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Barcelona Montserrat by Train

This page will give you instructions on how to travel to Montserrat by train.

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Montserrat is not actually in Barcelona however many people refer to it as though it is. In fact Montserrat is one hour's train ride outside of Barcelona.

Click here if you are interested in taking a guided tour of Montserrat from Barcelona

How to Travel to Montserrat by Train:

You can travel to Montserrat by train which you catch from Espanya rail / metro station.

The Espanya rail station is on the green and red metro lines making it very accessible from any part of Barcelona city centre that has a metro stop.

Once at Espanya look for Line R5 headed towards Manresa.

It's advisable to arrive at Espanya station in plenty of time as it can be a little confusing to find R5 track. The Espanya rail station is quite large and the directions to the R5 track could be clearer.

Placa Espanya station is huge and has many surface entrances to the station below ground. It can be very confusing for tourists to find their way around especially as each entrance only has partial information about the lines that you will access from any particular entrance. The best advice here is just to ignore the line information displayed as you enter a surface entrance to the underground station and just enter the nearest surface entrance you can find. Once you are underground look for signs for the R5 track. You may have to walk around a little but you will find it eventually!

Train Timetable Barcelona To Montserrat

This train timetable information was last updated on 28th March 2008. Timetable information can change without our notice and we therefore recommend that you check this timetable information at the Montserrat information desk at Placa Espanya at the entrance to R5 railway line.

Barcelona	Montserrat-Aeri	Montserrat
8:36	9:40	9:47
9:36	10:40	10:47
10:36	11:40	11:47
11:36	12:40	12:47
12:36	13:40	13:47
13:36	14:40	14:47
14:36	15:40	15:47
15:36	16:40	16:47
16:36	17:40	17:47
17:36	18:40	18:47

Train Timetable Montserrat to Barcelona

Montserrat	Montserrat-Aeri	Barcelona
9:40	9:48	10:51
10:40	10:48	11:51
11:40	11:48	12:51
12:40	12:48	13:51
13:40	13:48	14:51
14:40	14:48	15:51
15:40	15:48	16:51
16:40	16:48	17:51
17:40	17:48	18:51
18:40	18:48	19:51

Train Tickets To Montserrat With Tickets Offering Optional Extras.

Tickets are purchased at Placa Espanya station from ticket booths just in front of Line R5 to Manresa. You will find attendants there that will explain the ticket prices to you. They speak English, Spanish and Catalan.

Ticket Name	Description	Price (Euros)
Adult Single	Single journey to Montserrat. Includes train fare from Barcelona Espanya to Montserrat . You have the option of the cable car ride up to the monastery (Get off at train stop Montserrat Aeri) or the Track Train ride up to Montserrat (Get off at train stop Monistrol)	8.20
Adult Return	The same ticket as above however a return ticket.	14.50
Child Single	As for adult single above however for children	6.10
Child Return	As for adult return above however for children	11.20
Pensioners Single	As for adult single but for pensioners	7.70
Pensioners Return	As for adult return but for pensioners	13.75

Trans Montserrat Ticket	This special combined ticket includes several different return train fares all in the one ticket. It could save you money if you want to not only see the monastery at Montserrat but also if you want to take the funicular mountain trains from the monastery to different parts of the mountain. The ticket includes the following: 1. Return train fare from Barcelona to Montserrat, either with the Cable car ride option to the monastery, or if you prefer the Track Train mountain train ride. 2. The ticket also includes 2 return journeys on 2 different funicular rides (funicular is a mountain train that goes up steep slopes). You catch these funicular rides once you arrive at the monastery. These funicular rides give you access to different parts of the mountain and you will be able to visit to visit the very top of Montserrat mountain as well as visit Santa Cova cave. You will also be able to go on some mountain walks with amazing views. Normally you would have to purchase the funicular tickets separately once you arrive at Montserrat but with this ticket the two funicular return rides are included in the price. 3. You also have 2 free metro rides with this ticket worth 2.60 euros. There are no discounts for pensioners or children with this ticket because the ticket already offers a discount for the fares. e.g. if you purchased the funicular rides separately (once you arrived at Montserrat monastery) you would need to pay an additional 6.60 euros return or 4.15 euros single for the funicular from the Monastery to the top of Montserrat mountain and/or another 2.70 euros return or 1.70 euros single for the funicular ride to Santa Cova Cave from the Monastery. 4.Access to the audio visual area on Montserrat. Although it is possible to walk both of these destinations from the Monastery it is not recommended because it is pretty steep and not an easy walk.	20.90
ToT Montserrat Ticket	This literally means "All Montserrat" This ticket includes everything that the Trans Montserrat ticket mentioned above and in addition you have free entry into the Montserrat museum (entry price to museum is 6.50 euros for adult or 5.50 euros for pensioners) plus a free lunch at the restaurant at Montserrat. The restaurant offers a buffet lunch.	34.40

Journey Times To Montserrat From Barcelona And Train Stops To Get Off At.

The Journey time to Montserrat from Barcelona Espanya station is approximately one hour by train.

You have two options to reach the Monastery once you have taken the train ride. The first is a cable car ride up to the Monastery the second is the Rack Train.

Cable Car (Aeri de Montserrat)

The cable car ride from the train stop Aeri de Montserrat is only a 5 minute ride. You will have breathtaking views on the cable car ride up to the monastery however you will need to stand for the journey.

Official web site for the Montserrat Cable Car

Rack Train

If you don´t feel comfortable taking the cable car ride you can choose to take the Rack Train instead. For the Rack Train ride you will need to get off one stop after Aeri de Montserrat called Monistrol. The Rack Train ride will take 15 minutes to the Monastery and is a more comfortable ride than the cable car offers however you wont have as good views as you would from the cable car. The other advantage to taking the Rack Train is that you can sit down during the journey and the train is also suitable for those with wheelchairs.

I recommend that you arrive in plenty of time at Espanya rail station because there are often queues to buy the tickets and the trains to Montserrat leave on time.

Montserrat Museum

There is no entrance fee to the Monastery however if you wish to visit the museum the entrance fee would cost 6.50 euros for adults or 5.50 euros for pensioners.

Funicular Rides from the Monastery to other parts of Montserrat mountain.

Once at Montserrat you have the option to visit the very peak of the montserrat mountain were you would have magnificent mountain views of Catalonia and the Montserrat mountains. You would need to catch the funicular to reach the top of the mountain the funicular ride will cost you 6.60 euros (Return) or 4.15 euros (Single)

There is also another funicular ride to Santa Cova cave from the monastery. 2.70 euros return or 1.70 euros single.

There is a restaurant at Montserrat mainly serving sandwiches. I recommend you also bring plenty of water, especially if you want to do some walking in the mountains.

Keep an eye on the time as the Cable car only runs till around 18.40 (times change so please check this out independently on the day you go). You can pick up a train timetable from the information desk at Placa Espanya before you enter the train.

Coach Tour To Montserrat

If you would rather have the trip to Montserrat organized for you to include coach ride to Montserrat and guided visit then consider taking the Montserrat Morning Tour.

Click here for more details on the Montserrat Morning tour by coach.