Barcelona has two cable cars, the Montjuïc Cable Car (Telefèric de Montjuïc) and Barcelona’s Port Cable Car (Port Vell Aerial Tramway).
Montjuïc Cable Car, which is more popular, offers 360-degree views of the vibrant Spanish city while doubling up as the best way to go up to Montjuic Hill.
The Barcelona Cable Car travels 750 meters (half a mile) to reach Montjuic Castle atop Montjuic Hill at 100 meters (330 feet).
Enjoy privacy in your gondola lift as you travel in 8-passenger Barcelona Montjuic Cable Car Cabins for 10 minutes.
Snapshot
Hours: 10 am to 9 pm
Time needed: 15 mins
One-way ticket: €13
Return ticket: €15
Capacity: 55 closed cabins
Passengers: 8 at max
Best time: Early Morning
Location
Avinguda Miramar, 30, 08038 Barcelona, Spain. Get Directions.
Departure Point:
Parc de Montjuïc Cable Car station
Why buy Montjuic Cable Car tickets online
One of the most convenient ways to secure your ride on the Barcelona Montjuic Cable Cars is to get the Cable Car Montjuic tickets online.
Montjuic Cable ride is often crowded during peak hours, leading to wait hours in long queues.
Parc Montjuic Base Station has two long queues – one at the ticket Counter and the other near the boarding.
You can skip the hassles of waiting at the ticket counter and directly join the Boarding line by buying tickets to the Montjuic Cable Cars beforehand!
Choose from either one-way or round-trip to get your Montjuic Cable Car Tickets.
Online booking ensures you get your preferred visit date and time slot.
Online tickets to the Montjuic Cable Cars are cheaper than offline tickets offered at the ticket counter.
Rescheduling and cancellation are possible until 24 hours before your visit.
How do online Montjuic Cable Car tickets work?
Select the Montjuic Cable Car ticket from the ticket booking page that suits your plans.
On completing your booking, you’ll receive a confirmation email with your e-ticket or a QR code in the mail.
Once you arrive at the attraction, present your e-ticket or QR code at the station entrance.
You can skip the ticket queue and start your Montjuic cable car ride!
What does a ticket for Montjuic Cable Car allow?
Your ticket for the Montjuïc Cable Car lets you start and end your journey at whichever cable car station is convenient.
Visitors are entitled to only one single circuit ride across the Hill, following this Montjuic Cable Car route:
Parc de Montjuïc Base (Begin) → Castell stop → Mirador stop → Parc de Montjuïc Base (End)
You can exit at any station, explore and hop back on for the return journey or walk down the hill from your chosen station.
These are your options. No matter where you start or end, you’ll traverse this path once:
- Parc de Montjuïc Base → Castell stop → Mirador stop (Optional Halt) → Parc de Montjuic Stop
- Castell stop → Mirador stop (Optional Halt) → Parc de Montjuïc Base (One way Trip)
- Mirador stop → Parc de Montjuïc Base → Castell stop → Mirador stop
However, with one ticket, you can’t experience the same circuit twice, and you can’t go up Montjuïc Hill for a second time.
Montjuic Cable Car ticket prices
Montjuïc Cable Car round trip tickets cost €15 for all visitors aged 12 years and above. Kids aged four to 11 years pay a discounted rate of €11.
At the Montjuic Cable Car ticket office, both-way tickets cost €24; however, when you buy them online, you get a discount of 37%.
Kids aged three years and below can join in for free.
The Montjuic Cable Car tickets are expensive at cable car stations.
You will pay at least 10% more if you buy tickets at the site than online.
Montjuic Cable Car return ticket, which allows tourists to get down from Montjuic Hill to the Beach, is priced €13 for visitors aged six and above. Kids below six years get free entry.
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Types of Montjuic Cable Car Tickets
To access the summit of Montjuïc Hill via the Castell de Montjuic Cable Car, you must purchase one of the Barcelona Cable Car tickets.
There are two Standard Montjuic Cable Car tickets: Montjuic Cable Car one way ticket
and Roundtrip Mountjuic Cable Car Tickets.
The Montjuic Cable Car one-way tickets are also of two types.
One Cable Car ticket transports you from Barcelona Beach to Mountjuic Mountain, and the other brings you back from Mountjuic Mountain to Beach.
Montjuic Cable Car one way tickets from the beach to Montjuic Hill are available only at station ticket counters.
