Barcelona Cable Cars: Tickets

Barcelona Cable Cars - Tickets and Information

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There are two cable cars in Barcelona:‍

1. ‍Telefèrico de Montjuïc Tickets: The Cable Car that goes up Montjuïc Hill (Montjuïc Cable Car)
2. Transbordador Aeri del Port Tickets - The Cable Car that starts at Barceloneta Beach and goes towards Montjuic hill (Barcelona Port Cable Car).

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Montjuïc Cable Car Tickets

• The 'Telefèrico de Montjuïc'. We will call it the 'Montjuïc Cable Car'.
• Montjuïc Cable Car Operating Hours: Daily: 10:00 - 21:00

Where Does It Go

• The Montjuïc Cable Car take you up Montjuïc hill and gives you access to the other attractions on Montjuïc hill such as the castle!
• The trip up the hill starts at 'Parc de Montjuïc' and ends at 'Castell de Montjuïc'.
• The trip down starts at 'Castell de Montjuïc' but it also stops at 'Mirador de l’Alcalde' on the way down. At the 'Mirador de l'Alcalde' stop you can get off the cable car and enjoy 'Miramar Costa i Llobera', 'Cinto Verdaguer' and 'Joan Brossa gardens', which offer some of the best views of Barcelona.

How To Get To The Montjuïc Cable Car

There are a couple of opitons to get to the Montjuïc Cable Car station:

1. The Funicular Option. Take a quick funicular (separate ticket) from Paral·lel metro station to Parc de Montjuïc. Then swap and get on the cable car to enjoy the 750-metre trip to the top of Montjuïc hill.
2. The Barceloneta Beach Port Cable Car Option: Take the other Barcelona cable car up from Barceloneta Beach (details of the other Barcelona cable car below) to the station and walk across to the Montjuïc Cable Car Station. Its not far and well signposted.
3. The Barcelona Hop-on Hop-off Bus Option: You can also use the Barcelona Hop-on Hop-off Bus and one of its stops (on the Red Route) is the Montjuïc Cable Car Station!

What You Will See On The Montjuïc Cable Car

• On the 5-minute trip you can enjoy the views of Barcelona including the Sagrada Familia.
• Parc de Montjuïc stop - 'Fundació Joan Miró Museum' the 'Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya' & 'Poble Espanyol' and the Olympic Ring are all on this level.
• Castell de Montjuïc stop - the Castle and Botanical Gardens are at this stop.
• Mirador de l'Alcalde stop - this stop can only be accessed on the downward journey and it gives access to the Montjuïc green zones and some  excellent vantage points of the city including the Miramar Gardens and the Mossen Costa i Llobera Gardens.

What You Will See At The Top of The Montjuïc Cable Car

• When you reach the top you arrive at Montjuïc Castle (Castell de Montjuïc), the incredible 17th century fortress and prison, which also offers amazing views of the city.
• From here you can enjoy the views of the city inclusing the Sagrada Familia (fun fact: Gaudi designed the Sagrada Familia to be 170 meters tall on purpose so it will be 1 meter lower than Montjuïc, as Barcelona's highest point, as he believed man's work shouldn't surpass God's!). You can also see Torre Glòries, as well as Barcelona harbour from here.

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Barcelona Port Cable Car from Barceloneta Beach Tickets

• The "Transbordador Aeri del Port" but we will call it the 'Barceloneta Beach Cable Car' or the 'Barcelona Port Cable Car'.
• Barceloneta Beach Cable Car Operating Hours: Daily: 10:30 - 19:00

Where Does It Go

• The Barcelona Beach Cable Car (Barcelona Port Cable Car) takes around 10-minutes and starts from Sant Sebastia tower which is just off Barceloneta Beach. This cable car doesn't have seats, so its standing room only. However, that also means you can move around the cabin to enjoy different views on the route!
• The journey is less than a mile.
• The upward journey ends at 'Estacion de Miramax' on Montjuïc hill. You can enjoy the area which offers multiple activities such as Poble Espanyol (tickets required - click here for details) or the Botanical Gardens. If you are using the Barceloneta Beach Cable Car (Barcelona Port Cable Car) to access to the 'Montjuïc Cable Car', then the Montjuïc Cable Car is just a few minutes walk from the end station and is clearly signposted!

How To Get To Barceloneta Beach Cable Car Station

• Via metro: Line 4 to Barceloneta Beach (and then a short walk)
• Hop-on Hop-off Bus: to Museu D'Historia de Catalunya (and then a short walk)
• Barceloneta Beach Cable Car: Entry Point to the station at Sant Sebastia Tower.

What You Will See On The Barceloneta Beach Cable Car Ride

• You can enjoy great birds-eye views of the city including the port, harbour, Sagrada Familia, Columbis Lookout and mich more during the journey.

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