How to get to Montserrat by train from Barcelona

Perhaps the most popular excursion in the surroundings of Barcelona among those of us who visit the Catalan capital is climb to the monastery of Montserrat.

Este santuario, quizá el más importante de Catalonia, se encuentra en la ladera de un espectacular macizo rocoso declarado natural Park.

Surely you have in your mind the image of its famous needle-shaped rocks resulting from erosion, an enclave that is located very close to the city of Barcelona, about 60 kilometers and just an hour by car.

El Benedictine Sanctuary of Montserrat It receives more than two and a half million visitors every year, including tourists and pilgrims, as it is a place with a tradition of pilgrimage since the 13th century.

In the Montserrat Abbey there is the image of the Virgin of MontserratKnown as The Moreneta, which is considered the Patron Saint of Catalonia 1881 since.

How to go to the Montserrat Monastery from Barcelona

For visit Montserrat you can get closer drive (if you have it), but the parking spaces located next to the monastery are very limited (6,50 euros all day).

Therefore, in practice you should leave it in the free parking available in Monistrol, the town located at the foot of the massif.

How to go by train to Montserrat from Barcelona

You can also go to this same place arrive by train from Barcelona.

La commuter line R5 that departs every hour from the station Spain Square in Barcelona to go to Manresa, has a connection with Monistrol.

From there you have two options to climb to the monastery of Montserrat, rack train or cableway known as Plane.

How to get on the Montserrat rack railway train

Of course, you also have the option of walk up to Montserrat, which many pilgrims or fans of the Hiking, what you can take on average an hour and a quarter of walking.

Montserrat Train and Rack Railway ticket prices

El Montserrat rack railway (round trip price, 7,80 euros) rises every hour and in a journey of just 15 minutes it overcomes the 600 meters of difference in altitude between Monistrol and the monastery.

El ticket price for the combined ticket of the train and the Montserrat Rack Railway for round trips they are, depending on the area, from 17,80 euros for adults; from 6,30 euros for children from 4 to 13 years old; and 16,50 euros for seniors +65 and young people with Youth Card.

• Here you can consult the more detailed prices for the Montserrat train and rack railway.

How to take the Aerial Cable Car to Montserrat

For his part, Cableway Plane It takes only five minutes to board the monastery, and the cabins depart every 5 to 15 minutes.

The Aerial Cable Car schedules They are, from March to October, from 9,30:19 a.m. to 9,30 p.m., and the rest of the year, from 18,15:17,15 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. on weekends and holidays, and until XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. on weekdays.

The Aerial Cable Car ticket prices to go up to Montserrat They are, round trip, 12 euros for adults and 6,50 euros for children from 4 to 13 years old.

Already in the Montserrat area you can visit the sanctuary, climb on the Funicular de Sant Joan to the top of the massif, or use the Santa Cova Funicular to go down to the Santa Cave.

Montserrat Express from Barcelona

Facing your getaway to the monastery of Montserrat, you also have other combined solutions that solve the problem. transfer to Montserrat monastery and with which you can also benefit from employment offers Special.

Montserrat Express Train

That is the case of Montserrat Express ticket.

In addition to incorporating the return ticket for the commuter train and the rack railway, offers you a pack with guides to the sanctuary, discount vouchers, a box of carquiñoles and a tasting of typical liquors.

You will also have an audio guide with information about the railway and the monastery.

Trans Montserrat Ticket

Another option is the Trans Montserrat ticket, which includes round-trip tickets metro in Barcelona, the commuter train, the rack railway or cableway Plane.

You also have unlimited use of the aforementioned funiculars, in addition to entry to the audiovisual space.Montserrat doors inside".

Excursion to Montserrat by bus + rack train from Barcelona

Another option you have is the excursion to Montserrat in which you will go from Barcelona by bus and then go up to the monastery in the rack train.

It lasts four and a half hours and is done with the company of a guide in spanish.

Excursion to Monserrat by bus from Barcelona

And if you prefer to do the excursion on your own, here you have the option of transfer to Montserrat by bus, which will allow you visit the monastery for about three hours.

Map: how to get to Montserrat from Barcelona

El Monserrat Monastery is one hour by car northwest of the city of Barcelona.