This Sunday, October 6 will be held in Barcelona the Bicicletada 2024, one of the biggest annual events to promote sustainable mobility and encourage the use of bicycles in the city. The activity, which is part of the Bicycle Party 2024, will involve significant disruptions to traffic and public transport during the morning.
It will be, above all, around the Arc de Triomf and Passeig Lluís Companys, which will host events from 10 am to 2 pm, but whose environment will be affected from 8:30 am.
We tell you everything you need to know about the Bicicletada to sign up (or not to be affected).
What is the schedule and the route of the Bicicleta?
The Bicicletada will start at 10 am in Aragó street, between Sant Joan and Sicília street. The route, of about 12 kilometers approximately, will cross the districts of Eixample, Ciutat Vella and Sant Martí and will end around 11:30 am at Passeig de Lluís Companys where all participants can go to enjoy the Bike Party.
The route is as follows: start at Aragó street will continue along Tarragona street, Plaça d’Espanya, Avinguda del Paral-lel in the opposite direction, Floridablanca street, Ronda de Sant Antoni, Plaça de l’Universitat, Pelai street, Plaça de Catalunya, Fontanella street, Urquinaona square, Trafalgar street, Passeig de Lluís Companys, Comerç street, Passeig de Picasso, Passeig de Pujades, Marina street, Llull street, Badajoz street, Almogàvers street, Roger de Flor street, Vilanova avenue and Passeig de Lluís Companys again.
Festa de la Bici
In addition to the Bicicletada, throughout the morning will be held La Festa de la Bici in Passeig Lluís Companys from 10 h. to 14:30h.
Apart from the route, there will be circuits, workshops, children’s games, raffle of products related to cycling and exhibition of different types of bicycles.
Affections to the traffic
At 8:30 am some streets near the starting area will be closed: Aragó, from Av. Diagonal to Pg. Sant Joan. Aragó, from Sicília to pg. Sant Joan. In addition, at 9:30 a.m. the Paseo de Sant Joan, from Consell de Cent to València, will be cut off. Once the departure takes place, the dismantling of the installations will begin in order to restore normal traffic as soon as possible.
Until the starting arch has been dismantled (expected around 11:30 a.m.), the traffic will not be opened in Aragó. As for the arrival area, at 9:30 a.m. traffic will be cut off from Av. Vilanova, from Roger de Flor to Pg. Sant Joan, due to the start of the assembly of the arrival arch. The traffic will also be cut off at 10:00 a.m. at pg. Lluís Companys (Besòs road) and when the bike ride is completely dissolved, the traffic in the arrival area will be normalized around 12:00 noon.
Affections to public transport
In terms of public transport, the following bus lines will be affected: D20, D40, D50, H12, H14, H16, V5, V7, V9, V11, V13, V15, V17, V19, V21, V23, 6, 7, 13, 19, 22, 24, 39, 46, 47, 54, 55, 59, 63, 65, 67, 79, 109, 115, 120, 136, 141, 192 and Barcelona Bus Turístico (Blue Route and Red Route). To ensure the safety of participants, from 10:00 am, the T4 line of the Trambesòs will stop between the Glòries and Ciutadella – Vila Olímpica stops.
It is advisable to get to Passeig de Lluís Companys with: Bus: lines D50, H14, H16, V19, 19, 54 and 120. By metro: getting off at Arc de Triomf station (L1).
It is worth remembering that bicycles are allowed access to the metro throughout the weekend. On weekdays, access is allowed from 5:00 am to 7:00 am, from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, and from 8:30 pm until closing time. Properly folded folding bicycles may be carried without any of the above restrictions.