TMB App (Metro Bus Barcelona)

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona

About this app

TMB App
The trending app, it’s the app that takes you
Download and move freely around Barcelona and its metropolitan area.
Start your travel experience with everything you need to get around:

• More transport than ever: now with TMB App you can move in a multimodal and more sustainable way throughout the metropolitan area. Combine bus and metro journeys with bikes from Bicing, AMBici, Donkey Republic, Cooltra and Bolt.
• Buy, charge and validate T-mobilitat: we have improved the experience with T-mobilitat so that you can read cards and make top-ups simply and quickly. In addition, you will be able to pay more quickly with GPay and Apple Pay.
• An app that moves with you: we have improved the management of favorite places, lines, stops and stations so that you can quickly access what interests you most according to your preferences. In addition, we offer you information in real time and of future disruptions. Set up alerts and travel without surprises!
• All in one space: everything you need, all in one place. We have redesigned the personal menu so that you can find all the basic information you need at a glance, and quickly access your accounts and the functions you most frequently use.
• New search options: remotely scan the ddTag codes with the new reader and quickly access the information that interests you about the stops and stations: upcoming buses and trains, timetables, notices, etc.
• More communication: stay up to date with public transport! Now in TMB App you will find new communication elements, such as the news panel and the notice area.

Ratings and reviews

This app was definitely helpful to easily find ways to get around Barcelona as a tourist. Main issue I ran into is the app never recognized when I was actually on the bus, subway, or train. Therefore I had to pay attention to the map and take screenshots of the directions so I could determine when to get off.

The app has significant drawbacks: 1) It charges 1 EUR for no reason if you want to use it as an e-ticket via NFC; 2) T-casual/T-familiar tickets require verification of your ID. It can take up to 48h. Impossible to buy a ticket in the app immediately after you arrive in Barcelona; 3) It's damn slow and lags loading the ticket; 4) The app is useless w/o an internet connection; 5) Not all credit cards are accepted. You can avoid all this by simply buying a physical ticket from a ticket machine.

Like others stated, since the 19th the NFC doesn't work. I found this workaround : go to settings, deactivate and reactivate the NFC (with this app opened in background), lock the screen (the screen should be in the NFC settings, not in the app) and it should let you validate the ticket to enter. It's quite funny. Hopefully it's fixed with the update //nah, it's not fixed, almost a month later the app still doesn't work properly and I have to turn off/on the NFC.

What's new

Version 20.14.3
This new version includes an improvement in ticket reloading and a fix that reduces errors in validation through the e-wallet.