Yes, you can smoke at Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport (BCN) after security, on three open-air terraces in the boarding areas: two in Terminal 1 and one in Terminal 2, all on Floor 1, each with a restaurant and a smoking area. From the D and E gates of Terminal 1, past passport control, there is no terrace, so smoke before passport control. Before security the airport lists no smoking area, so ask staff for the nearest spot outside the terminal; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.
Flying from elsewhere in Catalonia? Girona Airport has three open-air terraces after security in its boarding area.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 has two open-air terraces in the boarding area, after security, both on Floor 1, each with a restaurant and a smoking area; one of them also has a pet area with a water fountain and a waste bin. The airport publishes no gate numbers or opening hours for them, and travellers described one of the terraces as near the Starbucks in October 2026. Ask staff whether both are open.
For a non-Schengen flight from the D and E gates, smoke before passport control: there is no terrace past it, and in September 2024 a traveller in the D and E gate area was told that going back out from those gates was not possible.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 has one open-air terrace in the boarding area, after security, on Floor 1, with a restaurant, a smoking area and a pet space. The airport publishes no opening hours for it, and travellers described it as near the McDonald’s in October 2026.
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are separate buildings linked by a free shuttle bus, with no connection between them after security, so smoke in the terminal you fly from.
Before security
Barcelona Airport lists no smoking area before security at either terminal. Ask staff for the nearest spot outside the terminal; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. Spain’s tobacco law (Ley 28/2005) keeps the terminal interiors smoke-free.
Vaping
Aena publishes no vaping rule for the public areas of the airport, terraces included, so ask staff before you vape.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal 1, boarding area, Floor 1 (after security) | Yes | Two open-air terraces, each with a restaurant and a smoking area, one with a pet area; no gate numbers or hours published, travellers described one near the Starbucks in October 2026; ask staff whether both are open |
| Terminal 1, D and E gates (past passport control) | Ask staff | No terrace listed past passport control; smoke before it |
| Terminal 2, boarding area, Floor 1 (after security) | Yes | One open-air terrace with a restaurant, a smoking area and a pet space; travellers described it near the McDonald’s in October 2026 |
| Before security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; outside the airport property if there is none |
| Inside the terminals, outside the terraces | No | The terminal interiors are smoke-free |
| Vaping | Ask staff | Aena publishes no rule for the public areas |
For Spain’s airport smoking law and the vaping rule, see our Spain airport guide.