Updated Aug 31 2023
Catalunya Bus Turístic is a service for tourists that offers the opportunity to book various day trips or half-day trips around Catalunya. To make this service easily accessible, all of the buses for each excursion leave from and return to the heart of the city centre, in the Plaça de Catalunya. We think it’s a great way to spend the day, whether for people who are visiting Barcelona for at least 4 or 5 days, or for people who live in Barcelona and would like to go on an excursion without having to worry about transport.
The available routes
There are a total of 8 trips available to choose from with the Catalunya Bus Turístic, with a wide range of activities. There are themed excursions, such as the Wine and Cava Trip or the Express Shopping Trip, as well as more culturally-driven excursions that are more varied, such as the trip that allows you to deepen your knowledge of the work and life of the Catalan artist Salvador Dalí, or the one that offers a visit to one of the most iconic and impressive sights in Spain, the Monestir de Montserrat.
1. Premium Montserrat und Gaudí
This trip enables you to discover two of Catalunya’s iconic sights that are closest to Barcelona – the Gaudí Crypt, located in the Colònia Güell, and the Monasterio de Montserrat. It’s an ideal excursion for all fans of Antoni Gaudí’s work who want to get to know some of his lesser-known works, and who also want to visit one of the most spectacular places in Catalunya, the Montserrat Mountain and Monastery.
GUIDED TOUR OF THE GAUDÍ CRYPT
GLASS OF CAVA
TICKET FOT THE MONTSERRAT RACK RAILWAYINTRODUCTORY VISIT TO MONTSERRAT
GUIDED TOUR OF THE ESCOLANIA DE MONTSERRAT (THE CHOIR SCHOOL)Operating days: View detailed information in the link “buy”.
Leaving Barcelona: 8:30.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 17:00.
€ Price: €63 (including 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: Children under the age of 9.
Guided tour in English and -10% online
2. Easy Montserrat
On this trip to the Monestir de Montserrat an introductory guided tour is included, that will give you an insight into the monastery’s history and its current use. After the guided tour you’ll have some free time to continue to enjoy the monastery’s charms, as well as the impressive views of Montserrat Mountain, and the beautiful countryside that you’ll see from some of the viewpoints.
TICKET FOR THE MONTSERRAT RACK RAILWAYINTRODUCTORY VISIT TO MONTSERRATOperating Days: View detailed information in the link “buy”.
Leaving Barcelona: 10:00.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 16:00.
€ Price: €43.20 (including 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: Children under the age of 9.
3. Dalí’s Figueres and Girona
This day trip starts with a guided tour of Girona’s medieval historic city centre, which is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved in Europe. The trip continues on to Figueres, a nearby town which was the native town of the multi-talented and surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Here you will visit the Dalí Theatre-Museum, a museum that offers a unique experience to the visitor, and that shouldn’t leave anyone unimpressed.
GUIDED TOUR OF GIRONA
ENTRANCE TO THE DALÍ THEATRE-MUSEUMENTRANCE TO DALÍ JOIES
VARIOUS DISCOUNTSOperating Days: View detailed information in the link “buy”.
Leaving Barcelona: 8:30.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 19:30.
€ Price: €70.20 (including 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: Children under the age of 9.
4. Wine and Cava trip
This trip allows you to discover the joys of Catalan vineyards. In order to do this, you’ll be taken to three of the best wineries in Catalonia, where you will be able to discover the joys of various wines and cavas, accompanied by a selection of cheeses and a canapé respectively.
GUIDED TOUR OF LA BODEGA JEAN LEÓN
GUIDED TOUR OF LAS BODEGAS TORRES
GUIDED TOUR OF FREIXENETTASTING OF 3 WINES WITH CHEESE
CAVA TASTING WITH A CANAPÉOperating days: View detailed information in the link “buy”.
Leaving Barcelona: 8:30.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 16:15.
€ Price: €63.90 (including 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: Children under the age of 9.
5. Shopping Express
If during your stay in Barcelona you’d like to dedicate a full day to shopping, and at a good price, an excellent option is to go to La Roca Village, an outlet centre on the outskirts of Barcelona in which many of the most famous clothing brands and shops have a store.
RETURN TRANSFER TO THE SHOPPING CENTRE10% DISCOUNT ON ALL PURCHASESOperating days: every day.
