Five gyms in Barcelona are open at five in the morning, and the useful thing to know first is where they are not: none is in Ciutat Vella, the old town where most visitors stay. The nearest one to Plaça de Sant Jaume is Obert, at Avinguda de Josep Tarradellas 133, 3.5 km away. The other four are three Anytime Fitness sites, at Carrer del Montnegre 8-12 in les Corts, Avinguda de Josep Vicens i Foix 60 in Sarrià and one in el Poblenou, and Entrena-T in la Bordeta. The census lists 188 gyms in the city, but only 62 publish their hours and not one publishes a price.
Which gyms in Barcelona are open 24 hours? Five: three Anytime Fitness sites at Montnegre 8-12, Josep Vicens i Foix 60 and el Poblenou, Entrena-T in la Bordeta and Obert at Josep Tarradellas 133. At 6am four Fitness Park sites, McFit at Gran Via 593 and DiR at Avinguda de Madrid open too.
How many hours each one is open
Ten addresses cover the difference between training at six in the morning and training at midnight. The four Fitness Park sites at Berlín 50, Casanova 161, Rosselló 290 and Diagonal 3 run nineteen hours straight, 6am to 1am.
Below them the window narrows quickly. McFit at Gran Via 593 reaches midnight on weekdays, VivaGym at Via Augusta 19 reaches 11pm, and DiR at Avinguda de Madrid 170-174 and Áccura at Carrer del Bruc 122 both close at 10:45pm, which works out at 16.75 and 15.75 hours against VivaGym’s 16.5. A fifth Fitness Park, at Carrer de la Independència 296, starts three hours later than the rest, at 9am.
What a short stay actually gets you
Five things worth knowing before you go looking for a gym on a trip of a few days.
- No price is published anywhere. None of the 188 gyms on the census lists a fee or a day-pass rate, so the cost has to be asked at the desk. Budget for a joining fee on top of the monthly rate.
- The 24-hour sites are residential, not central. All five sit in les Corts, Sarrià, el Poblenou and la Bordeta, which are places people live rather than places people visit.
- The free outdoor kit has no membership and no closing time. One hundred pieces across 65 points, and the nearest one to the Sagrada Família is 402 m away.
- Hotel and apartment gyms are the other shortcut, and they are the reason most short stays never need any of this.
- The seafront is the real gym here. The Passeig Marítim runs more than 6 km with continuous lighting, which is why it fills at 7am.
Hours by address
| Gym | Address | Weekdays | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anytime Fitness | Carrer del Montnegre 8-12 | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Entrena-T Moianès | Carrer del Moianès | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Obert | Avinguda de Josep Tarradellas 133 | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Fitness Park Sants | Carrer de Berlín 50 | 6am–1am | 6am–1am | 6am–1am |
| Gimnasio McFit | Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 593 | 6am–midnight | 8am–9pm | 8am–9pm |
| DiR Avinguda Madrid | Avinguda de Madrid 170-174 | 6am–10:45pm | 8:30am–7pm | 9am–7:30pm |
| VivaGym Via Augusta | Via Augusta 19 | 6:30am–11pm | split shift | closed |
| Áccura Bruc | Carrer del Bruc 122 | 7am–10:45pm | 9am–9pm | 9am–9pm |
| Centre Esportiu Perill | Carrer del Perill 16-22 | 7am–10:45pm | 8am–8:45pm | 8am–2:45pm |
| DiR Claret and DiR Tuset | Sant Antoni Maria Claret 84 and Aribau 230 | 6:45am–10:30pm | 8:30am–1:45pm | 9am–1:30pm |
| BDiR Lesseps | Travessera de Dalt 4-6 | 7am–10:30pm | 8:45am–1:45pm | closed |
| Anytime Fitness Gran Via | Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 438 | 10am–9pm | 10am–2pm | closed |
| VivaGym Comte d’Urgell | Carrer del Comte d’Urgell 1 | 8am–8pm | 8am–8pm | closed |
The same brand name can mean eleven hours of difference. Anytime Fitness runs three sites that never close and a fourth, at Gran Via 438, that shuts at 9pm and does not open on Sunday.
