Gate-side in Terminal T2, Hudson News covers the basics fast.
Hudson News in BCN’s Terminal T2 sits airside, so you hit it after security and before most of the food options. It runs long hours that generally track with the first and last departures out of T2, so early Vueling check-ins and late Ryanair turns are both covered. Think quick grab-and-go stop, not a place to linger.
You’ll find the usual mix: bottled water, soft drinks, chips, chocolate bars, and a cold case with simple sandwiches that price in the €5–€8 range. Coffee is serviceable if you just walked in from the Renfe station and need caffeine before a 07:00 departure. If you forgot a phone cable, power bank, or basic headphones, they stock those too, at typical airport markups.
On the print side, racks carry Spanish and international magazines plus a few English-language papers, handy if you’ve got 40 minutes to kill before boarding at a nearby T2 gate. There’s also a small shelf of paperbacks and puzzle books, better value than burning through your roaming data on a short-haul flight to, say, Paris or Rome.
Lines spike in the 30 minutes before popular T2 departures, especially around the 06:00–08:00 bank, so grab water and snacks as soon as you clear security rather than waiting for boarding to be called.