): service was reduced on every line and ended at about 23:00; lines R1, R2, R3, R4, R8, R11 and R15 ran special timetables (source).
  • FGC trains (2025, to be confirmed): service ended at 23:00 on every line (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 22:30.
  • TRAM (tram) (2025, to be confirmed): the last trams left at 22:00 (source).

Christmas Day and Sant Esteve: Friday 25 December and Saturday 26 December

Christmas Day, Friday 25 December

Public holiday across Catalonia (Christmas Day).

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 2:00.
  • Metro (2025): on Christmas Day it ran from 5:00 to 2:00 (source).
  • TMB buses (2025, to be confirmed): TMB announced its usual service; the Barcelona Bus Turístic did not run (source).
  • Rodalies (commuter trains) (2025, to be confirmed): service started at about 7:00 in the morning (source).
  • FGC trains (2025, to be confirmed): trains ran until 2:00 (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 2:00.
  • TRAM (tram) (2025, to be confirmed): it ran until 2:00 (source).

Sant Esteve (Boxing Day), Saturday 26 December

Public holiday across Catalonia (Saint Stephen's Day).

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and runs all night.
  • Metro (2025): on Sant Esteve, a Friday that year, it ran from 5:00 to 2:00 (source).
  • TMB buses (2025, to be confirmed): TMB announced its usual service (source).
  • Rodalies (commuter trains) (2025, to be confirmed): it ran its holiday timetable (source).
  • FGC trains (2025, to be confirmed): trains ran until 2:00 (on Sant Esteve 2024, until midnight) (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 2:00.
  • TRAM (tram) (2025, to be confirmed): it ran until 2:00 (source).

New Year's Eve: Thursday 31 December

Working day.

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and runs all night.
  • Metro (2025): it ran for 43 hours non-stop, with eight lines and 165 stations, from 5:00 on 31 December to midnight on 1 January (source).
  • TMB buses (2025, to be confirmed): usual service, but with diversions for the Montjuïc show: from 19:00, lines 13, 23, 150 and X3 and the Bus Turístic red route, and from 20:00 also D20, H12, H16, 46, 65, 91, 109 and X2 (source).
  • NitBus (night buses) (2025, to be confirmed): ran its usual service, every 20 minutes on every line all night (source).
  • FGC trains (2025, to be confirmed): it ran all night, as usual, in Barcelona and out to Sabadell and Terrassa: L6, L7 and L12 every 20 minutes, S1 and S2 every 45 minutes, L8 every 20 minutes and the Vallvidrera funicular every 10 minutes (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and runs all night.
  • TRAM (tram) (2025, to be confirmed): it ran all night (source).

The metro does not close on the night of 31 December: TMB's standing timetable says so, and it ran all night in 2024 and 2025. The stations nearest the city's celebration, the entry points and what is known about 2026 are in New Year's Eve in Barcelona.

New Year's Day: Friday 1 January

Public holiday across Catalonia (New Year's Day).

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: runs on from the night before and closes at 2:00.
  • TMB buses (2026, to be confirmed): TMB announced its usual service; the Barcelona Bus Turístic did not run (source).
  • Rodalies (commuter trains) (2026, to be confirmed): it ran its holiday timetable (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: runs on from the night before and closes at 2:00.

Three Kings: Tuesday 5 January and Wednesday 6 January

Three Kings' Eve and parade, Tuesday 5 January

Working day.

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 2:00.
  • Metro (2026): on the day of the parade it ran until 2:00, as the eve of a holiday, with extra trains from 17:00 (source).
  • TMB buses (2026, to be confirmed): because of the parade, most lines were cut short or diverted between about 16:00 and 21:30 (source).
  • FGC trains (2026, to be confirmed): it kept its usual eve-of-holiday timetable, according to Barcelona City Council (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at 2:00.
  • TRAM (tram) (2026, to be confirmed): it kept its usual eve-of-holiday timetable, according to Barcelona City Council (source).

The time and route of the Barcelona parade and 21 other towns' are in the 2027 Three Kings parade guide.

Three Kings' Day, Wednesday 6 January

Public holiday across Catalonia (Epiphany).

  • Metro, TMB's standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at midnight.
  • Metro (2026): on Three Kings' Day the last trains left at midnight (source).
  • TMB buses (2026, to be confirmed): TMB announced its usual service (source).
  • Rodalies (commuter trains) (2026, to be confirmed): it ran its holiday timetable (source).
  • TRAM, standing timetable for 2026-27: opens at 5:00 and closes at midnight.