Leaving Barcelona: 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 13:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:00, 20:00.
€ Price (adults): 18,00€ (including 10% online discount).
€ Reduced price (children between the ages of 4 and 12): €9 (including 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: Children under the age of 4.
6. Pyrenees Vall de Núria
The Catalan Pyrenees is one of the areas of Catalunya that’s least visited by tourists, but it’s by no means less beautiful than the more popular destinations. Here you’ll find a huge number of old towns and villages, with typical stone houses, pretty hermitages and Romanesque churches, spectacular lakes and mountains, and an infinity of charming places to discover. Thanks to the Catalunya Bus Turístic, you can see all these places by going on an enjoyable coach trip.
MONTSERRAT RACK RAILWAY
CABLE CAR
INTRODUCTORY GUIDED TOURVISIT TO THE SANTA MARIA DE RIPOLL MONASTERY
TASTING OF TYPICAL PRODUCTS OF THE AREA
FREE TIMEOperating Days: View detailed information in the link “buy”.
Leaving Barcelona: 8:30.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 19:30.
€ Price: €63.90 (this includes a 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: children under the age of 8.
7. Barcelona is much more
Thanks to the “Barcelona es mucho más” (“Barcelona is much more”) trip, you can get to know one of the biggest and closest cities to Barcelona, Badalona. It’s a coastal town that has a lovely promenade, a pedestrianized area that’s full of shops and the city’s museum, that will give you more information about the city and its history. After exploring the city a little, there’s nothing better than tasting some of the local artisan beers, before returning by boat to Barcelona’s Port Vell (the Old Port).
COACH TRIP TO BADALONA
ACCESS TO BADALONA’S MUSEUM
FREE TIMEARTISAN BEER TASTINGS
WALK ALONG THE BEACH AT BADALONA
JOURNEY BY BOAT FROM BADALONA TO BARCELONA’S PORTOperating Days: Every Saturday (from 27th March to 6th November 2017).
Leaving Barcelona: 9:00.
Arrival back in Barcelona: 16:00.
€ Price: €40.50 (this includes a 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: children under the age of 8.
8. Barcelona Tour
AN ORGANISED WALK ALONG THE PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA
GUIDED TOUR BY BUS
GUIDED TOUR OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE SAGRADA FAMILIAGUIDED TOUR OF THE MODERNIST GROUNDS OF SANT PAU
THE MONTJUÏC FOUNTAIN SHOW
TRIP ROUND MONTJUÏC BY BUSOperating days: every Saturday from 27th March to 6th November 2017.
Leaving Barcelona: 17:30 from the Tourist Information Centre at Plaza de Catalunya.
End of the tour: 22:30 in Plaza de Catalunya.
€ Price: €43.20 (this includes a 10% online discount).
€ Free of charge: children under the age of 8.
Detailed information
The tickets for all the Catalunya Bus Turístic excursions can be bought through the links available in this section of our website. (thus benefitting from a 10% discount), or if you prefer, once you’re in Barcelona you can go to any of the official points of sale (any Barcelona Tourist Office, or in the Catalunya Tourist Office located in the Palau Robert) throughout the city (including one that’s in the Plaça de Catalunya itself, which is where the Catalunya Bus Turístic buses leave from.
Things to bear in mind
You should arrive at the bus stop at least 20 minutes before the departure time.Children under the age of 9 go free of charge (except on the Shopping Express trip).
You will benefit from a 10% discount if you buy your ticket online.
A multilingual tourist guide (Catalan, Spanish and English) on the bus throughout the journey.
The possibility of hiring an audioguide (€5) which is available in 10 languages.
Free guidebook giving you information about the places you will visit.
Catalunya Bus Turístic also offers private tours for companies or large groups, lasting either half a day or a full day. These private tours could be one of the five routes that Catalunya Bus Turístic organises regularly, or it could be a bespoke tour, visiting other places of tourist and cultural interest in Catalunya.
Information and group reservations (para grupos): info@catalunyabusturistic.comMap
There are two Catalunya Bus Turístic buses stops, both of which are within Plaça Catalunya. The bus stop that you’ll find outside the Desigual shop serves the Easy Montserrat and Barcelona is Much More trips, whereas the stop opposite the El Corte Inglés shop is for the buses that cover the other four trips.