Cable-Car Travel in Barcelona

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Cable-Car Travel

The Montjuïc Funicular is a cog railroad that runs from the junction of Avinguda Paral.lel and Nou de la Rambla to the Miramar station on Montjuïc (Paral.lel). It operates weekends and holidays 11 AM-8 PM in winter, daily 11 AM-9:30 PM in summer; the fare is EUR 1.75. A telefèric then takes you up to Montjuïc Castle. In winter the telefèric runs weekends and holidays 11-2:45 and 4-7:30; in summer, daily 11:30-9. The fare is EUR 3. A Transbordador Aeri Harbor Cable Car runs between Miramar and Montjuïc across the harbor to Torre de Jaume I, on Barcelona's moll (quay), and on to Torre de Sant Sebastià, at the end of Passeig Joan de Borbó in Barceloneta. You can board at either stage. The fare is EUR 7 round-trip, and the car runs October-June, weekdays noon-5:45, weekends noon-6:15, and July-September, daily 11-9. To reach the summit of Tibidabo, take the Metro to Avinguda de Tibidabo, then the Tramvía Blau (EUR 2 one-way) to Peu del Funicular, and finally the Tibidabo Funicular (EUR 3 one-way) from there to the Tibidabo fairground. It runs every 30 minutes, 7:05 AM-9:35 PM ascending, 7:25 AM-9:55 PM descending.