How far the free outdoor kit is
Straight-line distances from the places visitors actually stay, to the nearest outdoor exercise point on the census: 402 m from la Sagrada Família, 496 m from la Barceloneta, 512 m from Park Güell and 603 m from Plaça de Catalunya. Plaça d’Espanya is 979 m and el Born, at 1.2 km, is the worst served of the central areas.
Outdoor exercise kit in Barcelona means bars, cross-trainers and fixed pedals bolted to the ground. It works for basic strength and mobility, not for loading, and it is in 41 of the city’s 73 neighbourhoods. La Maternitat i Sant Ramon has four points, and el Poblenou, el Besòs i el Maresme, Provençals del Poblenou and les Corts have three each. Thirty-two neighbourhoods have none at all.
Where each gym is, and two that are not in the city
The five that never close sit outside the centre: two in les Corts, one in Sarrià, one in el Poblenou and one in la Bordeta. The long-hours gyms follow the Eixample grid instead, with Casanova 161, Rosselló 290, Gran Via 593, Bruc 122 and Perill 16-22 all inside the same few blocks.
Two names that come up when searching for a 24-hour gym in Barcelona are outside the city limits: the Basic-Fit at Avinguda de Francesc Macià 50 and Fit-Plus at Avinguda de Santa Coloma 27 are both in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, across the Besòs river. They are a metro ride away, not a walk.
If running suits the trip better than a gym, the seafront running guide covers the lit stretches, and the public transport guide explains the T-casual, the ten-journey ticket, which is what makes a gym two neighbourhoods away workable. Tap water is drinkable here, so a refillable bottle is all you need to carry, and the eating clock matters too: lunch runs from 2pm and dinner from 9pm, so an early-evening session lands neatly before dinner rather than instead of it.
Choosing by the hour you train
Before 6am or after 1am, the city has five addresses and none is central. Between 6am and midnight the choice opens up: four Fitness Park sites, McFit at Gran Via 593 and DiR at Avinguda de Madrid cover the whole window.
At weekends the question changes from what time to whether at all. Centre Esportiu Perill and the Fitness Park sites hold Saturday; the DiR sites at Claret and Tuset close at 1:45pm and BDiR at Lesseps skips Sunday. Walking back late is worth planning around the safety guide by area.
No gym here publishes what it charges, so the fee is a question for the desk.
Frequently asked questions about training in Barcelona
Which gyms in Barcelona are open 24 hours?
Five, according to the city establishment census: the three Anytime Fitness sites at Carrer del Montnegre 8-12 in les Corts, Avinguda de Josep Vicens i Foix 60 in Sarrià and one in el Poblenou, plus Entrena-T in la Bordeta and Obert at Avinguda de Josep Tarradellas 133. None of them is in the old town.
Can you use a gym in Barcelona without joining?
The census records opening hours but no prices or day-pass terms for any of the 188 gyms in the city, so it has to be asked at the desk. For a stay of a few days the reliable free option is the outdoor exercise kit on the street, which has no membership and no closing time.
Where is the free outdoor gym equipment in Barcelona?
There are 100 pieces across 65 points and 41 of the city’s 73 neighbourhoods. The closest to the Sagrada Família is 402 m away, to la Barceloneta 496 m and to Park Güell 512 m. Plaça de Catalunya is 603 m from one and el Born is the worst served, at 1.2 km.
What time do Barcelona gyms open in the morning?
At 6am you can get into the four Fitness Park sites on Carrer de Berlín 50, Casanova 161, Rosselló 290 and Avinguda Diagonal 3, Gimnasio McFit at Gran Via 593 and DiR at Avinguda de Madrid 170-174. VivaGym on Via Augusta 19 opens at 6:30am and Áccura at Carrer del Bruc 122 at 7am.
Do Barcelona gyms keep the same hours at weekends?
No, and the gap is wide. Fitness Park holds 6am to 1am all seven days while McFit drops to 8am–9pm. The DiR sites at Claret and Tuset fall to 8:30am–1:45pm on Saturday, and BDiR at Lesseps skips Sunday.