Visitors can purchase the Montjuic Hill to Beach one-way return tickets online.
With the Mountjuic Cable Car Round trip ticket, you can get both ways gondola Barcelona ride– From Parc Montjuic Station to Mountjuic Hill and Montjuic Hill back to Parc Montjuic.
| Ticket | Departure Point | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Montjuic Cable Car one-way ticket | Parc de Montjuïc Cable Car Base Station → Castell Stop | Beach to Mountain |
| Montjuic Cable Car Return ticket | From Castell Station → Parc de Montjuïc | Mountain to Beach |
| Mountjuic Cable Car Roundtrip ticket | From Parc de Montjuïc Stop → Castell Stop → Mirador Stop → Parc De Montjuic | Beach to Mountain and then back to Beach |
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Validity of the Montjuic Cable Car ticket
The ticket for the Montjuic Cable Car is valid for the day you selected while booking.
If you want to reschedule your Montjuic Cable Car ticket to a later date, you can extend it up to 90 days.
However, if you have used a roundtrip ticket for a one-way ride on the selected date, its remaining validity won’t carry over to any other day.
The full validity of the roundtrip ticket is only applicable for both ways rides on the same day.
You can cancel your ticket until 24 hours before your Castell de Montjuic Cable Car ride, and get a full refund.
What to Expect from Cable Car Barcelona
Soak up spellbinding views of Barcelona with Montjuïc Cable Car Barcelona tickets and reach an altitude of approx 100 meters in 10 minutes.
You can buy tickets for Montjuic Cable Cars at the Montjuic cable car station or online, where you get discounts, offers and a lot of other advantages.
Your gondola Barcelona experience begins at the conveniently located Base station of the Montjuïc Cable Car. Get Directions.
Once at the Parc de Montjuïc Cable Car Base Station, you’ll join the queue to board the cable car directly.
If you have not bought Barcelona Montjuic Cable Car tickets online, you’ll have to wait at the Montjuic Cable Car ticket office before waiting in the boarding line.
There are two types of tickets; you must choose them based on your preference:
| Ticket | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Montjuic Cable Car Roundtrip ticket | Both ways | Buy Ticket |
| Montjuic Cable Car one way ticket | From Beach to Mountain | Not Available |
| Montjuic Cable Car one way ticket | From Mountain to Beach | Buy Ticket |
The cable cars are typically designed to accommodate several passengers, offering both seated and standing positions with a capacity of 8 passengers.
After departing from the Base station, you’ll ascend gradually towards Montjuïc Hill.
Treat your eyes to unparalleled views of the Catalonian capital in style and comfort of the 55 closed cabins of the Cable Cars Barcelona.
On your way up the hill, view the stunning coastline, and try spotting landmarks like the Sagrada Familia, FC Barcelona Museum, Park Guell and Torre Glòries.
Journey to the top of Montjuïc Hill, reaching the final destination of the 17th-century hilltop fortress of Montjuïc Castle.
In addition to the Castle, Montjuic is home to many of the city’s best treasures.
Explore the Olympic Stadium, botanical gardens, the Joan Miro Foundation, Poble Espanyol, and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.
You’ll follow the same procedure in reverse when you’re ready to head back to the city. Board the cable car at the Montjuïc Hill station and enjoy another scenic ride as you return to the base station.
For most guests, the experience lasts 4-5 hours, including the Montjuic Cable Car experience and Montjuic Hill exploration.
For a wholesome experience:
After reaching extraordinary heights and returning to tropical Barcelona Beach, you must also try the Barcelona Catamaran Cruise during Sunset to get the best of the city.
Montjuic Cable Car Route
Departure Point for Cable Car from Barcelona to Montjuïc is Parc de Montjuïc Base.
You can board Montjuic Cable Cars from Parc de Montjuïc, which is halfway up Montjuïc mountain and goes up to the Castle stop without any stops.
On the way back from the Castle stop, the cable car takes a different path and stops at the Mirador station (Mirador de l’Alcalde.)
You can either stay in the cable car and return to the Parc Montjuic stop or get down to explore the Mirador stop.
The Cable car from Mirador returns to Parc Montjuic stop, the starting station.
Visitors can leave the Barcelona Cable Car at the Mirador stop and continue walking to Parc de Montjuïc.
If you have the Mountjuic Cable Car roundtrip ticket, your route will be:
Parc de Montjuïc Base (Begin) → Castell stop → Mirador stop → Parc de Montjuïc Base (End)
Where to get down?
