Uber at BCN?
 

I was in Barcelona two years ago and used it and was great. I’m going back in three weeks and see it’s no longer there??

It wasn't available a few months ago when ms. pbiflyer was there. She took the express bus from the airport and then a taxi.

they use freenow/mytaxi. you'll know this in most cities if google maps doesnt link you to uber

Thanks I'll check it out.

if you have cash, use that.
what i didnt like about the freenow/mytaxi is that the rides can come out wayy higher than the app estimates, particularly if you have luggage and multiple passengers, going to/from airport, etc.
sorta defeats the transparency of the uber paradigm

More info re Uber in Barcelona here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47071710

well freenow/mytaxi sounds absolutely worthless if the actual fare is higher than was quoted. What a pain. I will miss uber there. I'm looking to get primarily from the airport to the hilton Diagonal and back and between those trips a ride to an from the las ramblas street (sp?) a few times. I don't want to go to the atm to withdrawal euros if necessary as I don't know if their taxi's take credit cards and/or contactless.

We used mytaxi in Barcelona in September and didn't find that the fare changed. I believe deniah, but maybe it's not always the case. Note, we only took it to the airport on our last day. Other times were to/from the regional train station and I believe just one other time in town.

Isn't the Hilton right next to the L4 metro line, which goes straight to La Rambla? I believe (but don't remember with 100% certainty) that my wife used a credit card to buy metro passes (maybe 5 or 10 ride?).

I'll download the app and give it a shot ^

Also, try Cabify.com

Cabify is a much better option in Spain than FreeNow.

Cabify is a fixed price, quoted upfront. FreeNow is simply a booking and payment app. You still pay the variable meter price, which in my experience, FreeNow significantly under estimates.

Downloaded Cabify and did a sample quote from BCN to Hilton Diagonal and the “lite” price was €27. Anyone know how that compares to a regular taxi fare?

Not sure, but FreeNow quotes €24-31 (probably an under estimate).

Ugh, yes Cabify is what we used, not mytaxi. Sorry, I totally mis-remembered - must have mixed up taxi and cab in the names. That's what I get for letting my wife do all the car ordering!

Anyway, we had a good experience with Cabify, even though I mixed up the name.

My taxi from BCN to Four Point Diagonal was 42 euro and he expected a tip and did not do credit card.