Address
- Plaza de Cataluña, 17 08002 Barcelona
- Telephone: (34) 934 824 700 - Fax: (34) 934 824 747
PLEASE BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICES RELATING TO CASH, GOVERNMENT DEBT AND THE CENTRAL CREDIT REGISTER.
Should you have difficulty in booking an appointment online, please call 913 385 000 (lines open from 8.00 - 15.00 CET).
The Banco de España's Barcelona branch office operates with credit institutions and offers the following services to the general public:
- Exchange of euro banknotes and coins.
- Withdrawal of counterfeit banknotes and coins from circulation.
- Exchange of damaged banknotes.
- Subscription of government debt.
- Requests for information from the Central Credit Register.
- Complaints and enquiries concerning transparency regulations and good banking practices, processed by the Institutions' Conduct Department.
- Registration of documentation.
- Payments to public bodies that have an account open at the Banco de España.
Monday to Friday: 8.30 to 14.00.
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: closed.
The hours for some services may change during the local holiday week, and on 24 and 31 December. Please check with the branch office beforehand.
2026 Public Holidays: January 1 and 6, April 3 and 6, May 1 and 25, June 24, August 15, September 11 and 24, October 12, December 8, 25 and 26
By metro
- Plaza Catalunya Station (lines 1 and 3)
By bus
- Plaza Catalunya (routes H16, V15, 24, 41, 42, 55, 55, 66, 67 and 68)
- La Rambla (routes V13, 59 and 91)
By suburban trains (Rodalies)
- Plaza Catalunya Station (lines R1, R3, R4 and Regional)
By FGC – Ferrocarriles de la Generalitat
- Plaza Catalunya Station (lines L6, L7, S1, S2, S5 and S55)
The educational talks given at the branches are mainly aimed at groups from schools and universities.
They include talks, among other topics, on the functions of the Banco de España and its role in the Eurosystem.
