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.

The Hilton Diagonal (as per enviroian'spost) is a lot closer to the airport than the 4P, so not a good comparison.

But all taxis are required to accept credit cards, and of course a tip is never to be expected (it's up to you if you want to round up to the next Euro or so).
Looks like you've found one of the few cowboys out there, most taxi drivers in Barcelona are very correct.

There is a Hilton Diagonal on Diagonal Avenue and a Hilton Diagonal Mar by the waterfront area.
I assume you are talking about the one on Avenue Diagonal.
Last year, I took a cab from BCN to the Hilton Diagonal for about 27 euros, if I remember correctly.

Sitting at BCN lounge now ready to head home. Cabify was pretty much seamless except my only complaint was I couldn’t find my driver when I was picked up Friday morning. We played hide and seek for 15 minutes only to eventually find him in the parking garage. I didn’t realize I would be charged waiting time for this in addition to my fare. There is no ride share signage at all.

I did stay at the Hilton on diagonal ave. The cabify this morning was €25 to BCN.

You could have been close to your hotel by then, in a normal taxi. But I have given up on telling visitors to use taxis in Barcelona (and especially on arrival at BCN) - they don't listen anyway and insist stubbornly on doing what they would do at home.

"When in Rome..." does not mean a lot anymore these days, especially if the Romans don't have an app for it...

Going to Barcelona this summer. Cabify is considered the better choice at this time?