You can start your Barcelona Cable Car journey from any cable car station.
You can get down at the other two Montjuic cable car stations.
Choose one of these Montjuic Cable Car stops:
Parc Montjuic
At this stop, you’ll find all the cultural gems of Montjuïc Mountain.
Explore Fundació Miró, National Art Museum of Catalonia, Poble Espanyol, and Barcelona Ethnological Museum.
Near Parc Montjuic Base Station, you have Barcelona ’92 Olympic Games historic site and Olympic Ring.
Note: To fully enjoy the experience, it’s crucial to understand the location and directions to the Barcelona Cable Car Base station.
Castle stop
Avoid the exhausting Climb to the Montjuic Castle by choosing the Montjuic Cable Cars.
Explore the most visited site at the top of Montjuic Hill– The Montjuic Castle.
Other attractions include Botanical Garden, Joan Brossa Gardens, and Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer Gardens.
Over 2 million visitors are received annually at these sites.
You’ll have to purchase one-way tickets up the Montjuic Hill from the ticket counter at the base station (Parc Montjuic Base) as they are unavailable online.
You can only buy a return ticket back to the Beach from Montjuic Hill.
Mirador Stop
Mirador Stop is an optional stop where you can witness the Montjuic sanctuaries.
The Mirador stop is the go-to choice for the best views of Barcelona City.
Get down to get the views of Mirador de l’Alcalde, Miramar Gardens and Mossèn Costa i Llobera Gardens.
You can enjoy a scenic walk down the Mirador Stop on Montjuic Hill to take in all the beautiful sights of Barcelona unfolding before you.
Otherwise, you can wait for the next Montjuic Cable Car to arrive at this stop, where you can board it to reach the Base Station of Parc Montjuic.
Montjuic Cable Car Map
The Montjuic Cable Car Map is a complete guide for exploring the Montjuïc area in Barcelona, Spain.
Download this easy-to-access Montjuïc Cable Car Map PDF to cover Montjuïc’s attractions, transportation routes, and points of interest.
Public transport routes, including bus stops and cable car stations, are also marked for convenience.
It’s essential to understand the departure points for the Barcelona Cable Car.
Knowing about these departure points can help maximize your experience and ensure you arrive at the correct location.
FAQs
Which route can I travel with a one-way ticket for Montjuic Cable Car?
A Montjuic Cable Car one-way ticket allows you to get on at either the Parc de Montjuic base station or the Castell de Montjuic Station.
You are entitled to either Beach to Mountain one-way trip or Mountain to the beach trip with an optional halt at Mirador Station in the latter.
Do you have to use the return ticket on the same day?
If you have a roundtrip ticket, you must use the Montjuic Cable Car to ascend and descend the Montjuic Hill.
You need to use the return ticket on the same day, and its validity won’t carry forward to any other day.
What is the Monjuic Cable Car tour of Barcelona?
The Montjuïc Cable Car tour is a ride on a cable car that takes you up Montjuïc Hill in Barcelona to enjoy all its attractions.
The Barcelona Cable Car also offers a scenic journey with panoramic views of the city and its surroundings.
The Montjuic Cable Car tour allows you to enjoy the beauty of Barcelona from a higher point as you are transported to the top of the hill, giving you a bird’s eye view.
Are there any age restrictions for the Monjuic Cable Car tour?
No, there is no age restriction for the Montjuïc Cable Car tour in Barcelona.
The cable car is a family-friendly attraction that can be enjoyed by people of various age groups, including children and seniors.
However, it’s important to note that young children may need to be accompanied by an adult for safety reasons.
Does the Telefèric de Montjuïc take you to the Port and Barceloneta?
The Telefèric de Montjuïc doesn’t take you to Barceloneta and Port. For this route, you need to board Barcelona Port Cable Car.
However, if you find yourself on Montjuïc Hill, you can enjoy breathtaking views of the sea and the Montjuïc Castle.
For more information, look into the Montjuic Cable Car route.
How long is the Montjuic Cable Car ride
The Montjuïc Cable Car ride typically lasts around 10 minutes from the beach to the mountain and from the mountain to the beach if you don’t pause at the Mirador station.
You can hop off the cable car to explore the Mirador station and hop back on the Montjuic Cable Car during its return to Parc de Montjuic Base station.