When do the 2026-27 hours come out?

Each operator publishes its notice between late November and Christmas Eve. In 2025 the ATM (the joint note covering the NitBus, the tram and FGC) came out on 5 December 2025, Rodalies on 16 December 2025, FGC on 18 December 2025 and TMB on 23 December 2025 (and on 30 December 2025 for New Year's Eve). We check each source and update this page the day it comes out.

When the operators published their Christmas hours in 2025, and where 2026-27's will appear
Operator2025 noticeWhere it appears2026-27
TMB buses23 December 2025TMB press roomTo be confirmed
NitBus (night buses)5 December 2025ATM press releasesTo be confirmed
Rodalies (commuter trains)16 December 2025Rodalies newsTo be confirmed
FGC trains18 December 2025Generalitat press room (Ferrocarrils)To be confirmed
TRAM (tram)5 December 2025TRAM FAQ and the ATM noteTo be confirmed

Checked on 5 November 2026.

What is not here. AMB's daytime metropolitan bus hours on these days (the 2025 ATM note did not give them) and what Rodalies will run on New Year's Eve: in 2025 it announced no special service. If a strike brings minimum services, see what runs on strike days.

What time does the Barcelona metro close on Christmas Eve?
Until 23:00: that is TMB's standing timetable for 24 December, a Thursday this year. In 2025 TMB's last buses left at 22:00.
Does the Barcelona metro run all night on New Year's Eve?
Yes. TMB's standing timetable has continuous service on the night of 31 December. In 2025 it ran for 43 hours non-stop, from 5:00 on the 31st to midnight on 1 January; this time 1 January is a Friday, and on Fridays the standing timetable runs to 2:00.
Which FGC trains run all night on New Year's Eve?
In 2025, lines S1 (Terrassa), S2 (Sabadell), L6, L7, L12 and L8 and the Vallvidrera funicular; FGC calls it its usual New Year's Eve service. The frequencies are in the New Year's Eve section. For 2026-27, to be confirmed.
Do Rodalies trains run on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?
On 24 December 2025 service was reduced on every line and ended at about 23:00, and on Christmas Day it started at about 7:00. On 26 December and 1 and 6 January it ran its holiday timetable. For 2026-27, to be confirmed.
Does the NitBus run on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve?
In 2025 it did: on both nights it ran its usual service, every 20 minutes on every line all night, according to the ATM. For 2026-27, to be confirmed.
Is the Barcelona metro open on Christmas Day?
Yes. On Friday 25 December, under TMB's standing timetable, it opens at 5:00 and closes at 2:00. In 2025 it ran from 5:00 to 2:00.
When do TMB, Rodalies and FGC publish their Christmas 2026 hours?
In 2025: the ATM on 5 December 2025, Rodalies on 16 December 2025, FGC on 18 December 2025 and TMB on 23 December 2025. We add them here the day they come out.

Data on this page last verified: 5 November 2026.

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Sources

This page cites official and primary sources. If you spot an error, let us know.

  1. Horaris de metro, bus i funicular de Montjuïc — TMB
  2. Preguntes freqüents (horaris del TRAM) — TRAM
  3. Horaris especials del metro i els autobusos de TMB la vigília de Nadal (2025) — Ajuntament de Barcelona / TMB
  4. Per Cap d'Any, el metro funcionarà 43 hores sense interrupció (30/12/2025) — TMB
  5. Transport públic per a la Cavalcada de Reis de Barcelona 2026 (5/1/2026) — TMB
  6. Infografia: horaris de TMB per Nadal 2025-26 — TMB
  7. Horaris del transport públic per Nadal 2025 (5/12/2025) — ATM Àrea de Barcelona
  8. Horaris de Rodalies per Nadal (16/12/2025) — Rodalies de Catalunya
  9. Ferrocarrils adapta el servei a les festes de Nadal i de Cap d'Any (18/12/2025) — Govern de la Generalitat / FGC
  10. Dispositiu especial de transport públic (Nadal 2025) — Ajuntament de Barcelona
  11. Quins dies són festius a la línia Barcelona-Vallès? — FGC
  12. Quins dies són festius a la línia Llobregat-Anoia? — FGC

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