Best Tickets for Barcelona Cable Car
Highlights
Tickets & Prices
Five ticket options cover the line:
| One-way cable car | Round-trip cable car | Cable car + Park Güell + Hop-on-Hop-off Bus | Cable car + Flamenco show | Cable Car + Flamenco Show + Boat trip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €12.50 | €21.50 | €64.50 | €45.00 | €114.00 |
| One-way | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Round trip | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| What’s included | Valid any time within 28 days of purchase | Both legs on the same day | Park Güell entry with audio guide, 24 or 48-hour hop-on hop-off bus with audio guide | Departs Barceloneta Beach, admission to the Tarantos flamenco show | Tarantos flamenco show, 90-minute sail with vermouth, cava, wine and snacks |
| Best for | A quick one-way crossing | A round trip with nothing else attached | A full sightseeing day | Daytime ride paired with an evening show | The fullest evening bundle |
- Book online for a mobile voucher that skips the ticket-office line.
- Boarding the cabin itself is another matter: with only two cabins running, the platform queue can run 15 to 20 minutes. On the Barceloneta side, the lift up into Torre Sant Sebastià is its own bottleneck.
- If you specifically want the orange gondola that climbs to the castle from the top of the Montjuïc funicular, that is a different ride: see Montjuïc Cable Car tickets.
- To pair the harbour ride with Sagrada Família, Park Güell and the hop-on-hop-off bus on a single pass, see the All-In Barcelona Card.
Plan Your Visit
| Period | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| October 31 – February 28 | 11:00 – 17:30 |
| March 1 – May 31 | 10:30 – 19:00 |
| June 1 – September 11 | 10:30 – 20:00 |
| September 12 – October 30 | 10:30 – 19:00 |
| Dec 25th | Closed |
January: two to three weeks’ closure for annual maintenance.
To the Barceloneta end (Torre Sant Sebastià):
- Metro L4 to Barceloneta station, then 8-minute walk south along Passeig Joan de Borbó to the latticed tower on the beach.
- An internal lift inside the tower takes you up to the boarding platform.
To the Miramar end (halfway up Montjuïc):
- Metro L2 or L3 to Paral·lel, then the Montjuïc Funicular up the hill, then 5-minute walk along Carretera de Miramar.
- Buses 50, 55 and BCTO also stop nearby.
- Miramar station: Carretera de Miramar 40, 08038 Barcelona.
- Sant Sebastià tower: Passeig de Joan de Borbó 88, 08039 Barcelona, at the southwestern end of Barceloneta beach, at the foot of Passeig Joan de Borbó.
Cable Car Barcelona
Pg. de Joan de Borbó, 88, Ciutat Vella, 08039 Barcelona, Spain · Google Maps
- Both stations are fitted out for reduced mobility.
- Wheelchair users board through the same lifts as walking visitors.
- Strollers are allowed but must be folded inside the cabin.
- Assistance dogs are welcome, but other pets cannot board.
What to See & Do on The Ride
What you’ll see from the harbour
Two original 1931 cabins still work the line. They cross Port Vell at walking pace, 70 metres above the water.
From the right-hand side on the Barceloneta-to-Miramar leg, the Columbus Monument and Plaça del Portal de la Pau line up at the foot of La Rambla. Look down and you’ll catch the Balearic ferries pulling out of Port Vell toward Mallorca and Menorca, white water trailing slowly behind them. The blue-glass slab of the World Trade Centre sticks out into the marina. From the left side, the Barceloneta beaches run east in a long pale strip, with the sail-shape of the W Hotel at the tip.
Watch the central tower as you approach it. The cabin passes through the upper level of Torre Jaume I, the only one of the three towers closed to visitors. The pockmarks across the steelwork are bullet holes from the Spanish Civil War. The line was shut at the start of the war and the towers were turned into anti-aircraft posts defending the port. The cable car stayed silent until 1963 and was renovated again in 2000 when Barcelona redeveloped Port Vell. The cabin you’re sitting in survived all of it.
At each end
DmitryRukhlenko/DepositphotosThe Barceloneta side opens straight onto the beach. Step out of the tower lift and you are 200 metres from the Mediterranean and a short walk from Maremagnum at Port Vell. Seafront chiringuitos open in summer. Older tapas places along Passeig Joan de Borbó stay open year-round.
The Miramar side puts you in the terraced Jardins de Miramar with the same harbour view you just rode across. Terraza Miramar, attached to the station, serves a sit-down lunch with the harbour at your feet. Useful if a five-minute ride feels too short. From here, paths drop down through the gardens past the Fundació Joan Miró toward MNAC and the Magic Fountain, or climb upward to keep going on Montjuïc.
Insider Tips
Things To Do Nearby
FAQs
What’s the difference between the Port Cable Car and the Montjuïc Cable Car?
The Port Cable Car (Transbordador Aeri del Port) is the one on this page. It crosses the harbour between Barceloneta and Miramar. The Montjuïc Cable Car is a separate orange-gondola ride that runs from the top of the Montjuïc Funicular up to Montjuïc Castle.
How long is the ride?
About 5 minutes one-way. A round-trip with the wait at the far station is typically 25 to 35 minutes total, depending on the cabin queue.